Patent ID: 8608564

Claim:
A connector of a handheld video game controller, the handheld video game controller for controlling a video game console and comprising electrical circuitry and a plurality of buttons comprising a first button and a second button, the connector being for connecting to a video game accessory and comprising: a case having a cavity and a contact mount in the cavity; a protruding member attached to the case; a plurality of contacts for receiving and transmitting a plurality of electrical signals with the video game accessory, the plurality of contacts comprising primary contacts on the contact mount and secondary contacts on the protruding member; and a corresponding plurality of pins protruding from a side of the case and electrically coupled to respective ones of the plurality of contacts, the plurality of pins being for communicating the electrical signals with the electrical circuitry of the handheld video game controller, wherein the secondary contacts comprise a first contact for receiving a first electrical signal from the video game accessory that corresponds to pressing the first button, from among the plurality of electrical signals, and transmitting the first electrical signal to the electrical circuitry via a first one of the plurality of pins, the transmitting of the first electrical signal causing the handheld video game controller to send a first command to the video game console as if the first button had been pressed, and wherein the secondary contacts further comprise a second contact for receiving a second electrical signal from the video game accessory that corresponds to pressing the second button, from among the plurality of electrical signals, and transmitting the second electrical signal to the electrical circuitry via a second one of the plurality of pins, the transmitting of the second electrical signal causing the handheld video game controller to send a second command to the video game console as if the second button had been pressed.