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Class Information
Number: 463/38
Name: Amusement devices: games > Including means for processing electronic data (e.g., computer/video game, etc.) > Player-actuated control structure (e.g., brain-wave or body signal, bar-code wand, foot pedal, etc.) > Hand manipulated (e.g., keyboard, mouse, touch panel, etc.) > Pivotally-translatable handle (e.g., joystick, etc.)
Description: Hand-manipulated control structure including structure intended and arranged to be grasped by the hand (i.e., handle) and manually manipulated for rotation about a turning point or axis wherein the information signal is derived in response to the angular position of the handle with respect to a turning point or shaft.


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
6859198 Force feedback functioning manual input device and onboard instrument control system having it Feb. 22, 2005
6833846 Control methods for the reduction of limit cycle oscillations for haptic devices with displacement quantization Dec. 21, 2004
6831629 Pointing device Dec. 14, 2004
6824468 Force feedback mechanism for gamepad device Nov. 30, 2004
6811491 Interactive video game controller adapter Nov. 2, 2004
6806865 Integrated joypad for handheld computer Oct. 19, 2004
6796201 Input device provided with manipulating member that slides Sep. 28, 2004
6793580 Applying a user profile in a virtual space Sep. 21, 2004
6791532 Input device and detection device using resistance type strain sensor element Sep. 14, 2004
6786823 Game keyboard device Sep. 7, 2004
6773349 Video game controller with integrated video display Aug. 10, 2004
6769988 Entertainment unit, recording medium and method for setting its parameters Aug. 3, 2004
6762746 Entertainment apparatus, storage medium and operation method of manipulating object Jul. 13, 2004
6752716 Game machine for simulating vibration Jun. 22, 2004
6746397 Method for measuring human body aura and system therefor Jun. 8, 2004
6727884 System and method for mapping input device controls to software actions Apr. 27, 2004
6719633 Wireless game control units Apr. 13, 2004
6710766 Manual controller Mar. 23, 2004
6704002 Position sensing methods for interface devices Mar. 9, 2004
6682426 Operating device for game machine Jan. 27, 2004
6666746 Control system for, and method of, operating toy vehicles Dec. 23, 2003
6659860 Game device, game machine operation device and game system which employ a half-duplex serial communication system and game device two-way communication method Dec. 9, 2003
6656049 Electronic game apparatus Dec. 2, 2003
6654004 Control post or joystick electromechanically engaging a keypad-centered pointer device for a laptop computer or the like Nov. 25, 2003
6645076 Game apparatus with game player physical strength recognition Nov. 11, 2003
6641480 Force feedback mechanism for gamepad device Nov. 4, 2003
6634947 Video game system and video game memory medium Oct. 21, 2003
6634940 Prize acquisition game machine and it's prize Oct. 21, 2003
6628266 Joystick controller Sep. 30, 2003
6624806 Joystick capable of controlling direction rudder and accelerator synchronously Sep. 23, 2003
6615299 Dynamically translating commands from an input device into commands understandable by an application Sep. 2, 2003
6614420 Dual axis articulated electronic input device Sep. 2, 2003
6603459 Two-direction input device and operating device using combination of two-direction input device and coordinate input member Aug. 5, 2003
6589118 Analog input device to input multi directional signals Jul. 8, 2003
6567072 Character input device and method May. 20, 2003
6565439 Game apparatus, game machine manipulation device, game system and interactive communication method for game apparatus May. 20, 2003
6554704 Maze-based game for a gaming machine Apr. 29, 2003
6544125 Video game device, method and medium with program for character control based on measured moving time and position Apr. 8, 2003
6540612 Video game system and video game memory medium Apr. 1, 2003
6536298 Modular joystick Mar. 25, 2003
6531998 Haptic feedback gaming device with integral power supply Mar. 11, 2003
6514143 Program executing system, relay device, manual controller, recording medium, program, and program executing apparatus Feb. 4, 2003
6511378 Method of identifying game controllers in multi-player game Jan. 28, 2003
6501459 Input device for game machine, and method of controlling position of controller thereof Dec. 31, 2002
6497618 Video game system with data transmitting/receiving controller Dec. 24, 2002
6491585 Three-dimensional image processing apparatus with enhanced automatic and user point of view control Dec. 10, 2002
6482091 Entertainment system, entertainment apparatus, recording medium, and program Nov. 19, 2002
6482010 Interactive simulation including force feedback Nov. 19, 2002
6468158 Tactile-force generating apparatus Oct. 22, 2002
6462731 Joystick Oct. 8, 2002

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