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Device indicating movements for software

  • US 6,909,420 B1
  • Filed: 12/02/1999
  • Issued: 06/21/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A combination comprising a standard video game equipment capable of displaying varying representations of a human body;

  • and an apparatus for transforming movements of a user into control signals, said apparatus comprising;

    a pair of two-state elbow sensors adapted to be positioned in respective elbow regions of the user to deliver two different signals depending on a respective elbow bend;

    a pair of two-state knee sensors adapted to be positioned in respective knee regions of the user and to deliver two different signals depending on a respective knee bend;

    a processing unit for receiving signals from said elbow and knee sensors and for converting said signals into two-state signals of standard format for generation of game action on said standard video game equipment; and

    a standard connection arrangement between said apparatus and said standard game equipment;

    said apparatus being removably connected to the video game equipment and used as a substitute for a conventional gamepad or joystick to obtain improved playability.

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