Comments on: PS3 Controller Patented in 1999 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/17/ps3-controller-patented-in-1999/ PS3 News and Views Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:29:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: PJ http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/17/ps3-controller-patented-in-1999/#comment-3522 Wed, 17 May 2006 17:23:38 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/17/ps3-controller-patented-in-1999/#comment-3522 The big problem with Sony's controller is lack of "rumble" capability. That is going to be a huge detriment to gameplay. To put it in perspective, practically EVERY game uses the rumble feature whereas only select genres of games will benefit from Sony's knockoff MS Sidewinder technology. The big problem with Sony’s controller is lack of “rumble” capability. That is going to be a huge detriment to gameplay. To put it in perspective, practically EVERY game uses the rumble feature whereas only select genres of games will benefit from Sony’s knockoff MS Sidewinder technology.

]]> by: Inspectre http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/17/ps3-controller-patented-in-1999/#comment-3491 Wed, 17 May 2006 15:08:00 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/17/ps3-controller-patented-in-1999/#comment-3491 I'm not sure it's possible to infringe on your own patent. I’m not sure it’s possible to infringe on your own patent.

]]> by: Black Guy http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/17/ps3-controller-patented-in-1999/#comment-3486 Wed, 17 May 2006 14:51:08 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/17/ps3-controller-patented-in-1999/#comment-3486 Patent examiners need to b kicked in the head. This sounds remarkably similar to a N64 product that was released in 1995 and another from MS released in 1998 as stated above. iDon't think that there is anything novel about this idea especially since the knowledge of how to practice the invention and sufficient technical descriptions has already been published, thus creating prior art. It shouldn't b possible to patent something if prior art exists. No wonder there has been so many lawsuits over patents these days. Its as if patent examiners r'nt conducting prior art and novelty searches anymore. Don't b surprised if an another inventor tries to invalidate Sony's patent sometime in the future. Patent examiners need to b kicked in the head. This sounds remarkably similar to a N64 product that was released in 1995 and another from MS released in 1998 as stated above. iDon’t think that there is anything novel about this idea especially since the knowledge of how to practice the invention and sufficient technical descriptions has already been published, thus creating prior art. It shouldn’t b possible to patent something if prior art exists. No wonder there has been so many lawsuits over patents these days. Its as if patent examiners r’nt conducting prior art and novelty searches anymore.

Don’t b surprised if an another inventor tries to invalidate Sony’s patent sometime in the future.

]]> by: Thomas http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/17/ps3-controller-patented-in-1999/#comment-3478 Wed, 17 May 2006 07:13:04 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/05/17/ps3-controller-patented-in-1999/#comment-3478 It doesn't really matter. Microsoft's SideWinder Freestyle Pro also sensed motion and came out back in 1998! And thay stole it from cars airbag technology! <a href="http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/microsoft_tilt_p/" rel="nofollow">Read this.</a> It doesn’t really matter. Microsoft’s SideWinder Freestyle Pro also sensed motion and came out back in 1998! And thay stole it from cars airbag technology! Read this.

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