US 2024/0176483 A1 · VIRTUALIZED PHYSICAL CONTROLLER

Abstract

Described herein are techniques for implementing a virtualized physical controller. The techniques may include receiving user input(s) on a touchscreen display of a user device, including a first touch from which can define a primary input region and one or more secondary touches offset from the first which can define or more secondary input regions arranged adjacent to the primary input region. The input regions are associated with respective input mechanisms or commands in the configuration data. While the configuration data is implemented, the touchscreen display can monitor for touches, detect touch input in the configured regions, and generate activation data for each input mechanism or command in response to touch. The positions and shapes of the input regions may be iteratively redefined as touch input is monitored on the touchscreen display.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving, from a user, input indicating positions on a touchscreen display of a user device to be associated with two or more input mechanisms, wherein the input comprises a first touch on the touchscreen display and one or more second touches offset from the first touch;
defining, in a configuration data, a primary input region based on a first position of the first touch;
defining, in the configuration data, one or more secondary input regions arranged radially about the primary input region based at least in part on relative positions of the one or more second touches with respect to the first touch;
storing, in the configuration data, an association between (a) the primary input region and the one or more secondary input regions, and (b) respective input mechanisms of the two or more input mechanisms;
determining that the configuration data is to be implemented;
and
upon determining that the configuration data is to be implemented, implementing the configuration data by:
monitoring touch input on the touchscreen display;
detecting touch input within the one or more regions;
and
generating activation data for each respective input mechanism of the two or more input mechanisms.

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A user device comprising:

a processor;
and
a memory containing instructions that, when executed with the processor, cause the user device to, at least:
receive, from a user of the user device, input indicating two or more positions on a touchscreen display to be associated with two or more input mechanisms wherein the input comprises a first touch on the touchscreen display and one or more second touches offset from the first touch;
define, in a configuration data, a primary input region based on a first position of the first touch;
define, in the configuration data, one or more secondary input regions arranged radially about the primary input region based at least in part on relative positions of the one or more second touches with respect to the first touch;
store, in the configuration data, an association between (a) the primary and secondary input regions and, (b) a respective primary input mechanism and one or more respective secondary input mechanisms of the two or more input mechanisms;
determine that the configuration data is to be implemented;
and
upon determining that the configuration data is to be implemented, implement the configuration data by:
monitoring touch input on the touchscreen display:
detecting touch input within the one or more regions;
and
generating activation data for each respective input mechanism of the one or more input mechanisms.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Virtualized physical controller

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