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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2020
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Craig Ray Maitlen, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher Michael Novak, Woodinville, WA (US);
Telmen Gerel Dzjind, Seattle, WA (US);
Aron Richard Chavez, Issaquah, WA (US);
Joseph Wheeler, Sammish, WA (US);
Tyler Paul Esselstrom, Mercer Island, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating a convenient transfer of control elements for a gaming session from one device to another device without interrupting the gaming session for one or more players. For example, systems disclosed herein include pairing an input device (e.g., a gaming controller) with one or more client devices. Once paired, the input device may detect a trigger condition based on proximity of a registered client device to the input device. The client device may pull control of one or more control elements for the gaming session. The client device may then continue the gaming session without interrupting the experience for the user or for other users that may be engaged within the gaming session.