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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2016
Applicants:
Daniel M. Doptis, Troy, NY (US);
Brent Gibson, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Inventors:
Daniel M. Doptis, Troy, NY (US);
Brent Gibson, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Activision Publishing, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/235 (2014.01); A63F 13/98 (2014.01); A63F 13/65 (2014.01); A63F 13/69 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/235 (2014.09); A63F 13/65 (2014.09); A63F 13/69 (2014.09); A63F 13/98 (2014.09);
Abstract
Play of a videogame may be conducted using one or more physical object detection devices as the sole form of game controller(s), or in conjunction with game controllers. Detection of physical objects by the detection devices may be used to determine structures in a virtual world of game play. The detection devices may include radio frequency identification (RFID) readers or voltage or current sensors. The physical objects may include RFID tags or one or more resistors.