瑞士专利CH713565A2 Combination of computer device and game control with touchscreen input.

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The invention relates to a combination of computer device (102) and input device (114). The computing device provides a variety of pages. The input device provides a structural bridge, a pair of control modules, and a touch-sensitive input module attached to the back of the input device. The pair of control modules bound the computing device on at least two opposite sides of the plurality of sides (104, 106, 108, 126). The pair of control modules adaptively and appropriately accommodate the width of the computing device and, alternatively, adaptively and appropriately accommodate a width of a second computing device, the second computing device having a width greater than the width of the computing device. The structural bridge fixes the pair of control modules together and adaptively and appropriately accommodates the length of either the first computing device or the second computing device, the second computing device having a length that is greater than the length of the computing device.
公开号:CH713565A2
申请号:CH01014/17
申请日:2017-08-09
公开日:2018-09-14
发明作者:Townley Fraser；Gamble Kelly
申请人:Wikipad Inc；
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Summary of the Invention In a preferred embodiment, a combination includes, but is not limited to, at least one computing device and an input device. The computing device provides a variety of pages. The input device provides a structural bridge, a pair of control modules, and a touch-sensitive input module attached to the back of the input device. The pair of control modules limit the computing device to at least two opposite sides of the plurality of sides of the computing device. The pair of control modules are configured to adaptively and appropriately accommodate the width of the computing device, and alternatively, adaptively and appropriately accommodate a width of a second computing device, the second computing device having a width that is greater than the width of the computing device. The structural bridge fixes the pair of control modules together and adaptively and appropriately mounts the length of the computing device, and alternatively adaptively and appropriately mounts a length of the second computing device, the second computing device having a length greater than the length of the computing device ,
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1 is a front perspective view, partially cut away, of an embodiment of an electronic game control device constructed and operated in accordance with various disclosed embodiments.
FIG. 2 shows a rear top view of the device from FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 shows a top view from the right side, partially cut away, of the device of FIG. 1 constructed in accordance with various embodiments disclosed and claimed herein.
FIG. 4 shows a top view from the right side of the device of FIG. 1 constructed in accordance with various embodiments disclosed and claimed herein.
FIG. 5 shows a top perspective view of an embodiment of an input device of FIG. 1 constructed in accordance with various embodiments disclosed and claimed herein.
6 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the device of FIG. 1.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an alternative embodiment of the device of FIG. 1.
Figure 8 shows a front perspective view, partially cut away, of a combined electronic
Game control and information input device constructed in accordance with various embodiments disclosed and claimed herein.
FIG. 9 shows a rear top view of the combination from FIG. 8.
10 shows a front perspective view, partially cut away, of an alternative embodiment of a combined electronic game control and information input device constructed in accordance with various embodiments disclosed and claimed herein.
11 shows a top perspective view of an embodiment of an input device with an integrated checkout device, the input device being constructed in accordance with various embodiments disclosed and claimed herein.
12 shows a front perspective view, partially cut away, of an alternative embodiment of a combined electronic game control and information input device, the information input device providing the integrated till device.
FIG. 13 shows a front perspective view, partially cut away, of an alternative embodiment of a combination of a computer device and electronic game control, wherein the electronic game control comprises a pair of control modules which are connected to one another via a bridge link.
FIG. 14 shows a rear top view of the combination of computer device and electronic game control from FIG. 13.
FIG. 15 shows a top perspective view of the alternative embodiment of the combination of computing device and electronic game controller of FIG. 13.
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16 shows a rear plan view of an alternative combination computer device with a communication connection fixed thereon, and an input device fastened to the communication connection.
17 shows a top plan view of the communication port of FIG. 16.
FIG. 18 shows a side view, in elevation, of the communication port of FIG. 16.
FIG. 19 shows front and rear views, in elevation, of a first selected boundary structure of the pair of boundary structures of the communication port of FIG. 16.
20 shows front and rear views, in elevation, of a second selected boundary structure of the pair of boundary structures of the communication port of FIG. 16.
FIG. 21 shows a bottom plan view of a first control module in addition to a selected delimitation structure of the pair of delimitation structures of the communication connection from FIG. 16.
22 shows a bottom plan view of a first control module attached to a selected boundary structure of the pair of boundary structures of the communication port of FIG. 16.
23 shows a side view, in elevation, of a first control module attached to a selected boundary structure of the pair of boundary structures of the communication port of FIG. 16.
FIG. 24 shows a perspective view of an attachment mechanism of the communication port of FIG. 16.
FIG. 25 shows a rear top view of the combination of computer device and electronic game control from FIG. 16, which shows a detail of a data storage device and an auxiliary power source.
26 shows a front perspective view, partially cut away, of an alternative embodiment of an electronic game control device constructed and operated in accordance with various disclosed embodiments.
FIG. 27 shows an exploded perspective view of a first control module of an input device of the electronic game control device of FIG. 26.
FIG. 28 shows an exploded perspective view of a second control module of the input device of the electronic game control device of FIG. 26.
FIG. 29 shows a rear perspective view of the electronic game control device of FIG. 26.
FIG. 30 shows a front perspective view of the electronic game control device of FIG. 26, which is designed to accommodate computer devices of various sizes.
FIG. 31 shows a rear perspective view of the electronic game control device of FIG. 26, which is designed to accommodate computer devices of various sizes.
FIG. 32 shows a front perspective view of the second control module of the electronic game control device of FIG. 26 with a maximum size computing device set up for engagement with the first control module.
FIG. 33 shows a front perspective view of the second control module of the electronic game control device of FIG. 26 with the maximum size computing device beginning to engage the first control module.
FIG. 34 shows a front perspective view of the second control module of the electronic game control device of FIG. 26 with the maximum size computing device fully engaged with the first control module.
35 shows a front view of an alternative embodiment of an electronic game control device constructed and operated in accordance with various disclosed embodiments.
36 shows a front view of an alternative embodiment of an electronic game control device and a front perspective view of a computing device that interfaces with the electronic game control device to form an electronic game system.
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37 shows a front perspective view, partially cut away, of the alternative embodiment of the electronic game control device of FIG. 36 constructed and operated in accordance with various embodiments disclosed and claimed herein.
38 is an exploded perspective view of a control module of the input device of the electronic game control device of FIG. 37.
FIG. 39 shows a front view of the alternative embodiment of the electronic game system of FIG. 36 with a keyboard integrated in the control module of FIG. 38.
40 shows a front view of the alternative embodiment of the electronic game system of FIG. 39 in wireless interaction with a display.
FIG. 41 shows a rear view of the alternative embodiment of the electronic game system of FIG. 37 with a touch-sensitive module attached to the rear of the electronic game controller.
FIG. 42 shows a rear view of a further alternative embodiment of the electronic game system of FIG. 37 with a touch-sensitive module attached to the rear of the electronic game controller.
Detailed Description The present disclosure relates generally to a combined game control and information input device for controlling electronic games and for entering information into a computing device, also referred to herein as video games, computer games, and application games. The device preferably comprises a computer device, an electronic game communicating with the computer device and an input device for controlling the movement of a virtual object provided by the electronic game and for entering information into the computer device. In a preferred embodiment, the input device has a pair of opposing side structures adjacent to opposite sides of the plurality of sides of the computing device. The input device preferably further includes a plurality of input switches, the input switches being adjacent to each of the at least two opposite sides of the plurality of sides of the computing device, and a bridge structure disposed between the pair of pages to form a three-sided structure. The third structure reduces inadvertent removal of the computing device from the three-sided structure when the computing device is fully inserted into the three-sided structure.
Referring to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows an exemplary game control and information input device ("G&D") 100 that may be used in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention. The exemplary G&D 100 has at least one computing device 102 (also referred to herein as computing device 102) that provides a variety of pages, such as 104, 106, 108, and 126. Each of the plurality of pages 104, 106 and 108 is disposed between an electronic display 110 of the computing device 102 and a back 112 (shown in FIG. 2) of the computing device 102. The G&D 100 preferably also has an input device 114. Computing device 102 may take the form of a tablet, smartphone, notebook, or other portable computing device.
[0005] In a preferred embodiment, input device 114 provides a pair of side structures 116 and 118 with a bridge structure 115 interposed therebetween. One of the pair of page structures, for example 116, lies next to the computer device 102 and delimits it on a first page, for example 104, of the plurality of pages 104, 106, 108 and 126 of the computer device 102. The second page structure of the pair of page structures, 118, for example, lies next to the computer device 102 and delimits it on a second side, for example 108, of the plurality of pages 104, 106, 108 and 126 of the computer device 102, the first and second pages, for example 104 and 108, of the plurality of pages 104, 106, 108 and 126 of computing device 102 are opposite sides of the plurality of pages 104, 106, 108 and 126 of computing device 102.
In a preferred embodiment, input device 114 further provides a plurality of removable game control modules 120 and 122, with removable game control modules 120 and 122 adjacent to each of the at least two opposite sides 104 and 108 of the plurality of pages 104, 106, 108 and 126 of the computing device 102, and wherein a bridge structure 124 is arranged between the pair of side structures 116 and 118 and next to the third side 126 of the plurality of sides 104, 106, 108 and 126 of the computing device 102.
In a preferred embodiment, the removable game control modules 120 and 122 can be removed from the input device 114 and replaced with removable keyboard modules 164 and 166 of Figure 8. To make it easier to replace the modules, the input device preferably provides a pair of input module openings 170. The removable keyboard modules together form a fully functional keyboard and each provides an electronic auxiliary display ("ADS") 168, each ADS 168 having at least the functionality of the electronic display 110.
CH 713 565 A2 In an alternative embodiment of FIG. 10, removable keyboard modules 164 and 166 are a pair of touch-sensitive electronic screens 172 and 174, each of the touch-sensitive electronic screens having at least the functionality of electronic screen 110, including the functionality of mouse pad sections 176 and 178, and selectively shows the keys of a keyboard 180 and 182 for entering information. Preferably, the keys are virtual keys that respond to a touch by a user.
1, the bridge structure 124 in combination with the pair of side structures 136 and 118 preferably forms a three-sided structure 128 (from FIG. 5) (also referred to herein as a U-shaped structure 128 of the input device 114) in FIG the computer device 102 is seated such that the computer device 102 is delimited by the U-shaped structure 128 and the U-shaped structure 128 reduces inadvertent removal of the computer device 102 from the U-shaped structure 128 when the computer device 102 is fully inserted into the three-sided structure 128 is.
1 also preferably has a video game 130. The video game 130 preferably provides a virtual object 132 that is displayed by the electronic screen 110, wherein the virtual object 132 is responsive to an input from the input device 114. An example of a response of the virtual object 132 would be movement of the virtual object 132 or loading another computer game based on a predetermined signal provided by the input device 114 or the appearance of a character. It should be noted that FIG. 1 shows the housing of the plurality of switches, while at least some of the plurality of switches can be seen in the partial section from FIG. 3.
FIG. 2 shows the back 112 of the computing device 102. Furthermore, FIG. 2 shows the input device 114, which provides a pair of trigger switches 136 and 138 that are supported by their corresponding side structures 116 and 118, respectively.
Fig. 3 shows that a predetermined number of the plurality of switches 140 cooperate to form an input device 142, the input device 142 controlling the display of virtual objects that are displayed on the electronic screen 110 of the computing device 102. Preferably, the input device 142 is a joystick 142. FIG. 3 further shows that the input device 114 provides a plurality of buttons 144 and 119 of the removable game control modules 120 that activate corresponding switches 145 and 121. The primary function of trigger 138, joystick 142, and buttons 144 and 119 of removable game control modules 120 is to control the movement / actions of a playable body / object or otherwise affect events in a video game 130 (from FIG. 1) or another computer game.
FIG. 4 shows the G&D 100, which further has a second joystick 146 and a second key 148, which are provided on the side structure 116 next to the trigger 136, while FIG. 5 shows the processor (CPU) 150 of the input device 114 ,
Fig. 6 shows the input device 114 with the CPU 150 interacting with the plurality of switches 152, which preferably at least switches 119 of the removable game control modules 120 (from Fig. 1), switches 117 of the removable game control modules 122 (from Fig. 1), 136, 138, 142, 144, 146 and 148 (from FIGS. 2 and 3). 6 also shows the input device 114, which has a communication protocol 154 that provides the communication link between the computer device 102 and the input device 114. In a preferred embodiment, a universal serial bus (USB) communication protocol is used. However, one skilled in the art will recognize that communication protocol 154 is not limited to a USB protocol.
Fig. 6 further shows that the computer device 102 preferably has at least one CPU 156, which with the electronic screen 110, the video game 130, a device driver 158, which facilitates the interaction between the computer device 102 and the input device 114, and one Communication protocol 160 works together, which provides the communication link between a computing device 102 and the input device 114. In a preferred embodiment, a universal serial bus (USB) communication protocol is used. However, one skilled in the art will recognize that the communication protocol 160 is not limited to a USB protocol.
FIG. 7 shows an alternative embodiment of an exemplary game controller 162, in which the device driver 158 and the video game 130 are arranged in the input device 114.
8 shows in a preferred embodiment the G&D 100 with a first camera 184 on a first side of the computer device 102, a second camera 186 on the back of the computer device 102 (seen in FIG. 9), a third camera 188 on a first side of the input device 114 and a fourth camera 190 on the back of the input device 114 (seen in FIG. 9).
In a preferred embodiment, each of the four cameras can selectively operate independently or can be used in conjunction with one another, and each of the four cameras 184, 186, 188 and 190 is fully functional for capturing still and video images. Additionally and preferably, the first and second cameras 184 and 186 are fully functional even when the computing device 102 is detached from the input device 114, while the third and fourth cameras 188 and 190 are fully functional even when the input device 114 is from the computing device 102 is removed.
CH 713 565 A2 In a preferred embodiment, when the computer device 102 is inserted into the input device 114, the first and second cameras 184 and 186 either independently of one another or simultaneously respond to input from the computer device 102 or from the input device 114, each which device to control the first and second cameras 184 and 186 is selected. In the preferred embodiment, computing device 102 and input device 114 are each configured with a Bluetooth protocol stack communication feature that allows the user to operate the first and second cameras 184 and 186 of computing device 102 with input device 114, even if the computer device 102 has been removed from the input device 114. If the computing device 102 and the input device 114 are configured with a Bluetooth protocol stack communication feature, the user can also operate the third and fourth cameras 188 and 190 of the input device 114 with the computing device 102. In other words, in the preferred embodiment, each of the four cameras 184, 186, 188 and 190 can be selectively operated individually or together, regardless of whether the computing device 102 is inserted into the input device 114.
Figure 9 shows that, in a preferred embodiment, the input device 114 includes an auxiliary power source 192 and an auxiliary data storage device 194, which preferably has a cache portion 196. Preferably, the auxiliary power source 192 is a lithium-ion battery that powers the input device 114 and the computing device 102 when the computing device 102 power source is exhausted; and the auxiliary data storage device 194 is a solid state hard disk.
In the preferred embodiment, cache 196 is sized to buffer synchronized inputs from each of cameras 184, 186, 188 and 190 so that auxiliary data storage device 194 can seamlessly store and retrieve still or video images for display, including simultaneous output from Video images recorded by each of cameras 184, 186, 188 and 190.
In a non-limiting example application of using cameras 184, 186, 188 and 190, the first camera 184 could be aimed at an information presenter, while the second camera 186 is aimed at a portion of the audience listening to the presentation , The third camera 188 could be directed to a screen used by the presenter to present his information to the audience, while the fourth camera is aimed at another part of the audience. By simultaneously playing back the recorded presentation, a reaction of the audience to the information and the order of the information presented can be evaluated to promote improvements in the presentation.
Figure 11 shows an alternative embodiment of a video game controller 200 that provides an integrated transaction card input feature 202. Preferably, the integrated transaction card input feature 202 has a transaction card slot 204 and a transaction card reader 206. In a preferred embodiment, the transaction card reader 206 is a magnetic stripe reader, but one skilled in the art will recognize that the transaction card reader may alternatively be one of the following: a text recognition reader; a bar code reader; a reader for recognizing objects; or a reader to recognize patterns.
Fig. 12 shows that in a preferred embodiment, a combination of a computer device and electronic game control with an integrated till device 210 preferably has a computer device 212 with a plurality of pages 214, each of the plurality of pages 214 between an electronic screen 216 of the Computing device and a rear side 218 of the computing device is arranged, and an input device 220 is in electronic connection with the computing device 212. The input device 220 preferably provides page structures 222, which are arranged next to the computer device and, in a limiting manner, on at least two opposite sides of the plurality of pages 214 of the computer device 212. Input device 220 also preferably provides input module openings 224, with each input module opening 224 selectively receiving either a game control module, such as 102 and 122 of FIG. 1, or a removable keyboard module, such as 226 and 228. Preferably, the input module openings 224 are adjacent to each of the at least two opposite sides of the plurality of sides 214 of the computing device 212.
Fig. 12 further shows that in a preferred embodiment, the combination of computer device and electronic game control with an integrated cash register device 210 preferably has a camera 230, which is in each case connected to the input device 220 and to the computer device 212. The camera 230 selectively captures still or video images and the input device 220 also provides an integrated transaction card input feature 232 that works with a transaction card 234, and the input device is preferably an electronic game controller 220. Preferably, the camera 230 is a first camera with a lens, facing the user while the user is viewing the electronic screen 216 and includes at least one second camera, such as 186 or 190 (from FIG. 9) with a lens facing in a direction opposite to the first camera 184.
FIG. 12 additionally shows an application 236 that is displayed on the electronic screen 216 of the computing device 212. Preferably, the application 236 displayed on the electronic screen 216 of the computing device 212 is a point-of-sale transaction computer application that works with the electronic game controller 220 and the computing device 212.
CH 713 565 A2 FIG. 13 shows an alternative embodiment of a combination of computer device and electronic game controller 240 (also referred to herein as device 240). Computing device 242 preferably provides a plurality of pages 244, with each of the plurality of pages disposed between an electronic screen 246 of computing device 242 and a back 248 of computing device 242.
Preferably, the electronic game controller 250 (also referred to herein as input device 250) is in electronic communication with the computing device 242. Preferably, the input device 250 provides a pair of control modules 252. The pair of control modules 252 are located adjacent to, and delimits, the computing device 242 on at least two opposite sides of the plurality of sides 244 of the computing device 242. The pair of control modules 252 preferably provide input module openings 254, with each input module opening 254 fixing an instruction input device 256. Preferably, the input module openings 254 are adjacent to each of the at least two opposite sides of the plurality of sides 244 of the computing device 242.
14 shows the back 248 of the computing device 242 and the computing device 242, partially arranged in the input device 250. 14 also shows a structural bridge 258 that secures the pair of control modules 252 together and connects to the back 248 of the computing device 242 in a central region 260 of the back 248 of the computing device 242.
Figure 14 further shows that the pair of control modules 252 provide a restriction tab 262 and that the restriction tab 262 provides a mounting lock 264. The attachment boss 264 interacts with a retention member 266 for securing the structural bridge 258 to the pair of control modules 252. In a preferred embodiment, the retention member 266 is responsive to a latch 268, which is preferably a spring activated latch 268, and the retaining member 268 is preferably a spring loaded Holding element 268. Furthermore, FIG. 14 shows that the structural bridge 258 in a preferred embodiment provides a communication link 270 that transmits signals between the pair of control modules 252.
14, in a preferred embodiment, the communication link 270 provides a communication module 272, and in the alternative it provides a signal path 274 for passing signals between the pair of control modules 252. In a preferred embodiment, the communication module 272 is a wireless communication module 272 that operates in a frequency range of 2.4 GHz. In an alternative preferred embodiment, wireless communication module 272 is a personal area network. As those skilled in the art know, a Personal Area Network (PAN) is a computer network used to communicate between computer-based devices, including telephones and minicomputers. PANs can be used for communication between the devices themselves (intrapersonal communication) or for connection to a higher-level network and the Internet (uplink connection). A wireless personal area network (WPAN) is a PAN with transmission over wireless network technologies, such as IrDA, Bluetooth, Wireless USB, Z-Wave, ZigBee or even Body Area Network. The range of a WPAN varies between a few centimeters and a few meters. A PAN can also be connected via wired computer buses, e.g. USB and FireWire can be transferred.
In an embodiment that uses the signal path 274 as a communication link, the signal path 274 may be in the form of a metal conductor, a fiber optic conductor, a conductive polymer, or the conductive layer of a flex circuit board. Those skilled in the art will further understand that structural bridge 258 (from FIG. 14) or 276 (from FIG. 15) are formed either from a rigid material, such as a rigid polymer, or from a flexible material, such as a flexible polymer can. If a flexible material is chosen and signal path 274 is a wired signal path, in a preferred embodiment signal path 274 may be externally connected to structural bridge 276, as shown in FIG. 15.
FIG. 15 further shows that the instruction input device 256 is an electronic game control module 278 (which may be either removable or fixed) or a keyboard module 280 (of FIG. 13 which may be either removable or fixed) ,
16 shows a rear top view of an alternative combination 300, which preferably includes, but is not limited to, a computing device 302 that provides a plurality of pages 304, each of the plurality of pages between an electronic screen 306 (from FIG. 13) of the computing device and a rear side 308 of the computing device 302 is arranged. Preferably, the alternative combination 300 further includes a communication port 310 that works with the computing device 302. In a preferred embodiment, communication port 310 provides a communication link 312 (which is shown by way of illustration as a wired connection 314, but is to be understood as a wireless connection in an alternative embodiment). Preferably, the communication port 310 further provides a pair of delimitation structures 316, the pair of delimitation structures 316 preferably located adjacent, and delimiting, the computing device 302 on at least two opposite sides of the plurality of sides 304 of the computing device 302.
The alternative combination 300 further preferably has an input device 318 (which is also referred to herein as input device 114), which is attached to the communication port 310 and is therefore in electronic communication. The input device 318 provides a pair of control modules 252, the pair of control modules 252 providing input module openings 224 (from FIG. 12), each input module opening 224
CH 713 565 A2 an instruction input device 356 (from Fig. 23) or e.g. 120 from FIG. 11 or 256 from FIG. 13 fixed. Preferably, the input module openings 224 are adjacent to each of the at least two opposite sides of the plurality of sides 304 of the computing device 302, and the input device 356 or e.g. 120 from FIG. 11, or 256 from FIG. 13 is a separate structure which is separate from the communication connection 310 and does not represent a structural section of the communication connection 310.
16 further shows that the communication port 310 in a preferred embodiment has a fastening mechanism 320 (also referred to herein as a holding mechanism 320). In one embodiment, a soft draw latch, e.g. by Southeo, 210 N. Brinton Lake Road Concordville, PA 19331, is shown as a useful retention mechanism 320.
Figure 17 shows a top view of the communication port 310, which preferably has a structural bridge 322 that secures the pair of confinement structures 316 together. The structural bridge 322 is preferably attached to a selected boundary structure of the pair of boundary structures 316 via a fixed connection 324 and via a sliding seat 326 to the remaining boundary structure of the pair of boundary structures 316. The retention mechanism 320 is preferably securely attached to a conduit 328 of the structural bridge 322 via an anchor member 330, the anchor member 330 preferably located at a location adjacent to the sliding seat 326, and is via an attachment member 332 (shown in FIG. 18) is securely attached to the remaining boundary structure of the pair of boundary structures 316. The fastening element 332 is preferably arranged next to the sliding seat 326. Operation of the retention mechanism 320 facilitates expansion and contraction of the distance between the pair of delimitation structures 316. The expansion and contraction of the distance between the pair of delimitation structures 316 facilitates the placement of the computing device 302 between the pair of delimitation structures 316, with a sufficient compressive force on the Computing device 302 is applied to securely hold the computing device between the pair of restriction structures 316, and the compressive force can be removed so that the computing device can be removed from the communication port 310.
FIG. 17 further shows that each of the pair of boundary structures 316 provides a pair of control dock pins 334, while FIG. 18 shows that each of the pair of boundary structures 316 further provides a computing device holder 336 and that a selected one Boundary structure of the pair of boundary structures 316 provides a computing device interface feature 338. The interface feature 338 at least facilitates the supply of power to the computing device 302, but is not limited to this.
FIG. 19 shows a front view 340 of a first selected delimitation structure of the pair of delimitation structures 316 that has a plurality of signal input areas 342 for use in receiving signals from the input device 318 of FIG. 16 and the pair of control dock pins 334 shows.
Figure 19 also shows a rear view 344 of the first selected boundary structure of the pair of boundary structures 316, showing the computer device interface feature 338, the computer device holder 336 and the sliding seat 326.
FIG. 20 shows a front view 346 of a second selected delimitation structure of the pair of delimitation structures 316 that includes a plurality of signal input areas 342 for use in receiving signals from the input device 318 of FIG. 16 and the pair of control dock pins 334 shows.
FIG. 20 also shows a rear view 348 of the second selected delimitation structure of the pair of delimitation structures 316, which shows the computer device holder 336 and the fixed connection 324.
Figure 21 shows, for purposes of disclosure and for consistency of views with the remaining disclosed figures of one embodiment, a bottom plan view from the right of input device 318 adjacent to the second selected delimitation structure of the pair of delimitation structures 316 of communication port 310. Preferably, the control module 252, a mounting structure 350 is provided that cooperates with the control dock pins 334 of the communication port 310. The mounting structure 350 fixes the input device 318 to the communication port 310. In a preferred embodiment, the mounting structure 350 provides a displaceable locking rocker arm 352 and a fixed locking rocker arm 354. In the embodiment shown, the sliding lock rocker arms 352 interact with the control dock pins 334 to securely (but removably) attach the input device 318 to the communication port 310. In a preferred embodiment, the sliding locking rocker arm 352 is selectively adjustable from an open position, shown with dashed lines, to a closed or locked position, as shown in solid lines.
22 shows the input device 318, which is securely attached to the communication port 310 via a fastening structure 350, while FIG. 23 shows the right control module 252 of the input device 318 with its associated fastening structure 350 in a locked position and the special relationship of the control module 252 with respect to the delimiting structure 316. Fig. 23 also shows an instruction input device 356, such as e.g. 120 of FIG. 11 or 256 of FIG. 13, which in a preferred embodiment is a removable instruction input device 356.
CH 713 565 A2 FIG. 24 provides a more revealing presentation of a latch portion 358 of the fastening mechanism 320 with respect to the fastening element 332 of the fastening mechanism 320.
Figure 25 shows that in a preferred embodiment, input device 318 includes an auxiliary power source 360 and an auxiliary data storage device 362, which preferably has a cache portion 364.
Fig. 26 shows a front perspective view, partially cut away, of an alternative embodiment of an electronic game control device 400 (also referred to herein as an input device 400) constructed and operated in accordance with various embodiments disclosed and claimed herein. The input device 400 includes, but is not limited to, a first control module 402 and a second control module 404. The control modules (402, 404) are located next to a computer device 406 (from FIG. 30), and this is limited, on at least two opposite sides 408 and 410 (each of FIG. 30) of the plurality of sides of computing device 406.
In a preferred embodiment, computing device 406 has a length 412 that is greater than its width 414, as can be seen in FIG. 30. The pair of control modules (408, 410) is preferably configured such that the pair of control modules (408, 410) adaptively and appropriately accommodate the width 414 of the computing device 406. Alternatively, the pair of control modules (408, 410) adaptively and appropriately accommodate a width 416 (from FIG. 30) of a second computing device 418 (from FIG. 30). Preferably, the width 416 of the second computing device 418 is greater than the width 414 of the computing device 406, and preferably the second computing device 418 has a length 420 (from FIG. 30) that is greater than the width 414 of the second computing device 418.
Preferably, the input device further provides a structural bridge 422 that secures the pair of control modules (402, 404) together. Structural bridge 422 is preferably configured such that structural bridge 422 adaptively and appropriately accommodates length 412 of computing device 406. Alternatively, the structural bridge 422 adaptively and appropriately takes up the length 420 of the second computer device 418. Preferably, the length 420 of the second computing device 418 is greater than the length 412 of the computing device 406. In a preferred embodiment, the structural bridge 422 is made of a flexible material, such as e.g. formed from a flexible polymer, or alternatively from a semi-rigid material such as a semi-rigid polymer, glass fiber, metallic plate material, carbon fiber or from other materials known to the person skilled in the art.
FIG. 27 shows an exploded perspective view of the first control module 402 of the input device 400 from FIG. 26. The first control module 402 of the pair of control modules (402, 404) preferably includes, but is not limited to, a holding mechanism 424, communicating with the structural bridge 422 (of FIG. 26), with the retention mechanism 424 fixing the structural bridge 422 so that the structural bridge 422 adaptively takes up the length of the computing device 406. Alternatively, the structural bridge 422 adaptively takes up the length 420 of the second computing device 418. In a preferred embodiment, the length 420 of the second computer device 418 is greater than the length 412 of the computer device 406.
Fig. 27 further shows that the first control module 402 provides a base 426 which provides a setting feature 428. And the retention mechanism preferably includes, but is not limited to, an extension 430 that communicates with the structural bridge 422 and an adjustment structure 432 that interacts with the extension 430 via the adjustment feature 428. In a preferred embodiment, the base 426 is arranged between the adjustment structure 432 and the extension 424.
The first control module 402 preferably provides a holding device 434 that cooperates with the approach 430. As can be seen in FIG. 29, the holding device 434 holds the structural bridge 422 in a first position 436 with respect to the base 426 when the adjustment structure 432 is activated in a first direction 438 with respect to the base 426. In the first position 436, the structural bridge 422 receives the second computer device 418, as can be seen more clearly in FIG. 30.
The adjustment structure 432 further holds the structural bridge 422 in a second position 440 with respect to the base 426 when the adjustment structure 436 is activated in a second direction 442 with respect to the base 426. In the second position 440, the structural bridge 422 receives the first computer device 406, as can be seen in FIG. 30. For receiving the first position 436 and the second position 440, the extension 432 preferably provides a restraint 444 which cooperates with the base 426. The restraint means 444 holds the structural bridge 422 in the first position 436 with respect to the base 426 after activation of the adjustment structure 432 in the first direction 438. The restraint means 444 also keeps the structural bridge 422 in the second position 440 with respect to the base 426 after one Activation of the adjustment structure 432 in the second direction 442. The second direction 442 is a direction that is opposite to the first direction 438, and in the preferred embodiment, the holding device 434 is a spring element.
FIG. 28 shows an exploded perspective view of the second control module 404 of the input device 400 from FIG. 26. The second control module 404 includes, but is not limited to, a tensioning mechanism 446, which is connected to the structural bridge 422 via a fastening mechanism 448 (Also referred to herein as attachment anchor 448) of tensioning mechanism 446 attached to structural bridge 422 communicates as shown in FIG. 26.
CH 713 565 A2 The tensioning mechanism 446 fixes the structural bridge 422 to a lower cover 450 of the second control module 404, so that the structural bridge 422 cooperating with the tensioning mechanism 446 extends the length 412 (from FIG. 30) of the computing device 406 Fig. 30) appropriately records. Alternatively, the tensioning mechanism 446 fixes the structural bridge 422 to a lower cover 450 of the second control module 404, so that the structural bridge 422 cooperating with the tensioning mechanism 446 fits the length 420 (from FIG. 30) of the second computer device 418 (from FIG. 30) receives. In a preferred embodiment, the length 420 of the second computer device 418 is greater than the length 412 of the computer device 406.
In a preferred embodiment, the bottom cover 450 provides a position guide 452 and the tensioning mechanism 446 includes, but is not limited to, the mounting boss 452 that communicates with the structural bridge 422, with a mounting bracket 456 connected to the Fastening approach 452 works together. Preferably, the mounting bracket 456, in cooperation with the mounting boss 452, vertically limits the structural bridge 422, but allows the structural bridge 422 to move laterally with respect to the lower cover 450.
Preferably, the structural bridge 422 is disposed between the lower cover 450 and an upper cover 458 that cooperates with the lower cover 450 to cause lateral movement of a portion of the structural bridge 422 from its position in relation to the first position 432 ( 29) of the adjustment structure 432 (from FIG. 29) in their position in connection with the second position 440 (from FIG. 29) of the adjustment structure 432, while a prestressing structure 460 which is connected to the fastening anchor 448 (from FIG. 26) provides variable tension between the structural bridge 422 and the second control module 404, thereby allowing for a predetermined amount of lateral movement of the structural bridge 422 with respect to the bottom cover 450, as seen in FIG. 26.
In a preferred embodiment, the fastening anchor 448 includes, but is not limited to, a guide opening 462, which is preferably slotted and interacts with a position guide 454 of the fastening projection 452. The interaction of the guide opening 462 with the position guide 454 limits the extent of lateral alignment between the structural bridge 422 and the second control module 404. As further shown in FIG. 28, the mounting bracket 456 in a preferred embodiment also supports a plurality of control switches 464, that interact with a circuit structure 466, which is preferably a flex circuit 466, the biasing structure 460 being a coil spring 460.
Preferably, each of the pair of control modules 402 in FIGS. 27 and 404 in FIG. 28 include, but are not limited to, at least one sizing mechanism 468 that is compatible with a computing device 406 (from FIG. 30) or with a second computing device 418 (from Fig. 30) communicates. In a preferred embodiment, the sizing mechanism 468 is configured such that the sizing mechanism 468 adaptively accommodates the width 414 of the computing device 406. Alternatively, the sizing mechanism 468 adaptively accommodates the width 416 of the second computing device 418. In a preferred embodiment, the width 416 of the second computer device 418 is greater than the width 414 of the computer device 406.
As can be seen in FIG. 27, the control module 402 includes the base 426, which provides a sizing rocker arm limit structure 470 and a slidable support limit structure 472. Preferably, but not limited to, the sizing mechanism 468 includes at least one sizing rocker arm 474, which communicates with the sizing rocker arm limiting structure 472, a sizing rocker arm bracket 476 that interacts with the sizing rocker arm limiting structure 472. wherein the sizing bracket 476 permits the sizing rocker arm 474 to rotate with respect to the base 426.
[0061] In a preferred embodiment, the sizing mechanism further includes a torque structure 478 that cooperates with the base 426 and acts on the sizing rocker arm 474. The torque structure 478 supports the sizing rocker arm 474 in a first position under a first torque. In the first position, the sizing rocker arm 474 extends vertically from the base 450 and the control module 402 is configured to accommodate the width 410 of the computing device 406. Alternatively, the torque structure 478 supports the sizing rocker arm 474 in a second position under a second torque. In the second position, the sizing rocker arm 474 fits within the sizing rocker arm restriction structure 472 and horizontally in the base 450, and the control module 402 is configured to accommodate the width 416 of the second computing device 418. The second torque is preferably greater than the first torque and the width 416 of the second computer device 418 is greater than the width 414 of the computer device 406.
[0062] In a preferred embodiment, the control module 402 further provides a computing device slide pad 480 that is inserted into the slidable column delimitation structure 472. The computing device slide pad 480 is configured to deliver minimal sliding friction between the computing device 406 or the second computing device 418 and the control module 402 when one of the computing devices (406, 418) is inserted into the control module 402. Likewise, the sizing rocker arm 474 is configured to deliver minimal sliding friction between the computing device 406 or the second computing device 418 and the control module 402 when one of the computing devices (406, 418) is inserted into the control module 402.
CH 713 565 A2 The torque structure 478 is preferably a coil spring and the sizing rocker arm restriction structure 470 provides a friction surface 482 that reduces inadvertent movement of the sizing rocker arm 474 from the first position to the second position when the computing device is used 406 is held by the input device 400.
Referring to Fig. 31, Figs. 31a and 31b are shown therein. As can be seen in FIG. 31 a, the control modules (402, 404) and the structural bridge 422 of the input device 400 are arranged with respect to one another for receiving the computing device 406 (from FIG. 30). As can be seen in FIG. 31b, the control modules (402, 404) and the structural bridge 422 of the input device 400 are arranged with respect to one another for receiving the second computer device 418 (from FIG. 30).
32, 33 and 34 together show a preferred method for connecting the second computer device 418 to the control module 404. The first step in the method is to align the second computer device 418 with the control module 404 so that the corner of the second Computing device 418 is adjacent to the sizing rocker arm 474, as seen in FIG. 32. The next step in the process is advancing the second computing device 418 into contact with the sizing rocker arm 474 and further advancing the second computing device 418 into the control module 404, causing the sizing arm rocker 474 to rotate into the sizing rocker arm restriction structure 470, so that the second computer device 418 can be accommodated adaptively and appropriately by the control module 404.
35 shows a front view of an alternative embodiment of an electronic game control device 500 (also referred to herein as input device 500) constructed and operated in accordance with various embodiments disclosed and claimed herein. The input device 500 includes, but is not limited to, a first control module 502 and a second control module 504. The control modules (502, 504) are next to a computer device 506 (from FIG. 36), and this is limiting, on at least two opposite sides 508 and 510 (each of FIG. 36) of the plurality of sides of computing device 506. When connected to each other via a structural bridge 522, the input device 500 and the computing device 506 together form an electronic game system 511, as can be seen in FIG. 36.
In a preferred embodiment, the control module 504 includes the perpetual mechanisms and features of the control module 404 of FIGS. 26 and 28 with the tensioning mechanism 446, but without the sizing mechanism 468, while the control module 502 includes the perpetual mechanisms and features of the control module 402 of FIG 26 and 27, but without the adjustment feature 428 and the sizing mechanism 468. Thus, the input device 500 can accommodate computer devices of varying lengths and widths by including the tensioning mechanism 446 in the control module 504 to accommodate a length 513 of the computing device 560 and in that the control modules (502, 504) are configured such that the sides (508, 510) of the computing device 506 project or extend beyond the boundaries of a length 515 of the control modules (502, 504) in a vertical direction along a width 517 of the computing device 506 can extend.
In a preferred embodiment, as seen in Figure 35, structural bridge 522 fixes the pair of control modules (502, 504) together. Structural bridge 522 is preferably configured such that structural bridge 522 adaptively and appropriately takes up the length 513 of computing device 506, as can be seen in FIG. 36.
In a preferred embodiment, as seen in FIG. 37, the control module 504 includes, but is not limited to, a tensioning mechanism 546 that is in communication with the structural bridge 522. Preferably, the tensioning mechanism 546 fixes the structural bridge 522 so that the structural bridge appropriately takes up the length 513 (from FIG. 36) of the computing device 506 (from FIG. 36).
In a preferred embodiment, as seen in FIG. 35, a communication link 519 is provided by the input device 500 that enables communication between the pair of control modules (502, 504) and the computing device 506 (from FIG. 36 ), and as seen in Figure 35, structural bridge 522 masks a central portion of the back of the computing device.
35, in a preferred embodiment, the communication link 519 provides a communication module 521, and in the alternative it provides a signal path 523 for passing signals between the pair of control modules (502, 504). In a preferred embodiment, communication module 521 is a wireless communication module 521 that operates in a frequency range of 2.4 GHz. In an alternative preferred embodiment, wireless communication module 521 is a personal area network. As one skilled in the art knows, a Personal Area Network (PAN) is a computer network used to communicate between computer-based devices, including telephones and minicomputers. PANs can be used for communication between the devices themselves (intrapersonal communication) or for connection to a higher-level network and the Internet (uplink connection). A wireless personal area network (WPAN) is a PAN with transmission over wireless network technologies, such as IrDA, Bluetooth, Wireless USB, Z-Wave, ZigBee or even Body Area Network. The range of a WPAN varies between a few centimeters and a few meters. A PAN can also be connected via wired computer buses, e.g. USB and FireWire can be transferred.
CH 713 565 A2 In an embodiment that uses signal path 523 as communication link 519, signal path 523 can be in the form of a metal conductor, a fiber optic conductor, a conductive polymer, or the conductive layer of a flex circuit board. Those skilled in the art will further understand that structural bridge 522 can be formed either from a rigid material, such as a rigid polymer, or from a flexible material, such as a flexible polymer.
FIG. 38 shows an exploded perspective view of the control module 504 of the input device 500 from FIG. 35. The control module 504 includes, but is not limited to, at least one tensioning mechanism 546, which is connected to the structural bridge 522 via a fastening mechanism 548 ( Also referred to herein as the attachment anchor 548) of the tensioning mechanism 546 attached to the structural bridge 522 communicates as shown in FIG. 37.
The tensioning mechanism 546 fixes the structural bridge 522 to a lower cover 550 of the control module 504, so that the structural bridge 522 cooperating with the tensioning mechanism 546 fits the length 513 (from FIG. 36) of the computing device 506 (from FIG. 36) receives.
In a preferred embodiment, the lower cover 550 provides a mounting boss 552 that supports a position guide 554, and the tensioning mechanism 546 includes, but is not limited to, the mounting boss 552 that communicates with the structural bridge 522 , wherein a mounting bracket 556 cooperates with the mounting boss 552. Preferably, the mounting bracket 556, in cooperation with the mounting boss 552, vertically limits the structural bridge 522, but allows the structural bridge 522 to move laterally with respect to the lower cover 550.
Preferably, structural bridge 522 is disposed between lower cover 550 and an upper cover 558 that cooperates with lower cover 450 to facilitate lateral movement of a portion of structural bridge 522. Preferably, a biasing structure 560, which communicates with the attachment anchor 548 (of FIG. 37), provides variable tension between the structural bridge 522 and the second control module 504, thereby allowing a predetermined amount of lateral movement of the structural bridge 522 with respect to the bottom cover 550 is as shown in Fig. 37.
As can be seen in FIG. 37, in a preferred embodiment, the fastening anchor 548 includes, but is not limited to, a guide opening 562, which is preferably slotted and with the position guide 554 of the fastening projection 552 (from FIG. 38) interacts. The interaction of the guide opening 562 with the position guide 554 limits the extent of the lateral alignment between the structural bridge 522 and the control modules (502, 504). 38, in a preferred embodiment, the mounting bracket 556 also supports a plurality of control switches 564 that interact with a circuit structure 566, which is preferably a flex circuit 566, with the biasing structure 560 preferably one Coil spring 460 is.
In a preferred embodiment, structural bridge 522 provides a width 525 that is less than its length 527, as shown in FIG. 37, and is on the back of computing device 506 above and below the structural bridge width 525 522 extends.
36, in a preferred embodiment, input device 500 includes an auxiliary power source 529 and an auxiliary data storage device 531, which preferably has a cache portion 533. Preferably, the auxiliary power source 529 is a lithium-ion battery that powers the input device 500 and the computing device 506 when the power source of the computing device 506 is exhausted; and the auxiliary data storage device 531 is preferably a solid state hard drive.
Fig. 39 shows another embodiment of the electronic game system 511 in which the input device 500 provides a keyboard module 535 and in which the keyboard module 535 forwards signals to the computing device 506, the signals controlling images on the Display screen 537 of computing device 506.
Fig. 40 shows another embodiment of the electronic game system 511 in which the input device 500 provides the keyboard module 535 and in which the keyboard module 535 passes signals to the computing device 506, the signals controlling images on the Display screen 537 of computing device 506. 40 also shows that the communication link 519 via the communication module 521 is further configured for wireless communication with a second display 541. This second display 541 is remote from and not mechanically connected to the electronic screen 537 of the computing device 506.
40, preferably each control module (502, 504) provides a directional control device 543. In a preferred embodiment, each directional control device 543 is configured to facilitate a first position next to the top cover 558 of the control module 504 or a first position next to a top cover 545 of the control module 502 and a second position, the second position over a predetermined vertical distance is shifted from the first position. Furthermore, in the preferred embodiment, each direction control module 543 is a joystick.
Fig. 41 discloses the electronic game control device 400 (also referred to herein as the input device 400), which in a preferred embodiment, the first control module 402, the second control module
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Figure 42 discloses the electronic game control device 400 (also referred to herein as the input device 400) which, in a preferred embodiment, provides the first control module 402, the second control module 404 and the structural bridge 422 which together secure the computing device 418. In a preferred embodiment, a rear side 427 of the second control module 404 receives a touch-sensitive control module 544, which in a preferred embodiment is a touch screen 544.
It should be understood that while numerous characteristics and configurations of various embodiments of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, this detailed description along with details of the structure and functions of various embodiments of the invention are intended for purposes of illustration only, and changes are possible in FIG Details, particularly regarding the structure and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present invention to the fullest extent, as indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in the appended claims. For example, the particular elements may vary depending on the particular computing device without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

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Claims (30)
[1]
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a computing device, the computing device comprising a plurality of pages, each of the plurality of pages disposed between an electronic screen of the computing device and a back of the computing device, the computing device having a length greater than a width of the computing device;
an input device in electronic communication with the computing device, the input device having a pair of control modules, the pair of control modules adjacent to the computing device being limited to at least two opposite sides of the plurality of sides of the computing device, the pair of control modules configured to the pair of control modules adaptively and appropriately accommodates the width of the computing device, the pair of control modules alternatively adaptively and appropriately accommodating a width of a second computing device, the width of the second computing device being greater than the width of the computing device, and wherein the second computing device is a length which is greater than the width of the computing device, each module of the pair of control modules having a front and a back;
a structural bridge that fixes the pair of control modules together, the structural bridge together with the pair of control modules forming a controller, the controller having a front and a rear, the structural bridge being configured such that the structural bridge is of length of the computing device adaptively and appropriately, and wherein the structural bridge alternatively accommodates the length of the second computing device adaptively and appropriately, the length of the second computing device being greater than the length of the computing device, the structural bridge having a front and a back; and a touch-sensitive input module attached to the back of the controller.
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2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive module attached to the rear of the controller is attached to the rear of a selected module of the pair of control modules, the first module of the pair of control modules comprising a retention mechanism that communicates with the structural bridge stands, wherein the holding mechanism fixes the structural bridge so that the structural bridge adaptively takes up the length of the computing device, and that the structural bridge alternatively adaptively takes up the length of the second computing device, the length of the second computing device being greater than the length of the computing device.
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3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive module attached to the rear of the controller is attached to the rear of the structural bridge, wherein a second module of the pair of control modules includes a tensioning mechanism that communicates with the structural bridge, wherein the The tensioning mechanism fixes the structural bridge so that the structural bridge that works with the tensioning mechanism fits the length of the computing device, and that the structural bridge that works with the tensioning mechanism alternatively fits the length of the second computing device, the length of the second computer device is greater than the length of the computer device.
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4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each module of the pair of control modules includes a sizing mechanism that communicates with the computing device, each of the sizing mechanisms configured to adaptively accommodate the width of the computing device, and alternatively, each sizing mechanism the width of the second Adaptively receives computer devices, the width of the second computer device being greater than the width of the computer device.
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5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the touch-sensitive control module is a touch screen, the first module of the pair of control modules providing a base with an adjustment feature and an upper cover connected to the base, and wherein the retention mechanism comprises: one with the structural bridge related approach;
CH 713 565 A2 an adjustment structure which interacts with the attachment via the adjustment feature, the base being arranged between the adjustment structure and the attachment; and a bracket cooperating with the approach, the bracket holding the structural bridge in a first position with respect to the base when the adjustment structure is activated in a first direction with respect to the base, the adjustment structure also with the structural bridge in a second position with respect to the base stops when the adjustment structure is activated in a second direction with respect to the base.
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6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the approach provides retention means cooperating with the base, the retention means holding the structural bridge in the first position with respect to the base after activation of the adjustment structure in the first direction.
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7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the holder is a spring element.
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8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the second direction is an opposite direction to the first direction.
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9. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the touch-sensitive control module is a touch screen, the second module of the pair of control modules includes a bottom cover and a top cover cooperating with the bottom cover, the bottom cover providing positional guidance, and wherein the tensioning mechanism does the following includes:
a mounting boss associated with the structural bridge;
a mounting anchor cooperating with the mounting tab, the mounting anchor cooperating with the mounting tab defining the structural bridge, the structural bridge being disposed between the bottom cover and the top cover; and a biasing structure associated with the mounting anchor, the biasing structure providing variable tension between the structural bridge and the second of the pair of control modules.
[10]
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein a mounting bracket includes a guide opening interacting with the position guide, the interaction of the guide opening with the position guide maintaining alignment between the structural bridge and the second of the pair of control modules.
[11]
11. The device of claim 10, wherein the guide opening is a slotted opening.
[12]
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the biasing structure is a coil spring, and wherein the cooperation between the top cover and the bottom cover moves the structural bridge from a first position associated with a first position of an adjustment structure cooperating with the bottom cover second position in connection with a second position of the adjustment structure facilitated.
[13]
13. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first of the pair of control modules provides a base with a sizing rocker arm restriction structure and a slidable support restriction structure, the sizing mechanism comprising:
a size rocker arm that communicates with the size rocker arm limit structure;
a sizing rocker bracket that interacts with the sizing rocker limiting structure, the sizing bracket promoting rotation of the sizing rocker with respect to the base; and a torque structure that cooperates with the base and acts on the sizing rocker arm, the torque structure facilitating the sizing rocker arm in a first position under a first torque, alternatively the torque structure in a second position under a second torque force relieved, the second torque is greater than the first torque.
[14]
14. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a computing device slide pad inserted into the slidable support restriction structure.
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15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the torque structure is a coil spring.
[16]
16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the sizing rocker limiting structure provides a friction surface, the friction surface reducing inadvertent movement of the sizing rocker arm from the first position to the second position when the computing device is held by the input device.
[17]
17. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the touch-sensitive control module is a touch screen, wherein a second module of the pair of control modules includes a tensioning mechanism that is in communication with the structural bridge, the tensioning mechanism fixing the structural bridge so that the structural bridge is the Appropriately accommodates the length of the computing device, and that the structural bridge alternatively accommodates the length of the second computing device, the length of the second computing device being greater than the length of the computing device.
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18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein each module of the pair of control modules includes a sizing mechanism that communicates with the computing device, each of the sizing mechanisms configured to adaptively accommodate the width of the computing device,
CH 713 565 A2 and alternatively each size measurement mechanism adaptively takes up the width of the second computer device, the width of the second computer device being larger than the width of the computer device.
[19]
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the first module of the pair of control modules provides a base with an adjustment feature, and wherein the retention mechanism comprises:
an approach related to the structural bridge;
an adjustment structure which interacts with the approach via the adjustment feature, the base being arranged between the adjustment structure and the approach; and a bracket cooperating with the approach, the bracket holding the structural bridge in a first position with respect to the base when the adjustment structure is activated in a first direction with respect to the base, the adjustment structure also with the structural bridge in a second position with respect to the base stops when the adjustment structure is activated in a second direction with respect to the base.
[20]
20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the approach provides retention means cooperating with the base, the retention means holding the structural bridge in the first position with respect to the base after activation of the adjustment structure in the first direction.
[21]
21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the bracket is a spring element.
[22]
22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the second direction is an opposite direction to the first direction.
[23]
23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the second module of the pair of control modules includes a bottom cover, the bottom cover providing positional guidance, and wherein the tensioning mechanism comprises: a mounting boss connected to the structural bridge;
a mounting bracket cooperating with the mounting bracket, the mounting bracket cooperating with the mounting bracket fixing the structural bridge, the structural bridge being disposed between the mounting bracket and the mounting bracket; and a biasing structure associated with the mounting bracket, the biasing structure providing tension between the structural bridge and the second of the pair of control modules.
[24]
24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the mounting bracket includes a guide opening that interacts with the position guide, the interaction of the guide opening with the position guide maintaining alignment between the structural bridge and the second of the pair of control modules.
[25]
25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the guide opening is a slotted opening.
[26]
26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the biasing structure is a coil spring.
[27]
27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the first module of the pair of control modules provides a base with a sizing rocker arm limit structure and a slidable support limit structure, the sizing mechanism comprising:
a size rocker arm that communicates with the size rocker arm limit structure;
a sizing rocker bracket that interacts with the sizing rocker limiting structure, the sizing bracket promoting rotation of the sizing rocker with respect to the base; and a torque structure that cooperates with the base and acts on the sizing rocker arm, the torque structure facilitating the sizing rocker arm in a first position under a first torque, and alternatively the torque structure in a second position under a second torque force relieved, the second torque is greater than the first torque.
[28]
28. The apparatus of claim 27, further comprising a computing device slide pad inserted into the slidable support restriction structure.
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29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the torque structure is a coil spring.
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30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the sizing rocker limiting structure provides a friction surface, the friction surface reducing inadvertent movement of the sizing rocker arm from the first position to the second position when the computing device is held by the input device.
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法律状态:
2018-11-15| AZW| Rejection (application)|

优先权:

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US15/457,529|US9764231B2|2011-12-20|2017-03-13|Combination computing device and game controller with touch screen input|

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