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Game controller

  • US 10,456,669 B2
  • Filed: 02/02/2017
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A game controller capable of reading data from an external storage device through contactless communication, the game controller comprising:

  • a housing;

    an antenna built into the housing and used for the contactless communication, the antenna including at least one loop that surrounds a region;

    a first operation button provided on the housing, whereinon the housing, the first operation button is placed in a region where data can be read from the external storage device using the antenna,a height of an upper surface of the first operation button is substantially the same as or lower than a height of a surface of the housing,when the game controller is held and viewed from a front of the game controller, the first operation button is placed at a position where the first operation button overlaps at least a part of the region surrounded by the antenna,a first substrate and a second substrate are provided in the housing, the second substrate being placed closer to a back surface of the game controller than the first substrate is, andthe antenna is placed on the first substrate.

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