PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15861928
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["463", "037000"]

Abstract:
A multi-functional game controller device with interchangeable finger actuatable members and function panels operatively connects to a game console. The game controller comprises a hand held housing forming a socket. An input signal contact member in the socket is operable to transmit a signal to the game console. Multiple interchangeable finger actuatable members having buttons or switches selectively engage and disengage the input signal contact member, such that finger actuation of the button or switch transmits signals to the game console. Each finger actuatable member is different to provide different functions, and operate with different video games. Multiple functions panels overlay the finger actuatable members. The function panels comprise a flanged perimeter that detachably couples function panels to the game controller housing. The function panels comprise a surface defined by indicia that aligns with a button or switch to identify a function for a correlating button or switch.

Claim (Index 1):
A multi-functional game controller device with interchangeable finger actuatable members and function panels, the device comprising:\n a game controller operatively connected to a game console, the game controller defined by a housing, the housing having sidewalls forming at least one socket; an input signal contact member disposed in the socket, the input signal contact member operable to transmit a signal to the game console; a first finger actuatable member detachably inserted in the socket, the first finger actuatable member comprising at least one button, or at least one switch, or both, the button or the switch having a first contact panel being selectively engaged with the input signal contact member, dependent on finger actuation of the button or the switch of the first finger actuatable member, whereby finger actuation of the button or the switch transmits the signal to the game console; a first contact panel operatively connected to the button or switch of the first finger actuatable member, the first contact panel selectively engaging and disengaging the input signal contact member in the socket, dependent on finger actuation of the button or the switch of the first finger actuatable member, whereby the first contact panel actuates the input signal contact member to transit the input signal when engaging the input signal contact member; a plurality of function panels detachably overlaying the housing of the game controller, the function panels defined by a flanged perimeter and a surface forming an opening, the flanged perimeter detachably coupling the function panels to the housing of the game controller, the opening enabling access to the button or the switch of the first finger actuatable member; and at least one indicia disposed on the surface of the function panels, the indicia generally aligned with the button or the switch, or both, the indicia identifying a function for a correlating button or switch.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 41.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.13514
- Patent Class: 463.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15688487', '14701003', '14701305', '12032401', '15605797']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.3281874980019547
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4616785563866159
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.3415366038404209
- Mean Citation Score: 202.208834
- Max Citation Score: 217.72685
- Similarity Product: 176.3121207482338

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test