CN2936355Y - Game controller with sensitivity adjustment - Google Patents
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The disclosure relates to a game controller in electrical communication with a video game system adapted to display a video game. The game controller includes at least one control device adapted for substantially uninterrupted control of an aspect of the video game, the at least one control device having at least a first sensitivity level and a second sensitivity level, and an adjustment device adapted to change the first sensitivity level to the second sensitivity level of the at least one control device without interrupting the substantially uninterrupted control.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of controller, relate more specifically to a kind of be used for the game console of video game system telecommunication of display video recreation.
Background technology
The employed controller of personal computer or games system, more especially game console is familiar with by people.The typical gaming controller, for example rocking bar, steering wheel, choke valve and game paddle use button that the user can control with finger and one or two thumb, slide switch and/or rotary switch.The user also may need to rotate the relative position of their hand, for example simulates the rotation of steering wheel.In addition, some controllers may comprise one or more for example automobiles or the employed Foot-controlled switch of aircraft analogue means.
The steering wheel that is electrically connected with video game console provides as accessory.The various recreation of driving for the video-game format design are arranged in the market, but because the difference of type of play and game play just need can be regulated steering sensitivity.This adjusting recreation can help to increase game player's technical merit and improve score the respond that steering wheel rotates.For instance, the car race game that comprises the barrier of dodging may need the sensitivity different with the recreation of racing car on runway.
The conventional direction dish that can allow the user regulate go to action sensitivity must make game action stop (that is, carry out any sensitivity regulate just must make suspension of game play or stop).
So, need the controller that a kind of improved video game system is used.
The utility model content
In one embodiment, provide a kind of be used for the game console of video game system telecommunication of display video recreation.This game console comprises at least one control device, it is used for controlling this video-game in fact continuously in a certain respect, this at least one control device has first grade of sensitivity and second grade of sensitivity at least, and adjusting device, it is used for changing to second grade of sensitivity at first grade of sensitivity that does not interrupt under the successive control in fact above-mentioned at least one control device.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of adjusting video-game control sensitivity of method.This method comprises and starts and be used for controlling the video-game that video-game control device in a certain respect is connected in fact continuously, and in the step of not interrupting the sensitivity of this control device of adjusting under the above-mentioned successive control in fact.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of computer program, it comprises and contains the computer-usable medium of regulating the computer readable program code that the sensitivity of video-game control device uses.This computer program comprises makes computer determine whether the user has regulated video-game control device Sensitivity calculation machine readable code, and under the control of break of video game control device not, computer is produced regulate the computer-readable code of the signal of video-game control sensitivity.
Other feature and advantage of the present utility model are illustrated in following detailed description and accompanying drawing and will be apparent.
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Fig. 1 is the plan view from above of a preferred embodiment of the present utility model;
Fig. 2 is the face upwarding view of steering wheel among Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 represents can be in order to the schematic diagram of the general-purpose system of regulating the sensitivity of installing among Fig. 1.
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The controller that Fig. 1-3 expression is used according to the video-game of an embodiment of the present utility model.More specifically, Fig. 1-3 expression is used for video-game simulation or screen rotation or control automobile or other steering wheels such as the vehicles of aircraft and ship; But, it should be noted that this game console can be the controller of any required type, can be used for any required recreation, be not subject to the type or the concrete vehicles of the vehicles.This device is preferably used in for example PLAYSTAION (game station), PLAYSTAION ONE (game station 1), PLAYSTAION2 (game station 2), XBOX and GAMECUBE games systems such as (recreation magic squares), but can be used in the video game system or computer system of any required type.This game console preferably and games system or computer telecommunication is used for or is set in fact continuously or control video-game continuously in a certain respect.For example, this game console is preferably controlled the vehicles in the video-game or otherwise rotation on the screen.
Specifically as illustrated in fig. 1 and 2, this installs steering wheel 10 preferably plastics, that come down to circle or colyliform, and it has center-wheel arbor 12, circumference 14 and three spokes 16,18 and 20; But, it should be noted that this steering wheel can form with any required material, can have any required shape or external form, and be not limited to concrete shape described here.
Center-wheel arbor 12 is generally circle, has front portion 23 and rear portion 25.Anterior 23 preferably and spoke 16,18 and 20 be rigidly connected, and have front surface or front 22.If desired, can there be decorative pattern or sign in surface 22.
It is circular that rear portion 25 generally is preferably, and has rear surface or back 24, rotatably is connected in anterior 23.Next 24 have extended interlocking or snap-lock mechanism or protuberance 26.Protuberance 26 is used for making steering wheel 10 and fixes with the steering column (not shown) of games system, computer or other device telecommunications that are fit to.In addition, needle connector 28 approximately is positioned at the center (or other any positions) of back, is used for being connected with suitable connector on the steering column, makes and carries out telecommunication between steering wheel and games system or the computer.
The rear portion 25 of wheel shaft can be rotated relative to front portion 23, and when wheel shaft was connected with steering column, it can be made steering wheel and use like this.In other words, steering wheel can rotate predetermined radian, so just can control activity on the screen in continuous in fact or continual mode.Steering wheel preferably has center or centre position, when not applying external force, generally can get back to this position.Steering wheel can rotate predetermined radian to the left side or the right in center or centre position.Steering wheel can have end stop, and this dish can only turn over a specific radius radian like this, perhaps can turn over a complete circumference, a plurality of circumference or not rotation restriction.Signal is by needle connector 28 transmission process steering columns and arrive computer, video game console or video game system, computer and/or computer software are (promptly like this, computer-readable code) just can determine the distance or the rotation of steering wheel, influence the rotation of others on the vehicles in playing on the screen or the screen then.
From the periphery 30 of center-wheel arbor 12 four plectrums 32,34,36 and 38 that extend out.Each plectrum is similar with other each plectrum in fact, is connected with center-wheel arbor, and it can rotate to the front of center arbor wheel like this.If desired, each plectrum is used for rotating at near-end 36, starts switch or mechanism in the center-wheel arbor.It should be noted that any plectrum not necessarily will be arranged or be specially four plectrums, this device can not have plectrum or the plectrum of any requirement is arranged.Each plectrum starts a switch or mechanism when in addition, also not necessarily will be used for rotation or rotation.In other words, one, do not have, all or any amount of plectrum can only be used for decorative purpose, and any game action on the screen is not played specific function.
In addition, control button, button 41 and 43 for example can be located at the rear portion or the surface 45 of circumference 14.These buttons are preferably arranged, are assembled and be arranged on the convenient zone or position of using for one or more fingers, but any required suitable zone or position can be arranged, assemble and be arranged on to each button.For example button 41 and 43 can be located on spoke, center-wheel arbor, circumference or their any part or the bound fraction.
Spoke 16,18 extends to circumference 14 and is connected wheel shaft 12 and circumference 14 with 20 front portions 21 from center-wheel arbor 12.Each spoke can be any required suitable shape and external form, can local linking, all around or only be fixed on the wheel shaft 12.Can be provided with recreation control button or switch on the spoke.For example, button 40,42,44,46 and 48 can be arranged on the spoke.These buttons can be located on the single spoke or part is located on the spoke and part is located on the wheel shaft 12, part is located on the spoke and part is located on the circumference, part is located on a plurality of spokes and (that is, intersects or joint at two spokes) or other any suitable position.In addition, it should be noted that the spoke of any requirement can be arranged.
Hold in the portion 52 excrescence that has arch, extends internally.This can make control button structure 58 be located on circumference 14 or the steering wheel 10.This control button structure preferably includes four button 58a-d, is used for controlling some function and/or action on the screen.But it should be noted that not necessarily to have this specific button structure, and the circumference that is located at steering wheel of any amount (comprising 0) or the control device of other any kinds can be arranged, for example the button on thumb lever, direction handle or any required type.
Near this control button structure 58 be another one button 60, it starts the acceleration lock function of recreation.Button 60 is used for setting the acceleration rank.That is to say that if screen is got on the car or the acceleration of other devices increases in setting or after locking this acceleration rank, in case you stop to quicken, this acceleration rank can return to set point automatically.When the acceleration rank is set or locks, can represent to quicken to lock to be set up by bright lamp.
Hold in the portion 54 excrescence that has arch, extends internally.This can make direction control handle 64 be located on the circumference 14 of steering wheel 10.This direction handle 64 preferably plus sign shape and be provided be used for controlling under known a certain screen function and/or the action of technical field.But it should be noted that not necessarily to have this specific direction handle structure, the control device of any kind can be set, for example thumb lever, Action Button etc.
Steering wheel 10 comprises adjusting device, and it is used for not interrupting under the signal that is sent by control device the grade of sensitivity of change or at least one control device of conversion.This adjusting device preferably is provided with and is used for influencing the sensitivity that steering wheel rotates relative to steering column.But, will be appreciated that this adjusting device can regulate the arbitrary required control device or the sensitivity of a plurality of control device.
Adjusting device comprises two preferably near direction handles but can be located at the button 66 and 68 of any suitable position of this device.The sensitivity of button 66 and 68 control steering mechanism.Button 66 and 68 is preferably put on (+) and (-) respectively.By pressing (+) or (-) button, signal can be transferred to sensitivity increase that makes steering angle or steering locking angle or software or the computer-usable medium that reduces.For example, in one embodiment, when steering locking angle reduced, the rotation meeting of steering wheel turned to the maximum that less rotation obtains in the recreation, thereby has increased sensitivity.On the contrary, that steering wheel will rotate by increasing, be used for obtaining to play in the maximum angle that turns to of maximum, can reduce steering sensitivity.It should be noted that sensitivity controller can form by any required mode, not necessarily will comprise two buttons described here.
Sensitivity changes by two parameter controls; (1) value that obtains after by 12 analog/digital converter digitlizations from the voltage signal of steering wheel and (2) are by the grade of sensitivity by (+)/(-) button settings.According to the grade of sensitivity in the memory of setting or be used for being stored in steering mechanism or computer-usable medium, output resolution ratio can increase or reduces by insert or remove numerical value between table element.
For example, in one embodiment, the more many-valued meeting of being inserted in the table provides bigger sensitivity, and vice versa.Turn to output valve or tax can to form the part of the new output that is transferred to game console for the value of the predetermined rotation of steering mechanism.
The optimum resolution of the game console output report of corresponding button/steering wheel is 8 (256 steps), and the analog/digital converter of input usefulness is 12 (4096 steps).Look-up table with 256 elements can be the structure of the corresponding I/O mapping of each grade of sensitivity.Software or computer-readable code can be checked present grade of sensitivity, and use special table that should grade of sensitivity is obtained output valve.Because the resolution ratio of input side is greater than outlet side resolution ratio, thus can be by close element interpolation in the table, the excessive data of input is used for meticulous output valve.
If desired, selected controller response can be stored in the memory of steering wheel for further using, if perhaps not have suitable memory in the steering wheel, this sensitivity can be returned to default level.This memory can be the memory of any suitable type, can be in finite time or store above-mentioned grade of sensitivity or numerical value indefinitely.
When highly sensitive, the little change at steering wheel angle can make the output report value that very big change takes place.From following table, find out the advantage of software interpolation easily.
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| 100 | ?100 | ?100 | ?100 | ?100 | ?110 | 110 | ?110 | ?110 | ?110 | ?120 |
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| 100 | ?102 | ?104 | ?106 | ?108 | ?110 | ?112 | ?114 | ?116 | ?118 | ?120 |
Can find out that from last table the software interpolation can provide the more fine values of corresponding each button in giving the form of game console (for example as user during with the slow steering wheel rotation of high sensitivity, the output report value of this steering wheel correspondence all can reflect to some extent.)
In other words, as shown in Figure 3, steering mechanism and/or memory are used for receiving or for default value or be first grade of sensitivity by sensitivity control button 66 and 68 numerical value that changed.This first grade of sensitivity sends to game console with signal, and this console is according to first preset distance that steering mechanism rotates, and influence the vehicles on the screen or shows first intended level of rotation.In addition, when first grade of sensitivity changed to second grade of sensitivity, steering mechanism and/or memory were used for receiving second grade of sensitivity.This second grade of sensitivity influences second intended level that the vehicles rotate on the screen according to second preset distance that above-mentioned steering mechanism rotates.
In this concrete example, second intended level of rotation is less than first intended level of rotating, and second intended level of distance is greater than first intended level of distance.That is to say that when steering wheel during with little incremental rotation, the vehicles can be with big incremental rotation on the screen, therefore make on the screen vehicles make response more rapidly rotating efficiently more rapidly.Other this typical module of first and second sensitivity levels is just in order to should be readily appreciated that whole disclosures, and do not mean that and limit the utility model by any way.
For example, if desired, second intended level of rotation may be less than first intended level of rotating, and second intended level of distance may be less than first rank of distance.And when steering mechanism and/or memory received first Sensitirity va1ue, the vehicles can not rotate with second intended level of rotating on the screen.But when steering mechanism and/or memory received second Sensitirity va1ue, the vehicles can rotate with (best two) rank in second intended level of first intended level of rotating and rotation at least on the screen.In other words, when steering mechanism during with little incremental rotation, therefore the vehicles make steering wheel sensitiveer (that is, the meticulous adjusting vehicles are to the responsiveness of accurate rotation) with little incremental rotation on the screen
It should be noted that above-mentioned any control device, comprise that Action Button, direction handle, steering wheel rotate or other control screens on action and/or any aspect of rotating be best control device, all above-mentioned control device and not all be necessary.Arbitrary device in these control device can be ornamental, non-functional or non-existent, can use arbitrary combination of above-mentioned all control device.
It is conspicuous should be understood that the various changes that present most preferred embodiment described here is done and improving the person of ordinary skill in the field.Do not break away from spirit and scope of the present utility model and do not reduce the expection advantage situation under can make these changes and improvement.Therefore can expect that these changes and improvement are comprised by claim.
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- One kind be used for the game console of video game system telecommunication of display video recreation, it is characterized in that comprising:At least one control device is used for controlling video-game in fact continuously in a certain respect, and above-mentioned at least one control device has first grade of sensitivity and second grade of sensitivity at least;Adjusting device is used for not interrupting under the above-mentioned successive control in fact, and first grade of sensitivity of above-mentioned at least one control device is changed to second grade of sensitivity.
- 2. game console according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned game console is to be used for controlling the steering mechanism that screen is submitted logical instrument.
- 3. game console according to claim 2, it is characterized in that above-mentioned steering mechanism is used for receiving first Sensitirity va1ue, above-mentioned first grade of sensitivity influences first intended level that the vehicles rotate on the above-mentioned screen according to first preset distance that above-mentioned steering mechanism rotates; AndWhen first grade of sensitivity changes to second Sensitirity va1ue, steering mechanism is used for receiving second grade of sensitivity, above-mentioned second grade of sensitivity influences second intended level that the vehicles rotate on the above-mentioned screen according to second preset distance that above-mentioned steering mechanism rotates.
- 4. game console according to claim 3 is characterized in that first intended level of second intended level of above-mentioned rotation less than above-mentioned rotation, and second intended level of above-mentioned distance is less than first intended level of above-mentioned distance.
- 5. game console according to claim 3 is characterized in that when above-mentioned steering mechanism receives above-mentioned first Sensitirity va1ue, and the rotation of the vehicles can not be rotated with second intended level of above-mentioned rotation on the above-mentioned screen.
- 6. game console according to claim 3, it is characterized in that when above-mentioned steering mechanism receives above-mentioned second Sensitirity va1ue rotation of the vehicles can be rotated with at least one rank in second intended level of first intended level of above-mentioned rotation and above-mentioned rotation on the above-mentioned screen.
- 7. game console according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising memory, at least one rank in above-mentioned first and second grade of sensitivities by assignment after, be stored in the above-mentioned memory.
- 8. game console according to claim 7 is characterized in that above-mentioned Sensitirity va1ue is returned to default level if the Sensitirity va1ue that does not have to be fit to is stored in the above-mentioned memory.
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