Game Controller

Abstract

A game controller connected to a game device is provided. The game controller includes a holding portion and a device for sensing physiological status. The holding portion is used for allowing the user to hold the game controller. The device for sensing physiological status is disposed at the holding portion. When the user holds the game controller, the physiological reaction data of the user is measured.

1 . A game controller connected to a game device for a user operating the game device, the game controller comprising:
 a holding portion; and   a device for sensing physiological status disposed on the holding portion, the device for sensing physiological status is capable of measuring physiological reaction data of the user.   
   
   
       2 . The game controller according to  claim 1 , wherein the game controller further comprises a casing and a plurality of keys disposed at the surface of the casing, and a control signal is generated when the user presses one or any combination of the keys. 
   
   
       3 . The game controller according to  claim 1 , wherein the device for sensing physiological status is an electrocardio sensing device having at least two electrodes and embedded at the outside surface of the holding portion. 
   
   
       4 . The game controller according to  claim 1 , wherein the physiological reaction data measured by the device for sensing physiological status is a body temperature data. 
   
   
       5 . The game controller according to  claim 4 , wherein the material of the electrodes is a conductive rubber, a stainless steel or a silver/sliver chloride reference electrode. 
   
   
       6 . The game controller according to  claim 4 , wherein the game controller has two holding portions for allowing the user to hold the game controller by the two hands, and the two electrodes are disposed at the two holding portions, respectively. 
   
   
       7 . The game controller according to  claim 6 , wherein the game controller is a handheld joystick or a steering wheel. 
   
   
       8 . The game controller according to  claim 1 , wherein the device for sensing physiological status is a far infrared sensing device. 
   
   
       9 . The game controller according to  claim 1 , wherein the game controller has a holding portion for allowing the user to hold the game controller by one hand, and the device for sensing physiological status has a left hand sensor and a right hand sensor disposed at the left and right lateral surfaces of the holding portion. 
   
   
       10 . The game controller according to  claim 1 , wherein the game controller is a single hand operated joystick or a mouse specially used for games. 
   
   
       11 . The game controller according to  claim 2 , wherein the game controller further has at least a processing chip and a signal transmitting device, the chip is used for converting the control signal and the physiological reaction signal captured by the device for sensing physiological status to the digital data, and then the digital data is transmitted to the game device by the signal transmitting device. 
   
   
       12 . The game controller according to  claim 11 , the transmitting mode of the signal transmitting device is a wired transmission mode and is one of a USB transmission mode, a PS/2 interface transmission mode and an IEEE 1394 interface transmission mode. 
   
   
       13 . The game controller according to  claim 11 , wherein the transmitting mode of the signal transmitting device is a wireless transmission mode and is one of a RF transmission mode, an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) transmission mode and an infrared transmission mode.