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(43) Date of publication: 15.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/37 (21) Application number: 08843017.8 (22) Date of filing: 20.10.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A63F 9/24(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/080527 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/055342 (30.04.2009 Gazette 2009/18)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 26.10.2007 US 925570 29.10.2007 US 927357 30.10.2007 US 929617 31.10.2007 US 932863 (71) Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. Foster City, CA 94404 (US)	(72) Inventors: ZALEWSKI, Gary Foster City, California 94404-2175 (US) HARRIS, Adam Foster City, California 94404-2175 (US) (74) Representative: Turner, James Arthur  D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY London EC1N 2DY (GB)