US 2026/0061306 A1 · MAGNETICALLY ATTACHABLE GAMING ACCESSORY

Abstract

Accessories that can improve a specific functionality of an electronic device, can readily attach to an electronic device, can be easy to use, and can have a small and efficient form factor. One example can provide a gaming accessory that can improve the game playing functionality of an electronic device, such as a phone, tablet, or other computing device. This gaming accessory can provide a physical interface for controlling game activities on the electronic device such that a screen of the electronic device remains at least largely unobstructed during game play.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A gaming accessory comprising:

a base removably attachable to a back surface of an electronic device in either a first orientation or a second orientation, the first orientation orthogonal to the second orientation;
a first game controller attached to the base, the first game controller movable from a first position adjacent to the base to a second position away from the base, the first game controller comprising a first user-interface control;
and
a second game controller attached to the base, the second game controller movable from a first position adjacent to the base to a second position away from the base, the second game controller comprising a second user-interface control.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

19/383,350Filed 7 Nov 2025

Priority

25 Sep 2020

Published

5 Mar 2026

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

A63F 13/24
Input arrangements for video game devices: constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles
A63F 13/22
Input arrangements for video game devices: setup operations, e.g. calibration, key configuration or button assignment
A63F 13/23
Input arrangements for video game devices: for interfacing with the game device, e.g. specific interfaces between game controller and console
A63F 13/26
Output arrangements for video game devices: having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth

Family

Application63/083,425Us provisional application · filed 25 Sep 2020

Application17/459,701Division · filed 27 Aug 2021

Application19/383,350Division

US 12,465,846 B2Related patent

US 2022/0096923 A1Published application

US 2026/0061306 A1This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

Magnetically attachable gaming accessory

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Magnetically attachable gaming accessory

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Abstract

Claims20