Reference / Paper · 2016

US Reissued Patent RE45,905 E — Ikeda et al., Video Game System with Wireless Modular Handheld Controller (2016)

Reissued 2016-03-01 with a broad claim 1; expired 2026-09-15.

Author: Akio Ikeda et al. (Nintendo Co., Ltd.)
Year: 2016
Type: Reference / Paper
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USOORE45905E (19) United States (12) Reissued Patent (10) Patent Number: US RE45,905 E (45) Date of Reissued Patent: Mar. 1, 2016 Ikeda et al. (54) VIDEO GAME SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS (56) References Cited MODULAR HAND HELD CONTROLLER U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS (71) Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto (JP) (72) Inventors: Akio Ikeda, Kyoto (JP); Kuniaki Ito, Kyoto (JP); Ryoji Kuroda, Kyoto (JP); Genyo Takeda, Kyoto (JP); Masahiro Urata, Kyoto (JP) (73) Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto (JP) CN CN Related U.S. Patent Documents D220,268 S 3, 1971 Kliewer 3,660,648 A 5/1972 Kuipers 3,973,257 A 8, 1976 Rowe 4,009,619 A 3/1977 Snyman 8.430,753 Appl. No.: 13/071,008 Mar. 24, 2011 3, 2002 1, 2005 OTHER PUBLICATIONS Apr. 30, 2013 Filed: 1338961 1559644 (Continued) Reissue of: Issued: 10/1969 Kuipers FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Nov. 27, 2013 (64) Patent No.: 7, 1969 Mehr 3,474,241 A (Continued) (21) Appl. No.: 14/092,481 (22) Filed: 3,454,920 A Office Action in related U.S. Appl. No. 14/694.783 dated Sep. 21. U.S. Applications: (63) Continuation of application No. 1 1/532.328, filed on Sep. 15, 2006, now Pat. No. 7,927,216. (60) Provisional application No. 60/716,937, filed on Sep. 15, 2005. 2015. (Continued) Primary Examiner — James S McCellan (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Nixon & Vanderhye P.C. (51) Int. Cl. A63F 3/20 A63F 3/22 (2014.01) (2014.01) (57) (52) U.S. Cl. CPC ................. A63F 13/20 (2014.09): A63F 13/22 (2014.09) (58) Field of Classification Search CPC ......... A63F 13/02; A63F 13/10; A63F 13/20; A63F 13/218: A63F 13/22: A63F 13/23; A63F 13/235; A63F 13/24: A63F 13/245; A63F2300/10; A63F2300/1006; A63F 2300/1018: A63F2300/105: A63F2300/1056 ABSTRACT A home entertainment system for video games and other applications includes a main unit and handheld controllers. The handheld controllers sense their own motion by detecting illumination emitted by emitters positioned at either side of a display. The controllers can be plugged into expansion units that customize the overall control interface for particular applications including but not limited to legacy video games. 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