- Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 8,827,806
- Filed: 20 May 2008
- In the name of: Activision Publishing Inc
- Title: Music Video Game And Guitar-like Game Controller
- What’s claimed: “A guitar shaped video game controller including an analog control device, comprising: a recessed surface molded into an exterior face of a surface of a neck of the guitar shaped video game controller, the recessed surface including at least one position marker to divide the recessed surface into a plurality of regions; and a printed circuit board with a touch sensor attached to an interior face of the surface opposite the recessed surface; wherein the printed circuit board detects contact made in the recessed surface; and wherein control circuitry of the guitar shaped video game controller generates an input signal recognizable by an associated video game console as values of an axis of a control stick of a default controller, the input signal corresponding to a position of contact made on the recessed surface.”
- Why this patent rocks: This patent appears to be one of the foundational patents for Guitar Hero, specifically the guitar shaped controller used in the interactive video game. For more patents relating to Guitar Hero, see here.
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