Wireless game control units
AssigneeFreedom Wave LLC
InventorsAlan E. Leifer, Richard Leifer, Chi-Fu Peng
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Abstract
A wireless control unit includes a controller having wireless transmitter circuitry for transmitting game information, and a console interface/adapter for converting one of the communication ports of the game console into a wireless receiver/transmitter. The console interface/adapter also includes an additional communication port so as to provide the user with access to the used communication port while the interface/adapter is operably disposed within the communication port of the game console.
Claims22
A wireless game control unit for a video game system having a game console, the game console having at least one game controller port and an infrared (IR) receiver for receiving wireless IR signals, the wireless game control unit comprising:
- a controller having at least one user operable switch and IR wireless transmitter circuitry for transmitting game control information to the IR receiver in the game console and wireless receiver circuitry for receiving controller information;
- a wireless adapter having a built-in connector that is directly connected to the game console without wires via the at least one game controller port and having wireless IR transmitter circuitry for transmitting the controller information to the wireless receiver in said controller.
A wireless game control unit for a video game system having a game console, the game console having game controller ports and a radio frequency (RF) receiver for receiving wireless RF signals, the wireless game control unit comprising:
- a controller having at least one user operable switch and wireless transmitter circuitry for transmitting game control information to the RF receiver in the game console and wireless receiver circuitry for receiving controller information;
- a wireless adapter having a built-in connector that is directly connected to the game console without wires via at least one of the game controller ports and having RF transmitter circuitry for wirelessly transmitting the controller information to said controller.
A wireless game control unit for a video game system having a game console, the game console having at least one game controller port and an infrared (IR) receiver for receiving wireless IR signals, the wireless game control unit comprising:
- a controller having at least one user operable switch and IR transmitter circuitry for wirelessly transmitting game control information to the IR receiver in the game console and radio frequency (RF) receiver circuitry for receiving controller information;
- a wireless adapter having a built-in connector that is directly connected to the game console without wires via the at least one game controller port and having RF transmitter circuitry for wirelessly transmitting the controller information to the RF receiver in said controller.
A wireless game control unit for a video game system having a game console, the game console having at least one game controller port and a radio frequency (RF) receiver for receiving wireless RF signals, the wireless game control unit comprising:
- a controller having at least one user operable switch and RF transmitter circuitry for wirelessly transmitting game control information to the RF receiver in the game console and infrared (IR) receiver circuitry for receiving controller information;
- a wireless adapter having a built-in connector that is directly connected to the game console without wires via the at least one game controller port and having IR transmitter circuitry for wirelessly transmitting the controller information to the IR receiver in said controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.