Dell received 1 granted patent this quarter in the AI & Machine Learning category.
The patent covers a gaming controller design that uses artificial intelligence to adjust its center of gravity in real time, shifting internal weight distribution in response to in-game events. This approach creates haptic feedback through physical weight changes, offering an alternative method for delivering tactile sensations during gameplay.
The single AI and machine learning patent describes a gaming controller that moves internal weights to alter where the device feels balanced in a player's hands. When events occur in a game, the controller responds by redistributing mass rather than simply vibrating, so players experience directional physical shifts that correspond to what's happening on screen. This differs from traditional rumble features by changing the controller's actual balance point, giving developers a way to represent physics or directional forces through the sensation of weight moving within the device itself.