Title:
GAME CONTROLLER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/113721
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a game controller which has excellent operability and with which even a player with small hands can easily input characters. A game controller (1) comprises: a game operation surface (11) that has a game operation button (51); a character input surface (12) that has a touch sensor-equipped display (41) on which a key array image having a plurality of keys for character input arrayed thereon is displayed and which detects the coordinates of an operated position; an acceleration sensor (59) that detects the orientation of the game controller (1); and a processor (53) that determines whether either the game operation surface (11) or the character input surface (12) is facing toward a player on the basis of the detection results of the acceleration sensor (59), enables the operation of one of the game operation surface (11) or the character input surface (12), and, if the operation of the character input surface (12) is enabled, converts said operation to a keycode corresponding to a key or the coordinates of the operated position of a touch sensor and transmits the same to a game device (2).
Inventors:
TANAKA MAKOTO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2021/041089
Publication Date:
June 02, 2022
Filing Date:
November 09, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TANAKA MAKOTO (JP)
International Classes:
A63F13/211; A63F13/2145; A63F13/22; A63F13/24; A63F13/26; G06F3/02; G06F3/023; G06F3/04886
Foreign References:
| JP2007068705A | 2007-03-22 | |||
| JP2012249880A | 2012-12-20 | |||
| JP2016126422A | 2016-07-11 | |||
| JP2013250738A | 2013-12-12 | |||
| JP2012232024A | 2012-11-29 | |||
| US20070099700A1 | 2007-05-03 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MATSUSHIMA Yoshihiro (JP)
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