Patent ID: 8414395

Claim:
A handheld music video game device including a face and a side wall, the side wall being in an abutting configuration relative to the face, comprising: a display, the display being disposed on the face of the device; a touch screen input; a plurality of fret input buttons, the plurality of fret input buttons being linearly arranged on the side wall of the device; and a processor, the processor including program instructions for: commanding a display of instructive cues on the display, the display of instructive cues corresponding to the linearly arranged plurality of the fret input buttons, the instructive cues indicating desired operation of the touch screen input and the plurality of fret input buttons, and further indicating a target timing of the desired operation of the touch screen input and the plurality of fret input buttons; receiving a strum along the surface of the touch screen input; receiving status information of the plurality of fret input buttons at the time of the strum; determining compliance with the instructive cues; and generating audio and video output information based on accuracy of compliance; wherein a strum is received when properties of an actuation along the surface of the touch screen input meet a set of predefined criteria.