Toy controller for providing input to a computing device
US9310904B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B5/02
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A toy for providing input to a computing device includes a main body sized and shaped to fit within a grasp of a user of the toy. The toy also includes input switches mounted to the main body. Each of the input switches can switch between a first position and a second position responsive to an action performed on the input switch. The toy also includes a removable outer covering that is configured to substantially encapsulate the main body. A top surface of the covering includes openings sized and shaped to receive a portion of each of the input switches. The toy includes a programmable processing circuit enclosed within the main body. The circuit includes input ports coupled to the input switches. The circuit includes an output port coupled to a communications port to transmit output signals and programmable processing circuitry configured to operate in a plurality of operating modes.
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