Controller notification system
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsRUSSELL E. GLASER, AMY LYNN LANDERS, KEVIN L. FURR, LEONARDO G. DEL CASTILLO, RICHARD S. LUM, STEVEN R. GUNN, WEI GUO
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Abstract
A method of associating a controller to a console comprises, at the controller, establishing a connection with the console such that the controller is assigned to one of a plurality of different ports of the console over which different controllers may separately communicate with the console. A visual indication is then provided on the controller to indicate to the user of the controller which one of the plurality of different ports of the console has been assigned to the controller and over which the controller communicates with the console.
Claims13
A method of providing notifications in a gaming system, comprising:
- providing a visual indicator on a gaming device;
- providing an onscreen notification to a display separate from the gaming device;
- and
- providing a message to a user via a combination of said visual indicator and said onscreen notifications.
A system for providing notifications in a gaming system, comprising:
- a visual indicator on a gaming controller operated by a user;
- a gaming console configured for sending an onscreen notification to a display, wherein the display is separate from the gaming console;
- a message to a user, wherein the message is provided by a combination of the visual indicator and onscreen notification.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.