Invention Application
- Patent Title: GAME CONTROLLER SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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Application No.: US16391059Application Date: 2019-04-22
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Publication No.: US20190299094A1Publication Date: 2019-10-03
- Inventor: Jeffrey Peter Bellinghausen , Claire Michelle Gottschalk , Eric James Hope , Jeffrey Scott Keyzer , Scott Dalton
- Applicant: Valve Corporation
- Main IPC: A63F13/285
- IPC: A63F13/285 ; A63F13/2145 ; A63F13/24 ; A63F13/214

Abstract:
Various game controller hardware and user interface configurations are disclosed. Some configurations may comprise two circular trackpads, driven by the player's thumbs, which may be clickable, allowing the entire surface to act as a button. Haptic feedback may be based on dual linear resonant actuators (e.g., by means of strong, weighted electro-magnets attached to each of the dual trackpads), capable of delivering a wide range of force and vibration, allowing control over frequency, amplitude, and direction of movement. The haptics-related components in certain implementations may also play audio waveforms and thereby function as speakers. In the center of the controller according to certain configurations may be another touch-enabled surface, this one backed by a display screen. In some configurations this entire screen itself may also be clickable, like a large single button. A variety of other exemplary implementations and configurations are described.
Public/Granted literature
- US11052310B2 Game controller systems and methods Public/Granted day:2021-07-06
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