Method and apparatus for simulating games involving a ball
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1. A video game play system comprising:
- an object shaped as a football-shaped projectile, said object comprising a prolate spheroid body, laces and a retaining strap structured to capture and retain a player'"'"'s hand in contact with the prolate spheroid body, said object including a depression therein for snugly accepting and retaining a normally handheld controller that can sense aspects of its own position, orientation and/or motion; and
a video game unit communicating with said controller, said video game unit producing a display that at least in part reflects or responds to simulated throwing or carrying of said football-shaped projectile,wherein said football-shaped projectile retaining strap permits the player to simulate throwing of said projectile without the projectile leaving the player'"'"'s captured and retained hand.
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Abstract
A sports video game having a new and improved user interface that substantially increases the potential realism of the game uses a handheld controller that is able to sense its own position, orientation and/or motion and is affixed to a ball. The ball can be a model of a football that is provided with a depression that snugly accepts and retains the handheld controller. The handheld controller may sense motion, position and/or orientation of the ball and provide wireless inputs to a video game system. The video game system may process such inputs to provide a simulated sports action game play on a video display.
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6 Claims
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1. A video game play system comprising:
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an object shaped as a football-shaped projectile, said object comprising a prolate spheroid body, laces and a retaining strap structured to capture and retain a player'"'"'s hand in contact with the prolate spheroid body, said object including a depression therein for snugly accepting and retaining a normally handheld controller that can sense aspects of its own position, orientation and/or motion; and a video game unit communicating with said controller, said video game unit producing a display that at least in part reflects or responds to simulated throwing or carrying of said football-shaped projectile, wherein said football-shaped projectile retaining strap permits the player to simulate throwing of said projectile without the projectile leaving the player'"'"'s captured and retained hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A video game accessory comprising:
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a body shaped like an American football comprising an egg-shaped body with pointed ends, said body having simulated or actual laces, said body defining a depression therein, said depression being dimensioned to accept and snugly retain a normally handheld controller that can sense aspects of its own position, orientation and/or motion; and a hand retaining structure coupled to said body that captures and retains a player'"'"'s hand to permit the body to be thrown in a simulated way without the body leaving the player'"'"'s hand.
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6. A method of simulating a football game comprising:
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using an accelerometer to sense motion of a football-shaped body comprising an egg-shape having laces and including a hand-trapping strap; in response to outputs generated by said accelerometer, determining whether the football-shaped body has been thrown in a simulated pass without the football-shaped body leaving a player'"'"'s hand captured in the hand-trapping strap; and conditioned on said determining, displaying a wide receiver that selectively receives a virtual football.
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