Sony patent: Game controller attachment. (Any idea what this could be?)

[onQ]

The patent doesn't give any information about what it's for.

 

[orangpelupa]

ithough its chatpad but why it locks the analogue...

 

[onQ]

ithough its chatpad but why it locks the analogue...

That's what's so strange about it. what could possible be important enough to get in the way of the left analog stick?


I'm thinking maybe it's some type of sensor. like a tactile sensor or vital sign sensor (maybe for Until Dawn heart rate monitoring).



Sidenote: Sony does have a patent for an analog stick with sensors so this could be the same thing but as an attachment because it wasn't ready when the PS4 was released.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

What's the source?

Sidenote: Sony does have a patent for an analog stick with sensors so this could be the same thing but as an attachment because it wasn't ready when the PS4 was released.

Can't be the same thing because it prevents the thumbstick from moving, and does not cover the thumbstick with a sensor. The thumbstick, a pad of simple rubber, will still be present, just stopped from moving.

 

[onQ]

What's the source?

US Patent office

Game controller attachment device

It's the design patent but it says nothing about what it does.

Can't be the same thing because it prevents the thumbstick from moving, and does not cover the thumbstick with a sensor. The thumbstick, a pad of simple rubber, will still be present, just stopped from moving.

I meant that it could be the same type of sensor that was in the patent.

 

[DuckThor Evil]

It is pretty weird looking... It looks like it completely restricts the movement of the stick, but maybe it doesn't and provides some sort of force feedback to the stick?

Or maybe it's for people who already have everything in life, no further needs or challenges left to conquer, except the want to stop that frigging left thumbstick from moving!!

 

[Nesh]

I suspect that it may actually have some dent for tinier movements

 

[Sonic]

Here's a link to the patent on Google Patents if anyone wants to read it.

https://www.google.com/patents/US20...a=X&ei=lgc2VMm7JYWpyQTgzoGwBg&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA

 

[onQ]

Here's a link to the patent on Google Patents if anyone wants to read it.

https://www.google.com/patents/US20...a=X&ei=lgc2VMm7JYWpyQTgzoGwBg&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA

No that's not it that's the patent for the thumb stick with sensors. This one is just a design patent for some type of attachment it doesn't say exactly what it's for.

 

[Sonic]

No that's not it that's the patent for the thumb stick with sensors. This one is just a design patent for some type of attachment it doesn't say exactly what it's for.

Yeah my bad I just realized my error. Sorry for the confusion there!

 

[mrcorbo]

Maybe the patent references cited can give more of a clue?

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/5036239

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/6769689

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/7314413

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/D570854

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/7448597

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/D587717

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/7762553

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/D666681

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/D669078

I think it's an attachment to provide force-feedback to the left thumbstick. Basically, all of the patent references are for motors or for clipping things onto controllers.

Interesting. NIce find onQ.

Edit: Shares some concepts with this maybe: