# US 10,500,489 B2 · Gaming accessory with sensory feedback device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,500,489 B2 - Document ID: US10500489B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/202,934 - Filed: 2018-11-28 - Published: 2019-03-28 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-03-15 - Assignees: STEELSERIES ApS - Applicants: STEELSERIES ApS - Inventors: Jeffrey Nicholas Mahlmeister; Bruce Hawver; Jacob Wolff-Petersen; Kim Rom; Francis Arnold Grever; Tino Soelberg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500489B2 ## CPC - A63F 13/285: Generating tactile feedback signals via the game input device, e.g. force feedback - A63F 13/211: using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes - A63F 13/213: comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells (A63F13/219 takes precedence) - A63F 13/214: for locating contacts on a surface, e.g. floor mats or touch pads - A63F 13/22: Setup operations, e.g. calibration, key configuration or button assignment - A63F 13/42: by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle - G06F 3/016: {Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user} - G06F 3/03543: {Mice or pucks (G06F3/03541 takes precedence)} - G06F 3/03547: {Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface} - A63F 2300/1068: being specially adapted to detect the point of contact of the player on a surface, e.g. floor mat, touch pad - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a device comprising a processor, a first signal from a motion-sensitive component of the device; receiving, by the device, a second signal from a touch-sensitive interface of the device, detecting, by the device, from a combined signal comprising the first signal and the second signal, a selection of a portion of the device; and causing, by the device, a sensory feedback generator to provide a feedback signal in accordance with the combined signal. The feedback signal may comprise an audible sound, a visual effect, a tactile effect, or any combination thereof. Additional embodiments are disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device, comprising: a memory that stores instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations comprising: receiving a signal defining at least a portion of a boundary of a region on a gaming accessory, the region comprising a touch-sensitive interface; receiving an input regarding a game situation, the input corresponding to a user selection of the region; analyzing the input with respect to the game situation to determine whether the input corresponds to an expected action; and causing the gaming accessory to provide a haptic feedback in accordance with the analyzing, wherein the haptic feedback is of a first type responsive to the input corresponding to the expected action and of a second type responsive to the input not corresponding to the expected action. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the user selection is indicated by a combination of actuation of a motion-sensitive component of the gaming accessory and contact with the touch-sensitive interface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the user selection is indicated by movement of the touch-sensitive interface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the game situation comprises a portion of a sequence of game situations presented by the device, and wherein the analyzing is performed in accordance with a context of the sequence of game situations. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein responsive to the input not corresponding to the expected action, the operations further comprise: analyzing a plurality of alternative inputs to determine an intended input; and performing a game action corresponding to the intended input. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5, wherein the operations further comprise causing the gaming accessory to provide a haptic feedback of a third type in accordance with performing the game action, wherein the first type, second type, and third type of haptic feedback differ in terms of frequency, pulses, amplitude, duration, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise providing a graphical user interface, and wherein the boundary of the region is defined by drawing on an image of the touch-sensitive interface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the haptic feedback indicates a location of the region on the gaming accessory. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the haptic feedback comprises a vibration in the gaming accessory. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The device of claim 9, wherein the vibration has a frequency, an amplitude, a number of pulses, or a duration in accordance with a location of the region on the gaming accessory. ### Claim 11 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising: providing an image of a touch-sensitive interface on a gaming accessory; receiving a signal defining at least a portion of a boundary of a region of the touch-sensitive interface; receiving an input regarding a game situation, the input corresponding to a user selection of the region; analyzing the input with respect to the game situation to determine whether the input corresponds to an expected action; and causing the gaming accessory to provide a haptic feedback in accordance with the analyzing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the user selection is indicated by a combination of actuation of a motion-sensitive component of the gaming accessory and contact with the touch-sensitive interface. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein responsive to the input not corresponding to the expected action, the operations further comprise: analyzing a plurality of alternative inputs to determine an intended input; and performing a game action corresponding to the intended input. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise causing the gaming accessory to provide an additional haptic feedback in accordance with performing the game action. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the game situation comprises a portion of a sequence of game situations presented by the processor, and wherein the analyzing is performed in accordance with a context of the sequence of game situations. ### Claim 16 A method comprising: providing, by a processing system including a processor, an image of a touch-sensitive interface on a gaming accessory; receiving, by the processing system, a signal defining at least a portion of a boundary of a region of the touch-sensitive interface; receiving, by the processing system, an input regarding a game situation, the input corresponding to a user selection of the region; analyzing, by the processing system, the input with respect to the game situation to determine whether the input corresponds to an expected action; and causing, by the processing system, the gaming accessory to provide a haptic feedback in accordance with the analyzing, wherein the haptic feedback indicates a location of the region on the gaming accessory. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the haptic feedback is of a first type responsive to the input corresponding to the expected action and of a second type responsive to the input not corresponding to the expected action. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the haptic feedback comprises a vibration in the gaming accessory, wherein the vibration has a frequency, an amplitude, a number of pulses, or a duration in accordance with the location of the region on the gaming accessory. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising: responsive to the input not corresponding to the expected action, analyzing a plurality of alternative inputs to determine an intended input; and performing a game action corresponding to the intended input. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the game situation comprises a portion of a sequence of game situations presented by the processing system, and wherein the analyzing is performed in accordance with a context of the sequence of game situations.