Integrated haptic control apparatus and touch sensitive display
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1. A video game control apparatus configured to communicate with a gaming console, the video game control apparatus comprising:
- a directional pad moveable in a plurality of directions;
a plurality of actuatable components operable by the directional pad, each actuatable component being configured to provide haptic feedback responsive to a push input in a corresponding direction of the plurality of directions;
an integrated display forming a surface of the directional pad; and
a controller configured todisplay an indicia on the integrated display for each direction of the directional pad, each indicia indicating a specific function associated with a corresponding direction of the directional pad depending upon a game being executed by the gaming console,change a specific function of each direction of the directional pad and to modify a displayed indicia for each direction of the directional pad in response to a change of the specific function associated with the corresponding direction of the directional pad based upon a change in the game being executed by the gaming console,receive a user input actuating a selected actuatable component; and
send a command signal to the gaming console to cause the gaming console to output image data to a second display housed separately from the video game control apparatus in response to the user input, the image data representing an action invoked by a direction on the direction pad corresponding to the selected actuatable component.
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Abstract
The provision of a haptic input with an integrated touch screen input is disclosed. One disclosed embodiment provides a control apparatus for an electronic device. The control apparatus comprises a haptic input mechanism configured to provide haptic feedback responsive to a push input, and an integrated touch sensitive display forming a surface of the haptic input mechanism, wherein the touch sensitive display comprising a touch-sensing mechanism.
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1. A video game control apparatus configured to communicate with a gaming console, the video game control apparatus comprising:
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a directional pad moveable in a plurality of directions; a plurality of actuatable components operable by the directional pad, each actuatable component being configured to provide haptic feedback responsive to a push input in a corresponding direction of the plurality of directions; an integrated display forming a surface of the directional pad; and a controller configured to display an indicia on the integrated display for each direction of the directional pad, each indicia indicating a specific function associated with a corresponding direction of the directional pad depending upon a game being executed by the gaming console, change a specific function of each direction of the directional pad and to modify a displayed indicia for each direction of the directional pad in response to a change of the specific function associated with the corresponding direction of the directional pad based upon a change in the game being executed by the gaming console, receive a user input actuating a selected actuatable component; and send a command signal to the gaming console to cause the gaming console to output image data to a second display housed separately from the video game control apparatus in response to the user input, the image data representing an action invoked by a direction on the direction pad corresponding to the selected actuatable component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for operating a video game controller, the video game controller having a directional pad moveable in a plurality of directions and comprising a plurality of actuatable components each actuatable by a press on a corresponding direction of the plurality of directions of the directional pad and also an integrated touch sensitive display, the video game controller further comprising a second display spaced from the directional pad, and a controller configured to receive and correlate command signals from the integrated touch sensitive display and the directional pad, the method comprising:
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displaying one or more indicia on the integrated touch sensitive display, each indicia indicating a specific function associated with a corresponding direction of the directional pad; receiving a push input via a selected actuatable component of the directional pad; providing haptic feedback in response to the push input; receiving a touch input via the integrated touch sensitive display; providing feedback in response to the touch input; changing the specific function associated with one or more of the directions of the directional pad; altering the displayed indicia in response to changing the specific function of the one or more directions of the directional pad; and updating information displayed on the second display in response to one or more of the push input and the touch input. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for operating a video game controller, the video game controller having a directional pad moveable in a plurality of directions and comprising a plurality of actuatable components each actuatable by a press on a corresponding direction of the plurality of directions of the directional pad and also an integrated touch sensitive display, the video game controller further comprising a controller configured to receive and correlate command signals from the integrated touch sensitive display and the directional pad, the method comprising:
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displaying one or more indicia on the integrated touch sensitive display, each indicia indicating a specific function associated with a corresponding direction of the directional pad; receiving a push input via a selected actuatable component of the directional pad; providing haptic feedback in response to the push input; receiving a touch input via the integrated touch sensitive display; providing feedback in response to the touch input; changing the specific function associated with one or more of the directions of the directional pad; and altering the displayed indicia in response to changing the specific function of the one or more directions of the directional pad. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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