Radio frequency remote game controller
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A game controller system communicating between a user and an electronic game device, comprising:
- a portable housing;
a sensor attached to said housing and responsive to operation by the user to generate signals;
a radio frequency sender engaged with said sensor, wherein said sender transmits said signals with time domain multiplexed transmission; and
a radio frequency receiver engaged with the electronic game device for receiving the signals from said radio frequency sender.
2 Assignments
Litigations
0 Petitions
Reexaminations
Accused Products
Abstract
A portable game controller for operating an electronic game device. The controller communicates between a person and the game device with a radio frequency sender and receiver. Signal transmission is communicated over the same channel with time domain multiplexing, and can be sent over one or more channels to expand the number of controllers operable in a system. Signal transmission can be delivered in short intervals to conserve battery power. Multiple persons can deliver signals through multiple senders or through a common radio frequency sender, and signals can be transmitted from the radio frequency receiver to the radio frequency sender.
115 Citations
21 Claims
-
1. A game controller system communicating between a user and an electronic game device, comprising:
-
a portable housing;
a sensor attached to said housing and responsive to operation by the user to generate signals;
a radio frequency sender engaged with said sensor, wherein said sender transmits said signals with time domain multiplexed transmission; and
a radio frequency receiver engaged with the electronic game device for receiving the signals from said radio frequency sender. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A game controller system for communicating between at least two users and an electronic game device, comprising:
-
a portable housing;
at least two sensors engaged with said housing wherein each sensor is responsive to operation by at least one of the users to generate signals;
a radio frequency sender engaged with said sensors, wherein said sender transmits said signals with time domain multiplexed transmission; and
a radio frequency receiver engaged with the electronic game device for receiving the signals from said radio frequency sender. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A method for communicating between a user and an electronic game device, comprising:
-
operating a sensor engaged with a portable housing to generate signals in response to operation by the user;
detecting said signals with a radio frequency sender to transmit said signals with said sensor;
operating said radio frequency sender to transmit said signals with time domain multiplexing; and
receiving said radio frequency sender signals with a radio frequency receiver engaged with the electronic game device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
-
-
20. A game controller system for communicating between a user and an electronic game device, comprising:
-
a portable housing;
a sensor attached to said housing and responsive to operation by the user to generate signals;
a radio frequency sender engaged with said sensor, wherein said sender transmits said signals with time domain multiplexed transmission, and wherein said sender provides error correction functions; and
a radio frequency receiver engaged with the electronic game device for receiving the signals from said radio frequency sender.
-
-
21. A game controller system for communicating between a user and an electronic game device, comprising:
-
a portable housing;
a sensor attached to said housing and responsive to operation by the user to generate signals;
a radio frequency sender engaged with said sensor, wherein said sender transmits said signals with time domain multiplexed transmission, and wherein said sender transmits only changes made to said signals; and
a radio frequency receiver engaged with the electronic game device for receiving the signals from said radio frequency sender.
-
Specification