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redspear on 18 September 2008
Red4ADevil said:
again wheres John Kirby when you need him there's so many rediculous and idiotic lawsuits its not even funny any more. Plus wouldnt have they sued them the day the wii was concieved?

Nope I can't think of very many patent cases that ever get sued on day one. If they did they would automatically lose in court. Most patent cases I have worked on start a few years after the introduction. I just got done with a case that involved a patent from 1993 and the product in question was released in 1995.

 

So the answer to this question is no it they wouldn't. The other answer is that the amount of time involved here is  actually fairly short after introduction of the product to the market. In short almost no conclusion can be drawn from that.



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vlad321 on 18 September 2008

Why does this shit always happen in the US? Seriously, some stuff needs to get fixed, all this is such BS.



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theRepublic on 18 September 2008
JMan said:
The hillcrest device uses MOTION detected via MEMS to control the on screen selection and does not need to see the screen to select. The Wiimote uses infrared sensor / emitters to control the on screen selection and requires the screen to be pointed at (or, more accurately, the sensor bar) for the selection. There is no patent infringement. Hillcrest management should do their homework instead of wasting money on legal maneuvers.

If this is the case, it should be a slam dunk for Nintendo.  The Wiimote does use IR detection for the pointer function.  However, I believe that the Wiimote uses MEMS gyroscopes to do the motion detection.  That may be the basis of the lawsuit.  That seems like a weak arguement to me though.  Gyroscopes have been used to sense motion of decades.  MEMS gyroscopes are just smaller gyroscopes.



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Grey Acumen on 19 September 2008

Actually, the Wiimote does NOT use gyroscopes to sense motion, it uses accelerometers. Hence why it needs the Wiimote plus attachment in order to get that 1:1 motion sensing.



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d21lewis on 19 September 2008

If Nintendo is in the wrong, they'll pay the fine, make more Wii's, kick more ass, and take more names.

If Nintendo isn't wrong, they'll fight and win. This isn't Nintendo's first foray into legal battles. They've been getting sued/filing suits since the Nes days. Nothing to worry about.


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