Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Christopher Michael McAllen

Hamze M Kalache

Chad Gibson

Matthew L Bronder

Gregory M Smith

James Andrew Goossen

Gersh Payzer

Christopher John Tector

Heather Grantham Brodie

Jonathan J Caruana

Samantha E Vim

A computing system includes an input driver and a virtual input controller. The input driver is configured to receive input data from a first controller of a recognized data protocol and to provide the input data to an API of an application to control actions of a first participant in the gaming application. The virtual input controller is, in contrast, configured to receive input data from a second controller of a protocol incompatible with the input driver, translate the input data to the recognized data protocol; request a broadcast application identifier for a currently-broadcasting application from the broadcasting agent, and provide the translated input data to the input driver in association with the broadcast application identifier for controlling actions of a second participant in the application via the API of the gaming application.

Virtual controller for game injection

Enhanced user input devices and user input interfacing systems are provided herein which can reduce perceived interaction latency. In one example, a method of operating a user input interface on a host system includes identifying a target pace for delivery of user input state to an application, and determining, based at least on the target pace, one or more timing parameters for transfer of the user input state from a user input device. The method also includes indicating the one or more timing parameters to the user input device, wherein the user input device responsively transfers the user input state according to the one or more timing parameters.

Latency adjustment of user input devices

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