Game controller
US9114319B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/405
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus generally directed to controlling a video game. The apparatus preferably includes a wireless communications enabled computing device, an electronic game communicating with the wireless communications enabled computing device, and an input device for controlling movement of a virtual object provided by the electronic game. Preferably, the input device includes a pair of opposing side structures adjacent opposing sides of plurality of sides of the wireless communications enabled computing device. The input device further preferably includes a plurality of input switches, wherein said input switches are adjacent each of the at least two opposing sides of the plurality of sides of the wireless communications enabled computing device. In a preferred embodiment, the input device masks less than a majority of the back of the wireless communications enabled computing device.
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