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Shipoftheline
04-08-2006, 01:47 PM
CASE started in a Texas district court a few days back alleging that Nintendo and Microsoft had breached a game controller patent. Or two. Or more.
Anascape Ltd, a firm based in Texas, alleges that Nintendo and Microsoft breached patent number 5,999,084, called "Variable Conductance Sensor" and issued to Brad Armstrong in 1999.

The firms are also alleged to have breached patents 6,102,802 - "Game Controller with Analog Pressure Sensor", and 6,135,886, "Variable Conductance Sensor with Elastomeric Dome Cap" as well as 6,208,271 "Remote Controller with Analog Button".

No, we're not finished yet. Anascape alleges 6,222,525 "Image Controller with Sheet Connected Sensors" was also breached, as well as 6,343, 991 "Game Control with Analog Pressure Sensor" and 6,344,791 "Variable Sensor with Tactile Feedback".

As well as 6,347,997 "Analog Controls Housed with Electronic Displays", 6,351,205 "Variable Conductance Sensor" (a different one) and 6,400, 303 "Remote Controller with Analog Pressure Sensor" (a different one).

Then there's 6,563,415 "Analog Sensor with Snap Through Tactile Feedback". And lastly, but not leastly, there is 6,906,700 "3D Controller with Vibration".

If you've got this far you won't be surprised to learn that Anascape Ltd wants a court to rule Nintendo and Microsoft owe it a lot of money.
Microsoft, Nintendo sued over games controller (http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33466)

MightyHammer
04-08-2006, 03:57 PM
Don't you just love Microsoft?

Makes you wonder if they EVER develop anything of their own!

:bomb:

Shipoftheline
04-08-2006, 04:36 PM
well yea just about everyone seems to be trying it on with them for $

scruff1963
06-08-2006, 10:52 PM
well yea just about everyone seems to be trying it on with them for $

Microsoft have a history of using other peoples ideas.
thats why dos 6.1 was quickly replaced by msdos 6.2 as drivespace used someone elses algorithms, they changed the algorithyms then bought the company they had ripped off which meant end of case :)

I'm not a microsoft hater as without Bill Gates's vision I would still be paying for a seperate web browser, seperate email client, seperate ftp program.

Without his forsight I would still be the geek with the computer that everyone sniggered at.

Now everyone has a computer and imho this is down to Bill Gates and his forward vision.

Doesn't mean he hasn't bent a patent or two in his time.