RECONFIGURABLE CLIP-ON MODULES FOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES

摘要

A set of reconfigurable clip-on modules for mobile computing devices includes two or more modules and at least one of the modules has an input button or other control and at least one of the modules can communicate with the computing device without needing to be connected to it via a wire. The input button is mapped to a user input in a program, such as a game, which is running or displayed on the computing device to which the modules are clipped. In an embodiment, user inputs via the buttons or other controls on the clip-on modules are mapped to user inputs in a game running on the device, which may be a touch-screen device, and the mapping between user inputs via the buttons and user inputs in the game may change dependent upon the game being played, user preference, or other criteria.

主权项

1. A set of reconfigurable input/output modules comprising at least two input/output modules, each input/output module comprising:
an attachment mechanism for attaching the module to a plurality of different positions on portions of a computing device; and a wire-free communication element arranged to communicate with at least one of the computing device and another input/output module, wherein at least one of the input/output modules further comprises an input control for providing user input to the computing device, at least one of the input/output modules comprises a wire-free communication element which is arranged to communicate with the computing device and each input/output module comprising an input control comprises a wire-free communication element further arranged to transmit signals indicative of user inputs received via the input control to at least one of the computing device and another input/output module, at least one of the input/output modules further comprising a module position sensor arranged to detect a position of the input/output module relative to the computing device or a position of another input/output module in the set.