Method and system for controlling movements of objects in a videogame

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8419545
APP PUB NO 20090221374A1
SERIAL NO

12430096

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Techniques for controlling movements of an object in a videogame are disclosed. At least one video camera is used at a location where at least a player plays the videogame, the video camera captures various movements of the player. A designated device (e.g., a game console or computer) is configured to the video data to derive the movements of the player from the video data, and cause the object to respond to the movements of the player. When the designated device receives video data from more than one locations, players at the respective locations can play a networked videogame that may be built upon a shared space representing some or all of the real-world spaces of the locations. The video game is embedded with objects, some of which respond to the movements of the players and interact with other objects in accordance with rules of the video games.

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  • YEN, WEI

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Funge, John Sunnyvale, US 31 1909
Musick,, Jr Charles Belmont, US 29 1211
Powers,, III William Robert San Francisco, US 25 1358
Reynolds, Stuart Mountain View, US 26 1463
Tu, Xiaoyuan Sunnyvale, US 82 3378
Wilkinson, Dana Mountain View, US 25 1212
Wright, Ian Montain View, US 88 8097
Yen, Wei Seattle, US 67 3096

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