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US 11,951,385 B2Granted
Programmable actuation inputs of an accessory and methods thereof
AssigneeSTEELSERIES ApS
InventorTino Soelberg
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Abstract
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a processor that performs operations including detecting a first depression range of a button that includes an electro-mechanical sensor for detecting the first depression range, comparing the first depression range to a first actuation threshold, and asserting a first actuation state when the first depression range is at or exceeds the first actuation threshold. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a processing system comprising a processor, a first user-identified actuation threshold associated with a venue state of a present game environment in a gaming application, wherein the venue state is identified according to an image analysis of a video presentation by the gaming application;
- associating, by the processing system, the first user-identified actuation threshold with a first displacement along a travel range of a button of a gaming device operable between a minimum displacement and a maximum displacement;
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- responsive to a depressing of the button of the gaming device, wherein the depressing of the button results in a first depression range of first travel distance:
- comparing, by the processing system, the first depression range of first travel distance to the first user-identified actuation threshold;
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- asserting, by the processing system, a first actuation state when the first depression range of first travel distance exceeds the first user-identified actuation threshold.
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A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising instructions that, when executing on a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- associating a first user-identified actuation threshold with a first actuation threshold travel distance of a plurality of actuation threshold travel distances along a travel range of a button of a gaming device operable between a minimum displacement and a maximum displacement;
- obtaining a signal that represents a depression range of travel distance of the button, wherein a software application executing on a computing device to control aspects of a gaming application accesses the plurality of actuation threshold travel distances for a current gaming venue state of the gaming application according to different commands for the current gaming venue state;
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- providing the signal to the software application, wherein the software application asserts an actuation state responsive to the depression range of travel distance exceeding the first actuation threshold travel distance,
- wherein the current gaming venue state is identified according to an image analysis of a video presentation by the gaming application.
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An accessory, comprising:
- a button comprising a sensor that generates a signal level according to a degree of displacement of the button;
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- a memory that stores executable instructions that when executed by a processing system including a processor facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- associating a first user-identified actuation threshold with a first actuation threshold travel distance of a plurality of actuation threshold travel distances along a travel range of a button of a gaming device operable between a minimum displacement and a maximum displacement;
- determining a venue state based on an image analysis of a present game environment in a video presentation of a gaming application;
- determining an actuation threshold of a plurality of actuation thresholds for the venue state according to different commands for the venue state;
- comparing an input from the sensor indicative of the degree of displacement of the button to the actuation threshold;
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- providing an actuation signal to a software application being executed on a computing device of a gaming application, wherein the software application asserts an actuation state responsive to the input exceeding the actuation threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.