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Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 26, 2017
Applicant:

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Mariko Hino, Tokyo, JP;

Satoshi Hashimoto, Tokyo, JP;

Ken Kutaragi, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/00 (2014.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2018.01); A63F 13/73 (2014.01); A63F 13/235 (2014.01); A63F 13/79 (2014.01); A63F 13/212 (2014.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01); G06F 21/30 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); A63F 13/24 (2014.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/73 (2014.09); A63F 13/212 (2014.09); A63F 13/235 (2014.09); A63F 13/24 (2014.09); A63F 13/79 (2014.09); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 21/305 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/445 (2013.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 67/38 (2013.01); H05K 999/99 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1012 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1031 (2013.01); A63F 2300/201 (2013.01); A63F 2300/208 (2013.01); A63F 2300/8088 (2013.01); G06F 2221/0797 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2109 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus provide for: communicating in respective paired relationships between a network interface and one or more controller devices operated by one or more users, respectively, via wired communication or wireless communication selected by the one or more users; and outputting light emission controls to the paired one or more controller devices, wherein the one or more controller devices each include at least one light emitter that responds to the light emission controls by emitting a selected one of a plurality of colors, outputting a first light emission control to a first of the one or more controller devices that first achieves the paired relationship, and wherein the first light emission control operates to cause a particular first color among the plurality of colors to emit, and outputting a second light emission control to a second of the one or more controller devices that next achieves the paired relationship after the first of the one or more controller devices, and wherein the second light emission control operates to cause a particular second color among the plurality of colors to emit.


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