EP0772863A4 - Position sensing controller and method for generating control signals - Google Patents

Position sensing controller and method for generating control signals

Info

Publication number: EP0772863A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: control signals; position sensing; generating control; sensing controller; controller
Prior art date: 1994-07-26
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP95927216A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0772863A1 (en

Inventor

Peter M Redford

Donald S Stern

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

TV Interactive Data Corp

Original Assignee

TV Interactive Data Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1994-07-26

Filing date

1995-07-24

Publication date

1997-10-01

1995-07-24 Application filed by TV Interactive Data Corp filed Critical TV Interactive Data Corp

1997-05-14 Publication of EP0772863A1 publication Critical patent/EP0772863A1/en

1997-10-01 Publication of EP0772863A4 publication Critical patent/EP0772863A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

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- G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
- G06F3/0304—Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Multimedia (AREA)
Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
Remote Sensing (AREA)
Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)
Optical Radar Systems And Details Thereof (AREA)
Control Of Electric Motors In General (AREA)
Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)

EP95927216A 1994-07-26 1995-07-24 Position sensing controller and method for generating control signals Withdrawn EP0772863A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US280699		1981-07-06
US28069994A	1994-07-26	1994-07-26
US29864894A	1994-08-31	1994-08-31
US298648		1994-08-31
PCT/US1995/008972 WO1996003736A1 (en)	1994-07-26	1995-07-24	Position sensing controller and method for generating control signals

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0772863A1 EP0772863A1 (en)	1997-05-14
EP0772863A4 true EP0772863A4 (en)	1997-10-01

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP95927216A Withdrawn EP0772863A4 (en)	1994-07-26	1995-07-24	Position sensing controller and method for generating control signals

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0772863A4 (en)
JP (1)	JPH11506551A (en)
CN (1)	CN1157664A (en)
AU (1)	AU3131295A (en)
CA (1)	CA2195317A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO1996003736A1 (en)

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- 1995-07-24 JP JP8505812A patent/JPH11506551A/en active Pending
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0772863A1 (en)	1997-05-14
WO1996003736A1 (en)	1996-02-08
CA2195317A1 (en)	1996-02-08
AU3131295A (en)	1996-02-22
CN1157664A (en)	1997-08-20
JPH11506551A (en)	1999-06-08

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1997-03-27	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1997-05-14	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19970226
1997-05-14	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): DE FR GB NL
1997-09-24	RHK1	Main classification (correction)	Ipc: G06F 3/033
1997-10-01	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 19970818
1997-10-01	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A4 Designated state(s): DE FR GB NL
2000-06-16	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2000-08-02	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20000201

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