Profile Management Method

• US 20120144307A1
• Filed: 12/03/2010
• Published: 06/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd. (Razer Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd. (Razer Incorporated)
• Inventors: TAN, Min-Liang, He, Ping
• Granted Patent: US 9,235,277 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/735
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/215 comprising means for detecting acoustic signals, e.g. using a microphone
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/235 using a wireless connection, e.g. infrared or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/285 Generating tactile feedback signals via the game input device, e.g. force feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between 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 13/71 using secure communication between game devices and game servers, e.g. by encrypting game data or authenticating players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1018 Calibration; Key and button assignment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5546 using player registration data, e.g. identification, account, preferences, game history
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles

Abstract

Most computer operating systems are able to automatically configure the coupled computer peripheral device for use with the computer operating system without the need for installation of a specific driver. However, when these peripheral devices are detected by the computing system, a generic UI control configuration is often assigned to them and whatever customised settings previously configured by the user will be lost and replaced with a new set of unfamiliar setting. This poses much inconvenience and hassle to gamers when they use a different computing system or machine. Described according to an embodiment of the invention is a profile management method, operating on a computing cloud, comprising steps for receiving client data provided by a computing system detecting coupling of a user-interface (UI) thereto and for retrieving configuration data corresponding to the client data for use in configuring the UI by the computing system.

Claims

1. A profile management method comprising:

receiving client data provided by a computing system, the client data comprising device data being descriptive of a user-interface (UI) in signal communication with the computing system, the device data being further descriptive of the user interactions identifiable by the UI;

associating one of a plurality of device profiles with the device data, each of the plurality of device profiles having configuration data associated therewith; and

providing the configuration data associated with the one of the plurality of device profiles to the computing system for configuring operation of the UI with the computing system in response to at least a portion of the user interactions identifiable by the UI.

2. The profile management method as in claim 1, the UI being one of a computer peripheral coupled with an interface formed integral with the computing device.

3. The profile management method as in claim 2, the UI being at least one of actuation, touch, light, sound, motion and position sensing.

4. The profile management method as in claim 1, the client data further comprising identifier data being indicative of the user interactions being identifiable by the UI.

5. The profile management method as in claim 4, associating one of a plurality of device profiles with the device data comprising:

associating one of a plurality of user identifiers with the identifier data, each of the plurality of identifier data having at least one of the plurality of device profiles associated therewith; and

associating the device data with one of the plurality of device profiles associated with the one of the plurality of user identifiers associated with the identifier data.

6. The profile management method as in claim 4, further comprising:

receiving authentication data from the computing system; and

authenticating the identifier data using the authentication data,

wherein the configuration data is provided to the computing system in response to the identifier data being authenticated.

7. The profile management method as in claim 1, the configuration data substantially defining interactions between the UI and at least one of an application and an operating platform operating on the computing system.

8. The profile management method as in claim 1, providing the configuration data associated with the one of the plurality of device profiles to the computing system comprising:

processing the configuration data for compliance with an operating platform, the client data comprising a platform data describing the operating platform.

9. A profile management system comprising:

a controller module for receiving client data provided by a computing system, the client data comprising device data being descriptive of a user-interface (UI) in signal communication with the computing system, the device data being further descriptive of the user interactions identifiable by the UI;

a storage module having stored thereon a plurality of device profiles, each of the plurality of device profiles having configuration data associated therewith;

a processor module for associating one of a plurality of device profiles stored on the storage module with the device data,

wherein the configuration data associated with the one of the plurality of device profiles is providable by the controller module to the computing system for configuring operation of the UI with the computing system in response to at least a portion of the user interactions identifiable by the UI.

10. The profile management system as in claim 9, the UI being one of a computer peripheral coupled with an interface formed integral with the computing device.

11. The profile management system as in claim 10, the UI being at least one of actuation, touch, light, sound, motion and position sensing.

12. The profile management system as in claim 9, the client data further comprising identifier data being indicative of the user interactions being identifiable by the UI.

13. The profile management system as in claim 12, the processor module further for associating one of a plurality of user identifiers with the identifier data, each of the plurality of identifier data having at least one of the plurality of device profiles associated therewith;

and associating the device data with one of the plurality of device profiles associated with the one of the plurality of user identifiers associated with the identifier data.

14. The profile management system as in claim 12, further comprising:

an authentication module for receiving authentication data from the computing system; and

authenticating the identifier data using the authentication data,

wherein the configuration data is provided to the computing system in response to the identifier data being authenticated.

15. The profile management system as in claim 9, the configuration data substantially defining interactions between the UI and at least one of an application and an operating platform operating on the computing system.

16. The profile management system as in claim 9, the processor module further for processing the configuration data for compliance with an operating platform, the client data comprising a platform data describing the operating platform.

17. A machine readable medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, the instructions cause the machine to:

receive client data provided by a computing system, the client data comprising device data being descriptive of a user-interface (UI) in signal communication with the computing system, the device data being further descriptive of the user interactions identifiable by the UI;

associate one of a plurality of device profiles with the device data, each of the plurality of device profiles having configuration data associated therewith; and

provide the configuration data associated with the one of the plurality of device profiles to the computing system for configuring operation of the UI with the computing system in response to at least a portion of the user interactions identifiable by the UI.

18. The machine readable medium as in claim 17, the UI being one of a computer peripheral coupled with and an interface formed integral with the computing device.

19. The machine readable medium as in claim 17, the UI being at least one of actuation, touch, light, sound, motion and position sensing.

20. The machine readable medium as in claim 17, the client data further comprising identifier data being indicative of the user interactions being identifiable by the UI.

21. The machine readable medium as in claim 20, wherein the plurality of programming instructions, when executed, cause the machine to:

associate one of a plurality of device profiles with the device data comprising;

associate one of a plurality of user identifiers with the identifier data, each of the plurality of identifier data having at least one of the plurality of device profiles associated therewith; and

associate the device data with one of the plurality of device profiles associated with the one of the plurality of user identifiers associated with the identifier data.

22. The machine readable medium as in claim 20, further comprising:

receiving authentication data from the computing system; and

authenticating the identifier data using the authentication data,

wherein the configuration data is provided to the computing system in response to the identifier data being authenticated.

23. The machine readable medium as in claim 17, the configuration data substantially defining interactions between the UI and at least one of an application and an operating platform operating on the computing system.

24. The machine readable medium as in claim 17, wherein the plurality of programming instructions, when executed, cause the machine to:

process the configuration data for compliance with an operating platform, the client data comprising a platform data describing the operating platform.