http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/ Engadget Comments for Sony patents its own version of the Wiimote and sensor bar http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/"...this patent was filed on May 27, 2005..."

Is it me, or does this post seem a little... I don't know, Sony-bashatory? (Okay, I know that's not a word, but it's late, and I'm tired)

Not only that, but from what I read about it on Joystiq, it seems like it is backwards from the way the Wiimote works.
Wiimote: Signal goes from IR lamps->Wiimote->Wii
Sony thing: Signal goes from Sony-mote->Sensors->Whatever is being controlled]]>Dec 7th 2006 2:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 2:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/
This is why sony's controller sucks, it always assumes that up on the controller is up. You flip over the wiimote, and it KNOWS because it knows which way is up and when you flipped it.

And I'm sick and tired of the whining, "Oh noes! You are casting Sony in a bad light! *Flames*"

Sony BLEW UP hundreds of computers with bad batteries that they KNEW were bad. Sony then proceeded to deny returns on said batterys from the people they sold them to, so the people they sold them to just started dumping them. Oh yea. Great. Li-Ion all over the place.

That's but ONE of the many reasons Sony as a company sucks.]]>Dec 7th 2006 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 2:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 2:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/
http://www.vrealities.com/P5.html

The glove has IR transmitters around the knuckle area that are received by the base station to track position in relative space, plus orientation depending on angle.]]>Dec 7th 2006 3:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 8:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 3:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/
errrr.....NO! But they deserve it for copying yet another Nintendo innovation!

"Ha! I knew Sony had a couple tricks up their sleeve. I'm so glad that I got to see this because now I am going to get a PS3 once the next shipment comes in. All you Nintendo fans out there, I have one thing to say to you... Watch your back! lol"

Yeah watch your backs otherwise you might get shot!]]>Dec 7th 2006 3:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 5:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/
Apps are published 18mos after filing, so it's newly available to the public.]]>Dec 7th 2006 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/
Furthermore, as I mentioned, Nintendo didn't create the idea of motion detection, therefore, Sony isn't copying Nintendo.]]>Dec 7th 2006 5:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 5:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 6:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 7:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/
Also notice, that Nintendo might have patented its wiimote in Japan - and the in article goes to USPTO.

I haven't touched wiimote yet - it is still about 20 hours before EU launch - but already cannot imaging playing FPS with something else.

Commodization of FPS controller - is good news anyway you look at it.]]>Dec 7th 2006 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Analog stick, rumble pack anyone? PSP2 with touch screen? Gotta love the innovators! They invent and all others will fall in line to copy the "gimmick."]]>Dec 7th 2006 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/
And I don't know where you get the Sony bashing in the article. They're printing the facts. This story seemed far less editorial than average for Engadget.]]>Dec 7th 2006 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 10th 2006 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/
I'm glad *someone* agrees with me on that at least...]]>Dec 7th 2006 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/Dec 7th 2006 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/
The link this article provides to the patent application is incorrect. I believe you should be linking to Patent Application numbers:
20060267935
20060277571

Searchable through this link: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.html]]>Dec 7th 2006 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/sony-patents-its-own-version-of-the-wiimote-and-sensor-bar/
"That modest secrecy is exploited by reporters who dig through patent applications related to the company, hoping to find nuggets that might shed light on its future products. Unfortunately, these patent reports are rarely very useful in proving clear clues to [X]'s next batch of products, because patent applications are purposely written to be as broad and generalized as possible."

This from http://tinyurl.com/yj7os9]]>Dec 8th 2006 2:18AM