Collapsible X-Frame Gaming Controller with Smart Device Holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional gaming systems lack mobility and ergonomic improvements, limiting users' ability to play a wide variety of video games anywhere and anytime due to fixed locations and inadequate interface capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A mobile video gaming system featuring a video game controller with a collapsible X-frame structure, smart device holder, and power management circuitry that allows seamless communication and power transfer between a computing device and the controller, enabling wireless or wired connections for enhanced mobility and ergonomic design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional fixed-location gaming systems are used, then gaming stability and interface capabilities are maintained, but mobility and accessibility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming system is divided into separate components: a collapsible X-frame structure that can be assembled and disassembled, a removable smart device holder, and a base unit with power management. This segmentation allows the system to be transported in a compact form while maintaining full functionality when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The X-frame structure transitions from a collapsed compact state for portability to an expanded stable state for gaming. The dynamic transformation allows the same structure to serve dual purposes: easy transport and stable gaming surface, resolving the contradiction between mobility and structural stability.
2Ease of operation
If a collapsible X-frame structure is implemented, then mobility is improved, but structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The X-frame is designed to be dynamically stable when assembled, forming a rigid geometric structure that provides a stable surface for gaming. The same frame easily collapses for portability. The dynamic nature allows it to be stable during use but easy to transport.
3Use of energy by moving object
If power management circuitry is added, then energy efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The power management circuitry serves multiple functions: charging the smart device, powering the controller components, and managing energy distribution. This multi-functionality justifies the added complexity by providing comprehensive power management in a single integrated system.
4Adaptability or versatility
If wireless communication is enabled, then interface capability is improved, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The power management circuitry acts as an intermediary that efficiently manages power distribution to wireless communication components. It enables wireless functionality while optimizing power consumption through intelligent power management, balancing interface capability with energy efficiency.
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AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to video gaming systems, which utilize a video game controller in electronic communication with a computing device. One embodiment includes a video gaming system, including a pair of video game controller input modules non-removably secured to a rigid, fixed length bridge section, a smart device holder attached to the rigid, fixed length bridge section, and a smart device secured by the smart device holder such that an entire back surface of the smart device lies fixed in a plane, wherein said plane is parallel to a front surface of the rigid, non-expandable bridge section.