Game controller with tactile feedback

Abstract

A video game tactile feedback system includes an electronic circuit for receiving tactile feedback signals from a video game, and generating electronic pulses to a conductive pad forming part of or attached to a video game controller. A video game player may grasp the controller in contact with the conductive pad and experience tactile feedback through the conductive pad.

1 . A video game tactile feedback system comprising an electronic circuit for receiving tactile feedback signals from a video game, and generating electronic pulses to a conductive pad forming part of or attached to a video game controller, which conductive pad is grasped by a video game player. 
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the system is incorporated into a game controller housing, or is incorporated into a game console, or is separately housed from a game controller and a game console. 
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 2  wherein the system comprises a left hand conductive pad, and a right hand conductive pad, which are separately connected to the feedback system. 
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 3  wherein the electronic circuit comprises means for generating electronic pulses of different character for different tactile feedback signals. 
   
   
       5 . A method of providing video game tactile feedback to a video game user, comprising the steps of:
 (a) receiving a tactile feedback signal from a video game;   (b) converting the tactile feedback signal to an electronic pulse output; and   (c) transmitting the output to a conductive pad grasped by the video game user.   
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the tactile feedback signal is converted to a separate left hand pulse output and a right hand pulse output, which may be the same or different, and transmitting the left hand output to a left hand conductive pad, and the right hand output to a right hand conductive pad.