Game controller with display screen

• US 20100279769A1
• Filed: 04/13/2010
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chira Kidakam
• Original Assignee: Chira Kidakam
• Inventors: Kidakam, Chira
• Application Number:
  US12/798,965
• Publication Number:
  US 20100279769A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/31
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/24 Constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/26 having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/533 for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1043 being characterized by constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/301 using an additional display connected to the game console, e.g. on the controller

Abstract

A game controller is adapted for operatively connecting with a game console to controllably play the video game displayed on an external display, wherein the game controller includes a controller body for a gamer to hold and selectively control the input of the game console, and a display screen provided on the controller body for displaying information on the display screen related to the video game so as to enable the gamer to conveniently read the information and play the video game at the same time.

Claims

1. A game controller for controlling an external game console, comprising:

a controller body having a holding portion for being held by a gamer and a controlling portion for controllably communicating with said external game console; and

a display screen located adjacent to said holding portion for displaying information related to a video game of said game console on said display screen so as to enable said gamer to conveniently read the related information while playing said video game through said game controller.

2. The game controller, as recited in claim 1, wherein said display screen is a display device electrically connected to a CPU of said controller body for electrically displaying said related information of said video game of external game console.

3. The game controller, as recited in claim 2, wherein said display screen further comprises a storage electrically linked to said CPU of said controller body for temporarily or permanently storing digital information, and a transmitting device electrically linked to said CPU for independently operating said game controller to download related or non-related information of said video game and store at said storage thereof.

4. The game controller, as recited in claim 2, wherein said display screen is a sub screen for displaying a sub-window information of said related video game for incorporating an external display screen of said external game console.

5. The game controller, as recited in claim 3, wherein said display screen is a sub screen for displaying a sub-window information of said related video game for incorporating an external display screen of said external game console.

6. The game controller, as recited in claim 2, wherein one or more application programs are installed in said storage of said display screen to form multi-functional game controller.

7. The game controller, as recited in claim 3, wherein one or more application programs are installed in said storage of said display screen to form multi-functional game controller.

8. The game controller, as recited in claim 5, wherein one or more application programs are installed in said storage of said display screen to form multi-functional game controller.

9. The game controller, as recited in claim 2, wherein said display screen is a LCD touch screen for directly communicating with said external game console.

10. The game controller, as recited in claim 5, wherein said display screen is a LCD touch screen for directly communicating with said external game console.

11. The game controller, as recited in claim 8, wherein said display screen is a LCD touch screen for directly communicating with said external game console.

12. The game controller, as recited in claim 1, wherein said display screen is a window frame having a display window for displaying a related information of said video game, wherein a sheet of said information is slid into said window frame within said display window for user to read said sheet at said controller body while playing said video game.

13. The game controller, as recited in claim 1, wherein said controlling portion further has a first controlling set and a second controlling set, wherein said display screen is located between said first and second controlling sets at a position adjacent to said holding portion.

14. The game controller, as recited in claim 12, wherein said controlling portion further has a first controlling set and a second controlling set, wherein said display screen is located between said first and second controlling sets at a position adjacent to said holding portion.

15. The game controller, as recited in claim 13, wherein said controlling portion further has a first controlling set and a second controlling set, wherein said display screen is located between said first and second controlling sets at a position adjacent to said holding portion.

16. The game controller, as recited in claim 1, wherein said holding portion further has two handle parts for being held by two hands of said gamer respectively, wherein said display screen is located between said two handle parts therebetween.

17. The game controller, as recited in claim 12, wherein said holding portion further has two handle parts for being held by two hands of said gamer respectively, wherein said display screen is located between said two handle parts therebetween.

18. The game controller, as recited in claim 13, wherein said holding portion further has two handle parts for being held by two hands of said gamer respectively, wherein said display screen is located between said two handle parts therebetween.

19. The game controller, as recited in claim 17, wherein said display screen is detachably coupling at a peripheral edge of said controller body at a position between said two handle parts.

20. The game controller, as recited in claim 18, wherein said display screen is detachably coupling at a peripheral edge of said controller body at a position between said two handle parts.