Reference / Paper · 2011

US Patent 7,927,216 B2 — Ikeda et al., Video Game System with Wireless Modular Handheld Controller (2011)

The last live member of the Wii Remote patent family (to 2027-10-25).

Author: Akio Ikeda et al. (Nintendo Co., Ltd.)
Year: 2011
Type: Reference / Paper
Credit: United States Patent and Trademark Office. Public domain. Copy via Google Patents.

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USOO7927216B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: Ikeda et al. (54) VIDEO GAME SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS 4,038,876 A MODULAR HAND HELD CONTROLLER O 4,166,406 A 4,240,638 A O 4,287,765 A (75) Inventors: Akio Ikeda, Kyoto (JP); Kuniaki Ito, Kyoto (JP); Ryoji Kuroda, Kyoto (JP); Genyo Takeda, Kyoto (JP); Masahiro Urata, Kyoto (JP) s 8, 1977 Morris 9, 1979 Maughmer 12/1980 Morrison et al. 9, 1981 Kreft 12/1981 Shaw et al. 3/1982 Stowell et al. 3/1982 Krogmann 4,337,948 A 7/1982 Breslow 4.425,488 A 4,443.866 A 8/1982 Desjardins 9, 1983 B h 1, 1984 SE 4, 1984 Burgiss, Sr. Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 4.450,325 A patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 405 days. 4,503.299 A 3, 1985 Henrard 4,514,600 A * 4, 1985 Lentz ............................ 200/SR 4,514,798 A 5/1984 Luque 4, 1985 Lesche (21) Appl. No.: 11/532,328 (22) Filed: Apr. 19, 2011 4,303,978 A 4,318,245. A 4.321,678 A 4,342,985 A 4,402,250 A (73) Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto (JP) (*) Notice: US 7,927,216 B2 (45) Date of Patent: (Continued) Sep.15, 2006 65 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Prior Publication D (65) CN rior Publication Data US 2007/0066394A1 1338961 3, 2002 (Continued) Mar. 22, 2007 OTHER PUBLICATIONS Related U.S. Application Data (60) Provisional application No. 60/716,937, filed on Sep. 15, 2005. (51) Int. Cl. A63F 3/00 Kennedy, P.J., “Hand-Held Data Input Device.” IBM Technical Dis closure Bulletin, vol. 26, No. 11, pp. 5826-5827 (Apr. 1984). (Continued) (2006.01) Primary Examiner — James S McClellan (52) U.S. Cl. ............................... 463/38: 463/37: 463/46 (58) Field of Classification Search ................ 463/5, 25, (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm - Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C. See application file for complete search history. A home entertainment system for video games and other applications includes a main unit and handheld controllers. 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