Video game controller with rechargeable battery system
First Claim
1. A wireless computer game controller, comprising:
- at least one control button for selectively controlling a signal delivered to a game console, wherein said game console is adapted to display an image on a monitor;
wireless transmitter/receiver circuitry for sending and receiving control signals to and from said game console;
a battery compartment for receiving at least one of a disposable battery and a rechargeable battery;
at least one battery charge port for electrical connection to a power source to recharge said rechargeable battery.
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Abstract
A wireless computer game controller with rechargeable batteries that may be recharged while the batteries are installed on the controller and/or while the controller is in operation. Disposable batteries may also power the controller. In one embodiment, a communication cable connects the controller with a stand-alone computer game console such that the rechargeable battery pack is recharged directly from the game console through the communication cable. The cable not only establishes a communication link to facilitate the transmission of both command signals and audio/video signals between the controller and computer device, but it also deliver a recharge signal to the battery pack through the game controller. In another embodiment, the rechargeable battery pack is recharged through a stand-alone cradle that receives either the controller while the batteries are mounted to the controller or the battery pack separate from controller. The cradle may be part of an adapter assembly that converts the game console into a wireless transmitter/receiver.
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21 Claims
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1. A wireless computer game controller, comprising:
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at least one control button for selectively controlling a signal delivered to a game console, wherein said game console is adapted to display an image on a monitor;
wireless transmitter/receiver circuitry for sending and receiving control signals to and from said game console;
a battery compartment for receiving at least one of a disposable battery and a rechargeable battery;
at least one battery charge port for electrical connection to a power source to recharge said rechargeable battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21)
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13. A battery recharging system for a wireless computer game controller, comprising:
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at least one rechargeable battery disposed on said wireless computer game controller;
at least one battery charge port for electrical connecting a power source to recharge said at least one rechargeable battery;
at least one power cable for delivery power to said rechargeable battery while the batteries are installed on the controller in such a manner that said rechargeable battery may be recharged through the controller while the controller sends and receives control signals to a game console. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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