System, method, and apparatus for associating a gaming profile using proximity of a wireless device

A system for selecting first and second gaming profiles based on a position of first and second mobile phones, the system comprising:

• a position detector configured to:
• detect a position of each of a plurality of gaming controllers
• detect a position of the first mobile phone relative to the position of each of the plurality of gaming controllers, wherein the first gaming profile for a gaming system is associated with the first mobile phone;
• and
• detect a position of the second mobile phone relative to the position of each of the plurality of gaming controllers, wherein the second gaming profile for the gaming system is associated with the second mobile phone, wherein the gaming controllers are handheld electronic devices to provide user input to a video gaming console of the gaming system;
• and
• a gaming profile manager to associate the first gaming profile with one of the gaming controllers in response to the position of the first wireless device relative to the position of each of the plurality of gaming controllers and the second gaming profile with a different one of the gaming controllers in response to the position of the second wireless device relative to the position of each of the plurality of gaming controllers.

A method for selecting first and second gaming profiles based on a position of first and second wireless devices relative to first and second gaming controllers, the method comprising:

• communicating with the first wireless device associated with the first gaming profile of a gaming system and with the second wireless device associated with the second gaming profile of the gaming system, wherein the first and second wireless devices are separate devices from the first and second gaming controllers, wherein the gaming controllers are handheld electronic devices to provide user input to a video gaming console of a gaming system;
• detecting a position of each of the first and second gaming controllers;
• detecting a position of each of the first and second wireless devices relative to the position of each of the first and second gaming controllers;
• and
• associating the first gaming profile with the first gaming controller and the second gaming profile with the second gaming controller in response to the position of each of the first and second wireless devices relative to the position of each of the first and second gaming controllers.

An apparatus for selecting first and second gaming profiles based on a position of each of first and second wireless devices relative to first and second gaming controllers, the apparatus comprising:

• a transceiver configured to:
• communicate with a first mobile phone and to receive gaming profile data from the first mobile phone, the first mobile phone associated with the first gaming profile for a gaming system;
• and
• communicate with a second mobile phone and to receive gaming profile data from the second mobile phone, the second mobile phone associated with the second gaming profile for the gaming system;
• a position detector coupled to the transceiver, the position detector configured to detect a position of each of the first and second mobile phones and a position of each of the first and second gaming controllers;
• and
• a gaming profile manager coupled to the position detector, the gaming profile manager to associate the first gaming profile with the first gaming controller in response to the position of the first mobile phone relative to the position of the first gaming controller and the second gaming profile with the second gaming controller in response to the position of the second mobile phone relative to the position of the second gaming controller, wherein the first and second gaming controllers are handheld electronic devices to provide user input to a video gaming console of the gaming system, wherein the first and second wireless devices are separate devices from the first and second gaming controllers.