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Game controller and game system

  • US 9,227,138 B2
  • Filed: 12/30/2014
  • Issued: 01/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A handheld electronic device usable to play a game, comprising:

  • an elongated housing, comprising;

    a top surface, the top surface including a longitudinal axis centered on the top surface of the housing, anda bottom surface being structurally dimensioned and shaped to configure the device to be operable by a hand of a user while the housing is cradled by the hand of the user;

    an imaging device disposed in the housing to capture an image of a scene the user'"'"'s hand aims the imaging device toward;

    a button disposed on the longitudinal axis of the top surface of the housing, the button configured to be operable by a digit of the hand while the housing is cradled by the hand, the button being configured to provide a signal that invokes a home function when the button is operated; and

    a touch-sensitive panel arranged on the top surface and being operable by touch,at least the touch-sensitive panel producing output data, and at least a portion of the output data is used for providing gaming control.

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