Hand-held gaming device that identifies user based upon input from touch sensitive panel

US8754746B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Broadcom Corporation · US

Inventors

• Bob Lukas · Delta, CA
• David A. Sobel · Los Altos, US
• Monika Gupta · New Delhi, IN
• Qiang Fu · Beijing, CN
• Sumant Ranganathan · Sunnyvale, US
• Jeyhan Karaoguz · Irvine, US
• Tom W. Kwan · Santa Clara, US
• Xinyu Yu · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 26, 2010
• Grant date: Jun 17, 2014
• Expiry date: Mar 17, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63F2300/401
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Operating a game controller to identify a user by receiving touch pad input from at least one touch sensitive pad of the game controller that has a plurality of touch sensitive elements. The touch pad input corresponds to the user's touch of at least some of the plurality of touch sensitive elements. The touch pad input is at least partially processed by processing circuitry of the game controller and transmitted to a game console via a communications interface of the game controller for processing of the at least partially processed touch pad input to identify the user via pattern recognition. At least partially processing the touch pad input can be by identifying at least one finger orientation, at least one finger spacing, at least one finger width, a plurality of finger knuckle/joint locations, and/or a plurality of finger lengths based upon the touch pad input.