Patent ID: 8900058
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A reconfigurable operating apparatus to be used by being connected to a game machine, comprising: a first housing provided with a first operation input portion on its main surface; a second housing provided with a second operation input portion on its main surface; a first connector formed in said first housing; a second connector that is detachably connected to said first connector and is formed on said second housing; a detector to detect if said first connector is directly or indirectly connected to said second connector, wherein said first housing and said second housing are configurable as one operating apparatus for the game machine to control a first player's game input when said detector detects that said first connector and said second connector are directly connected with each other, and wherein said first housing and said second housing are configurable as two separate independently operable operating apparatuses for the game machine to respectively receive a first player's and a second player's game input when said detector detects that said first connector and said second connector are indirectly connected.