TWI659772B - Integrated device with signal conversion and power supply function for game controller - Google Patents

Abstract

An integrated device with signal conversion and power supply functions for a game controller includes: an energy storage unit for storing electrical energy; and an energy transmission port connected to the energy storage unit for supplying a first game controller Power; a memory unit for storing signal encoding data of the first game controller and a second game controller; a signal transmission port for receiving a first signal from the first game controller, and the first signal is used for To communicate with a first game host; a processing unit for receiving the first signal and converting the first signal into a second signal according to the signal encoding data stored in the memory unit, and the second signal corresponds to the second game controller The signal encoding data is used for communication with a second game host, and the second game host is different from the first game host.

Description

Integrated device with signal conversion and power supply function for game controller

The present invention relates to signal conversion and power supply devices of game controllers; in particular, it refers to an integrated device with signal conversion and power supply functions that can apply a single game controller to multiple different game consoles.

As the market for video games continues to expand, companies including Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony have also launched a number of popular video games and video game console platforms. Among them, when launching each game console for game operations, usually each The game controller of the game console is not interoperable, so players must cooperate with the game controllers exclusive to each game console of each company to play the game. For example, when playing XBOX ONE, you must use the XBOX ONE series. The game controller of the console; when playing PS4, you must use a game controller suitable for PS4 series consoles to successfully perform game operations and control.

In this way, when players change game consoles of different types to play games, they must change the game controller, which is very inconvenient for players. For example, users have adapted to the XBOX game controller. After the operation, when you want to change to play the PS4 game, you have to adapt to the operation mode of the PS4 game controller again, which is inconvenient. In addition, if any type of game console's game controller is damaged or lost and cannot be used, for players, if they purchase a new game controller style that can only be used for a specific game console, It is also a big overhead.

Therefore, how to provide a game controller that can expand a single game platform into a game controller that can be applied to multiple game platforms is one of the intensive research directions of the inventors.

In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide an integrated device with a signal conversion and power supply function for a game controller, which can apply one game controller to a plurality of different game console platforms.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an integrated device with a signal conversion and power supply function for a game controller, including: an energy storage unit for storing electrical energy; and an electrical energy transmission port electrically connected to the storage device. An energy unit for electrically connecting with a first game controller to supply electric energy required for the operation of the first game controller; a memory unit for storing signal encoding data including the first game controller And a signal encoding data of a second game controller; a signal transmission port for electrically connecting with the first game controller, for receiving a first signal sent by the first game controller, and the first A signal is used to communicate with a first game host; a processing unit is electrically connected to the signal transmission port and the memory unit to receive the first signal and encode data according to the signal stored in the memory unit To convert the first signal into a second signal, and the second signal corresponds to the signal coded data of the second game controller for communication with a second game console, and The second host different from the first game consoles.

The effect of the present invention is that, in addition to being capable of supplying power to the first game controller, the integrated device can also convert the first signal output by the first game controller into a second signal simulated by the second game controller, thereby To achieve a single game controller can be applied to the effects of cross-platform operation of different game consoles.

In order to explain the present invention more clearly, the embodiments are described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, which is an integrated device 100 with a signal conversion and power supply function for a game controller according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes a housing 10, an energy storage unit 20, and a first The transmission port 30, a memory unit 40 and a processing unit 50.

The energy storage unit 20 is disposed in the casing 10 to store electrical energy. In this embodiment, the energy storage unit 20 is a secondary battery or other energy storage elements with equal charge that can be repeatedly charged and discharged.

The first transmission port 30 is disposed in the casing 10 for connection with a game controller. The first transmission port 30 includes a power transmission port 32 and a signal transmission port 34. The power transmission port 32 is connected to the energy storage unit 20 and is used to be electrically connected to a first game controller 200 (refer to FIG. 4), so as to supply power required by the first game controller 200 to operate. The signal transmission port 34 is used for electrical connection with the first game controller 200, and is used to receive a first signal sent from the first game controller 200, and the first signal is used for connection with a Signals communicated by the first game console (not shown). In this embodiment, the power transmission port 32 and the signal transmission port 34 are integrated on the first transmission port 30, so that the first transmission port 30 has both signal transmission and power transmission functions, whereby the first transmission port 30 When connected to the first game host, it can provide both the power required by the first game host and receive the first signal from the first game host. However, in other applications, it is not limited to this, and the power transmission port 32 and the signal transmission port 34 can also be designed as separate transmission ports, respectively.

The memory unit 40 is disposed in the housing 10 and used to store signal encoding data of various game controllers. For example, in the embodiment, the memory unit 40 stores the signal encoding data including the first game controller 200 and Signal coding data of a second game controller (not shown).

The processing unit 50 is disposed in the casing 10, and is electrically connected to the first transmission port 30, the signal transmission port 34, the energy storage unit 20, and the memory unit 40, and is configured to receive the first signal and according to the memory unit 40. The stored signal encoding data of the first game controller 200 and the signal encoding data of the second game controller convert the first signal into a second signal, and the second signal corresponds to the second game controller's Signal encoding data is used to communicate with a second game host, and the second game host is different from the first game host. Thereby, the integration device 100 of the present invention can convert the first signal sent by the first game controller 200 for communication with the first game host into a second signal available for communication with the second game host, so that the first game The controller 200 can be applied to the second game host cross-platform, and can communicate with the second game host.

In addition, in an embodiment, the integration device 100 further includes a communication unit 60 electrically connected to the processing unit 50. The communication unit 60 may include a wireless transmission unit 62 and / or a wired transmission unit 64. The wireless transmission unit 62 It is used to send the second signal through wireless transmission. The wireless signal transmission includes, but is not limited to, Wi-Fi transmission, Bluetooth transmission, infrared transmission, etc., and can be used with the second game console or the first The game host and the like establish a wireless communication connection to send a second signal to the game host, or receive a wireless signal from the game host and feed it back to the integration device 100 and the game controller. The wired transmission section 64 is used to establish a wired communication connection with the second game console or the first game console through a wired method, and send a second signal to the game console through a wired transmission method, or receive a signal from the game console and feed it back to the integration. The device 100 and the game controller, for example, in this embodiment, the wired transmission portion 64 may be Micro-USB, and may be used for wired connection with each game host through a transmission line. In addition, in one embodiment, The wired transmission unit 64 can also be connected to a power source, so as to charge the energy storage unit 20. In addition, in an embodiment, the communication unit 60 can also communicate with other hardware to update, upload or download data to the memory unit 40, such as updating or adding a game controller stored in the memory unit 40. Signal encoding data, etc., but not limited to this.

In addition, in an embodiment, the integrated device 100 further includes a motion sensing unit 70 electrically connected to the processing unit 50. The motion sensing unit 70 is used to sense the physics of the game controller connected to the integrated device 100. Exercise and generate a corresponding exercise message, and transmit the exercise message to the processing unit 50. For example, in this embodiment, the motion sensing unit 70 may be a gravity sensor (G-Sensor), a gyroscope (Gyro), an acceleration sensor, etc., and may be used to sense that the user holds the first When a game controller 200 is used, the movement information such as the displacement and the tilt angle caused by the first game controller 200 is transmitted to the processing unit 50, and converted to the second signal by the processing unit 50 and then sent to the first Two game consoles. Among them, the advantage of having the motion sensing unit 70 is that when the first game controller used does not have a motion sensing function, and the second game controller to be simulated has a motion sensing function, then The user of the first game controller can be provided with the assistance of the integrated device 100 to expand the motion sensing function equivalent to the second game controller.

In addition, in an embodiment, the integration device 100 further includes an indication unit 80 electrically connected to the processing unit 50 to indicate the operation status of the integration device 100. For example, it can be used to prompt the storage device of the integration device 100. The power of the energy unit 20, and the connection state between the integration device 100 and the game controller or game console. In this embodiment, the indicating unit 80 includes a light-emitting indicating portion 82 and a sensing portion 84. The light-emitting indicating portion 82 may be, but is not limited to, an LED light, and is used to display a light, such as a light color, The blinking frequency and the like indicate the power, connection status, working status, or sleep status of the integrated device 100. The sensing unit 84 is configured to sense a touch instruction provided by a user to trigger a touch signal to the processing unit 50. receive. The sensing unit 84 may include a button for sensing a touch command executed by the user. For example, when the integrated device 100 is in a sleep state, the sensing unit 84 is used as a wake-up button. The user can touch or press the sensing portion 84 to wake up the integrated device 100 to enter the working state; in addition, when the integrated device 100 is in the working state, the sensing portion 84 is used as a touch key, and the user can touch Or press the sensing portion 84 to trigger a signal to the processing unit 50. The sensing unit 84 can also be used to expand the functions of a game controller. Furthermore, it is assumed that the first game console is an XBOX game console and the first game controller 200 is an XBOX game controller. The control panel can be operated by the user. The second game console is a PS4 game console and the second game controller is a PS4 game controller. Therefore, when the second game controller to be simulated is a PS4 game controller with a touch panel In this case, it is necessary to provide an additional operation mode to simulate the touch panel function of the PS4 game controller. Therefore, the operation mode provided by the present invention is that the user can simultaneously operate the first part while pressing the sensing section 84. A game controller (XBOX game controller) 's up, down, left and right keys or joysticks, by pressing at least two buttons at the same time to achieve the same as operating a touch panel on a PS4 game controller, sending out the corresponding second signal for The second game host receives.

In addition, in an embodiment, the sensing portion 84 may also be, but is not limited to, a light interrupter, which is used to sense whether the light of the light-emitting indicating portion 82 is blocked, so as to trigger a blocking signal for processing. Unit 50. In this embodiment, the light-emitting instruction section 82 and the sensing section 84 are integrated light-emitting button switches, but they are not limited to other applications.

In addition, in an embodiment, the integration device 100 further includes a voice transceiver unit 90, which is connected to the processing unit 50, and is used for collecting voice data such as sounds, music, etc. provided by the user, and sending and converting with the processing unit 50. The second signal is output to the second game controller, or the voice transceiver unit 90 can receive a voice signal from an external or processing unit 50 and play it for user listening. Among them, the advantage of constructing the voice transceiver unit 90 is that when the second game controller to be simulated has a voice transceiver function and the first game controller used does not have a voice transceiver function, at this time, it will have voice When the integration device 100 of the transceiving unit 90 is equipped on the first game controller, it can provide users of the first game controller with an effect equivalent to the voice transmission and reception function of the second game controller.

In one embodiment, the integrated device 100 of the present invention can be applied to game controllers of various game platforms such as XBOX game controller, PS4 game controller and SWITCH game controller. For example, please cooperate with the following table The table is a key comparison table for each game controller, and one of the following game controllers can be selected as the first game controller to be converted, and the second device can be switched or selected through the integration device 100 The type of the second signal of the game controller. For example, a PS4 transfer mode can be selected to convert the first signal into a second signal that can be communicated with the PS4 game console, or a SWITCH transfer mode can be selected. The first signal is converted into a second signal that can be communicated by the SWITCH game console, or an XBOX transfer mode is selected to convert the first signal into a second signal that can be communicated with the XBOX game console. Therefore, when the user selects one of the game controllers as the first game controller, and connects the first game controller with the adapter device 100, and selects another game controller as the second game controller and its corresponding In the transfer mode, after the user operates a button on the first game controller to send a first signal, the integrated device 100 can receive the first signal and compare it with the first game controller and the second game. After the controller's signal encoding data is encoded and decoded, it can be converted into a second signal simulated by the second game controller, and the second game host of the second game controller can communicate and control. For example, when the user connects the XBOX game controller as the first game controller to the integrated device 100 and selects the PS4 transfer mode, when the user presses the A button of the XBOX game controller, the integrated device 100 The first signal corresponding to the A button can be converted into a second signal issued by the ✕ button of the analog PS4 game controller, and the XBOX game controller can communicate and control the PS4 game console. Key comparison table XBOX game controller PS4 game controller SWITCH game controller Up Up Up Down Down Down Left Left Left Right Right Right A ✕ B B ◯ A X ☐ Y Y △ X Menu OPTIONS + View SHARE - Lx Lx Lx Ly Ly Ly Ry Ry Ry Rx Rx Rx LB L1 L RB R1 R LT L2 ZL RT R3 ZR LSB L3 LTSB RSB R3 RTSB Xe PS Home Touch Touch Cature Touch + R-Stick Touch Pad Null

Wherein, in a use situation, the memory unit 40 can store signal encoding data of various game controllers such as XBOX game controller, PS4 game controller and SWITCH game controller, please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 It is a schematic diagram of assembling the integrated device 100 of the present invention to the first game controller 200 using an XBOX game controller as an example. Among them, since the integrated device 100 of the present invention has a power supply function in addition to a signal conversion function, it can be Replace the battery of the original first game controller 200 and install it in the battery slot of the first game controller 200, so that the first transmission port 30 of the integrated device 100 is connected to a slot 210 of the second game controller 200 . The user can set the integration device 100 to be used in the XBOX transfer mode, PS4 transfer mode, or SWITCH transfer mode. Among them, when the set mode is the same as the first game controller connected, the integration device 100 is now There is no need to perform signal conversion, it is only necessary to provide power supply. When the set mode is different from the first game controller connected, at this time the integrated device 100 will provide the first game in addition to the power supply. The first signal sent by the controller is converted into a second signal corresponding to the set mode to communicate and control the game console corresponding to the set mode. Wherein, the aforementioned mechanism for selecting a transfer mode may be a switch of the transfer mode by a user through a key operation, but is not limited thereto. In one embodiment, the processing unit 40 of the integration device 100 may also When the game controller is connected to the game host, it will automatically determine the type of game controller and game host connected, and automatically select the corresponding game host transfer mode instead of requiring the user to choose by himself.

As shown in FIG. 6, in addition to the integration device 100 of this embodiment, in addition to being connected to the first game controller 200 using an XBOX game controller as an example, to help the XBOX game controller perform power supply and signal conversion, Supports connection with other types of game controllers such as PS4 game controller 300, SWITCH game controller 400, etc., and can send the first signal after the user clicks at least one button on the equipped game controller according to demand, and then The first signal converts the first signal into a second signal corresponding to the second game console through the signal encoding data of various game controllers stored in the memory unit 40, so as to implement a cross-platform application for communicating with the second game console Effect.

The above is only a feasible embodiment of the present invention. The integrated device of the present invention can be applied to game controllers such as XBOX game controller, PS4 game controller, SWITCH game controller, etc. After encoding the signal data of various other game controllers, it can be matched with other types of game controllers, and the signals of more types of game controllers can be converted to each other, not limited to the three game controllers described above. For example, equivalent changes in the scope of the present invention and the scope of patent application should be included in the scope of patent of the present invention.

[Invention] 100 integrated device 10 housing 20 energy storage unit 30 first transmission port 32 power transmission port 34 signal transmission port 40 memory unit 50 processing unit 60 communication unit 62 wireless transmission section 64 wired transmission section 70 motion sensing unit 80 Instruction unit 82 Light-emitting instruction unit 84 Sensing unit 90 Voice transceiver unit 200 First game controller 210 Slot 300 PS4 game controller 400 SWITCH game controller

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a signal conversion and power supply function for a game controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the integration device of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the integration device of the embodiment from another perspective. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are assembling diagrams of the integration device and the first game controller of the above embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the integrated device of the above embodiment applicable to various game controllers.

Claims (8)

An integrated device with a signal conversion and power supply function for a game controller includes: an energy storage unit for storing electrical energy; an electrical energy transmission port electrically connected to the energy storage unit and used for providing a first The game controller is electrically connected to supply the power required for the operation of the first game controller; a memory unit is used to store the signal encoding data including the first game controller and the signal encoding of the second game controller Data; a signal transmission port for electrically connecting with the first game controller, for receiving a first signal sent by the first game controller, and the first signal is used for communicating with a first Game host communication; a processing unit electrically connected to the signal transmission port and the memory unit for receiving the first signal and according to the signal encoding data of the first game controller stored in the memory unit and the second The signal encoding data of the game controller converts the first signal into a second signal, and the second signal corresponds to the signal encoding data of the second game controller and is used for A second communication game console, and the second host different from the first game consoles. The integrated device with a signal conversion and power supply function for a game controller as described in claim 1, including a communication unit electrically connected to the processing unit for receiving the second signal and sending it to the second game. Host. The integrated device with a signal conversion and power supply function for a game controller according to claim 2, wherein the communication unit includes a wireless transmission section for transmitting the second signal through a wireless transmission method. The integrated device with a signal conversion and power supply function for a game controller as described in claim 2, wherein the communication unit includes a wired transmission section for connecting with the second game host through a wired method, and transmitting by cable To send the second signal. The integrated device with signal conversion and power supply function for a game controller according to claim 1, comprising a motion sensing unit connected to the processing unit, and the motion sensing unit is configured to sense the first game control The physical movement of the controller corresponds to the generation of a motion message, and the motion message is transmitted to the processing unit, which is converted into the second signal output by the processing unit. The integrated device with a signal conversion and power supply function for a game controller as described in claim 1, comprising a voice transceiver unit connected to the processing unit, the voice transceiver unit is configured to self-collect a voice data and send it to the The processing unit converts the second signal, or receives a voice signal from the processing unit and plays it. The integrated device with a signal conversion and power supply function for a game controller as described in claim 1, includes an instruction unit connected to the processing unit to indicate the operating status of the integrated device. The integrated device with a signal conversion and power supply function for a game controller as described in claim 7, wherein the instruction unit includes a light-emitting instruction portion and a sensing portion, and the light-emitting instruction portion is configured to emit light to indicate the integrated device Operation state of the sensor; the sensing unit is used for sensing a touch instruction provided by a user to trigger a touch signal to the processing unit.