Combination tablet computer and game controller with flexible bridge section
US8529357B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0219
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus generally directed to a combination tablet computer and game controller. The tablet computer provides a plurality of sides, in which each of the sides are disposed between an electronic display screen and a back. The computer game controller provides side structures adjacent the tablet computer on at least two opposing sides. The computer game controller further preferably providing input module apertures and a camera. Preferably, each input module aperture selectively accepts either a game control module or a removable keyboard module. The input module apertures are preferably adjacent each of the at least two opposing sides of the tablet computer, and the camera communicates with each the electronic game controller and the tablet computer. The electronic game controller further provides an integrated transaction card input feature.
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