Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Kevin Lee Furr

Russell E Glaser

Tiina Björk

Duan Martin Evans

Stephen William Clements

Steven Ryan Gunn

Craig R Maitlen

Richard S Lum

Wei Guo

Leonardo G Del Castillo

Amy Lynn Landers

Jacob Greif

Ryan Gunn

Paolo V Malabuyo

Alan Thomas Shen

Richard E Glaser

A method of associating a controller to a console comprises, at the controller, establishing a connection with the console such that the controller is assigned to one of a plurality of different ports of the console over which different controllers may separately communicate with the console. A visual indication is then provided on the controller to indicate to the user of the controller which one of the plurality of different ports of the console has been assigned to the controller and over which the controller communicates with the console.

Controller notification system

Systems and methods for providing notifications to players of a gaming console of messages and system notifications. A controller and the gaming console include a four quadrant LED indicator. Each quadrant of the ring may be illuminated individually or together using an LED to indicate the messages and notifications. The quadrants may be illuminated in one of three colors and/or in patterns to indicate different types of notifications. Onscreen displays may be used to supplement the LED indicators to convey information to users. A method of binding and discovering a controller is also provided where the controller may be bound to a gaming console. After a controller is bound to a console, the controller may be discovered by the gaming console where it is assigned a virtual port and enabled for game play.

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