Self-Stabilizing Gaming Controller With Rotating Motion Sensor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile games lack controllability, leading to a degraded physical gaming experience due to reliance on buttons or touch screens on mobile devices.
Innovation Solution
A gaming device and controller with a self-stabilizing module, motion sensor, and operation processing module that allow the controller assembly to rotate relative to a display screen, generating control signals to reflect the movement posture in real-time, enhancing user interaction and immersion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a button or touch screen is used to control a mobile game, then the game can be operated on a mobile device, but the controllability is poor and the physical gaming experience is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical buttons and touch screens with a motion sensing system. The motion sensor detects the rotation and movement of the controller assembly in three-dimensional space, substituting physical button presses and touch interactions with inertial motion detection. This allows for more intuitive and precise control of mobile games through natural hand movements and controller orientation changes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the display screen is placed on the movement track of the controller assembly, then the structure is simplified, but the controller assembly cannot rotate freely about the self-stabilizing axis
Solution Approach 1:
The patent positions the display screen in a location that is not on the movement track of the controller assembly, effectively using spatial separation in three-dimensional space. This allows the controller assembly to rotate freely about the self-stabilizing axis without the display screen interfering with the rotation path. The display screen is positioned off to the side or at an angle, creating independent movement zones for the controller and display elements.
3Loss of information
If the motion sensor generates control signals based on relative rotation, then real-time posture feedback is achieved, but the system requires a self-stabilizing module with multiple portions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the self-stabilizing module, motion sensor, and controller assembly into an integrated system. The self-stabilizing module provides a stable reference frame, the motion sensor detects rotations relative to this frame, and the controller assembly translates these detections into game control signals. By merging these functions into a cohesive unit, the system achieves real-time posture feedback while minimizing overall structural complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Provides a better gaming experience by enabling real-time operation and reaction, improving controllability and user engagement through the display of the controller's posture on the screen.
Implementation Method 1
The motion sensor generates a control signal due to the relative rotation of the first portion and the second portion
Data Source
AI summary
A gaming device includes a self-stabilizing module including a first portion and a second portion, a controller assembly disposed at the second portion, a motion sensor, an operation processing module, and a display screen disposed at the first portion. The operation processing module generates a frame signal to the display screen according to a program. The controller assembly and the second portion rotate about at least one self-stabilizing axis relative to the first portion when the self-stabilizing module is activated. The motion sensor generates a control signal due to the relative rotation of the first and second portions. The operation processing module generates another frame signal corresponding to a movement posture of the controller assembly relative to the display screen according to the control signal and the program. The display screen is not located on a movement track of the controller assembly. A gaming controller is also provided.