COMBINATION COMPUTING DEVICE AND GAME CONTROLLER WITH FLEXIBLE BRIDGE SECTION
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a computing device, the computing device providing a plurality of sides, each of the plurality of sides are disposed between an electronic display screen of the computing device and a back of the computing device, the computing device having a length greater than a width of the computing device;
an input device in electronic communication with the computing device, the input device providing a pair of control modules, the pair of control modules adjacent to and confining the computing device on at least two opposing sides of the plurality of sides of the computing device, the pair of control modules are configured such that the pair of control modules adaptively and snugly accommodate the length of the computing device, while the width of the computing device extends above and below the confines of a length of the pair of control modules;
a structural bridge securing the pair of control modules one to the other, the structural bridge configured such that the structural bridge adaptively and snugly accommodate the length of the computing device, wherein a first of the pair of control modules comprising a tensioning mechanism communicating with the structural bridge, wherein the tensioning mechanism secures the structural bridge to the first of the pair of control modules, such that the structural bridge snugly accommodate the length of the computing device; and
a communication link facilitating communication between the pair of control modules and the computing device, wherein the structural bridge masks a mid-portion of the back of the computing device, and wherein the communication link is further configured to communicate with a second display, the second display remote from and mechanically disassociated from the electronic display screen of the computing device.
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Abstract
A combination computing device, input device, structural bridge, and a communication link is provided. The computing device, with a length greater than its width, provides a plurality of sides, a display screen, and a back. The input device electronically communicates with the computing device. The input device provides a pair of control modules. The control modules adaptively confine the width of the computing device. The structural bridge, masks a mid-portion of the back of the computing device, secures the pair of control modules one to the other, and adaptively accommodates the length of the computing device. A first of the pair of control modules includes at least a tensioning mechanism secured to the structural bridge. The tensioning mechanism accommodates the length of the computing device. The communication link facilitates communication between the control modules, the computing device, and a second display, which is mechanically disassociated from electronic display.
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21 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a computing device, the computing device providing a plurality of sides, each of the plurality of sides are disposed between an electronic display screen of the computing device and a back of the computing device, the computing device having a length greater than a width of the computing device; an input device in electronic communication with the computing device, the input device providing a pair of control modules, the pair of control modules adjacent to and confining the computing device on at least two opposing sides of the plurality of sides of the computing device, the pair of control modules are configured such that the pair of control modules adaptively and snugly accommodate the length of the computing device, while the width of the computing device extends above and below the confines of a length of the pair of control modules; a structural bridge securing the pair of control modules one to the other, the structural bridge configured such that the structural bridge adaptively and snugly accommodate the length of the computing device, wherein a first of the pair of control modules comprising a tensioning mechanism communicating with the structural bridge, wherein the tensioning mechanism secures the structural bridge to the first of the pair of control modules, such that the structural bridge snugly accommodate the length of the computing device; and a communication link facilitating communication between the pair of control modules and the computing device, wherein the structural bridge masks a mid-portion of the back of the computing device, and wherein the communication link is further configured to communicate with a second display, the second display remote from and mechanically disassociated from the electronic display screen of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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