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US 11,027,190 B2Granted
Game controller and game system
AssigneeNintendo Co., Ltd.
InventorAkio Ikeda
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Abstract
A first control unit includes a first operation data generation section for generating first operation data in accordance with a motion of a first control unit body included in the first control unit. A second control unit includes a second operation data generation section for generating second operation data in accordance with a direction input operation performed by a player or a motion of a second control unit body included in the second control unit. Further, one of the first control unit and the second control unit includes a transmission section for transmitting the first operation data and the second operation data to a computer at a predetermined timing.
Claims20
A controller arrangement, comprising:
- a first game controller;
- and
- a second game controller,
- the first game controller comprising:
- a housing having, at least, a first surface and a second surface, the housing of the first game controller configured to be operated by a first hand of a user as the user holds the first game controller;
- a directional input positioned on the first surface of the housing of the first game controller and operable by a first digit of the first hand of the user as the user holds the first game controller;
- a first operation button positioned on the second surface of the housing of the first game controller and operable by a second digit of the first hand of the user as the user holds the first game controller;
- and
- processing circuitry operatively coupled to the directional input and the first operation button, and configured to process data in response to input made in association with the directional input and the first operation button, and generate first output data from the first game controller,
- the second game controller comprising:
- a housing having, at least, a first surface and a second surface, the housing of the second game controller configured to be operated by the user as the user hold the second game controller;
- a directional input positioned on the first surface of the housing of the second game controller and operable by a first digit of the second hand of the user as the user holds the second game controller;
- a first operation button positioned on the second surface of the housing of the second game controller and operable by a second digit of the second hand of the user as the user holds the second game controller;
- and
- processing circuitry operatively coupled to the directional input and the first operation button, and configured to process data in response to input made in association with the directional input and the first operation button, and generate second output data from the second game controller, wherein
- the first and second game controllers are configured to communicate the first and second output data to an information processing apparatus, and the first and second output data is usable in combination with data output from at least one inertial sensor for executing game processing using the information processing apparatus.
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A game system, comprising:
- a first game controller configured to be held and operated by a first hand of a user as the user holds the first game controller and plays a game;
- and
- a second game controller configured to be held and operated by a second hand of the user as the user holds the second game controller and plays the game,
- the first game controller comprising:
- an input portion including at least a directional input positioned on a first surface of the first game controller and operable by a first digit of the first hand of the user as the user holds the first game controller;
- a first operation button positioned on a second surface of the first game controller and operable by a second digit of the first hand of the user as the user holds the first game controller;
- and
- processing circuitry operatively coupled to the input portion and the first operation button, and configured to process data in response to input made in association with the input portion and the first operation button, and generate first output data from the first game controller,
- the second game controller comprising:
- an input portion including at least a directional input positioned on a second surface of the second game controller and operable by a first digit of the second hand of the user as the user holds the second game controller;
- a first operation button positioned on the second surface of the second game controller and operable by a second digit of the second hand of the user as the user holds the second game controller;
- and
- processing circuitry operatively coupled to the input portion and the first operation button, and configured to process data in response to input made in association with the input portion and the first operation button, and generate second output data from the second game controller, wherein
- the first and second game controllers configured to communicate the first and second output data to an information processing apparatus, and
- the information processing apparatus configured to utilize the first and second output data in combination with data output from at least one inertial sensor for executing game processing.
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A game controller, comprising:
- a housing having at least a first surface and a second surface, the housing of the game controller configured to be operated by a first hand of a user as the user holds the game controller;
- first directional input positioned on the first surface of the housing of the game controller and operable by a first digit of the first hand of the user as the user holds the game controller;
- a first operation button positioned on the second surface of the housing of the game controller and operable by a second digit of the first hand of the user as the user holds the game controller;
- and
- processing circuitry operatively coupled to the first directional input and the first operation button and configured to process data in response to input made in association with the first directional input and the first operation button, and generate output data for the game controller,
- wherein the processing circuitry configured to communicate the output data for the game controller to a first device, wherein:
- the first device is operable as a game controller,
- the first device includes a gyro sensor configured to generate data in association with movement of the first device,
- the first device includes an input portion, on a first surface of the first device, configured to accept input associated with playing a video game, and
- the input portion of the first device is operable by at least a first or second digit of at least a second hand of the user;
- and
- wherein the output data for the game controller and data output from the gyro sensor are used for playing the video game.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.