Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tablet computer with grip rail and game controller
- Patent Title (中): 平板电脑带抓地轨和游戏控制器
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Application No.: US13780588Application Date: 2013-02-28
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Publication No.: US08944913B2Publication Date: 2015-02-03
- Inventor: Matthew R. Joynes , James Bower
- Applicant: Wikipad, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Westlake Village
- Assignee: Wikipad, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Wikipad, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Westlake Village
- Agency: Hall Estill Attorneys at Law
- Agent Daniel P. Dooley
- Main IPC: G06F13/00
- IPC: G06F13/00 ; G06F17/00 ; A63F9/24 ; A63F13/20 ; G06F1/16 ; A63F13/90

Abstract:
An apparatus generally directed to controlling a video game. The apparatus preferably includes a tablet computer, an electronic game communicating with the tablet computer, and an input device for controlling movement of a virtual object provided by the electronic game. Preferably, the input device includes a pair of opposing side structures adjacent opposing sides of plurality of sides of the tablet computer. The input device further preferably includes a plurality of input switches, wherein said input switches are adjacent each of the at least two opposing sides of the plurality of sides of the tablet computer, and a bridge structure disposed between the pair of sides to form a three sided structure. The third structure mitigates inadvertent removal of the tablet computer from the three sided structure when the tablet computer is fully nested within the three sided structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130178286A1 TABLET COMPUTER WITH GRIP RAIL AND GAME CONTROLLER Public/Granted day:2013-07-11
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