Patent Number: 8,788,348

Title: Combination game controller and point of sale input device

Abstract: An apparatus generally directed to a combination tablet computer and game controller. The tablet computer provides a plurality of sides, in which each of the sides are disposed between an electronic display screen and a back of the tablet computer. The computer game controller provides side structures adjacent to and confining the tablet computer on at least two opposing sides of the tablet computer. The computer game controller further preferably providing input module apertures and a camera. Preferably, each input module aperture selectively accepts either a game control module or a removable keyboard module. The input module apertures are preferably adjacent each of the at least two opposing sides of the tablet computer, and the camera communicates with each the electronic game controller and the tablet computer, the camera selectively captures either still or video images. The electronic game controller further provides an integrated transaction card input feature.

Inventors: Joynes; Matthew R. (Agoura Hills, CA), Bower; James (Windermere, FL), Dooley; Daniel P. (Oklahoma City, OK)

Assignee: Wikipad, Inc.

International Classification: G06Q 20/20 (20120101); A63F 9/24 (20060101)

Expiration Date: 2022-07-22 0:00:00