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US 8,556,721 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for managing peripheral device communications
AssigneeSTEELSERIES ApS
InventorsMichael Aronzon, Bruce Hawver, Kim Rom
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a first peripheral device having a controller to store operational settings tailored for a gaming application, interact with the gaming application using the operational settings and user inputs, and share the operational settings with a second peripheral device for use with the gaming application. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- storing, by a system comprising a processor, operational parameters for controlling functionality of a first peripheral device for use with a gaming application;
- receiving, by the system, first operational inputs corresponding to first stimulations of the first peripheral device associated with the gaming application;
- receiving, by the system at the first peripheral device, second operational inputs from a second peripheral device corresponding to second stimulations of the second peripheral device associated with the gaming application;
- generating, by the system, control signals from the first operational inputs and the second operational inputs for controlling the gaming application according to the operational parameters;
- transmitting, by the system, the control signals to the gaming application;
- and
- transmitting, by the system, the operational parameters of the first peripheral device to the second peripheral device for use with the gaming application.
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A first peripheral device, comprising:
- a memory to store computer instructions;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising:
- storing operational parameters for controlling functionality of the first peripheral device for use with a gaming application;
- receiving first operational inputs corresponding to first stimulations of the first peripheral device;
- receiving, at the first peripheral device, second operational inputs from a second peripheral device corresponding to second stimulations of the second peripheral device;
- generating, at the first peripheral device, control signals from the first operational inputs and the second operational inputs for controlling the gaming application according to the operational parameters;
- controlling the gaming application according to the control signals received at the first peripheral device;
- and
- transmitting the operational parameters of the first peripheral device to a second peripheral device for use with the gaming application wherein the transmitting of the operational parameters comprises wireless transmission between the first peripheral device and the second peripheral device.
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A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer instructions which, when responsive to being executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving operational parameters for controlling functionality of a first peripheral device from a server that is remote from a gaming console that is hosting a gaming application;
- storing the operational parameters in the first peripheral device, wherein the operational parameters control functionality of the first peripheral device for use with the gaming application;
- receiving first operational inputs at the first peripheral device corresponding to first stimulations of the first peripheral device;
- receiving, at the first peripheral device, second operational inputs from a second peripheral device corresponding to second stimulations of the second peripheral device:
- generating control signals from the first operational inputs and the second operational inputs for controlling the gaming application according to the operational parameters;
- transmitting the control signals to the gaming application;
- and
- transmitting the operational parameters to a second peripheral device for use with the gaming application wherein the transmitting of the operational parameters comprises wireless transmission between the first peripheral device and the second peripheral device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.