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US 9,427,660 B2Granted
Game system that converts between wireless operation and wired operation while communicating with a controller
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsRichard Lum, Wei Guo
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Abstract
A system communicates with a device in both a wired mode and a wireless mode, and is able to switch between these two modes without permanent disruption to an ongoing use. The system is configured to receive an indication of a condition that suggests switching from the wireless mode of operation to a wired mode of operation, to display a notification for the device to switch, and to transition from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation.
Claims20
A method implemented by a gaming system comprising:
- receiving, at the gaming system and from a controller, data corresponding to a condition that suggests switching from a wireless mode of operation to a wired mode of operation during use;
- displaying, at the gaming system, an instruction to switch from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation;
- transitioning from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation;
- based at least in part on transitioning from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation, receiving a session identification from the controller;
- and
- re-associating the controller with saved data, the saved data being generated during the use before the transitioning from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation.
3 more elements
A system comprising:
- at least one game console configured to:
- receive data corresponding to a condition that suggests switching from a wireless mode of operation to a wired mode of operation during use;
- cause an instruction to switch from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation to be output;
- transition from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation;
- based at least in part on transitioning from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation, receive a session identification from a controller in communication with the at least one game console;
- and
- re-associate the controller with saved data, the saved data being generated during the use before the transitioning from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation.
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A game console comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more memories storing executable instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the game console to perform operations comprising:
- based at least in part on receiving data corresponding to a condition that suggests switching from a wireless mode of operation to a wired mode of operation during use, causing a switch instruction to be output;
- transitioning from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation;
- based at least in part on transitioning from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation, receiving a session identification from a controller;
- and
- re-associating the controller with saved data, the saved data being generated during the use before the transitioning from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.