Backbone Labs, Inc.

Zachary Scott

Eric Sorensen

Maneet Singh Khaira

Jon Christopher Lake

Ozhan Maker

Samuel Boegli

Wei-Jun Wang

Cory Newton

A handheld gaming device in which configurations allow for default-open, force-close systems and separate the user's insertion of the mobile device and closure of the handles around the mobile device.

Open and close features for game controller bridge

A game controller for a mobile device having a first handle, a second handle, a bridge coupling the first handle to the second handle, and a magnetic connector. The first handle includes a user-accessible, first hardware interface configured to accept touch inputs. The second handle includes a user-accessible, second hardware interface configured to accept touch inputs. The magnetic connector is configured to magnetically retain a mobile device to the game controller.

Game controller with magnetic wireless connector

A gaming input device implements a method of adjusting input polling rate in various usage scenarios to optimize performance in light of scenario-specific considerations. The device detects a usage scenario and maps it to an optimized input polling rate, then requests the optimized input polling rate from associated firmware and hardware so an adjustment can be accomplished. The automated adjustment to polling rate accounts for problems associated with various usage scenarios, such as latency and power consumption, and allows for optimization specific to each scenario.

System and method for adjusting input polling rate in gaming input devices

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Zachary Scott