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US Patent 6102802 - Game controller with analog pressure sensor(s)

US Patent Issued on August 15, 2000
Estimated Patent Expiration Date: Icon_subject October 1, 2017Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
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Abstract

A game controller of the type held in two hands simultaneously for controlling electronic games, including a housing, a plurality of depressible surfaces at least in-part exposed on the housing with the depressible surfaces in operational association with electricity manipulating devices contained within the housing and controlled by depression of the depressible surfaces for manipulating electrical outputs at least useful for controlling electronic games. At least one of the electricity manipulating devices is a pressure-sensitive variable-conductance sensor for creating an analog electrical output proportional to varying physical pressure applied to at least one depressible surface. The analog electrical output is output as a signal at least representational of the analog electrical output to an image generation machine for controlling electronic imagery. Also disclosed are methods of use and manufacture of game controllers having at least one pressure-sensitive analog sensor.

Inventor

Application

No. 942450 filed on 10/01/1997

US Classes:

463/37Hand manipulated (e.g., keyboard, mouse, touch panel, etc.)

Field of Search

463/36, Player-actuated control structure (e.g., brain-wave or body signal, bar-code wand, foot pedal, etc.)463/37, Hand manipulated (e.g., keyboard, mouse, touch panel, etc.)273/143B, Movable web345/156, DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE345/159Having variable cursor speed

Examiners

Primary: Martin-Wallace, Valencia
Assistant: Paradiso, John

US Patent References

5510812, Piezoresistive input device
Issued on: 04/23/1996
Inventor: O'Mara, et al.
5689285, Joystick with membrane sensor
Issued on: 11/18/1997
Inventor: Asher
5764219, Controller for improved computer pointing devices
Issued on: 06/09/1998
Inventor: Rutledge, et al.
5999084Variable-conductance sensor
Issued on: 12/07/1999
Inventor: Armstrong

International Class

G09G 005/00

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