High-dimensional touchpad game controller with multiple usage and networking modalities

• US 9,950,256 B2
• Filed: 08/04/2011
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NRI R&D Patent Licensing, LLC (Advanced Touchscreen and Gesture Technologies, LLC)
• Original Assignee: NRI R&D Patent Licensing, LLC (Advanced Touchscreen and Gesture Technologies, LLC)
• Inventors: Lim, Seung E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Suhol, Dmitry
• Assistant Examiner(s): LARSEN, CARL VICTOR
• Application Number:
  US13/198,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20120034978A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,455 Days
• Field of Search: 463 16, 463 30, 463 36, 463 39, 463 40, 345173, 345684
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/214 for locating contacts on a surface, e.g. floor mats or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/235 using a wireless connection, e.g. infrared or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1031 using a wireless connection, e.g. Bluetooth, infrared connections
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1068 being specially adapted to detect the point of contact of the player on a surface, e.g. floor mat, touch pad
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/208 for storing personal settings or data of the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/403 Connection between platform and handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet

Abstract

A device comprising a High Dimensional Touch Parameter (HDTP) touch capability that can selectively function, as desired by the user, as one or more of a game controller that connects to a game console via network connections, an independent portable/mobile game device with limited but sufficient capacity of processor/memory, a controller for a game console connected remotely through the internet and or a storage device/media player that can store gaming history, personal information, or media files. In an embodiment the device comprises at least one processor for executing at least one algorithm, the algorithm including at least a game, at least one touch sensor providing real-time tactile information to at least one algorithm, the algorithm implementing at least on HDTP function, and at least one networking element configured to network the device to at least the internet.

Claims

1. A game controller device comprising:

a processor for executing an algorithm for controlling a game being executed by a game console;

a High Dimensional Touch Parameter (HDTP) touch surface, the HDTP touch surface for receiving user touch input and generating real-time tactile information, wherein the real-time tactile information is arranged to be processed to generate signals responsive to a multidimensional hypermedia object and HDTP control signals to control the game, and wherein the HDTP touch surface comprises a touch-screen, the resulting system arranged to provide at least a game controller function; and

at least one networking element configured to enable the device to communicate with the game console controlled by at least the game controller function of the multiple-function device,

wherein the multiple-function device directs the HDTP control signals to at least a game console, and

wherein at least 3-dimensional (3D) control signals responsive to 3D aspects of touch measured by the HDTP touch surface are provided to control at least one 3D aspect of a visual response produced by the game.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the HDTP touch surface comprises a capacitive sensor.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the HDTP touch surface comprises an OLED array.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein the HDTP touch surface enables measurement of a roll angle.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the HDTP touch surface enables measurement of a pitch angle.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein the HDTP touch surface enables measurement of a yaw angle.

7. The device of claim 1 wherein the multidimensional hypermedia object comprises a hyperlink.

8. The device of claim 1 wherein the networking element is further configured to provide an interface to a WiFi network.

9. The device of claim 1 wherein the networking element is further configured to network the device with the internet.

10. The device of claim 1 wherein the HDTP touch surface enables measurement of a pitch angle.

11. The device of claim 1 wherein the HDTP touch surface provides a control signal responsive to pressure applied to the touchscreen that is arranged to control an electronic game.

12. A game controller device comprising:

a processor for executing an algorithm for controlling a game;

a High Dimensional Touch Parameter (HDTP) touch surface for receiving user touch input and generating real-time tactile information, wherein the real-time tactile information is arranged to be processed to generate signals responsive to a multidimensional hypermedia object and HDTP control signals to control the game and wherein the HDTP touch surface comprises a touch-screen, the resulting system arranged to provide at least a game controller function; and

at least one networking element configured to network the device to at least two game consoles,

wherein the multiple-function device directs the HDTP control signals to at least the at least two game consoles, and

wherein at least 3-dimensional (3D) control signals responsive to 3D aspects of touch measured by the HDTP touch surface are provided to control at least one 3D aspect of a visual response produced by the game.

13. The device of claim 12 wherein the HDTP touch surface comprises a capacitive sensor.

14. The device of claim 12 wherein the HDTP touch surface comprises an OLED array.

15. The device of claim 12 wherein the HDTP touch surface enables measurement of a roll angle.

16. The device of claim 12 wherein the HDTP touch surface enables measurement of a yaw angle.

17. The device of claim 12 wherein the multidimensional hypermedia object comprises a hyperlink.

18. The device of claim 12 wherein the networking element is further configured to provide an interface to a WiFi network.

19. The device of claim 12 wherein the device is further configured to network with the Internet.

20. The device of claim 12 wherein the HDTP touch surface provides a control signal responsive to pressure applied to the touchscreen that is arranged to control an electronic game.