US 9,789,390 B1Granted

Video game control attachment

AssigneePerformance Designed Products LLC

InventorsGerard Lambert Block, Eric B. Fulghum

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Abstract

According to various embodiments, an input device attachment is provided and, more specifically, for some embodiments an input device attachment is provided that is combinable with a computer or video game controller. For example, various embodiments provide attachments for handheld video gaming devices configured to control electronic devices, such handheld video gaming devices including without limitation computer controllers, video game console controllers, and handheld video gaming devices. Various embodiments of the invention comprise an attachment comprising an input mechanism that may augment an existing input mechanism of an input device or add an additional input mechanism to the input device. Additionally, some embodiments may augment an exterior structure, or a surface of the input device.

Claims18

Dependent claims

An attachment, comprising:

a structure configured to attach to an input device having a touch-sensitive input mechanism, the structure comprising:
a receiving feature configured to receive the input device for attachment;
a coupling mechanism configured to secure the input device while the input device is disposed in the receiving feature;
and
an input mechanism of the attachment configured to receive an input action from a user and translate the input action to a corresponding input action to the touch-sensitive input mechanism of the input device;
wherein the input device has a topside and an underside and the touch-sensitive input mechanism is disposed on the underside of the input device;
wherein the input mechanism comprises a contact element configured to come in contact with the touch-sensitive input mechanism when the input action is translated to the corresponding input action.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/848,050Filed 20 Mar 2013 · us provisional application
Priority: 20 Mar 2012
Granted: 17 Oct 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

A63F 13/24
Input arrangements for video game devices: constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles
A63F 13/98
Constructional details or arrangements of video game devices not provided for in groups A63F13/20 or A63F13/25, e.g. housing, wiring,…
A63F 13/92
Constructional details or arrangements of video game devices not provided for in groups A63F13/20 or A63F13/25, e.g. housing, wiring,…
A63F
Card, board, or roulette games