Apparatus and method for managing user inputs in video games

• US 10,220,312 B2
• Filed: 07/21/2017
• Issued: 03/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Steelseries Aps
• Original Assignee: Steelseries Aps
• Inventors: Aronzon, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Laneau, Ronald
• Application Number:
  US15/656,051
• Publication Number:
  US 20170319958A1
• Time in Patent Office: 592 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/215 comprising means for detecting acoustic signals, e.g. using a microphone
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/25 Output arrangements for video game devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/355 Performing operations on behalf of clients with restricted processing capabilities, e.g. servers transform changing game scene into an encoded video stream for transmitting to a mobile phone or a thin client
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/40 Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/54 involving acoustic signals, e.g. for simulating revolutions per minute [RPM] dependent engine sounds in a driving game or reverberation against a virtual wall
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/87 Communicating with other players during game play, e.g. by e-mail or chat
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/98 Accessories, i.e. detachable arrangements optional for the use of the video game device, e.g. grip supports of game controllers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/308 Details of the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/538 for performing operations on behalf of the game client, e.g. rendering
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/572 Communication between players during game play of non game information, e.g. e-mail, chat, file transfer, streaming of audio and streaming of video
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6063 for sound processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/263 Language identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/58 Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/454 Multi-language systems; Localisation; Internationalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/04 Details of speech synthesis systems, e.g. synthesiser structure or memory management

Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller to obtain a user input that was inputted into a first accessory operably coupled with the computing device where the first accessory provides a user interface for user interaction with a video game, determine a language of an intended recipient of the user input based on an identity of the intended recipient, access a multi-lingual library comprising a plurality of words associated with the video game, match the user input to one or more words of the plurality of words of the multi-lingual library to generate a translated message in the determined language of the intended recipient, and provide the translated message to a second accessory for presentation to the intended recipient in real-time. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processing system including a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

receiving a user input received from a first accessory operably coupled with a first computing device, wherein the user input is associated with a program operating on the first computing device;

determining a context of the user input based on the program, the context being determined based on graphics presented in the program;

generating an audio signal based on a context of the program when the user input was received on the first computing device, wherein the audio signal is generated using a multi-lingual library that is remote from the one of the first computing device and a second computing device; and

providing the audio signal to a second accessory for presentation to an intended recipient.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the second accessory is operably coupled with the second computing device, and wherein the first computing device and second computing device are remote from each other.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the first computing device and the second computing device are in communication via a network.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the user input is non-speech, and wherein the audio signal is generated by the first computing device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

obtaining an identity of the intended recipient of the user input; and

determining a language for the intended recipient based on the identity.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second accessories are operably coupled with and in proximity to the first computing device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the user input is speech, and wherein the signal is generated based on the speech using speech recognition performed.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the second accessory is operably coupled with the first computing device, and wherein the audio signal is presented as synthesized voice content.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the second accessory is operably coupled with a second computing device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the first computing device and the second computing device are remote from each other.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the multi-lingual library is searched for matching words using the context.

12. A method, comprising:

transmitting, by a processing system comprising a processor, an input to a remote server, wherein the input was received by a first accessory operably coupled with a first computing device, and wherein the first computing device is programmed to present a program;

translating, by the processing system, the input into a first translated message of a first language using a multi-lingual library;

providing, by the processing system, the first translated message to a second accessory for presentation to a first intended recipient;

determining, by the processing system, a context of the input based on the program, the context being determined based on graphics presented in the program;

providing, by the processing system, a second translated message based on the input to a third accessory for presentation to the second intended recipient; and

receiving, by the processing system, the input from the first computing device, wherein the first and second translated messages are associated with the program.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining a first language of a first intended recipient of input based on a first identity of the intended recipient; and

determining a second language of a second intended recipient of the input based on a second identity of the second intended recipient.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the providing of the first and second translated messages to the second and third accessories is performed in real-time.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the first translated message is presented at the second accessory as synthesized voice content.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the first translated message is presented at the second accessory as text content.

17. A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising instructions, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, a processor performs operations comprising:

receiving a user input from a computing device, wherein the computing device presents a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface receives user actuations of a first accessory operably coupled with a computing device while accessing a program on the computing device;

updating a multi-lingual library based on updates to the program, wherein the multi-lingual library comprises a plurality of words associated with the program;

matching the user input to words of the plurality of words of the multi-lingual library to generate a translated message;

updating the multi-lingual library based on words or phrases suggested by the user input;

determining a language of an intended recipient of the user input based on an identity of the intended recipient; and

providing the translated message to a second accessory for presentation to the intended recipient.

18. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the computing device obtains a user input that was inputted into the first accessory, wherein the first accessory provides a user interface for user interaction with the program.

19. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise determining a context of the user input based on the program, the context being determined based on graphics presented in the graphical user interface.

20. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the providing of the translated message to the second accessory is performed in real time, and wherein the first and second accessories comprise one of a keyboard, a gaming pad, a mouse, a gaming console controller, a joystick, a microphone, a headset with a microphone, or any combination thereof.