Detachable Game Controllers for Portable Information Handling Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable information handling systems for gaming face challenges with limited input device capabilities, inconvenience in carrying separate peripherals, and durability issues with specialized gaming systems, which hinder flexibility and comfort during gaming sessions.
Innovation Solution
A system with detachable game controllers that attach to a portable information handling system for direct input or to a bridge for indirect communication, providing a flexible and robust input solution with haptic and illumination feedback, supporting both handheld and standalone modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate peripheral input devices are carried for mobile gaming, then input capabilities are improved, but convenience and portability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The portable information handling system is designed to serve multiple functions: it acts as both a computing device and a gaming console with integrated controllers. The system can operate in dual modes - with controllers attached for gaming or without controllers for general computing tasks, making it universally applicable for both purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The game controllers are merged with the portable information handling system by attaching them directly to the device housing. This integration allows the controllers to be carried conveniently with the device without requiring separate peripheral devices, solving the portability-convenience contradiction.
2Adaptability or versatility
If specialized gaming systems with integrated input devices are used, then input capabilities are improved, but durability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into separate components: the portable information handling system and detachable controllers. This segmentation allows the controllers to be separated from the main device, reducing stress on the input devices during intense gaming sessions and improving overall durability while maintaining input capabilities.
3Adaptability or versatility
If larger housing with integrated controllers is used, then input capabilities are improved, but portability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The controllers are attached to the lateral sides of the housing rather than integrating them into the main body. This local attachment approach provides input capabilities where needed without increasing the overall housing volume, maintaining portability while enabling gaming functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
A portable information handling system interacts with a game controller through either a direct connection at a wired interface at the sides of opposing controller housings and the information handling system housing or through a bridge having a bridge housing that directly couples to the controller housing as a bridge to the information handling system, such as with a wireless interface. Embedded code executing on a controller processor in the controller housing supports a controller state machine that interacts directly with the information handling system or with a bridge state machine executing as embedded code on a bridge processor. Updates to the embedded code may be communicated both to and from the controller through the information handling system or the bridge.