Gaming controller

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10201748-B2
Application number	US-201715853527-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2017
Priority date	Nov 23, 2011
Publication date	Feb 12, 2019
Grant date	Feb 12, 2019

Abstract

A controller for interfacing with a computing device is provided, including the following: a main body; a first extension extending from a first end of the main body; a second extension extending from a second end of the main body; wherein the first extension and the second extension are configured as handles; a button positioned along the top surface of the main body, the button being configured to activate a sharing interface for sharing gameplay to a social graph.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A controller for interfacing with a computing device, comprising:
a main body;
a first extension extending from a first end of the main body;
a second extension extending from a second end of the main body;
wherein the first extension and the second extension are configured as handles;
a button positioned along the top surface of the main body, the button being configured to activate a sharing interface for sharing gameplay to a social graph.

2. The controller of claim 1 , wherein sharing gameplay includes sharing one or more of an image, a pre-recorded video, or a live video feed of a user's gameplay.

3. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the shared gameplay is defined by a portion of buffered video of the user's gameplay.

4. The controller of claim 1 , further comprising:
a translucent panel defined along a front side of the main body; and
a light defined in the main body for illuminating the translucent panel;
wherein the translucent panel is configured to be visually tracked to determine a location and/or an orientation of the controller.

5. The controller of claim 4 , further comprising:
a touch panel having a touch surface that defines at least part of a top surface of the main body.

6. The controller of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first set of buttons disposed on the top surface of the main body proximate to the first extension.

7. The controller of claim 6 , further comprising:
a second set of buttons disposed on the top surface of the main body proximate to the second extension.

8. The controller of claim 1 , further comprising:
one or more joysticks positioned along the top surface of the main body.

9. The controller of claim 1 , further comprising:
a speaker positioned along the top surface of the main body.

10. The controller of claim 1 , further comprising:
an inertial sensor, the inertial sensor configured for detecting motion data of the controller.

11. A controller for interfacing with a computing device, comprising:
a main body;
a first extension extending from a first end of the main body;
a second extension extending from a second end of the main body;
wherein the first extension and the second extension are configured as handles;
a translucent panel defined along a front side of the main body; and
a light defined in the main body for illuminating the translucent panel;
wherein the translucent panel is configured to be visually tracked to determine a location and/or an orientation of the controller.

12. The controller of claim 11 , wherein the translucent panel has a horizontally elongated shape.

13. The controller of claim 11 , wherein the light is configurable to illuminate the translucent panel to have one of a plurality of selectable colors.

14. The controller of claim 11 , a button positioned along the top surface of the main body, the button being configured to activate a sharing interface for sharing gameplay to a social graph;
wherein sharing gameplay includes sharing one or more of an image, a pre-recorded video, or a live video feed of a user's gameplay.

15. The controller of claim 14 , wherein the shared gameplay is defined by a portion of buffered video of the user's gameplay.

16. The controller of claim 11 , further comprising:
a first set of buttons disposed on the top surface of the main body proximate to the first extension.

17. The controller of claim 16 , further comprising:
a second set of buttons disposed on the top surface of the main body proximate to the second extension.

18. The controller of claim 11 , further comprising:
one or more joysticks positioned along the top surface of the main body.

19. The controller of claim 11 , further comprising:
a speaker positioned along the top surface of the main body.

20. The controller of claim 11 , further comprising:
an inertial sensor, the inertial sensor configured for detecting motion data of the controller.

Assignees

• Sony Interactive Entertainment America Llc

Inventors

• Nakayama Ryuji
• Huang Ennin
• Gary Nathan

Classifications

• A63F2300/1075

  using a touch screen · CPC title

• A63F2300/10

  characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals · CPC title

• A63F13/2145

  the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens · CPC title

• A63F13/214

  for locating contacts on a surface, e.g. floor mats or touch pads · CPC title

• A63F13/211

  using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes · CPC title