Microsoft, Nintendo sued over gamepads
updated 09:00 pm EDT, Fri August 4, 2006
Microsoft, Nintendo sued
A Texas business called Anascape, Ltd. is suing Microsoft and Nintendo over their controllers, reports The Inquirer. The company charges that their controllers have violated numerous patents which were filed in 1999. A partial list includes:
- Variable Conductance Sensor
- Game Controller with Analog Pressure Sensor
- Variable Conductance Sensor with Elastomeric Dome Cap
- Remote Controller with Analog Button
- Image Controller with Sheet Connected Sensors
Other patents alleged to be violated are as follows:
- Game Control with Analog Pressure Sensor
- Variable Sensor with Tactile Feedback
- Analog Controls Housed with Electronic Displays
- Variable Conductance Sensor
- Remote Controller with Analog Pressure Sensor
- Analog Sensor with Snap Through Tactile Feedback
- 3D Controller with Vibration
The lawsuit was filed in a Texas district court earlier this week.
