Global Patent Index - EP 1549404 A1

EP 1549404 A1 20050706 - GAME CONTROLLER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED GAME CONTROLLER

Title (en)

GAME CONTROLLER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED GAME CONTROLLER

Title (de)

VIDEOSPIELKONTROLLVORRICHTUNGSSYSTEM UND ENTSPRECHENDE VIDEOSPIELKONTROLLVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE CONTROLEUR DE JEU ET CONTROLEUR DE JEU ASSOCIE

Publication

EP 1549404 A1 20050706 (EN)

Application

EP 02777010 A 20020905

Priority

EP 0209961 W 20020905

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004022187A1] A game controller system for use in playing video games, including a manually operable game controller (10) provided with manually operable activating units (11) such as switches, keys and buttons, a game computer (1) storing and executing the video game in the form of software provided with signal inputs (3, 4) for ordinary input units such as a keyboard (9) and/or mouse (8), which game computer (1) is connected to a display unit (2) for displaying representations in relation to the game as played, said game controller (10) being arrranged to communicate with said game computer (1). Said game controller (10) being arranged to communicate with the game computer (1) via at least one input (3, 4) for said ordinary input units (8, 9), whereby the operations of said activating units (11) on the game controller (10) are arranged to be programmable in order to stimulate operation of arbitrary keys or key combinations on an ordinary keyboard (9).

IPC 1-7

A63F 13/06

IPC 8 full level

A63F 13/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A63F 13/24 (2014.09 - EP US); A63F 13/327 (2014.09 - EP); A63F 2300/1043 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/405 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004022187A1

Citation (examination)

EP 0872791 A2 19981021 - SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004022187 A1 20040318; AU 2002339515 A1 20040329; EP 1549404 A1 20050706

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0209961 W 20020905; AU 2002339515 A 20020905; EP 02777010 A 20020905