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Game control device having genre data

US6965368B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 2000
Grant dateNov 15, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/80
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A computer peripheral has a processor, non-volatile memory, and a plurality of controls. The non-volatile memory holds control mappings corresponding to a plurality of application program genres. The control mappings indicate actions to be performed in application programs of particular genres in response to actuation of particular controls. The control mappings indicate controls by unique string indexes that are also used in HID control descriptors associated with the computer peripheral.

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