Virtual controller for game injection

US11260294B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Gregory M. Smith · Seattle, US
• Heather Grantham Brodie · Redmond, US
• Chad Gibson · Seattle, US
• Jonathan J. CARUANA · Woodinville, US
• Hamze Kalache · Bellevue, US
• Gersh Payzer · Seattle, US
• Samantha E. Vim · Issaquah, US
• Christopher M. McAllen · Folsom, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 30, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 1, 2022
• Expiry date: Apr 7, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F3/06
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A computing system includes an input driver and a virtual input controller. The input driver is configured to receive input data from a first controller of a recognized data protocol and to provide the input data to an API of an application to control actions of a first participant in the gaming application. The virtual input controller is, in contrast, configured to receive input data from a second controller of a protocol incompatible with the input driver, translate the input data to the recognized data protocol; request a broadcast application identifier for a currently-broadcasting application from the broadcasting agent, and provide the translated input data to the input driver in association with the broadcast application identifier for controlling actions of a second participant in the application via the API of the gaming application.