ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,573, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (San Mateo, Calif.).
"Devices and methods for a game controller" was invented by Sean Whitcomb (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device and process configurations are provided for game controllers. A game controller can include an input control sensor having an input surface and at least one optical sensor to detect input to the input surface. The game controller can also include a controller coupled to the input control sensor to receive game controller input, identify at least one input command, and output a control signal. Input control sensors allow ...