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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
May. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Motohiro Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Takeyama, Chiba, JP;
Inventors:
Motohiro Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Takeyama, Chiba, JP;
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/00 (2006.01); A63F 13/02 (2006.01); A63F 13/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A keyboard includes allotment keys to which the functions of operation buttons of a game controller are assigned, a pointing stick, and an Fn key. When the pointing stick is operated with the Fn key being operated, the keyboard outputs an operation signal of an analog stick of the game controller. When an allotment key is operated with the Fn key being operated, the keyboard outputs an operation signal of an operation button of the game controller.