Portable Gaming Console Case with Integrated Display and Audio
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming consoles are not portable and require separate video and audio devices, limiting their mobility and multiplayer gaming experiences due to the need for shared screens and impractical transportation of large equipment.
Innovation Solution
A portable case designed to house a game console, video device, and audio devices, providing protection and easy transportation while maintaining airflow and access to the console's inputs, allowing for seamless setup and use at any location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If game consoles are connected to separate video and audio devices, then video and audio quality can be optimized, but portability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the game console, video device, and audio devices into a single integrated unit housed within a portable case. This merging allows the system to maintain optimized video and audio capabilities while eliminating the need for separate connections to external devices, thereby achieving portability without sacrificing quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable case serves multiple functions: it houses the game console, video device, and audio devices; provides protection during transportation; and enables the system to be moved to different locations. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the high-quality audio-visual system portable through a single versatile unit.
2Reliability
If separate video and audio devices are used, then device quality can be optimized, but setup complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the video device and audio devices into the same portable case as the game console, the system reduces setup complexity. All components are pre-configured and connected within the case, eliminating the need for complex external connections and simplifying the setup process while maintaining device quality.
3Reliability
If large video devices are transported, then display quality is maintained, but transportation becomes impractical
Solution Approach 1:
The video device is nested within the portable case along with the game console and audio devices. This nesting arrangement allows the display quality to be maintained while making the entire system compact and portable, solving the transportation impracticality of large video devices.
Solution Approach 2:
By combining the video device with smaller components (game console and audio devices) into a single portable case, the system maintains display quality while achieving practical transportation through integrated compact design.
4Ease of operation
If shared video devices are used for multiplayer gaming, then device portability is improved, but gaming experience is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system assigns dedicated video and audio devices to each game console within the portable case, rather than sharing a single device. This segmentation allows each player to have their own full-screen display and audio output, enhancing the multiplayer gaming experience while maintaining the portability of the integrated case design.
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AI summary
A portable gaming and entertainment system (or “environment”) for use with a game console and related components that allows the user thereof to easily, safely and conveniently transport the system. The system comprises a case having a lid pivotally attached to a base. One or more custom inserts are provided to securely receive the game console therein. The custom inserts permit the system to be usable with a variety of supported game consoles. The lid includes a monitor and speakers, and is operative to be opened and maintained at a position to provide a desirable viewing angle for a user. The lid closes against the base to enclose the game console and other related components so that the user may easily transport and/or store the system.