Microsoft sued over its motion-sensing tech
“The Xbox Kinect game console infringed on seven of Impulse’s patents for technology that tracks users’ movements and lets them play video games without a controller,” reads the official statement, which furthermore says that Microsoft had been informed of these patents before the suit, which covered “a wide variety of games where the movement of a player is tracked in three dimensions… and certain exercise games where the motion of the player is tracked to effect movement of a virtual avatar, and the exertion of the user is monitored, including where the tracking of the player is done by use of a camera.”
In addition to Microsoft, eight other developers/publishers were included in the suit, including EA, Sega and Konami for creating or publishing games for Kinect. “Impulse alleges that like Microsoft, these companies are guilty of making, selling and importing into the U.S., games that infringe several of their patents.”
Although the momentum of Kinect sales — and software — has dropped since its introduction, this case, if successful, sure as heck won’t be of any help, denting Microsoft and damaging the company quite a bit. Although, we don’t expect to hear again from this for a while, so don’t hold your breath; keep flinging, flapping and waving those body parts of yours like there is no tomorrow.
http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2011/07/25/microsoft-sued-over-its-motion-sensing-tech/
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OasisPosted:
Didn't Nintendo get sued as well recently for their 3DS tech?
Surely during the development stages these kind of things would be covered...right?
I doubt Microsoft will feel the pinch if they get sued. Which I doubt will actually successfully happen considering they own half the world - (Coke owns the other half)
Surely during the development stages these kind of things would be covered...right?
I doubt Microsoft will feel the pinch if they get sued. Which I doubt will actually successfully happen considering they own half the world - (Coke owns the other half)
SilencerPosted:
elfyyevo thats like saying atari is suing all modern consoles for using a controller lmao.
Good point. :D
PantiesPosted:
I don't care for the Kinect. To me, it's for kids, I rather use my good old controller that I've been using since the 90's.
KRuNKFuNkPosted:
I dont have a kinect and dont care that they stole it for now. I do believe that games in the future will use the kinect with the controller for a more integrated experience and when that day comes, I will buy one. Until then this lawsuit wont put any dent in my view of microsoft.
JoshUSPosted:
Sounds like a bunch of crap to me, I think Microsoft is the legitimate one here, not some "Impulse Technology" crap I've (and probably others) have never heard of before, I think MS will turn out being fine, and this will be all over and done with in a day or two... anyway, I love my Kinect and will continue purchasing games for it.
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