Game controller steering wheel and methods therefor
First Claim
1. A game controller useful in association with a game console, the game controller comprising:
- a controller base having a wireless receiver and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit information to the game console; and
a wheel physically coupled to the controller base, the wheel having a wireless transmitter, and wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to transmit wheel information of the wheel to the wireless receiver of the controller base.
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Abstract
A game controller having a steering wheel communicating wirelessly with a controller base is provided. The steering wheel includes a wireless transmitter while the controller base includes a wireless receiver. The wireless transmitter is configured to transmit wheel information of the steering wheel to the wireless receiver of the controller base. Steering wheel information can include wheel rotational information. Wheel rotational information can be obtained using an optical sensor, a potentiometer or an accelerometer. The wireless transmitter can be an RF, IR or ultrasonic transmitter. Power for the wireless transmitter can be provided by an onboard battery. A sleep mode can also further extend the life of the wheel battery. It may also be possible to power the steering wheel from the controller base.
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23 Claims
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1. A game controller useful in association with a game console, the game controller comprising:
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a controller base having a wireless receiver and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit information to the game console; and a wheel physically coupled to the controller base, the wheel having a wireless transmitter, and wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to transmit wheel information of the wheel to the wireless receiver of the controller base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for communicating between a wheel, a controller base to which the wheel is physically coupled, and a video game console, the method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting wheel information using a wireless transmitter of the wheel; wirelessly receiving wheel information using a wireless receiver of the controller base; and wirelessly transmitting received wheel information using a wireless transmitter of the controller base for reception by the video game console. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A game controller useful in association with a game console, the game controller comprising:
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a controller base having a wireless receiver; and a wheel physically coupled to the controller base, the wheel having a rotational sensor configured to sense wheel rotational information and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit wheel rotational information to the receiver of the controller base. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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