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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Eric Brosius, Arlington, MA (US);
Eran Egozy, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Brosius, Arlington, MA (US);
Eran Egozy, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A simulated musical instrument may be used to alter the audio of a video game, the video aspects of video game, or both. Use of a controller simulating a musical instrument allows a rhythm-action game can be enjoyed in a manner closer to a realistic state of playing an instrument.