Method and apparatus for managing use of an accessory
AssigneeSTEELSERIES ApS
InventorsJeffrey Nicholas Mahlmeister, Keny Chen, Tino Seolberg
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Abstract
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system having a processor that performs operations including receiving from an accessory device a control signal for controlling a software application, determining that the control signal corresponds to a first action of a plurality of actions for controlling the software application, monitoring a frequency of usage of the first action, and presenting at the accessory device or a display device coupled to the accessory device a measure of the frequency of usage of the first action. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
Claims25
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a system comprising a processor, from a gaming accessory a control signal for controlling a video game;
- determining, by the system, that the control signal corresponds to a first gaming action of a plurality of gaming actions for controlling the video game;
- tracking, by the system, a frequency of usage of the first gaming action;
- and
- presenting, by the system, at the gaming accessory a measure of the frequency of usage of the first gaming action.
A machine-readable storage medium, comprising instructions, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, a processor performs operations comprising:
- receiving from an accessory device a control signal for controlling a software application;
- determining that the control signal corresponds to a first action of a plurality of actions for controlling the software application;
- monitoring a frequency of usage of the first action;
- and
- presenting at the accessory device or a display device coupled to the accessory device a measure of the frequency of usage of the first action.
An accessory device, comprising:
- a memory to store instructions;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the processor performs operations comprising:
- detecting a selection of an input function of the accessory device;
- generating a control signal responsive to detecting the selection of the input function for controlling a software application;
- determining that the control signal corresponds to a first action of a plurality of actions for controlling the software application;
- determining a frequency of usage of the first action;
- and
- presenting at the accessory device or a display device coupled to the accessory device a measure of the frequency of usage of the first action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.