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Network-enabled game controller

US8998719B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 14, 2012
Grant dateApr 7, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F13/77
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to the implementation of a gaming environment including gaming servers for instantiating instances of games requested by a user. The gaming environment includes a game device for obtaining game inputs corresponding to the instantiated game. Additionally, the gaming environment includes one or more output devices for obtaining outputs generated by the processing of the inputs by the gaming server. Illustratively, the game device and one or more output devices form game device groups. Within each game device group, the inputs obtained by game device are transmitted independent of the outputs transmitted to the output devices. The transmission of input data from the game device and the transmission of the output audio data, output video data or other data from the gaming server may be individually optimized.

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