GAME CONTROLLER WITH SPEAKER

• US 20090279728A1
• Filed: 08/21/2008
• Published: 11/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
• Inventors: HOU, Kun-Hong
• Application Number:
  US12/195,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20090279728A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/334
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path

Abstract

A game controller with speaker is disclosed. The game controller is applied in a personal computer or a TV game machine and includes a control command receiving unit, a control unit, a connector terminal and a speaker. The control command receiving unit is used for receiving a game control command and outputting a control command signal. The control unit is coupled to the control command receiving unit used for receiving the control command signal. The connector terminal is coupled to the control unit and the personal computer or the TV game machine for receiving the control command signal and a first audio signal. The speaker is used for receiving and broadcasting the first audio signal.

Claims

1. A game controller with a speaker for driving games on a personal computer or a TV game machine comprising:

a control command receiving unit for receiving a game control command and transmitting a control command signal;

a control unit coupled to the control command receiving unit for receiving the control command signal;

a connector terminal coupled to the control unit and the personal computer or the TV game machine for receiving the control command signal from the control unit and transmitting the control command signal to the personal computer or the TV game machine, and receiving a first audio signal from the personal computer or the TV game machine and transmitting the first audio signal to the control unit; and

a speaker coupled to the control unit for receiving the first audio signal from the control unit and broadcasting the first audio signal.

2. The game controller with the speaker according to claim 1, wherein the connector terminal communicates with the personal computer via a universal serial bus (USB).

3. The game controller with the speaker according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of controlling buttons, wherein the plurality of controlling buttons are pressed or vibrated manually for generating the game control command.

4. The game controller with the speaker according to claim 1, further comprising an audio converter coupled between the speaker and the control unit, wherein the audio converter is provided for receiving the first audio signal from the control unit and converting the first audio signal from a digital format into an analog format for output to the speaker.

5. The game controller with the speaker according to claim 4, further comprising a volume adjusting unit coupled to the audio converter for adjusting the volume of the speaker by manually controlling the volume adjusting unit.

6. The game controller with the speaker according to claim 4, further comprising an audio signal input terminal and an audio signal output terminal respectively coupled to the audio converter, wherein the audio signal input terminal is used for inputting a second audio signal into the audio converter, and the audio signal output terminal is used for receiving the first audio signal from the audio converter.

7. The game controller with the speaker according to claim 6, wherein the audio converter comprises a digital/analog converter for processing the second audio signal inputted from the audio signal input terminal and an analog/digital converter for processing the first audio signal inputted from the control unit.

8. The game controller with the speaker according to claim 4, further comprising a selector coupled between the audio converter, the audio signal output terminal and the speaker for determining whether the first audio signal is outputted to the speaker or the audio signal output terminal according to an external broadcasting device connected to the audio signal output terminal.