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US 12,661,583 B2Granted
Outputting braille or subtitles using computer game controller
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorOlga Rudi
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Abstract
To help a computer game player in understanding a computer game, upon pausing the game, visual subtitles may be presented. In addition, or alternatively, Braille representing subtitles may be output as a series of vibrations on a touch pad of the controller. When the person's finger reaches the edge of the touch pad, a new series of Braille subtitles may be presented. Depending on where the player is in reading the subtitles and how fast the player reads them, the game video may be slowed down from normal speed.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- receive an explicit pause command for a computer simulation;
- and
- responsive to the explicit pause command:
- halt the computer simulation;
- present on at least one display visual subtitles;
- synchronously with the presentation of the visual subtitles, output Braille representing subtitles as a series of vibrations on a computer game controller;
- and
- resume the computer simulation after output completion.
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A method, comprising:
- presenting a computer simulation on a display under control of a computer simulation controller;
- receiving an explicit pause command during presentation of the computer simulation;
- responsive to the explicit pause command:
- presenting visual subtitles on the display;
- and
- synchronously with the presenting of the visual subtitles, outputting Braille representing subtitles as a series of vibrations on the computer simulation controller.
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A device comprising:
- at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to:
- during presentation of a computer simulation under control of a computer simulation controller comprising at least one touchpad,
- receive an explicit pause command for the computer simulation;
- and
- responsive to the explicit pause command:
- halt the computer simulation;
- and
- present subtitles related to the computer simulation synchronously in visual and tactile form.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.