Input Device Light Emitting Region Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing input devices for game control struggle with securing high visibility of light emitting regions used for indicating identification numbers and other information.
Innovation Solution
The input device features a light emitting region along its outer edge, comprising both first and second light emitting portions. The first portion indicates identification information for connected input devices, while the second portion emits light based on different information, enhancing visibility through strategic placement and design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a light emitting region is provided in the center portion of the input device, then identification information can be displayed, but visibility is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The light emitting region is repositioned from the center portion to the outer edge of the input device, utilizing the peripheral dimension. This dimensional relocation provides better visibility while maintaining structural simplicity, as the outer edge offers natural exposure without requiring complex internal routing or additional structural elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The light emitting region is specifically positioned at the outer edge where it can be most effectively observed. This local optimization ensures that the identification information is displayed in a location with optimal visibility characteristics, such as being accessible to users' peripheral vision and easily distinguishable from the main body of the device.
2Loss of information
If multiple light emitting portions are provided for different information types, then information display capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple light emitting portions are integrated into a single unified structure at the outer edge of the input device. This multi-functional design allows different segments of the outer edge to display different types of information (identification numbers and other information) simultaneously, thereby improving information display capability while avoiding the complexity of separate light emitting structures for each information type.
Data Source
AI summary
An input device includes: a plurality of input members; an upper surface having a right region in which a part of the plurality of input members is disposed, a left region in which another part of the plurality of input members is disposed, and a center region that is a region between the right region and the left region; and a light emitting region formed along an outer edge of the center region. The light emitting region includes a first light emitting portion configured to indicate identification information assigned to a plurality of input devices connected to an information processing apparatus, and a second light emitting portion configured to emit light based on information different from the identification information.