Impulse – Video Game News, Reviews, Walkthroughs And Guides | GamingBolt https://gamingbolt.com Get a Bolt of Gaming Now! Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:18:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 185493399 Microsoft Sued Over Kinect https://gamingbolt.com/microsoft-sued-over-kinect https://gamingbolt.com/microsoft-sued-over-kinect#respond Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:46:59 +0000 http://gamingbolt.com/?p=36957 Ohio’s Impulse Technology are claiming that Microsoft’s Kinect motion sensor infringes on seven of its patents, covering a “wide variety of games where the movement of a player is tracked in three dimensions … and certain exercise games where the motion of the player is tracked to effect movement of a virtual avatar, and the exertion of the user is monitored, including where the tracking of the player is done by use of a camera.”

Eight game makers – including EA, Sega, and Konami – have also been accused by Impulse of making exercise games, sports titles and others that violate their patents.

Thanks to Patent Arcade for the info.

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