(19)
(11) EP 1 812 125 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.11.2006

(43) Date of publication:
01.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/31

(21) Application number: 05801916.7

(22) Date of filing: 29.09.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A63B 22/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2005/035252
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/041725 (20.04.2006 Gazette 2006/16)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 04.10.2004 US 614982 P
28.10.2004 US 975185

(71) Applicant: Powergrid Fitness, Inc.
Beltsville, Maryland 20705 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • FELDMAN, Philip
    Catonsville, MD 21228 (US)
  • TSAI, Peter
    Olney, MD 20832 (US)
  • MERRIL, Greg
    Bethesda, MD 20814 (US)
  • GRIMM, Jason
    Owings Mills, MD 21117 (US)

(74) Representative: Verscht, Thomas Kurt Albert 
Agnesstrasse 64
80797 München
80797 München (DE)

   


(54) GAME CONTROLLER WITH FORCE SENSING INPUT DEVICES AND METHOD OF MEASURING APPLIED FORCES TO GAME CONTROLLER INPUT DEVICES TO INTERACT WITH A GAMING APPLICATION