Game Controller
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a wireless communications enabled computing device, the wireless communications enabled computing device providing a plurality of sides, each of the plurality of sides are disposed between an electronic display screen of the wireless communications enabled computing device and a back of the wireless communications enabled computing device;
an input device in electronic communication with the wireless communications enabled computing device, the input device providing side structures, the side structures adjacent to and confining the wireless communications enabled computing device on at least two opposing sides of the plurality of sides of the wireless communications enabled computing device, the input device providing a plurality of input switches, wherein said input switches are adjacent each of the at least two opposing sides of the plurality of sides of the wireless communications enabled computing device, and in which the input device masks less than a majority of the back of the wireless communications enabled computing device, and wherein the side structures of the input device communicate with each other wirelessly; and
a device driver communicating with each the input device and the wireless communications enabled computing device.
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Abstract
An apparatus generally directed to controlling a video game. The apparatus preferably includes a wireless communications enabled computing device, an electronic game communicating with the wireless communications enabled computing device, and an input device for controlling movement of a virtual object provided by the electronic game. Preferably, the input device includes a pair of opposing side structures adjacent opposing sides of plurality of sides of the wireless communications enabled computing device. The input device further preferably includes a plurality of input switches, wherein said input switches are adjacent each of the at least two opposing sides of the plurality of sides of the wireless communications enabled computing device. In a preferred embodiment, the input device masks less than a majority of the back of the wireless communications enabled computing device.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a wireless communications enabled computing device, the wireless communications enabled computing device providing a plurality of sides, each of the plurality of sides are disposed between an electronic display screen of the wireless communications enabled computing device and a back of the wireless communications enabled computing device; an input device in electronic communication with the wireless communications enabled computing device, the input device providing side structures, the side structures adjacent to and confining the wireless communications enabled computing device on at least two opposing sides of the plurality of sides of the wireless communications enabled computing device, the input device providing a plurality of input switches, wherein said input switches are adjacent each of the at least two opposing sides of the plurality of sides of the wireless communications enabled computing device, and in which the input device masks less than a majority of the back of the wireless communications enabled computing device, and wherein the side structures of the input device communicate with each other wirelessly; and a device driver communicating with each the input device and the wireless communications enabled computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a wireless communications enabled computing device, the wireless communications enabled computing device providing a plurality of sides, each of the plurality of sides are disposed between an electronic display screen of the wireless communications enabled computing device and a back of the wireless communications enabled computing device; an electronic game communicating with the wireless communications enabled computing device, the electronic game providing an object displayed on the electronic display screen of the wireless communications enabled computing device; and means for controlling a movement of the object displayed on the electronic display screen of the wireless communications enabled computing device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 16. The apparatus of claim 16, in which the u-shared structure provides support flanges in contact adjacency with the back of the wireless communications enabled computing device.
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