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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2009
Bernard Chiu, Boston, MA (US);
Mark Izen, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Stephen Paul Webster, Oakville, CA;
Jack Daniel Davis, Wellesley, MA (US);
Craig Small, Framingham, MA (US);
Wendy Lynn Mittelstadt, Lowell, MA (US);
Gabriel J. Viani, Salem, MA (US);
Bernard Chiu, Boston, MA (US);
Mark Izen, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Stephen Paul Webster, Oakville, CA;
Jack Daniel Davis, Wellesley, MA (US);
Craig Small, Framingham, MA (US);
Wendy Lynn Mittelstadt, Lowell, MA (US);
Gabriel J. Viani, Salem, MA (US);
745 LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Stringed instruments, game controllers, and related structures and methods are described. A game controller having one or more strings is described for a computer gaming application. Output signals may be sent from the controller to the gaming application indicative of fingering of the game controller and the time at which the strings of the game controller are struck. Multi-mode apparatus are also described. A stringed apparatus may be used as both a game controller and an instrument. Bracing structures and methods are also described for bracing stringed apparatus, such as stringed game controllers and instruments.