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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2002
Atsunori Himoto, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Tosaki, Tokyo, JP;
Toshinori Date, Tokyo, JP;
Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An expansion unitoris connected to a controller bodyincluding an analog direction key, a digital direction key, command buttons, command levers, etc. An expansion unitincluding a photo emitting unitis connected to thereby make the controller cordless. An expansion unitincluding a photo detecting unit, whereby shooting games in which an enemy on a monitor screen can be shot can be played. An expansion unitincluding a vibration unitis connected, whereby a vibration is given to the controller bodyto make a shooting game more realistic. New functions can be added to the conventional controller, and the new functions can be added freely without making no change to the controller body.