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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2006
Jack J. Mccauley, Danville, CA (US);
Jack J. McCauley, Danville, CA (US);
Activision Publishing, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
A game controller having a steering wheel communicating wirelessly with a controller base is provided. The steering wheel includes a wireless transmitter while the controller base includes a wireless receiver. The wireless transmitter is configured to transmit wheel information of the steering wheel to the wireless receiver of the controller base. Steering wheel information can include wheel rotational information. Wheel rotational information can be obtained using an optical sensor, a potentiometer or an accelerometer. The wireless transmitter can be an RF, IR or ultrasonic transmitter. Power for the wireless transmitter can be provided by an onboard battery. A sleep mode can also further extend the life of the wheel battery. It may also be possible to power the steering wheel from the controller base.