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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2006
Applicant:
Yoji Inagaki, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Yoji Inagaki, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); A63F 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sound output control apparatus includes a controller for a user to perform a stroke operation. The controller is provided with an acceleration sensor for detecting accelerations of two axes, for example. The sum of the accelerations is calculated, and the output of a sound is controlled in accordance with a change in the sum of the accelerations. More specifically, when the sum of the accelerations exceeds each of threshold values associated with strings of a string instrument such as a guitar, a sound corresponding to the threshold value is output.