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It's not very clear from this patent what they're actually trying to patent, since they clearly state that other input devices already exist that vibrate like this.

Basically, it seems to focus on the following:

"directional pad provided with haptic sensations".

They make some other claims, too, like separate microprocessor, etc.

Who knows. Whatever. Sony has money and can pay, but this patent seems a bit ambiguous.
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Ask Fisher Price  Nigel Johnstone | 03/28/05
And the rest of them?  genzaii | 03/28/05
Microsoft already paid  Nigel Johnstone | 03/28/05
RE: rest of them  JakAttak | 03/28/05
as to the others  zijiang | 03/28/05
Dictionary definition of Eccentric  Nigel Johnstone | 03/28/05
Sony should raise "stick shakers" as prior art.  Atlant | 03/28/05
US patent 4398889 from 1981  Nigel Johnstone | 03/28/05
Sony does nothing of this though  andyhayes1 | 03/28/05
Yeh, but I went through their patents  Nigel Johnstone | 03/28/05
Pretty Bad Patent  andyhayes1 | 03/28/05
Actually, that's about all the original "Stick shakers" did.  Atlant | 03/29/05
This site is quite good  Nigel Johnstone | 03/28/05
This ones quite good too Earthshaker from 1989  Nigel Johnstone | 03/28/05
Legal system: Long walk + short plank  ejhonda | 03/28/05
typical typical  NoMac | 03/28/05
Rattling Generally Stinks Anyway  andyhayes1 | 03/28/05
patent madness  enternamehere-20061413043042855708329691381958 | 03/28/05
Well, I hope the makers of Bleem  FilledOut | 03/29/05

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