公开(公告)号：US6071194A

公开(公告)日：2000-06-06

申请号：US878999

申请日：1997-06-19

申请人： Joel Sanderson ,  Kevin Dietrich ,  Bounchanh Thanasack

发明人： Joel Sanderson ,  Kevin Dietrich ,  Bounchanh Thanasack

IPC分类号： A63F13/06 ,  A63F9/22

CPC分类号： A63F13/22 ,  A63F13/06 ,  A63F13/285 ,  A63F2300/1018 ,  A63F2300/1037

摘要： A reconfigurable video game controller for use with a video game program running on a personal computer platform, wherein the controller may be reconfigured or reprogrammed directly by the user so that user-defined keycodes are obtained from a local memory and transmitted to the computer while playing the video game. The controller is reconfigured by selecting desired input switches and then entering keycodes via an attached computer keyboard while in a setup mode, and the keycodes and selected input switch codes are transmitted to the computer for display to the user under the supervision of a reconfiguration window program. The controller is also capable of storing local codes for use in controlling operation of the controller during the video game play mode. One type of local code is a delay code useful in controlling delay of individual keycode transmissions in a multi-keycode playback sequence. Another type of local code is a force-feedback code, which is useful in controlling force-feedback control circuitry associated with the input switches such that the user can program which types of force-feedback effects are to be implemented by the controller during game play.

摘要翻译： 一种用于与个人计算机平台上运行的视频游戏程序一起使用的可重新配置的视频游戏控制器，其中控制器可以由用户直接重新配置或重新编程，以便用户定义的键码从本地存储器获得，并在播放时发送到计算机 该视频游戏。 通过选择所需的输入开关来重新配置控制器，然后在设置模式下通过附加的计算机键盘输入键码，并且键盘代码和选择的输入开关代码被传送到计算机以在重新配置窗口程序的监督下显示给用户 。 控制器还能够存储在视频游戏播放模式期间用于控制控制器的操作的本地代码。 一种类型的本地代码是用于控制多键码重放序列中的各个键码传输的延迟的延迟码。 另一种类型的本地代码是力反馈代码，其在控制与输入开关相关联的力 - 反馈控制电路中是有用的，使得用户可以编程在游戏过程中由控制器执行哪些类型的力 - 反馈效应 。

公开(公告)号：US06279906B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-28

申请号：US09099283

申请日：1998-06-18

申请人： Joel Sanderson ,  Bounchanh Thanasack

发明人： Joel Sanderson ,  Bounchanh Thanasack

IPC分类号： A63F924

CPC分类号： A63F13/245 ,  A63F13/02 ,  A63F13/06 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F2300/1025 ,  A63F2300/1062 ,  A63F2300/8017

摘要： A modular video game controller device that can be adapted to operate with any of a number of various video game platforms such as a PC-based system or any of the commercially-available dedicated game consoles. The video game controller system of the present invention thus comprises a base unit such as a steering wheel and a plurality of game playing switches for use by the game player, a video game playing platform such as a PC-based platform or a dedicated console, and a video game controller interface adapter for interconnecting the base unit and the video game playing platform in accordance with the specific electrical and physical characteristics of the video game playing platform. A variety of interface adapters are contemplated, each of which interfaces in a standard manner to the base unit, and which interfaces in a dedicated manner to the particular video game playing platform for which it has been designed. In this manner, a player simply needs to obtain an interface adapter configured for his type of gaming platform and utilize the standard base unit therewith. This advantageously allows the base unit to be used on a variety of gaming platforms by simply changing the interface adapter as required.

摘要翻译： 一种模块化视频游戏控制器装置，其可适用于使用诸如基于PC的系统或任何商业上可用的专用游戏机的多种各样的视频游戏平台中的任何一种操作。 因此，本发明的视频游戏控制器系统包括诸如方向盘的基本单元和由游戏玩家使用的多个游戏开关，诸如基于PC的平台或专用控制台的视频游戏平台， 以及视频游戏控制器接口适配器，用于根据视频游戏平台的特定电气和物理特性来互连基本单元和视频游戏平台。 可以想到各种各样的接口适配器，其中每个接口适配器以标准的方式与基本单元接口，并且以专门的方式接合到已经设计的特定的视频游戏平台。 以这种方式，玩家只需要获得为其类型的游戏平台配置的接口适配器，并利用标准基本单元。 这有利地允许基本单元通过根据需要简单地改变接口适配器而在各种游戏平台上使用。

公开(公告)号：US6008797A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-28

申请号：US20760

申请日：1998-02-09

申请人： Joel Sanderson ,  Andrey Gleener

发明人： Joel Sanderson ,  Andrey Gleener

IPC分类号： G05G1/30 ,  G05G1/44 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0334 ,  G05G1/30 ,  G05G1/44 ,  Y10T74/20384 ,  Y10T74/209 ,  Y10T74/20912 ,  Y10T74/20918

摘要： A foot pedal assembly having a base, a first support member with an upper end and a lower end, a foot pedal attached to the upper end of the first support member, a second support member with a fore end and an aft end, a guide member with a retention slot affixed to the base, and means for coupling the fore end of the second support member and the lower end of the first support member within the retention slot of the guide member; wherein the means for coupling slidingly guides the fore end of the second support member and the lower end of the first support member substantially along the retention slot upon application of a downward force to the foot pedal.

摘要翻译： 具有底座的脚踏板组件，具有上端和下端的第一支撑构件，附接到第一支撑构件的上端的脚踏板，具有前端和后端的第二支撑构件，导向件 具有固定在基座上的保持槽的构件，以及用于将第二支撑构件的前端和第一支撑构件的下端联接在引导构件的保持槽内的装置; 其中，当向脚踏施加向下的力时，用于联接的装置滑动地引导第二支撑构件的前端和第一支撑构件的下端基本上沿着保持槽。