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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2012
Ennin Huang, Foster City, CA (US);
Anton Mikhailov, Campbell, CA (US);
Ennin Huang, Foster City, CA (US);
Anton Mikhailov, Campbell, CA (US);
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A controller device to interface with a computer gaming system includes a body having a handle and an object disposed at one end of the handle. A touch surface is disposed on one side of the handle. The touch surface has an indicator that is identified by a surface characteristic on the touch surface. The touch surface provides an area for receiving directionality control in response to interfacing by a finger of a user. In addition to the touch surface, a plurality of buttons are disposed on the body. A circuitry is disposed in the body of the controller. The circuitry is configured to receive data indicative of a directionality control and transmit the data to a game console for impacting an action by a program executing on the computer gaming system.