公开(公告)号：US10596457B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

申请号：US16400599

申请日：2019-05-01

Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.

Inventor： Masaya Takei ,  Shinta Minagawa ,  Kazuhiro Maruyama ,  Kohei Odanaka

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/211 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: An example game controller includes a spherical housing, a joystick, an operation button, a vibrator, and an antenna. The housing includes a first hemispherical portion and a second hemispherical portion. The joystick is on a boundary between the first hemispherical portion and the second hemispherical portion. The vibrator is inside the second hemispherical portion and configured to generate a vibration to vibrate the housing. The antenna is inside the first hemispherical portion, the antenna configured to transmit, to outside, information regarding an operation on the joystick and information regarding an operation of the operation button.

公开(公告)号：US11219126B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US17015446

申请日：2020-09-09

Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.

Inventor： Takanori Okamura ,  Kohei Odanaka ,  Masaya Takei

IPC: H01H13/10 ,  H05K1/11 ,  H01H1/06 ,  H01H11/04 ,  H01H13/78 ,  H01H25/04 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/18

Abstract: A first conductive pattern according to the present disclosure includes a first land electrode and a second land electrode, in which at least a portion of the first land electrode is arranged in an inner portion of a first circle defined by a center point and a first radius, the second land electrode is arranged on a second circle defined by the center point and a second radius that is larger than the first radius to surround the first land electrode, the second land electrode is not arranged in the inner portion of the first circle, the first land electrode is not arranged on the second circle, and the first land electrode and the second land electrode are arranged on a third circle defined by the center point and a third radius that is larger than the first radius and is smaller than the second radius.

公开(公告)号：US11439898B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US17027075

申请日：2020-09-21

Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.

Inventor： Masaya Takei ,  Shinta Minagawa ,  Kazuhiro Maruyama ,  Kohei Odanaka

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/219 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/92 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/245 ,  A63F13/285

Abstract: An example game controller includes a spherical housing, a vibrator, an inertia sensor, an operation device, and a transmitter. The vibrator is inside the spherical housing and configured to generate a vibration to vibrate the spherical housing. The inertia sensor is at a position inside the spherical housing such that a distance from a center of the spherical housing to the inertial sensor is shorter than a distance from the center of the spherical housing to the vibrator. The operation section has an operation surface. The operation surface is capable of being depressed and is at the spherical housing on an opposite side from the vibrator with respect to the center of the spherical housing. The transmitter configured to transmit, to outside, information regarding an operation on the operation section and information output from the inertia sensor.

公开(公告)号：US11013984B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16587687

申请日：2019-09-30

Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD. ,  THE POKÉMON COMPANY

Inventor： Kazuhiro Maruyama ,  Hiroyuki Takeuchi ,  Hiroki Soji ,  Kohei Odanaka ,  Masaya Takei ,  Tsunekazu Ishihara ,  Satoshi Ogawa

IPC: A63F9/24 ,  A63F9/00 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/54 ,  A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/2145 ,  A63F13/327 ,  A63F13/24

Abstract: Based on first data transmitted from a game controller, a game apparatus executes game processing for catching a predetermined game character and transmits, to the game controller, second data corresponding to the game character as a target to be caught. Based on the transmitted second data, the game controller outputs a sound corresponding to the caught game character.

公开(公告)号：US10596456B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

申请号：US16377807

申请日：2019-04-08

Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.

Inventor： Masaya Takei ,  Shinta Minagawa ,  Kazuhiro Maruyama ,  Kohei Odanaka

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/211

Abstract: An example game controller includes a spherical housing, a joystick, an operation button, a vibrator, and an antenna. The housing includes a first hemispherical portion and a second hemispherical portion. The joystick is on a boundary between the first hemispherical portion and the second hemispherical portion. The vibrator is inside the second hemispherical portion and configured to generate a vibration to vibrate the housing. The antenna is inside the first hemispherical portion, the antenna configured to transmit, to outside, information regarding an operation on the joystick and information regarding an operation of the operation button.