US 2026/0124528 A1 · GUITAR VIDEOGAME CONTROLLERS HAVING HALL EFFECT BUTTONS AND ACTUATORS

Abstract

A guitar videogame controller in accordance with the present disclosure may be configured to be utilized to play videogames that involve simulating the playing of a guitar, such as Guitar Hero®, Rock Band®, Fortnite Festival®, etc. The guitar videogame controller includes one or more hall effect buttons that are configured to facilitate a user setting a desired trigger point for the hall effect button, e.g., to what extent the user is required to actuate or move (e.g., rotate or linearly translate) the hall effect button, in order for the controller to register actuation of the button. For example, the guitar videogame controller may include a hall-effect whammy bar, hall-effect strum bar, and/or one or more hall-effect fret buttons.

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Dependent claims

A guitar videogame controller, comprising:

a housing including a housing body, an elongate neck extending outward from the housing body, and a fretboard disposed on the elongate neck;
a hall effect button operatively coupled to the housing and configured to be selectively moved relative to the housing to actuate the hall effect button, wherein the hall effect button includes a magnet;
a hall effect sensor fixed relative to the housing, wherein the hall effect sensor is configured to detect a magnitude of a magnetic field of the magnet at the hall effect sensor and to generate an output signal indicating the magnitude of the magnetic field;
and
a controller including processing logic configured to register when the hall effect button is actuated based on the output signal and to output one or more control signals to a videogame console indicating actuation of the hall effect button.

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A guitar videogame controller, comprising:

a housing including a housing body, an elongate neck extending outward from the housing body, and a fretboard disposed on the elongate neck;
a hall effect button supported by the housing, the hall effect button including:
a button body configured to be selectively moved relative to the housing to actuate the hall effect button;
a magnet operatively coupled to the button body, such that the magnet is configured to be selectively moved relative to the housing with the button body;
and
a hall effect sensor fixed relative to the housing, wherein the hall effect sensor is configured to detect a component of a magnetic field of the magnet and to generate an output signal indicating a magnitude of the component of the magnetic field;
and
a controller including processing logic configured to register actuation of the hall effect button based on the output signal, wherein the processing logic is configured to output one or more control signals to a videogame console indicating actuation of the hall effect button in response to registering actuation of the hall effect button.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Guitar videogame controllers having hall effect buttons and actuators

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