Apple gamepad patent exposure, or adopt a variety of designs. Apple applied for a related patent in Europe, which was published on March 3, 20221day. Apple is testing three styles of gamepads. Apple gamepad patent exposure, or adopt a variety of designs.
Apple's gamepad patent is exposed, or a variety of designs are adopted 1 According to the recently announced patent, Apple is developing a gamepad that can be seamlessly connected to iPhone or iPad. From the patent description, we can see that there are three styles of gamepads.
The shape of the first gamepad is similar to the JoyCon gamepad on Nintendo Swtich, and like JoyCon, the function keys and cross keys of the two gamepads given by Apple are also reversed, and it is expected to be connected to the iPhone or iPad through adsorption.
The second gamepad is similar in shape to Nintendo's 3DS handheld, with a cross key on the left, a function key on the right and an auxiliary screen in the middle, which can provide virtual keys for typing and other related operations. The connection method of this device can refer to Apple's wonderful keyboard and adopt magnetic attraction.
The appearance of the third gamepad is similar to that of the current mainstream gamepad. It is designed with a left rocker and a right function key, with a sliding button in the middle, through which users can perform a series of quick operations. This kind of handle has the lowest learning cost for players, and it also reduces the difficulty of connecting the handle with the equipment.
The above design is still in the patent stage, and Apple will generally wait until the product is relatively mature before choosing to go public. Judging from some of Apple's current actions, it seems that it intends to return to the game console market.
Apple gamepad patent exposure, or adopt a variety of designs. 1 1 April 26th, 2008 According to the latest patent, Apple may be building its own gamepad for iPhone and iPad.
According to Patently Apple, Apple applied for a related patent in Europe, which was published on March 3, 20221day with the number of WO2022067344.
The patent shows that Apple is testing three gamepad styles. The first one is 6A, 6B, 6F and 6J in the patent drawing, which looks a bit like the JoyCon handle of the Switch and can turn the iPhone and iPad into portable game devices. Half of the handles can be connected to the Lightning interface, but it is not clear how the other half is paired with the iPhone. Apple may connect wirelessly.
The other handle is a bit like Nintendo 3DS, and may have an auxiliary screen to help users communicate with each other through a pop-up keyboard.
The third handle style is more traditional, but because it is not a design patent, the actual commercial products may look very different. This controller can be used with Apple TV and provides a slidable switch, allowing users to start the game mode, information transmission mode or telephone mode.
Of course, as a patent, whether Apple will really launch a similar gamepad is still unknown and will remain concerned.
Apple's gamepad patent exposure, or the adoption of a variety of designs 3 For a long time, it has been widely rumored that Apple is brewing a game console based on ARM hardware. A newly exposed patent suggests that the Cupertino technology giant is developing a gamepad that can seamlessly connect iPhone and iPad. Patently Apple pointed out that Apple may test three different styles of handles for various devices.
Interestingly, Apple did not apply for a patent in the United States, but put it in a European market with different rules, and it was officially announced on March 3, 20221.
Patent document number WO2022067344 states that an electronic device can display a user interface related to a game in response to detecting a connected input device.
In some cases, the UI will reduce the coverage in response to detecting an external device. In other cases, it can project the interface of the input device and allow users to guide to different interfaces according to different operating modes.
It is said that Apple is currently testing three different styles of gamepads, and accessories such as FIG 6A, 6B, 6F and 6J can be easily connected to the iPhone, making it easy for the latter to become a portable game device.
However, WCCFTech pointed out that although one end seems to be connected to the Lighting port, it is still impossible to judge how the other end will be paired with the iPhone. One guess is that Apple may choose a communication pairing method similar to AirPods.
The second gamepad style allows the iPhone to be used like a small laptop. It may have an auxiliary display screen that allows users to input and communicate through a pop-up keyboard.
The third handle style is more traditional, but because they are not the final design patent, the actual commercial version may be quite different from that depicted on the way.
If you already have an Apple TV set-top box, you may expect to use it-because it also provides a slidable switch control that allows users to start the game/message/phone mode.