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US 6,511,378 B1Granted
Method of identifying game controllers in multi-player game
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsDhiraj Bhatt, Lynette A. Castlevetro, Wells A. Brimhall, Venkat U. Yellepeddy, John L. Reid
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an operating system may assign a product ID to the game controller that matches the product ID provided with or for the game controller.
Claims20
A method of assigning a unique product identification (ID) to at least two game controllers in a multi-player game that executes on a host computing system comprising:
- coupling the at least two game controllers to the host computing system;
- executing a driver on the host computing system that assigns the unique product identification (ID) to each of the at least two game controllers;
- and
- executing an operating system on the host computing system that confirms a match between the unique product identification (ID) assigned by the driver and a product identification (ID) provided by each of the at least two game controllers.
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A method comprising:
- assigning a product identification (ID) to a game controller in a game that executes on a host computing system, wherein the game controller is coupled to the host computing system via a wireless medium;
- and
- assigning a product identification (ID) to the game controller via an operating system of the host computing system that matches the product identification (ID) for the game controller.
An article comprising:
- a storage medium, having stored thereon, instructions, that, when executed by a host computing platform, result in executing the following:
- assigning a product identification (ID) to a game controller;
- and
- assigning a product identification (ID) to the game controller via an operating system of the host computing system that matches a product identification (ID) for the game controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.