Patent ID: 6909420
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A combination comprising a standard video game equipment capable of displaying varying representations of a human body; and an apparatus for transforming movements of a user into control signals, said apparatus comprising: a pair of two-state elbow sensors adapted to be positioned in respective elbow regions of the user to deliver two different signals depending on a respective elbow bend; a pair of two-state knee sensors adapted to be positioned in respective knee regions of the user and to deliver two different signals depending on a respective knee bend; a processing unit for receiving signals from said elbow and knee sensors and for converting said signals into two-state signals of standard format for generation of game action on said standard video game equipment; and a standard connection arrangement between said apparatus and said standard game equipment; said apparatus being removably connected to the video game equipment and used as a substitute for a conventional gamepad or joystick to obtain improved playability.