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Looking Back at the DK Bongos Design Patent
Remember the plastic bongos that plugged into the GameCube to play those Donkey Kong-themed rhythm games? Well, have we got the patent for you...
The Beat Don’t Lie: An Overview of Rhythm Game Patents
A survey of some active U.S. patents relating to rhythm video games, including patents by Harmonix and Nintendo.
U.S. Patent No. 9,061,205: Music video game with user directed sound generation
U.S. Patent No. 9,061,205: Music video game with user directed sound generation Issued June 23, 2015, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date July 14, 2008 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,061,205 (the ‘205…
U.S. Patent No. 8,802,953: Scoring of free-form vocals for video game
U.S. Patent No. 8,802,953: Scoring of free-form vocals for video game Issued August 12, 2014, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date February 5, 2009 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 8,802,953 (the ‘953 Patent)…
U.S. Patent No. 8,814,687: Multi-player music game
U.S. Patent No. 8,814,687: Multi-player music game Issued August 26, 2014, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date May 5, 2010 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 8,814,687 (the ‘687 Patent) describes a method to…