Universal mobile gaming docking station and controller
First Claim
1. A game controller for use with a cellular phone, the game controller including a housing having a phone dock with a phone supporting surface for engaging a rear face of the phone, the phone supporting surface having opposite first and second sides, first and second resilient clips projecting up from positions in proximity to the respective first and second sides of the phone supporting surface and curving towards one another so that each of the resilient clips has a gripping surface facing substantially toward the phone supporting surface for resiliently gripping a top face of the phone for releasably holding the phone in the phone dock, a control jack configured for electrical connection to the phone and left and right control pads on opposite respective sides of the phone dock for generating control signals to be sent from the controller through the jack and to the phone.
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Abstract
The universal game controller is provided for use with a plurality of different types of cellular phones and permits gaming software on the cellular phones to be played in a convenient manner. The controller includes a phone dock for replaceably receiving any of a plurality of types of cellular phones. A receptor is provided for making electrical connection to the cellular phone. Control pads are provided for receiving pressure from a user'"'"'s thumbs and generating control and command signals that can be transmitted to the cellular phone.
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- 1. A game controller for use with a cellular phone, the game controller including a housing having a phone dock with a phone supporting surface for engaging a rear face of the phone, the phone supporting surface having opposite first and second sides, first and second resilient clips projecting up from positions in proximity to the respective first and second sides of the phone supporting surface and curving towards one another so that each of the resilient clips has a gripping surface facing substantially toward the phone supporting surface for resiliently gripping a top face of the phone for releasably holding the phone in the phone dock, a control jack configured for electrical connection to the phone and left and right control pads on opposite respective sides of the phone dock for generating control signals to be sent from the controller through the jack and to the phone.
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7. A game controller for use with a mobile phone, the game controller comprising:
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a plurality of buttons for generating at least one control signal of a game being played on the mobile phone; a memory for storing at least one default key mapping configuration, the key mapping configuration for correlating the plurality of buttons to keys of the mobile phone; a microprocessor for receiving the at least one control signal generated by the plurality of buttons and generating a key press signal relating to at least one key of the mobile phone; and an interface in electrical communication with the mobile phone for transmitting the key press signal to the mobile phone, wherein the microprocessor is adapted to determine if the default key mapping configuration is compatible with at least one selected game and, if the default key mapping configuration is not compatible with the at least one selected game, the microprocessor is adapted to obtain at least one additional key mapping configuration wirelessly employing the mobile phone as a modem. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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