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MULTI-PLAYER GAME CONTROLLER SYSTEM WITH COMBINABLE HAND-HELD GAME CONTROLLERS

  • US 20120202597A1
  • Filed: 02/03/2011
  • Published: 08/09/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multi-player game controller system comprising:

  • a first hand-held game controller including;

    a first game controller housing; and

    a first input control attached to the first game controller housing, the first input control being configured to generate a first input control signal in response to interaction with a first user;

    a second hand-held game controller, the first and second hand-held game controllers having engagement states of an engaged state and an unengaged state, the first and second game controllers being in fixed physical relation to each other with respect to at least one degree of freedom when in the engaged state, the first and second hand-held game controllers being independently movable in relation to each other when in the unengaged state, the second hand-held game controller including;

    a second game controller housing; and

    a second input control attached to the second game controller housing, the second input control being configured to generate a second input control signal in response to interaction with a second user; and

    engagement circuitry configured to generate an engagement signal in response to the first and second hand-held game controllers being in an engagement state.

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