Gaming controller

• US 10,201,748 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2017
• Issued: 02/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nakayama, Ryuji, Huang, Ennin, Gary, Nathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Elisca, Pierre E
• Application Number:
  US15/853,527
• Publication Number:
  US 20180117459A1
• Time in Patent Office: 417 Days
• Field of Search: 463 31, 463 37, 463 42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/21 characterised by their sensors, purposes or types
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/214 for locating contacts on a surface, e.g. floor mats or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/235 using a wireless connection, e.g. infrared or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/24 Constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/42 by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/54 involving acoustic signals, e.g. for simulating revolutions per minute [RPM] dependent engine sounds in a driving game or reverberation against a virtual wall
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/10 characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1075 using a touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A controller for interfacing with a computing device is provided, including the following: a main body; a first extension extending from a first end of the main body; a second extension extending from a second end of the main body; wherein the first extension and the second extension are configured as handles; a button positioned along the top surface of the main body, the button being configured to activate a sharing interface for sharing gameplay to a social graph.

Claims

1. A controller for interfacing with a computing device, comprising:

a main body;

a first extension extending from a first end of the main body;

a second extension extending from a second end of the main body;

wherein the first extension and the second extension are configured as handles;

a button positioned along the top surface of the main body, the button being configured to activate a sharing interface for sharing gameplay to a social graph.

2. The controller of claim 1, wherein sharing gameplay includes sharing one or more of an image, a pre-recorded video, or a live video feed of a user'"'"'s gameplay.

3. The controller of claim 1, wherein the shared gameplay is defined by a portion of buffered video of the user'"'"'s gameplay.

4. The controller of claim 1, further comprising:

a translucent panel defined along a front side of the main body; and

a light defined in the main body for illuminating the translucent panel;

wherein the translucent panel is configured to be visually tracked to determine a location and/or an orientation of the controller.

5. The controller of claim 4, further comprising:

a touch panel having a touch surface that defines at least part of a top surface of the main body.

6. The controller of claim 1, further comprising:

a first set of buttons disposed on the top surface of the main body proximate to the first extension.

7. The controller of claim 6, further comprising:

a second set of buttons disposed on the top surface of the main body proximate to the second extension.

8. The controller of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more joysticks positioned along the top surface of the main body.

9. The controller of claim 1, further comprising:

a speaker positioned along the top surface of the main body.

10. The controller of claim 1, further comprising:

an inertial sensor, the inertial sensor configured for detecting motion data of the controller.

11. A controller for interfacing with a computing device, comprising:

a main body;

a first extension extending from a first end of the main body;

a second extension extending from a second end of the main body;

wherein the first extension and the second extension are configured as handles;

a translucent panel defined along a front side of the main body; and

a light defined in the main body for illuminating the translucent panel;

wherein the translucent panel is configured to be visually tracked to determine a location and/or an orientation of the controller.

12. The controller of claim 11, wherein the translucent panel has a horizontally elongated shape.

13. The controller of claim 11, wherein the light is configurable to illuminate the translucent panel to have one of a plurality of selectable colors.

14. The controller of claim 11, a button positioned along the top surface of the main body, the button being configured to activate a sharing interface for sharing gameplay to a social graph;

wherein sharing gameplay includes sharing one or more of an image, a pre-recorded video, or a live video feed of a user'"'"'s gameplay.

15. The controller of claim 14, wherein the shared gameplay is defined by a portion of buffered video of the user'"'"'s gameplay.

16. The controller of claim 11, further comprising:

a first set of buttons disposed on the top surface of the main body proximate to the first extension.

17. The controller of claim 16, further comprising:

a second set of buttons disposed on the top surface of the main body proximate to the second extension.

18. The controller of claim 11, further comprising:

one or more joysticks positioned along the top surface of the main body.

19. The controller of claim 11, further comprising:

a speaker positioned along the top surface of the main body.

20. The controller of claim 11, further comprising:

an inertial sensor, the inertial sensor configured for detecting motion data of the controller.