×

Function expansion device and operating device using the function expansion device

  • US 6,241,611 B1
  • Filed: 07/01/1999
  • Issued: 06/05/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An operating device for use with an image processing apparatus which displays an image on a monitor and controls the image, said operating device comprising:

  • a hand-holdable housing having a shape capable of being grasped by a left hand and a right hand;

    a first operating device formed on said housing;

    a second operating device formed on said housing, one of said first operating device and said second operating device being operable for use as a first moving direction designation input device which designates a moving direction of said image and the other of said first operating device and said second operating device being operable for use as an action designation input device which designates other actions of said image;

    a receiving portion which is operable, in use, to receive a function expansion device; and

    a connector associated with said receiving portion for connecting to a function expansion device, whereby a function expansion device is detachably attached to said connector and received by said receiving portion when attached, wherein said receiving portion includes an opening portion in which said function expansion device is contained, and wherein said function expansion device includes a case having a shape adapted for insertion into said opening portion, and a further monitor provided on said case at a portion other than a portion received by said opening portion, said further monitor displaying data not displayed on said monitor.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×