TWI470483B - Controller combination - Google Patents

Description

Controller combination

The present invention relates to a controller combination, and more particularly to a controller combination that can be coupled to a mobile device to manipulate a particular cursor or a graphical user interface on an electronic game display.

Pressing, the game controller currently having an inertial sensing component to sense the user's body motion can be tilted and swayed by the user wearing the inertial sensing component on the body or holding the inertial sensing component Or a rhythm or the like to cause the inertial sensing component to sense and generate a signal to provide a user with a physical motion to operate a particular cursor or a graphical user interface on a display screen of an interactive electronic game.

However, since a single inertial sensing component is used, it is generally impossible to completely cover all the manipulation requirements. For example, the user may use the inertial sensing component to operate a character on the display screen to perform a swipe or a rotation, etc. Moving the position of the character must simultaneously press the button on the inertial sensing element, which will affect the smoothness of the user's manipulation and cannot achieve the fun of engaging in interactive video games. Or, for example, attaching the inertial sensing element to another controller in a wired connection, since the cable for the wired connection will limit the operating range of the inertial sensing element and the other controller, and is easy to When the user operates, the entanglement affects the smoothness of the user's control, and the other controller usually needs to connect the inertial sensing component to transmit the generated control signal to a game console. Therefore, if it is not attached to the inertial sensing element, it cannot be used. Therefore, when the other controller is not attached to the inertial sensing element, the controller is an idle and wasted device.

The reason is that the present inventors have felt that the above-mentioned deficiencies can be improved, and the present invention has been deliberately studied and used in conjunction with the theory to propose a present invention which is reasonable in design and effective in improving the above problems.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a controller combination such that a controller having an inertial sensing function can cooperate with a user's existing mobile device to assist in achieving a specific cursor on an electronic game display screen. Or a graphical user interface.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a controller assembly connected to a main control device and coupled with a mobile device for generating a control signal, comprising: a controller for sensing X, Y And at least one of the accelerations of the acceleration in the Z direction and/or at least one of the angular velocities of the X, Y, and Z axes, and a control signal corresponding to the acceleration and/or the angular velocity; and a signal receiving module And connecting to the controller and the mobile device in a wireless transmission manner, and simultaneously receiving the control signals generated by the controller and the mobile device, and outputting the control signals to the main control device, thereby The user separately holds and operates the controller and the mobile device with both hands, and the signal receiving module outputs the control signals to the main control device to control a specific cursor or a video game display screen. Graphical user interface. Embodiments of the invention have the following beneficial effects:

1. Providing the user to hold and operate the controller and the mobile device with both hands to generate the control signals, and is not entangled by the cable for wired connection, thereby limiting the operating range and fluency.

Second, wherein the mobile device is a hand-held device that is readily available to a user in today's daily life, the controller combination of the embodiment of the present invention can be moved by the control signal generated by the mobile device. Or selecting a specific cursor or graphical user interface on the display screen of the electronic game, and using the control signal generated by the controller to cause a specific cursor or graphical user interface on the display screen of the electronic game to simulate various body of the user Action, and the controller can be assisted by the mobile device without additional connection to another dedicated controller. Users engage in interactive video games.

Third, it can further reduce the cost of purchasing hardware devices for users, and save the manufacturing and marketing costs generated by game software vendors or game hardware developers in developing, designing and tying game controllers, and can easily utilize existing ones. Mobile devices to expand the controllability of the controller.

For a better understanding of the features and technical aspects of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings.

100‧‧‧controller combination

110‧‧‧ Controller

111‧‧‧Shell

112‧‧‧ function buttons

113‧‧‧Inertial Sensing Module

114‧‧‧Wireless Signal Transmission Module

120‧‧‧Signal receiving module

121‧‧‧Wireless Signal Transmission Module

200‧‧‧Master control unit

300‧‧‧ mobile devices

310‧‧‧Wireless Signal Transmission Module

The first figure is a block diagram of the embodiment of the controller combination of the present invention.

The second figure is a schematic diagram showing the state of use of the embodiment of the controller combination of the present invention.

Due to the rapid development of electronic technology, such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile navigation devices, smart phones, and other mobile devices or handheld electronic devices The handheld electronic devices have been designed to be thinner, smaller, and lighter, and are generally very user-friendly and easy to hold, and usually include BluetoothTM, Infrared (IR), or Wi-Fi wireless signal transmission module for transmitting and exchanging data signals. Moreover, since these mobile devices are almost indispensable for users in modern life, the present invention utilizes such actions. The advantages of the device are implemented.

Please refer to the first and second figures, which are block diagrams and schematic diagrams of the use of the controller assembly 100 of the embodiment of the present invention. The controller assembly 100 is connected to a main control device 200 (console) and used together. The mobile device 300 is configured to generate a control signal. The main control device 200 is connected to an electronic game screen and can be a computing device, such as a personal desktop computer or a personal laptop. Laptop Computer), server computer, a CNC (or set-top box) or a game console. The mobile device 300 is a user's existing handheld device such as a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant, a mobile satellite navigation device, a smart phone or a remote controller. The mobile device 300 has a wireless signal transmission module 310 such as Bluetooth, infrared or Wi-Fi.

The controller assembly 100 includes a controller 110 and a signal receiving module 120. The controller 110 has a housing 111, a plurality of function buttons 112, an inertial sensing module 113, and a wireless signal transmission module 114. The housing 111 of the controller 110 is shaped as a handle or other type of game rocker. The present invention does not limit the appearance of the housing 111 of the controller 110. The function button 112 is disposed on the housing 111 for providing a user with a trigger signal to generate a control signal when the controller 110 is gripped. The inertial sensing module 113 includes an accelerometer and a gyroscope. At least one of the gyroscopes for sensing at least one of the accelerations in the X, Y, and Z directions and/or at least one of the angular velocities X, Y, and Z, and generating the acceleration and Or the angular velocity control signal, the accelerometer or the gyroscope included in the inertial sensing module 113 is manufactured by a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS), and may be capacitive, piezoelectric, magnetic or The control signal is output by the wireless signal transmission module 114. The wireless signal transmission module 114 can also be, for example, Bluetooth, infrared or Wi-Fi.

The signal receiving module 120 has a wireless signal transmission module 121, such as Bluetooth, infrared or Wi-Fi, and is connected to the controller 110 and the mobile device 300 by wireless transmission, and simultaneously receives the controller 110. The control signals generated by the mobile device 300 cause the controller 110 and the mobile device 300 to be combined into a group of control devices, and the control signals are output to the main control device 200. The signal receiving module 120 is connected to the main control device 200 in a manner of being externally or embedded in the main control device 200.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention is the mobile device 300, the controller 110, and the signal receiving module. The wireless signal transmission modules 310, 114, and 121 in the 120 are all a Bluetooth module.

Another preferred embodiment of the present invention is that the signal receiving module 120 can simultaneously receive the control signals of the multi-array control device composed of a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of controllers, and can be provided to most users simultaneously. Interactive video game.

According to the above description, the embodiment of the present invention can provide the user to separately control and operate the controller 110 and the mobile device 300 to generate the control signals, so that the controller 110 and the mobile device 300 are combined into one. a control device, and the signal receiving module 120 outputs the control signals to the main control device 200 to control a specific cursor or a graphical user interface on an electronic game screen, wherein the mobile device 300 is A handheld device that is readily available to users in today's daily life. Therefore, by using the controller combination 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, the user can move or select the electronic game by using the manipulation signal generated by the mobile device 300. Displaying a specific cursor or graphical user interface on the screen, and using the manipulation signal generated by the controller 110 to cause a specific cursor or graphical user interface on the electronic game display screen to simulate various body movements of the user The controller 110 can be mutually assisted with the mobile device 300 without additional connection to another additional controller to enhance user engagement. The fun of mobile video games, in this way, users will not only limit the operating range and fluency due to the cable connection of the wired connection, but also further reduce the cost of purchasing hardware devices and save the game. A software vendor or gaming hardware vendor develops, designs, and builds the manufacturing and marketing costs of a game controller, and can easily utilize existing mobile devices to augment the handling of the controller 110.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the equivalent technical changes of the present invention and the contents of the drawings are included in the scope of protection of the present invention. Within, combined with Chen Ming.

100‧‧‧Controller combiner

110‧‧‧ Controller

113‧‧‧Inertial Sensing Module

114‧‧‧Wireless Signal Transmission Module

120‧‧‧Signal receiving module

121‧‧‧Wireless Signal Transmission Module

200‧‧‧Master control unit

300‧‧‧ mobile devices

310‧‧‧Wireless Signal Transmission Module

Claims (8)

A controller combination connected to a main control device and coupled with at least one mobile device for generating a control signal, comprising: at least one controller for sensing at least one acceleration of accelerations in the X, Y, and Z directions And/or at least one angular velocity of the angular velocity of the X, Y, and Z axes, and a control signal corresponding to the acceleration and/or the angular velocity; and a signal receiving module, the signal receiving module is externally connected or Connected to the main control device in an embedded manner, which is connected to the controller and the mobile device in a wireless transmission manner, and simultaneously receives the control signals generated by the controller and the mobile device, and The control signal is output to the main control device, whereby the user separately holds and operates the controller and the mobile device with both hands, and the signal receiving module outputs the control signals to the main control device to control An electronic game displays a particular cursor or a graphical user interface on the screen. The controller combination of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises a casing and a plurality of function buttons, wherein the function button is disposed on the casing to provide a user when holding the controller. Pressing the trigger generates a control signal. The controller assembly of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises an inertial sensing module, the inertial sensing module comprising at least one of an accelerometer and a gyroscope. The combination of controllers of claim 3, wherein the accelerometer and at least one of the gyroscopes included in the controller are fabricated by a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) process. The controller combination of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises a wireless signal transmission module. The controller combination of claim 5, wherein the wireless signal transmission module is a Bluetooth device. The controller combination of claim 1, wherein the signal receiving module has a wireless signal transmission module. The controller combination of claim 7, wherein the wireless signal transmission module is a Bluetooth device.