Full story here - http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/23/5833560/nintendo-loses-uk-lawsuit-regarding-wii-motion-controls (http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/23/5833560/nintendo-loses-uk-lawsuit-regarding-wii-motion-controls)
Bah, patent BS is for the birds. I'm all for protecting complete, specific inventions but too often the patents are for vague ideas and held by companies that have no intention of developing or using such products.
Quote from: guest on 06/23/2014, 01:22 PMBah, patent BS is for the birds. I'm all for protecting complete, specific inventions but too often the patents are for vague ideas and held by companies that have no intention of developing or using such products.
100% agree, these patent wars are sickening.
By the way, I don't know anything about this particular case; there may be merit to their claim, but so often it's just a douche trying for a payday, so my knee jerk reaction is to say fuck 'em all. Plus, it's Philips suing, and anything they know about gaming (CD-i) is not something that anyone should ever have to pay for or even want to steal in the first place. :mrgreen:
Story read
It a patent on the idea of using hand motion recognition devices
Second patent is for wireless controller devices (concept, not item)
Quote from: thesteve on 06/23/2014, 04:17 PMSecond patent is for wireless controller devices (concept, not item)
I better patent my idea of watching movies on wireless portable devices.....
Oh wait.........
Ok ok my other idea is for robotic companions that never die grow old or need food/wat.....errrrrrrr
Hmmmmmmm.......
Fuck it Nintnedo just make my future reality for me.
Nintendo will appeal (most likely) and then win (less likely, but still likely). Time for a show down so we can end patent trolls once and for all.
Philips/Magnavox lost me when they opted not to release the Odyssey 3 console..
Philips came up with something for gaming that somebody else wanted ? I dunno... Like someone in the article said, Nintendo's desire for motion control technology goes way back to this ole thing:
(https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=17147.0;attach=2039;image)
Not to get in Nintendo's tank in this case, but I guess I would lean on this being bullshit. Still, for a court to have made a judgement in Philips' favor if the merits were totally bogus, it's curious. Judges and courts don't deserve auto-respect that they're afforded of course, they can be corrupt as any other political body of government, so I would really have to look at the case to tell for sure.
There was this link by someone in there too, Nintendo having specifically invested in another company that specialized in motion control tech in 2001:
http://www.gamecubicle.com/news-nintendo_gyration.htm (http://www.gamecubicle.com/news-nintendo_gyration.htm)
I wonder how much Nintendo will have to pay.
i have a gyration control set (keyboard and air mouse)
its some interesting stuff, and quite accurate
ridiculous stuff. lol philips.
Quote from: Serious on 07/24/2014, 11:55 AMPhilips/Magnavox lost me when they opted not to release the Odyssey 3 console..
KC's Crazy Chase is one of my favorite games of all-time. Since you said this, I now agree that Nintendo didn't do anything wrong.
Technically, Sega owns 3D camera angles and is entitled to a cut of every 3D game ever made.
Quote from: guest on 07/26/2014, 03:04 PMTechnically, Sega owns 3D camera angles and is entitled to a cut of every 3D game ever made.
Heh, I see your point. ;)
I'd much rather somebody with no intention of ever enforcing a stupid patent owns it than patent trolls.