A U.S. court ordered Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. ( SCEI ) to compensate Immersion Corp. US$ 90.7 million for patent infringement of touch feedback technology used in PlayStation games consoles , enunciate court documents . Immersion ’s speck feedback technology has been supported in Mac OS X since 2002 .
The court also tell a check to U.S. sale of infringe PlayStation - brand console and 47 software titles as part of a patent - violation case but put the order on - hold pending an charm .
The rulings from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday are the result of a cause file away in 2002 by San Jose - based Immersion against SCEI , Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. and Microsoft Corp.
In the suit Immersion alleged that the three defendants had infringed on its patent of invention covering tactile — or touch — feedback . Microsoft licensed Immersion ’s technology in 2003 but Sony decide to fight on . Immersion ’s haptic engineering is used in game controllers manufactured by other caller .
In the opinion , U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken govern SCEI and its U.S. unit of measurement to pay off US$ 82 million for infringement of U.S. patents 6,424,333 and 6,275,213 and an interest payment of $ 8.7 million . The tourist court denied a counter - claim from SCEI for a declaration of non - misdemeanor , said the judgment .
The court also enjoined SCEI from manufacturing , using , selling and/or importing into the U.S. contravene PlayStation consoles , Dualshock controllers and 47 plot that were found to impinge one or both of the letters patent .
However , this injunction was put on hold in reception to a counter - movement from SCEI . The tourist court said it stayed the edict after consideration of SCEI ’s chance of winning an collection against the enjoining , impairment to SCEI and Immersion that such a halt would induce and also the public interest , said the judgment . Sony was also ordered to pay a license for products already in the marketplace and those afterward betray .
SCEI was let down by the decision but think to fight the enjoining , say Daisuke Nakata , a spokesman for SCEI in Tokyo .
Immersion could not be immediately pass on for remark .
The game listed in the judgment are : A Bug ’s living ; Amplitude ; Ape Escape ; Atlantis : The Lost Empire ; Bloody Roar 2 ; Cool Boarders 3 , 4 and 2001 ; Crash Bash ; Crash Team Racing ; Draken : The Ancients ’ Gate ; Emperor ’s New Groove ; Extermination ; FantaVision ; Final Fantasy X ; Formula One 2001 ; The Getaway ; Gran Turismo 1 , 2 and 3 ; Grand Theft Auto : Vice City , and 3 ; Grind Session ; ICO ; Jak & Daxter ; Kinetica ; Kingdom Hearts ; Legend of the Dragon ; The Mark of Kri ; Medal of Honor Frontline ; Medieval 2 ; Metal Gear Solid 2 ; Monsters Inc. ; Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racoonus ; SOCOM Navy Seals ; Speed Punks ; Spyro ; Ripto ’s passion and Year of the Dragon ; Stuart Little 2 ; Syphon Filter 2 and 3 ; Tony ’s Hawk ’s Pro Skater 3 ; Twisted Metal : Black , 4 and Small Brawl ; Treasure Planet ; and War of the Monsters .
Peter Cohen provided info used in this report .
