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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Rigopulos, Belmont, MA (US);
Kasson D. Crooker, Arlington, MA (US);
Matthew C. Boch, Somerville, MA (US);
Matthew Perlot, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
HARMONIX MUSIC SYSTEMS, INC., Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3295 (2013.01); A63F 9/0291 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computerized technique for use with a game console, the technique including providing, using the game console, a combat video game that includes a weapon, providing, using the game console and an audiovisual system, music as a player plays the video game, analyzing, using the game console, at least one of i) the music, and ii) metadata relating to the music, to determine a property, and controlling the operation of the weapon, using the game console, as a function of the property.