Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display peripheral interface input device
Patent
1997-06-17
1999-07-13
Zimmerman, Mark K.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display peripheral interface input device
G09G 500
Patent
active
059233176
ABSTRACT:
A two-handed game controller has a single dual analog/digital x-y directional pad mounted on the top which can perform either analog or digital functions. A mode switch on the controller allows an operator to select either analog or digital control settings. The controller also has a button grouping located within a concave recess. Each button within the recess has a downward slanting top maintained at an elevation a specified distance from the controller, thereby allowing for easy actuation by a gliding, rolling or sliding motion of a user's thumb or finger. The controller also has semicircular sides and 3-dimensionally tapered hand-grips, facilitating grip from virtually any size hand, from child to adult. Digital triggers are mounted on both the top and bottom of the controller and are configured to perform the same functions, allowing table-top use. Furthermore, the controller has a tripod-like structure with slip-resistant grips providing stability on a table-top surface.
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Chin Henry Y.
Kucher Lutz
Park Eric Y.
Sayler David J.
Sun I-Chiang
Laneau Ronald
Thrustmaster, Inc.
Zimmerman Mark K.
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