Controller with analog pressure sensor (s)

a technology of pressure sensor and controller, applied in the field of controllers, can solve the problem of not using on/off switches to provide the effect of pressure sensor

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-02-14
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These simple On / Off switches are not used to provide the user proportional or analog control.
There have been tens of millions of such prior art controllers as described above sold by numerous manufacturers despite the significant disadvantages of simple On / Off controls.

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[0036] Referring now to drawing FIGS. 3-11 for descriptions of preferred embodiments and best modes for carrying out the invention. As previously mentioned, the present invention includes a game controller which is a two hand held controller sized and shaped to be grasped and held simultaneously by two hands of a human user with thumbs of the grasping hands remaining substantially free of grasping responsibilities so as to be available and useful in depressing a plurality of depressible surfaces 22 each at least in-part exposed on housing 20 to be accessible by the user's digits. A plurality of electricity manipulating devices 24 are contained (or at least in part contained) within housing 20 in operable association with the plurality of depressible surfaces 22 for manipulating electrical outputs with depression by the user's hand digits (thumbs or fingers) of the plurality of depressible surfaces 22. Electricity manipulating devices 24 in this disclosure can be any electrical devic...

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A controller of the type held in two hands for controlling electronics, the controller including a housing, a plurality of depressible surfaces (buttons) exposed on the housing and 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 one of the electricity manipulating devices is a variable-conductance sensor for creating an analog electrical output proportional to varying physical pressure applied to the associated depressible surface. The proportional output is used for variably controlling imagery such as game imagery shown by a display.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS / PATENTS[0001] This application is 37 CFR 1.53(b) continuation application of pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 627,564 which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 6,102,802. The 35 USC section 120 benefit to the earlier filing date(s) is claimed.[0002] 1. Field of the Invention[0003] The present invention relates to controllers of the type used and held by two hands simultaneously to control visual imagery shown on a visual display. More specifically, the present invention pertains to a two hand held controller with analog pressure sensor(s) for controlling video game machines and imagery thereof, and other electronically generated imagery. Methods of use and manufacturing are also disclosed.[0004] 2. Description of the related Prior Art[0005] There are many prior art game controllers for use in controlling imagery. A typical prior art game controller is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,207,426 issued May 4, 1993 to Y. Inoue et al and assigned to Nint...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63F13/06G06F3/033G06F3/048H01H13/70H01H13/702H01H13/785
CPCA63F13/06A63F2300/1056A63F2300/6045G06F3/0338G06F3/04847G06F3/0485G06F2200/1612H01H13/70H01H13/702H01H13/785H01H2201/036H01H2215/004H01H2215/006H01H2229/046H01H2229/047H01H2231/008H01H2237/002A63F13/42A63F13/24A63F2300/1043A63F2300/203A63F13/218
Inventor ARMSTRONG, BRAD A.
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