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US 11,628,352 B2Granted
Two-axis controller interface with reconfigurable orientation
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorsGlenn Black, Alvin Daniel
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Abstract
A controller device comprises a controller body that includes one or more interface ports, at least which is a control information output port. A joystick coupled to the controller body has an axis control orientation that is configurable relative to the controller body.
Claims18
A controller device comprising;
- a controller body wherein the controller body includes one or more interface ports wherein at least one interface port is a control information output port;
- and
- a joystick coupled to the controller body wherein an axis control orientation of the joystick relative to the controller body is configurable, wherein the configurable axis control orientation includes at least X axis or Y axis control movements that have a configurable orientation relative to the controller body and wherein the joystick includes a button configured to provide a command to switch the X axis control movements of the joystick with the Y axis movements of the joystick.
A controller device comprising;
- a controller body wherein the controller body includes one or more interface ports wherein at least one interface port is a control information output port;
- and
- a joystick coupled to the controller body wherein an axis control orientation of the joystick relative to the controller body is configurable, wherein the configurable axis control orientation includes at least X axis or Y axis control movements that have a configurable orientation relative to the controller body;
- modular input control wherein the modular input control includes an interface connector region and the interface connector region communicatively couples the modular input control to one of the one or more interface ports and wherein the modular input control includes a modifier button and a plurality of other buttons, wherein the modifier button changes a button mapping for the plurality of buttons.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.