Sony's patenting a "hand-held computer interactive device" |
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Let's talk about motion-sensitive controllers. Nintendo has the Wiimote, while Microsoft, on the other hand, said that it will come up with a motion-sensitive controller if its user base badly wants one. Now, Sony is trying to patent a "hand-held computer interactive device."According to the official records, the invention belongs to a certain Tyler Jon Daniel and it's for Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI). Basically, if our understanding of the patent is correct, the device is as easy to use as the wiimote but instead of just capturing motion, it is capable of sensing the movements of your hands, palms, and fingers.
Sounds like VR gloves? Well, yes but not quite. The patent discussed that the problem with gloves is that these devices require the user to constantly remove the gloves and put the gloves back on, especially if the user is moving between multiple applications. So, what exactly is this new interactive device?
A part of its description reads, A computing system capable of providing vibrational feedback to a user, comprising:
- Means for capturing hand movements of a user through an external input device configured to be held by the user
- Means for capturing hand movements including means for capturing a degree of bending of a user's finger
- Means for transmitting the captured hand movements to a computing device
- Means for transmitting commands to the external input device in response to the transmitted hand movements of the user
- Means for providing tactile feedback to the user in response to the transmitted commands to the external input device
- Means for displaying graphic images associated with the commands received from the external input device
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I doubt they'll actually make it. They've made several patents for controllers that haven't been heard about since.
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We saw these things forever ago. Why are they bringing them up again?
this sounds like something from the movie "minority report"
Isn't this old news?
When they first posted the article it was just the picture and it was up to us to guess what Sony is trying to do with it. This article is an update of patent and gives a clearer picture of the possible uses of the controller.
When I heard originally sony wanted to provide dual monitor support I assumed that it was for the two screens of a VR headset. The PS3 definately has the juice to run one. I wouldn't be suprised if you see one in the next three years. I know I would pay up to $250 dollars for one. I think it would revolutionize gameplay more than anything else. Imagine everything huge and in 3-d it would be awesome.
That sounds cool if they introduce it!
this sound cool
id buy it just to check it out, *****.....cant be as bad as the two steering wheels ive bought for xbox & ps2 before