Game Controller Extension for Cross-Platform Instruction Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Game controllers from different manufacturers are often limited to specific game platforms, lacking compatibility and universality, which restricts their use scenarios and user experience.
Innovation Solution
An extension device for game controllers that processes control instructions by parsing and encoding them to be compatible with various game consoles, incorporating additional keys and functions, and utilizing configuration information to adapt to different platforms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a game controller is designed with a specific instruction set for a particular game platform, then it can be optimized for that platform's performance and compatibility, but it cannot be linked with other devices, thus limiting use scenarios and reducing universality
Solution Approach 1:
The extension device serves multiple functions: it acts as an instruction converter between different game controller instruction sets and game console instruction sets, provides additional extension keys, and enables cross-platform compatibility. This single device performs what would otherwise require multiple specialized controllers, resolving the contradiction between platform-specific optimization and multi-platform versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The extension device functions as an intermediary component between the game controller and the game console. It receives instructions from the controller, converts them from the controller's instruction set to the console's instruction set, and forwards them to the console. This mediator approach allows the controller to work with multiple console platforms without requiring redesign for each platform.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional extension keys and functions are added to expand game controller functionality, then the device complexity increases, but the use experience and functionality are enhanced
Solution Approach 1:
The extension device separates the complexity of instruction conversion and additional functionality from the original game controller. The controller maintains its simple, platform-specific instruction set, while the extension device handles the complex instruction set conversion and provides additional keys. This segmentation allows the controller to remain simple while gaining enhanced functionality through the extension device.
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AI summary
A method for processing a game control instruction and an extension device of a game controller are provided. The extension device is connected with the game controller and a controlled game console, and the method for processing a game control instruction includes: acquiring a control instruction received by the extension device through a controller interface, the controller interface being connected with a console connection interface of the game controller; parsing the control instruction to obtain a first key instruction according to an instruction encoding rule of the game controller; acquiring a second key instruction generated by triggering a key of the extension device; recoding the first key instruction and the second key instruction according to an instruction encoding rule of the controlled game console to obtain a compatible instruction; and sending the compatible instruction to the controlled game console through the console connection interface of the extension device.