APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING OPERATIONS OF ACCESSORIES
First Claim
1. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions to:
- present in a graphical user interface a plurality of associable actions and a plurality of accessories of distinct operational types, wherein the plurality of accessories are for navigating in or controlling a software application operable in a computer system or a gaming console;
associate one of the plurality of associable actions with an input function of a select one of the plurality of accessories;
record the association of the action and the input function;
detect a stimulation of the input function while monitoring the selected accessory in use;
retrieve the action associated with the input function; and
transmit the action to an operating system.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller to present a plurality of associable actions and a plurality of accessories of distinct operational types, associate an action with an input function of a select one of the plurality of accessories, monitor the selected accessory for a stimulation of the input function, and transmit the action to an operating system to launch a first software application or to convey to a second software application the action or an aspect of the action. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions to:
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present in a graphical user interface a plurality of associable actions and a plurality of accessories of distinct operational types, wherein the plurality of accessories are for navigating in or controlling a software application operable in a computer system or a gaming console; associate one of the plurality of associable actions with an input function of a select one of the plurality of accessories; record the association of the action and the input function; detect a stimulation of the input function while monitoring the selected accessory in use; retrieve the action associated with the input function; and transmit the action to an operating system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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presenting in a graphical user interface a plurality of associable actions and a plurality of accessories of distinct operational types, wherein the plurality of accessories are for navigating in or controlling software applications operable in a computing device; receiving a request to associate one of the plurality of associable actions with an input function of a select one of the plurality of accessories; associating the action with the input function; monitoring the selected accessory for a stimulation of the input function; and transmitting the action to an operating system responsive to detecting the stimulation of the input function. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computing device, comprising a controller to:
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present a plurality of associable actions and a plurality of accessories of distinct operational types, wherein the plurality of accessories are for navigating in or controlling software applications operable in the computing device; associate an action with an input function of a select one of the plurality of accessories; monitor the selected accessory for a stimulation of the input function; and transmit the action to an operating system to launch a first software application or to convey to a second software application the action or an aspect of the action. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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