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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Douglas Robert Applewhite, Waltham, MA (US);
Christopher Joseph Foster, Belmont, MA (US);
Joshua Forrest Stoddard, Arlington, MA (US);
Douglas Robert Applewhite, Waltham, MA (US);
Christopher Joseph Foster, Belmont, MA (US);
Joshua Forrest Stoddard, Arlington, MA (US);
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Described are methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, for preventing an unintentional deploy of a bonus in a video game. In one aspect this is accomplished by displaying, on a display in communication with a game platform, a target music data of a musical composition. The game platform receives a music performance input data via the microphone, and also determines if the music performance input data has a predetermined degree of matching with a vocal cue. If so, the performance input data is prevented from executing an improvisation deploy.