Balance Feedback Control Apparatus for Game Input

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional joysticks offer limited interaction methods, making it difficult for users to immerse themselves in game environments due to monotonous operation mechanisms.

Innovation Solution

A control apparatus with a balance feedback function, incorporating a direction control module, an operation control module, and a balance control module that detects tilting angles and vertical shifts to generate vector signals, processed and transmitted for enhanced control inputs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If conventional joysticks are used with only pressing or pushing control keys, then the device structure remains simple, but the operation method becomes monotonous and fails to immerse users in game environments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation diversityVSAvoidcontrol mechanism complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control apparatus transforms static button pressing into dynamic balance control. The balance control module detects real-time tilting angles and vertical shifts, converting passive button presses into active balance-based control actions, thereby diversifying operation methods without significantly increasing structural complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The balance control module provides feedback by detecting the control apparatus's balance state (tilting angle and vertical shift) and converting it into control signals. This feedback mechanism enables the system to respond to user's balance adjustments, creating an immersive interaction loop that enhances operation diversity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Measurement precision

If balance control module is added to detect tilting angle and vertical shift, then control precision and operation fidelity are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebalance state detection precisionVSAvoidmodule quantity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The balance control module serves multiple functions: detecting tilting angle, detecting vertical shift, and generating both horizontal and vertical control signals. This multi-functionality allows the system to achieve enhanced measurement precision without proportionally increasing device complexity, as one module accomplishes what would otherwise require multiple separate components

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS7542811B2Control apparatus with a balance feedback function
Publication Date: 2009.06.02 ZHIGU HLDG
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AI summary

A control apparatus with a balance feedback function includes a direction control module for outputting several direction signals of different directions; an operation control module outputting several control signals of different operations; a balance control module for detecting the control apparatus and presetting a tilting angle between horizontal planes to generate a horizontal shift vector signal or detecting a vertical shift in the vertical direction of the control apparatus to generate a corresponding vertical vector signal; a processing module coupled to the balance control module for receiving the direction signal to produce a corresponding direction data, for receiving the operation control signal to produce a corresponding operation control data, for receiving the horizontal shift vector signal to produce a horizontal vector data, and for receiving the vertical vector signal to produce vertical vector data; and a transmission module provided for transmitting any one of the data to an electronic device to achieve the balance feedback control.