US 11,806,613 B2
Controller for video game console
Simon Burgess, Leicester (GB); and Duncan Ironmonger, Milton, GA (US)
Assigned to Ironburg Inventions Limited, Wincanton (GB)
Filed by Ironburg Inventions Limited, Wincanton (GB)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/667,713.
Application 17/667,713 is a continuation of application No. 16/362,137, filed on Mar. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,278,797.
Application 16/362,137 is a continuation of application No. 14/754,789, filed on Jun. 30, 2015, granted, now 10,286,305, issued on May 14, 2019.
Application 14/754,789 is a continuation of application No. 14/141,840, filed on Dec. 27, 2013, granted, now 9,089,770, issued on Jul. 28, 2015.
Application 14/141,840 is a continuation of application No. 13/162,727, filed on Jun. 17, 2011, granted, now 8,641,525, issued on Feb. 4, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0161130 A1, May 26, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 13/24 (2014.01); A63F 13/20 (2014.01); A63F 13/21 (2014.01); A63F 13/90 (2014.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01)
CPC A63F 13/24 (2014.09) [A63F 9/24 (2013.01); A63F 13/20 (2014.09); A63F 13/21 (2014.09); A63F 13/90 (2014.09); A63F 2009/2402 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1006 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1043 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hand held apparatus for providing user inputs to a computer program for controlling the computer program, the apparatus comprising:
a case configured to be supported only by a user's hands during operation of the apparatus, the case comprising:
a front face and a back face opposite the front face;
a plurality of front controls disposed at the front face, each front control in communication with one of a plurality of first sensors of the apparatus and each front control configured to be activated by the user's thumbs during operation of the apparatus to activate one of the first sensors and provide a first user input to the computer program;
a top face and a bottom opposite the top face;
a first handle adjacent a first side edge of the back face;
a second handle adjacent a second side edge of the back face, wherein the first side edge is opposite the second side edge;
wherein at least a portion of the back face forms a recess between the first handle and the second handle, the recess configured to receive the user's fingers when the apparatus is grasped by the user;
a plurality of top controls disposed at the top face, each top control in communication with one of a plurality of second sensors of the apparatus and each top control configured to be activated by the user's index fingers during operation of the apparatus to activate one of the second sensors and provide a second user input to the computer program;
a first back control located at the back face in communication with a third sensor of the apparatus configured to provide a third user input to the computer program upon activation of the first back control, the first back control positioned to allow activation by the user's middle, ring, or pinkie finger during operation of the apparatus, the first back control having a first vertical dimension measured from a top edge of the back face adjacent to the top face of the case to a bottom edge of the back face adjacent to the bottom of the case, the first vertical dimension being at least one fourth of a distance from the top edge of the back face to the bottom edge of the back face, wherein the third user input from activation of the first back control is configured to replicate one of the first user input from the first sensor or the second user input from the second sensor; and
a second back control located at the back face in communication with a fourth sensor of the apparatus configured to provide a fourth user input to the computer program upon activation of the second back control, the second back control positioned to allow activation by the user's middle, ring, or pinkie finger during operation of the apparatus, the second back control having a second vertical dimension measured from the top edge of the back face to the bottom edge of the back face, the second vertical dimension being at least one fourth of the distance from the top edge of the back face to the bottom edge of the back face, wherein the fourth user input from activation of the second back control is configured to replicate one of the first user input from the first sensor or the second user input from the second sensor;
wherein at least part of the first back control and the second back control are located in the recess.