Gaming device with an inclined surface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9833701-B2
Application number	US-201615200369-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 1, 2016
Priority date	Aug 26, 2013
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

An example of an information processing apparatus is portable and performs predetermined processing in accordance with a user operation. The information processing apparatus includes: a plate-like housing so shaped that a thickness of an upper side surface of the housing is greater than a thickness of a lower side surface of the housing such that the closer to the lower side surface, the thinner the housing; and at least one operation button provided on the upper side surface of the housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable game apparatus for performing predetermined game processing in accordance with a user operation, the game apparatus comprising:
a housing having a back surface and a front surface so shaped that a thickness of an upper side surface of the housing is greater than a thickness of a lower side surface of the housing such that the closer to the lower side surface, the thinner the housing; wherein
the relative positioning between the front surface and the back surface of the housing is such that when the game apparatus is positioned on a horizontal surface, so that the back surface of the housing is parallel to the horizontal surface, the upper end side of the front surface is higher than the lower end side of the front surface relative to the horizontal surface, and
at least one operation button provided on the upper side surface of the housing.

2. The portable game apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the game apparatus further comprises an analog stick lever.

3. The portable game apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the game apparatus further comprises at least one of an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor.

4. The portable game apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the housing comprises inclined surfaces formed on substantially an entirety of a left side surface and a right side surface of the housing.

5. The portable game apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the game apparatus comprises a first operation button and a second operation button, wherein the press surface of the first operation button and the press surface of the second operation button are provided substantially entirely in the thickness direction of the upper side surface of the housing.

6. The portable game apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the press surface of the first operation button is formed into a curved surface and the press surface of the second operation button is formed into a curved surface.

7. The portable game apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the first operation button is provided at the corner between the left end portion of the upper side surface of the housing and the upper end portion of the left side surface of the housing, and the second operation button is provided at the corner between the right end portion of the upper side surface of the housing and the upper end portion of the right side surface of the housing.

8. The portable game apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
a plurality of display screens are provided on the front surface of the housing.

9. The portable game apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the plurality of display screens constitute a plurality of portions of a single display screen.

10. The portable game apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
a first connector is provided in the upper side surface of the housing and a second connector is provided in the right side surface of the housing, the first connector and the second connector electrically connecting the game apparatus to respective data storage external memories.

Assignees

• Nintendo Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fujino Takaki
• Ehara Yui

Classifications

• G06F1/1626

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title

• G06F1/1662

  Details related to the integrated keyboard · CPC title

• A63F13/92

  Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing · CPC title

• A63F13/08

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• G06F1/1692

  the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders · CPC title