Game controller with flexible bridge supporting touch screen
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a computing device, the computing device providing a plurality of sides, each of the plurality of sides are disposed between an electronic display screen of the computing device and a back of the computing device, the computing device having a length greater than a width of the computing device;
an input device in electronic communication with the computing device, the input device providing a pair of control modules, the pair of control modules adjacent to and confining the computing device on at least two opposing sides of the plurality of sides of the computing device, the pair of control modules are configured such that the pair of control modules adaptively and snugly accommodate the length of the computing device, while the width of the computing device extends above and below the confines of a length of the pair of control modules, wherein each of the pair of control modules provides a front side and a back side;
a structural bridge securing the pair of control modules one to the other, the structural bridge in conjunction with the pair of control modules form a controller, the controller providing a front side and a back side, the structural bridge configured such that the structural bridge adaptively and snugly accommodates the length of the computing device, wherein a first of the pair of control modules comprising a retention mechanism communicating with the structural bridge, wherein the retention mechanism secures the structural bridge to the first of the pair of control modules, such that the structural bridge snugly accommodates the length of the computing device, wherein the structural bridge provides a front side and a back side;
a communication link facilitating communication between the pair of control modules and the computing device, and wherein the structural bridge masks a mid-portion of the back of the computing device; and
a touch sensitive input module attached to the back side of the controller.
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Abstract
A device directed to a combination computing and input device. The computing device providing a plurality of sides, each of the plurality of sides are disposed between an electronic display screen and a back of the computing device. The input device communicates with the computing device and provides a pair of control modules adjacent to and confining the computing device on at least two opposing sides of the computing device. The input device further provides a structural bridge securing the pair of control modules one to the other, and a touch sensitive input module. The structural bridge adaptively and snugly accommodate the length of the computing device. A first of the pair of control modules features a retention mechanism communicating with the structural bridge. The retention mechanism adaptively secures the structural bridge such that the pair of control modules snugly accommodate the length of the computing device.
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1. A device comprising:
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a computing device, the computing device providing a plurality of sides, each of the plurality of sides are disposed between an electronic display screen of the computing device and a back of the computing device, the computing device having a length greater than a width of the computing device; an input device in electronic communication with the computing device, the input device providing a pair of control modules, the pair of control modules adjacent to and confining the computing device on at least two opposing sides of the plurality of sides of the computing device, the pair of control modules are configured such that the pair of control modules adaptively and snugly accommodate the length of the computing device, while the width of the computing device extends above and below the confines of a length of the pair of control modules, wherein each of the pair of control modules provides a front side and a back side; a structural bridge securing the pair of control modules one to the other, the structural bridge in conjunction with the pair of control modules form a controller, the controller providing a front side and a back side, the structural bridge configured such that the structural bridge adaptively and snugly accommodates the length of the computing device, wherein a first of the pair of control modules comprising a retention mechanism communicating with the structural bridge, wherein the retention mechanism secures the structural bridge to the first of the pair of control modules, such that the structural bridge snugly accommodates the length of the computing device, wherein the structural bridge provides a front side and a back side; a communication link facilitating communication between the pair of control modules and the computing device, and wherein the structural bridge masks a mid-portion of the back of the computing device; and a touch sensitive input module attached to the back side of the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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