Storage medium storing load detecting program and load detecting apparatus

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US008905844B2
(12) United States Patent (10) Patent N0.: US 8,905,844 B2
Okamoto et a]. (45) Date of Patent: Dec. 9, 2014
(54) STORAGE MEDIUM STORING LOAD 273/460i461; 345/475, 606; 472/15;
DETECTING PROGRAM AND LOAD 473/451i452; 482/1, 9, 54, 70, 78, 91,
DETECTING APPARATUS 482/121, 140; 725/38, 40, 133, 141, 153
See application ?le for complete search history.
(75) Inventors: Motoi Okamoto, Kyoto (JP); Shigehiro
Kasamatsu, Kyoto (JP) (56) References Cited
(73) Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto (JP) U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 588,172 A 8/1897 Peters
688,076 A 12/1901 Ensign
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U.S.C. 154(b) by 1244 days. (Continued)
(21) Appl.No.: 12/230,922 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
DE 40 04 554 8/l99l
(22) Filed: Sep. 8, 2008
DE 195 02918 8/1996
(65) Prior Publication Data (Continued)
US 2009/0094442 A1 Apr. 9, 2009 OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Interface, InciAdvanced Force MeasurementiSM Calibration
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Certi?cate Installation Information, 1984.
001. 5, 2007 (JP) ............................... .. 2007-261798 (Continued)
(51) Int. Cl. Primary Examiner * Damon Pierce
A63F 13/02 (2006.01) Assistant Examiner * Allen Chan
A63F 13/20 (2014.01) (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Nixon & Vanderhye, PC.
A63F 13/40 (2014.01)
(52) us. Cl. (57) ABSTRACT
CPC ............... .. A63F 13/06 (2013.01), A63F 13/10 A load detecting apparatus includes a load controller, and
(2013.01), A63F 2300/1043 (2013.01), A63F judges a motion of a player on the basis of detected load
2300/1068 (2013.01), A63F 2300/305 values. Judgment timing for a motion of putting the feet on
(2013.01), A63F 2300/6045 (2013.01), A63F and down from the controller is decided on the basis of an
2300/638 (2013.01), A63F 2300/69 (2013.01) elapsed time from an instruction of a motion. In a case that a
USPC .......................................................... .. 463/36 step-up-and-down exercise is performed, a judgment timing
(58) Field of Classi?cation Search of a motion for bringing about a state both of the feet are put
CPC ............... .. A63F 2300/1062; A63F 2300/1068 down on a ground at a fourth step is decided on the basis of a
USPC ................... .. 463/3, 16, 20, 35*37, 40, 7, 39; judgment timing of a motion of putting a third step down.
273/138.1,138.2,139,141A,141R,
273/142 A, 142 B, 142 c, 142 H, 142 HA, 18 Claims, 21 Drawing Sheets
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