Apparatus and method for managing operations of accessories in multi-dimensions
AssigneeSTEELSERIES ApS
InventorTino SOELBERG
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for presenting in a graphical user interface a plurality of associable three-dimensional (3D) actions and a plurality of accessories having distinct operational functions, receiving a request to associate one of the plurality of 3D associable actions with an input function of a select one of the plurality of accessories, associating the 3D action with the input function of the selected accessory, monitoring the selected accessory for a stimulation of the input function, and transmitting the 3D action responsive to detecting the stimulation of the input function. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- obtaining three-dimensional (3D) recorded stimuli generated by a 3D gaming accessory, wherein the 3D recorded stimuli comprises a sequence of 3D navigational movements, and wherein the 3D gaming accessory comprises a sensor for capturing 3D images;
- characterizing the 3D recorded stimuli as a 3D associable action;
- presenting in a graphical user interface the 3D associable action in a graphically identifiable form and a plurality of gaming accessories having distinct operational functions;
- detecting an association of the 3D associable action with an input function of a selected gaming accessory of the plurality of gaming accessories;
- associating the 3D recorded stimuli with the input function of the selected gaming accessory;
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- storing the association of the 3D associable action and input function in a profile.
A method, comprising:
- obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, three-dimensional (3D) recorded stimuli generated by a 3D gaming accessory, wherein the 3D recorded stimuli comprises a sequence of 3D navigational movements, and wherein the 3D gaming accessory comprises a sensor for capturing 3D images;
- detecting, by the processing system, an association of an 3D associable action with an input function of a selected gaming accessory of a plurality of gaming accessories;
- detecting, by the processing system, a stimulation of the input function while monitoring usage of the selected gaming accessory resulting in a detected stimulation;
- retrieving, by the processing system, the 3D recorded stimuli responsive to the detected stimulation of the input function;
- transmitting, by the processing system, the 3D recorded stimuli destined for a software gaming application to control a 3D aspect of a presentation generated by the software gaming application;
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- recording, by the processing system, statistics associated to the selected gaming accessory.
A computing device, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- detecting a 3D gaming accessory;
- receiving 3D stimuli from the 3D gaming accessory while in use;
- generating 3D recorded stimuli;
- obtaining three-dimensional (3D) recorded stimuli generated by the 3D gaming accessory, wherein the 3D recorded stimuli comprises a sequence of 3D navigational movements, and wherein the 3D gaming accessory comprises a sensor for capturing 3D images;
- associating the 3D recorded stimuli to a macro;
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- characterizing the macro as a 3D associable action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.