TWI815162B - Game controller for mobile device - Google Patents

Abstract

A game controller for mobile device is provided. The game controller includes a control module, a first audio module, and a second audio module. The mobile device includes a first wireless communication module. The control module is electrically connected to the mobile device. The first audio module is electrically connected to the mobile device and the control module, and is wirelessly connected to an audio device. The second audio module is electrically connected to the mobile device and the control module, so as to control the mobile device to be wirelessly connected to the audio device. A pairing process of the audio device correspondingly with the first audio module and the first wireless communication module of the mobile device is performed before use. The control generates a control command according to a category of an audio of the mobile device so as to control the first audio module or the second audio module to output the audio to the audio device.

Description

Game controllers for mobile devices

Related applications

This invention claims the international priority of U.S. Patent Application No. 63/126,536 (filing date: December 17, 2020). The complete content of this application is incorporated into the patent specification of this invention for reference.

The present invention relates to a game controller, and in particular to a game controller for a mobile device.

With the development and popularization of mobile devices, the number of users who experience games on mobile devices is increasing, driving the rapid growth of the mobile device game market. When users experience mobile device games, watch videos or listen to music, they often use headphones with their mobile devices. The headphone cables of wired headphones can easily cause space interference and make storage inconvenient, and the wires of the headphone cables are prone to wear and tear. Therefore, more and more users are using wireless headphones. Existing wireless headsets mainly use Bluetooth transmission for telephone voice transmission. However, the signal transmitted by Bluetooth is prone to interference, which can easily cause delays in audio transmission and affect the user's experience when playing games, watching videos, or listening to music.

Therefore, how to improve the delayed experience of games or videos to overcome the above-mentioned shortcomings has become one of the important issues that this business intends to solve.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a game controller for mobile devices in view of the shortcomings of the existing technology.

In order to solve the above technical problems, one of the technical solutions adopted by the present invention is to provide a game controller for a mobile device, which includes a control module, a first sound module and a second sound module. The mobile device includes a first wireless communication module. The control module is electrically connected to the mobile device. The first sound module is electrically connected to the mobile device and the control module, and the first sound module is wirelessly connected to an audio playback device. The second sound module is electrically connected to the mobile device and the control module to control the wireless connection between the mobile device and the audio playback device. Before use, the audio playback device completes a pairing process with the first sound module and the first wireless communication module of the mobile device respectively. The control module generates a control instruction according to the audio type of an audio message of the mobile device to control the output of the audio to the audio player device through the first sound module or the second sound module.

Preferably, the control module generates a first control command according to a first audio of the mobile device to control the first sound module to output the first audio to the audio playback device through the first sound module.

Preferably, the first audio is audio of a game, a video or a music.

Preferably, the control module is configured to generate a second control command to control the second sound module according to a second audio of the mobile device, so that the second sound module controls the mobile device to pass the second audio through the first signal of the mobile device. The wireless communication module outputs to the audio playback device.

Preferably, the second message is a call message of a phone call or a communication software.

Preferably, the control module is configured to generate a third control command according to a third audio of the mobile device to control the first sound module and the second sound module so that the third audio passes through the first sound module or the third sound module of the mobile device. A wireless communication module outputs to the audio playback device. The third information includes the first information and the second information.

Preferably, the third control instruction is generated based on the mobile device switching from outputting the first audio to the second audio, or switching from outputting the second audio to the first audio.

Preferably, after the control module generates the third control instruction to control the first sound module and the second sound module, the first sound module outputs the third audio to the audio playback device according to the third control instruction.

Preferably, the game controller also includes a one-person interactive module. The human-computer interaction module is electrically connected to the control module, the first sound module and the second sound module. The human-computer interaction module is configured to generate a human-computer interaction instruction according to the third control instruction and receive a fourth control instruction input by a user according to the human-computer interaction instruction, so that the third audio passes through the first sound module or the third The second sound module outputs to the audio playback device.

Preferably, the audio playing device is a wireless earphone. The wireless headset includes a transceiver respectively corresponding to a first wireless communication module and a first sound module of the mobile device.

Preferably, the first sound module includes a 2.4G wireless radio frequency transceiver.

Preferably, the first wireless communication module of the mobile device includes a Bluetooth transceiver.

Preferably, the first sound module includes a 2.4G wireless radio frequency transceiver, and the first wireless communication module of the mobile device includes a Bluetooth transceiver.

One of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the game controller for mobile devices provided by the present invention can communicate with the first sound module and the first wireless device of the mobile device through the "audio playback device" before use. The technical solutions of "module completes the pairing process" and "the control module generates control instructions according to the audio type of the mobile device's audio to control the output of audio to the audio playback device through the first sound module or the second sound module" can be found at Switching between different audio outputs is more immediate and reduces sound delay, which can effectively improve the user experience.

In order to further understand the features and technical content of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings provided are only for reference and illustration and are not used to limit the present invention.

The following is a specific embodiment to illustrate the implementation of the "game controller for mobile devices" disclosed in the present invention. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this specification can also be modified and changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of the present invention. In addition, the drawings of the present invention are only simple schematic illustrations and are not depictions based on actual dimensions, as is stated in advance. The following embodiments will further describe the relevant technical content of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In addition, the term "or" used in this article shall include any one or combination of more of the associated listed items depending on the actual situation.

[Example]

Referring to FIG. 1 , a first embodiment of the present invention provides a game controller 1 for a mobile device M, which includes: a control module 11 , a first sound module 12 , and a second sound module 13 .

In this embodiment, the mobile device M may be a smart phone or a tablet computer, which is not limited by the present invention. In addition, the mobile device M at least includes a first wireless communication module M1, and the first wireless communication module M1 may include, for example, but not limited to, a Wi-Fi transceiver, a Bluetooth transceiver, a 2.4G wireless radio frequency transceiver, a Zigbee transceiver, a LoRa transceiver, a Sigfox transceiver or an NB-IoT transceiver. In a preferred embodiment, the first wireless communication module M1 of the mobile device M includes a Bluetooth transceiver.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 4 , FIGS. 2 to 4 are schematic diagrams of the use of a game controller with a mobile device and an audio playback device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The game controller 1 may be at least a first handle body, and the game controller 1 is connected to the mobile device M through the first handle body. In another embodiment, the game controller 1 may also include a first handle body and a second handle body, and the mobile device M may be connected between the first handle body and the second handle body. The configuration of the internal components of the game controller 1 can be adjusted according to the structures of the first handle body and the second handle body, but is not limited by the present invention. In addition, the game controller 1 can also be provided with at least one battery module. The battery module can be charged through a connected mobile device M or an external power source. The battery module can also be connected to the game controller 1 in a pluggable manner. The game controller 1 maintains power supply by replacing the battery module, but this is not limited by the present invention.

In addition, the game controller 1 can be connected through a Lightning connector, a TYPE-A universal serial bus (Type-A USB) connector, a Type-C universal serial bus connector (Type- C USB) connector or a micro universal serial bus connector (micro USB) connector to connect the mobile device M to perform control actions.

The control module 11 is installed in the game controller 1 and is electrically connected to the mobile device M. In this embodiment, the control module 1 may be a central processing unit (CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a microprocessor (MCU).

The first sound module 12 is disposed in the game controller 1 and is electrically connected to the mobile device M and the control module 1 . The first sound module 12 may also include a first wireless communication unit 121. The first wireless communication unit 121 may include, for example, but not limited to, a Wi-Fi transceiver, a Bluetooth transceiver, a 2.4G wireless radio frequency transceiver, a Zigbee transceiver, a LoRa transceiver, a Sigfox transceiver or an NB-IoT transceiver. In a preferred embodiment, the first sound module 12 includes a 2.4G wireless radio frequency transceiver. Specifically, when the game controller 1 is connected to the mobile device M, the first wireless communication unit 121 of the first sound module 12 is wirelessly connected to a corresponding audio playback device S, and the audio of the mobile device M can be transmitted through the first The first wireless communication unit 121 of the sound module 12 transmits to the corresponding audio playback device S.

The second sound module 13 is disposed in the game controller 1 and is electrically connected to the mobile device M and the control module 1 . Specifically, the second sound module 13 is electrically connected to the first wireless communication module M1 of the mobile device M, and can control the mobile device M to transmit audio to the corresponding audio playback device S through the first wireless communication module M1.

In this embodiment, the audio playback device S includes a second wireless communication module S1 corresponding to the first wireless communication module M1 of the mobile device M, and a second wireless communication module S1 corresponding to the first wireless communication unit 121 of the first sound module 12 . The second wireless communication unit S2. In a preferred embodiment, the second wireless communication module may include a 2.4G wireless radio frequency transceiver, and the second wireless communication unit may include a Bluetooth transceiver. In this embodiment, the audio playback device S may be headphones, speakers, smart speakers, or a car infotainment system. In a preferred embodiment, the audio playing device S is a wireless earphone.

It is worth noting that before using the audio playing device S, the audio playing device S must first complete a pairing process with the game controller 1 and the mobile device M respectively, that is, the second wireless communication module S1 of the audio playing device S and The second wireless communication unit S2 must be paired with the first wireless communication module M1 of the mobile device M and the first wireless communication unit 121 of the first sound module 12 respectively before use to ensure smooth audio transmission and reduce delayed sound experience. . Among them, the pairing procedure is a conventional technique and will not be described in detail here.

Furthermore, the first sound module 12 or the second sound module 13 can be controlled to be electrically connected to the mobile device M through the control module 11 . That is to say, the control module 11 can define a usage mode according to the audio type of an audio signal of the mobile device M and generate a control instruction, so that the first sound module 12 is electrically connected to the mobile device M, or the second sound module 12 is electrically connected to the mobile device M. The sound module 13 is electrically connected to the mobile device M, and controls the audio to pass through the first wireless communication unit 121 of the first sound module 12 or the first wireless communication module M1 of the mobile device M and the second wireless communication module of the audio playback device S respectively. The wireless communication module S1 and the second wireless communication unit S2 perform transmission.

For example, in this embodiment, when the user is playing a game, watching a video or listening to music, the control module 11 defines this situation as a first usage mode and sends a first control command to the first sound module. The first sound module 12 is electrically connected to the mobile device M. Then, the first sound module 12 controls the audio of games, videos or music of the mobile device M to be transmitted through the first wireless communication unit 121 and the second wireless communication unit S2.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, when the user makes a phone call or communication software call, the control module 11 defines this situation as a second usage mode and sends a second control command to the second sound module 13 , so that the second sound module 13 is electrically connected to the mobile device M. Then, the second sound module 13 controls the mobile device M to transmit audio through the first wireless communication module M1 and the second wireless communication module S1.

Further, when the user switches from the first usage mode to the second usage mode, or when the user switches from the second usage mode to the first usage mode, the control module 11 defines this situation as a third usage mode, and transmits a The third control command is sent to the first sound module 12 and the second sound module 13 to control the output of relevant audio to the audio playback device M through the first sound module 12 or the second sound module 13 according to the usage mode. That is to say, when the user switches from experiencing games, watching videos or listening to music to making phone calls or communication software calls, the control module 11 sends the third control command to the first sound module 12 and the second sound module 13, The second sound module 13 is electrically connected to the mobile device M, and then the second sound module 13 controls the mobile device M to transmit audio through the first wireless communication module M1 and the second wireless communication module S1. When the user switches from making phone calls or communication software to experiencing games, watching videos or listening to music, the control module 11 sends the third control command to the first sound module 12 and the second sound module 13, and causes the first The sound module 12 is electrically connected to the mobile device M, and then the first sound module 12 controls the audio of games, videos or music of the mobile device M to be transmitted through the first wireless communication unit 121 and the second wireless communication unit S2.

It is worth noting that in the third mode, after the control module 11 sends the third control command to the first sound module 12 and the second sound module 13, it can also control the first sound module 12 to continue to be electrically connected. Device M. Therefore, whether it is game, video or music audio or phone or communication software audio, it is transmitted through the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit of the first sound module 12 according to the third control command.

Furthermore, the game controller 1 may also include a human-computer interaction module, which is electrically connected to the control module 11 , the first sound module 12 and the second sound module 13 . The human-computer interaction module can generate a human-computer interaction instruction according to the third control instruction of the control module 11. The human-computer interaction module receives a fourth control instruction input by the user according to the human-computer interaction instruction to use the first voice. The module 12 or the second sound module 13 controls the output of relevant audio to the audio playback device M. That is to say, the user can control the first sound module 12 or the second sound module 13 through the human-computer interaction module to output relevant audio to the audio playback device M according to his own needs.

The above-mentioned human-computer interaction module can be software, firmware, hardware, or other combinations of software, firmware, and hardware that can achieve the above functions.

However, the above examples are only one of the possible embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[Beneficial effects of the embodiment]

One of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the game controller for mobile devices provided by the present invention can communicate with the first sound module 12 and the first sound module 12 of the mobile device M through the "audio playback device S" before use. A wireless communication module M1 completes the pairing procedure" and "the control module 1 generates a control command according to the audio type of the audio of the mobile device M to control the output of audio to audio playback through the first sound module 12 or the second sound module 13 The technical solution of "Device S" can be more real-time and reduce sound delay when switching between different audio outputs, which can effectively improve the user experience.

The contents disclosed above are only preferred and feasible embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made by using the description and drawings of the present invention are included in the application of the present invention. within the scope of the patent.

M: mobile device M1: The first wireless communication module 1: Game controller 11:Control module 12:First sound module 121: First wireless communication unit 13: Second sound module S: Audio playback device S1: The second wireless communication module S2: Second wireless communication unit

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a game controller coupled with a mobile device and an audio playback device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the use of a game controller with a mobile device and audio playback equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the use of a game controller with a mobile device and an audio playback device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the use of a game controller with a mobile device and an audio playback device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

M: mobile device

M1: The first wireless communication module

1: Game controller

11:Control module

12:First sound module

121: First wireless communication unit

13: Second sound module

S: Audio playback device

S1: The second wireless communication module

S2: Second wireless communication unit

Claims (12)

A game controller for a mobile device, the mobile device includes a first wireless communication module, the game controller includes: a control module, the control module is electrically connected to the mobile device; a first sound module, the first sound module is electrically connected to the mobile device and the control module, the first sound module is wirelessly connected to an audio playback device; and a second sound module, the Two sound modules are electrically connected to the mobile device and the control module to control the wireless connection between the mobile device and the audio playback device; wherein, the second sound module and the first sound module are independent components; wherein, the audio playback device completes a pairing process with the first sound module and the first wireless communication module of the mobile device respectively before use; wherein the control module A group generates a control instruction according to the audio type of an audio of the mobile device to control the output of audio to the audio playback device through the first sound module or the second sound module; wherein the control module The group is configured to generate a second control command to control the second sound module according to a second audio of the mobile device, so that the second sound module controls the mobile device to allow the second audio to pass through the The first wireless communication module of the mobile device outputs to the audio player device. The game controller of claim 1, wherein the control module generates a first control instruction according to a first audio of the mobile device to control the first sound module to cause the first audio to The sound is output to the audio playback device through the first sound module. The game controller of claim 2, wherein the first audio is the audio of a game, a video or a music. The game controller according to claim 2, wherein the second information is call information from a phone call or a communication software. The game controller of claim 2, wherein the control module is configured to generate a third control instruction according to a third audio of the mobile device to control the first sound module and the second sound. The module causes the third audio to be output to the audio player device through the first sound module or the first wireless communication module of the mobile device; wherein the third audio includes the first message and said second message. The game controller of claim 5, wherein the third control instruction is to switch from outputting the first audio to the second audio, or from outputting the second audio to switching according to the mobile device. The first message is generated. The game controller according to claim 5, wherein after the control module generates the third control instruction to control the first sound module and the second sound module, the first sound module The third audio is output to the audio playing device according to the third control instruction. The game controller according to claim 5, wherein the game controller further includes: a human-computer interaction module, the human-computer interaction module is electrically connected to the control module and the first sound module and the second sound module, the human-computer interaction module is configured to generate a human-computer interaction instruction according to the third control instruction, and receive a fourth input by a user according to the human-computer interaction instruction. Control instructions to cause the third audio to be output to the audio playback device through the first sound module or the second sound module. The game controller of claim 1, wherein the audio playback device is a wireless headset, and the wireless headset includes the first wireless communication module and the first sound module respectively corresponding to the mobile device. group of transceivers. The game controller according to claim 1, wherein the first sound module includes Contains a 2.4G wireless radio frequency transceiver. The game controller of claim 1, wherein the first wireless communication module of the mobile device includes a Bluetooth transceiver. The game controller of claim 1, wherein the first sound module includes a 2.4G wireless radio frequency transceiver, and the first wireless communication module of the mobile device includes a Bluetooth transceiver.

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