Patent ID: 8608566
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A video game controller, comprising: a body; a neck extending from the body, the neck defining an axis of extension; a strum input on the body, the strum input comprising a strum bar positioned along the axis of extension, the strum bar being configured to be rotated around the axis of extension to provide strum input signals; a plurality of fret inputs on the neck; an auxiliary input on the body approximate the strum input, the auxiliary input positioned along the axis of extension further from the neck than the strum input; a pair of additional inputs, a one of the pair of additional inputs positioned on each side of the auxiliary input, wherein the auxiliary input protrudes from a front surface of the body, and the pair of additional inputs is recessed from the front surface of the body; and circuitry for providing input signals indicative of operation of the strum input, the plurality of fret inputs, and the auxiliary input to a video game console.