Patent ID: 6464585
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: A63F,G10H

Abstract:
A sound generating device which generates sounds by specifying the tones with a controller having a plurality of push-button switches and an analog joystick capable of selecting among a plurality of positions, comprising:a push-button detector that detects one of said plurality of push-button switches that is pressed; a tone selector that selects a tone corresponding to the push-button detected by said push-button detector; a tilt amount detector that detects an amount of tilt of said analog joystick, a frequency generator that generates a frequency corresponding to the tone selected by said tone selector, based on the amount of tilt detected by said tilt amount detector and the push-button switch detected by said push-button detector; and an audio signal generator that generates a signal of a sound of the tone corresponding to the frequency generated by said frequency generator said controller having a shape which can be grasped by either one or both hands, a and at least one of said plurality of push-button switches and the analog joystick being arranged to be operable while said controller is grasped.