Handheld electronic game device having the shape of a gun
First Claim
1. An electronic game device shaped as a toy gun, comprising:
- a main body;
two handles connected to the main body and protruding downwardly from an underside of the main body, each handle being adapted to be held by a hand of a player;
two trigger devices each provided for and located on a respective handle and adapted to be activated by a finger of the player while holding the respective handle; and
a control section carried within at least one of the main body and the handles, wherein the two trigger devices are electrically connected to the control section to provide input signals thereto.
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Abstract
A handheld electronic game device shaped as a toy gun with two handles and two triggers, and one or more built-in display screens. The device may be played as a stand-alone device, or played with an external game unit having a display screen. When played with an external unit, the handheld device and the external unit may be provided with an aiming relationship detection system to detect an aiming of the handheld device with respect the display screen of the external unit. In one example, the screen of the external unit displays a terrain or a scene seen by the player, and the built-in display of the handheld device simulates a view seen through a scope used on traditional guns. An additional display screen may be provided on the handheld device to simulate a radar scan or satellite image.
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16 Claims
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1. An electronic game device shaped as a toy gun, comprising:
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a main body;
two handles connected to the main body and protruding downwardly from an underside of the main body, each handle being adapted to be held by a hand of a player;
two trigger devices each provided for and located on a respective handle and adapted to be activated by a finger of the player while holding the respective handle; and
a control section carried within at least one of the main body and the handles, wherein the two trigger devices are electrically connected to the control section to provide input signals thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic game system comprising:
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an external game unit having a display screen for displaying game images;
a handheld unit shaped as a toy gun, the handheld unit comprising;
a main body;
two handles connected to the main body and protruding downwardly from an underside of the main body, each handle being adapted to be held by a hand of a player; and
two trigger devices each provided for and located on a respective handle and adapted to be activated by a finger of the player while holding the respective handle; and
one or more control sections coupled to the display screen of the external game unit and the two trigger devices of the handheld unit, the control section controlling the images displayed on the display screen of the external game unit in response to input signals received from the two trigger devices. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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