December 26, 2012 01:07 pm EST
Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/26/nintendo-granted-patent-for-multi-display-panorama-view-feature/
Nintendo granted patent for multi-display Panorama View feature on Wii U
Nintendo lays claim to one of the more advanced implementations of dual-display gaming; its Panorama View Feature lets you move around the Wii U controller to see a different perspective than what's shown on the external TV screen. The company was just granted a patent for this very technology, and the document goes into great detail about the gyrosensors used to determine the controller's change in position. It's a lot simpler in practice than in theory -- just take a glance at the image above or peek at our hands-on demo of the concept at E3 2012 (embedded below the break).
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Source: USPTO
Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/26/nintendo-granted-patent-for-multi-display-panorama-view-feature/
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