公开(公告)号：US20180056180A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15449861

申请日：2017-03-03

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Brian G. Russell ,  Sam Michael Sarmast ,  Robert Bryce Johnson ,  Jonathan Shea Robinson ,  Andre Sutanto ,  Leo Shing ,  Ross Nelson ,  Christopher Kujawski ,  Evelyn Thomas ,  Kristine A. Hunter ,  Flor Albornoz ,  Rachel Yang ,  Christopher Harmon ,  Gregory M. Daly

IPC: A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/98 ,  A63F13/537

CPC classification number: A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/98 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/0227 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/0238 ,  G06F3/038 ,  H04B1/3833

Abstract: An accessory apparatus includes a housing, an apparatus connector, a plurality of auxiliary accessory interfaces, and an internal microcontroller. The connection connector is configured to mate with a corresponding accessory connector of a physical controller to electrically connect the internal microcontroller to the physical controller. Each auxiliary accessory connector is configured to enable a separate auxiliary user input device to operatively connect to the accessory apparatus and electrically connect with the internal microcontroller. The internal microcontroller is configured to: (1) receive an input control signal from an auxiliary user input device operatively connected to an auxiliary accessory connector of the plurality of auxiliary accessory connectors, (2) map the input control signal to a mapped control signal corresponding to a physical control of the physical controller, and (3) send the mapped control signal to the physical controller via the apparatus connector.

公开(公告)号：US10286304B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15449861

申请日：2017-03-03

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Brian G. Russell ,  Sam Michael Sarmast ,  Robert Bryce Johnson ,  Jonathan Shea Robinson ,  Andre Sutanto ,  Leo Shing ,  Ross Nelson ,  Christopher Kujawski ,  Evelyn Thomas ,  Kristine A. Hunter ,  Flor Albornoz ,  Rachel Yang ,  Christopher Harmon ,  Gregory M. Daly ,  Matthew Edward Hite

IPC: A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/98 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/038 ,  H04B1/3827

Abstract: An accessory apparatus includes a housing, an apparatus connector, a plurality of auxiliary accessory interfaces, and an internal microcontroller. The connection connector is configured to mate with a corresponding accessory connector of a physical controller to electrically connect the internal microcontroller to the physical controller. Each auxiliary accessory connector is configured to enable a separate auxiliary user input device to operatively connect to the accessory apparatus and electrically connect with the internal microcontroller. The internal microcontroller is configured to: (1) receive an input control signal from an auxiliary user input device operatively connected to an auxiliary accessory connector of the plurality of auxiliary accessory connectors, (2) map the input control signal to a mapped control signal corresponding to a physical control of the physical controller, and (3) send the mapped control signal to the physical controller via the apparatus connector.