Systems and methods for reinstating a player within a rhythm-action game

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8439733
APP PUB NO 20080311970A1
SERIAL NO

12139966

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Band members use their own performance during a song to reinstate a band member who has failed during the course of the song. Once a band member has failed, options are given to other members of the band who have achieved a predetermined bonus or performance level to save the fallen band member. Once saved, the failed member returns to normal play of the song. In this manner, failure still has the consequence of removing a player from a song at least temporarily, and perhaps permanently if bandmates are unable or unwilling to save the fallen member. However, by providing the option of reinstatement, band members can prevent their friends from long stretches of inactivity following a failure. This may have the added benefit of encouraging band members to perform strongly in order to be able to save their friends.

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  • HARMONIX MUSIC SYSTEMS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Foster, Chris Belmont, US 9 144
Kay, Robert Cambridge, US 50 1318
Schmidt, Dan Somerville, US 10 638
Teasdale, Daniel Cambridge, US 2 139

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