Game Controller Switch Layout for Ambidextrous Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The arrangement or layout of switches on game controllers needs improvement to better adapt to the operating needs and preferences of users, affecting the user's operation experience.
Innovation Solution
A game controller with a new switch layout featuring distinct switch combination areas on opposite sides of a central axis, with switches arranged in specific preset patterns to accommodate the operating feel of both hands, including a central switch between these areas and non-functional switches that can be assigned functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If switches are arranged in traditional fixed positions, then the controller structure is simple, but the user operation experience is poor and does not adapt to different user preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The control panel is divided into multiple switch combination areas (first switch combination area with first preset pattern, second switch combination area with second and third preset patterns), allowing different switch arrangements to serve different user preferences and operating needs
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces adjustable switch arrangements where users can select from multiple preset patterns (first, second, and third preset patterns) for different switch combination areas, making the layout dynamic and adaptable to individual user preferences rather than fixed
2Ease of operation
If switches are arranged to adapt to both hands, then the operating comfort is improved, but the layout design becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Different switch combination areas have different preset patterns tailored to specific hand operations - the first switch combination area has a first preset pattern optimized for one hand while the second switch combination area has second and third preset patterns optimized for the other hand, allowing each local area to have optimal characteristics for its intended use
Solution Approach 2:
The controller is designed to accommodate both left-handed and right-handed users through multiple preset patterns in different switch combination areas, making the device universal and adaptable to different user preferences without requiring separate controllers for different hands
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a switch layout for a controller, which includes a control panel and a plurality of switches arranged on the control panel, a first switch combination area and a second switch combination area are formed on the control panel, the first switch combination area is provided with a first switch combination, the second switch combination area is provided with a second switch combination, the first switch combination includes four switches arranged in a first preset pattern, the second switch combination includes four switches arranged in a second preset pattern and four switches arranged in a third preset pattern. In this way, the controller of the present disclosure can improve a user's operating experience as a whole.