ILLUMINATED GAME CONTROLLER
First Claim
1. An electronic game controller comprising:
- a body having a transparent outer shell, a front face and a rear surface;
controls disposed on the front face of the body;
a graphic panel disposed under the transparent outer surface of the front face, the graphic panel comprising first, second and third discrete graphic elements;
an opaque housing within the body, the opaque housing defining a cavity substantially open to the graphic panel;
first, second and third light sources disposed within the cavity, the first light source disposed beneath the first discrete graphic element, the second light source disposed beneath the second discrete graphic element, and the third light source disposed beneath the third discrete graphic element;
an electronic circuit operably connected to the first, second and third light sources for selectively activating and deactivating the first, second and third light sources; and
means for interfacing the electronic game controller with an electronic game system.
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Abstract
An electronic game controller which includes a body having a transparent outer surface, a front face and a rear surface, controls disposed on the front face of the body, a graphic panel disposed under the transparent outer surface of the front face, the graphic panel comprising first, second and third discrete graphic elements, an opaque housing within the body, the opaque housing defining a cavity substantially open to the graphic panel, first, second and third light sources disposed within the cavity, the first light source disposed beneath the first discrete graphic element, the second light source disposed beneath the second discrete graphic element, and the third light source disposed beneath the third discrete graphic element, an electronic circuit operably connected to the light sources for selectively activating and deactivating the light sources, and means for interfacing the electronic game controller with an electronic game system.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic game controller comprising:
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a body having a transparent outer shell, a front face and a rear surface; controls disposed on the front face of the body; a graphic panel disposed under the transparent outer surface of the front face, the graphic panel comprising first, second and third discrete graphic elements; an opaque housing within the body, the opaque housing defining a cavity substantially open to the graphic panel; first, second and third light sources disposed within the cavity, the first light source disposed beneath the first discrete graphic element, the second light source disposed beneath the second discrete graphic element, and the third light source disposed beneath the third discrete graphic element; an electronic circuit operably connected to the first, second and third light sources for selectively activating and deactivating the first, second and third light sources; and means for interfacing the electronic game controller with an electronic game system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic game controller comprising:
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a body having a transparent outer shell, a front face and a rear surface; controls disposed on the front face of the body; a graphic panel disposed under the transparent outer surface of the front face, the graphic panel comprising first, second and third discrete graphic elements; an opaque housing within the body, the opaque housing defining a cavity substantially open to the graphic panel; first, second and third light sources disposed within the cavity, the first light source disposed beneath the first discrete graphic element, the second light source disposed beneath the second discrete graphic element, and the third light source disposed beneath the third discrete graphic element; a detachable neck attached to the body, the detachable neck having a set of controls operably connected to the electronic circuit, the body and the neck forming a guitar shape an electronic circuit operably connected to the first, second and third light sources for selectively activating and deactivating the first, second and third light sources; and means for interfacing the electronic game controller with an electronic game system, wherein the electronic circuit is configured such that a first input triggers a first predetermined sequence for the activation of first, second and third light sources where the first input includes substantially simultaneous signals from the body controls and from the neck controls. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic game controller comprising:
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a body having a transparent outer shell, a front face and a rear surface; controls disposed on the front face of the body; a graphic panel disposed under the transparent outer surface of the front face, the graphic panel comprising first, second and third discrete graphic elements; an opaque housing within the body, the opaque housing defining a cavity substantially open to the graphic panel; first, second and third light sources disposed within the cavity, the first light source disposed beneath the first discrete graphic element, the second light source disposed beneath the second discrete graphic element, and the third light source disposed beneath the third discrete graphic element; a detachable neck attached to the body, the detachable neck having a set of controls operably connected to the electronic circuit, the body and the neck forming a guitar shape an electronic circuit operably connected to the first, second and third light sources for selectively activating and deactivating the first, second and third light sources; and means for interfacing the electronic game controller with an electronic game system, wherein the electronic circuit is configured to activate the first, second and third light sources individually, simultaneously and in predetermined sequences. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification