Did Microsoft infringe a patent with its Kinect motion sensing gaming device? That's what Virginia-based tech company, Intelligent Verification Systems, has claimed in a lawsuit recently filed against the computing giant.
"You are the controller!" No need to look any further to grasp the concept behind the Kinect: forget about accessories, just use your body to play. Microsoft's motion recognition system for its Xbox 360 gaming console is yet another device riding the wave created by the Nintendo Wii, just as Sony recently did with the PlayStation Move. Only problem is, Intelligent Verification Systems is claiming that the sensor Microsoft launched in November 2010 had already been patented—by it—back in 2006.
Intelligent Verification Systems reportedly tried, in vain, to reach an out-of-court settlement with Microsoft. This patent war is one for the courts.
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"You are the controller!" No need to look any further to grasp the concept behind the Kinect: forget about accessories, just use your body to play. Microsoft's motion recognition system for its Xbox 360 gaming console is yet another device riding the wave created by the Nintendo Wii, just as Sony recently did with the PlayStation Move. Only problem is, Intelligent Verification Systems is claiming that the sensor Microsoft launched in November 2010 had already been patented—by it—back in 2006.
Intelligent Verification Systems reportedly tried, in vain, to reach an out-of-court settlement with Microsoft. This patent war is one for the courts.
> Read the full review: Microsoft Kinect
> See all our video game and accessories reviews
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