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Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 03, 2021
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 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G06F 17/00 (2019.01); A63F 13/73 (2014.01); A63F 13/235 (2014.01); A63F 13/79 (2014.01); A63F 13/212 (2014.01); H04L 67/131 (2022.01); 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 9/40 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/73 (2014.09); A63F 13/00 (2013.01); 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 67/131 (2022.05); 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: facilitating communication between one or more controller devices operated by one or more users, respectively, and a data processing apparatus running an application program, wherein each controller device includes a plurality of actuation elements that are operable to be manipulated by a respective one of the one or more users to input desired operations to the data processing apparatus for use by the application program; obtaining a respective controller identifier from each of the one or more controller devices; and storing in a memory the controller identifiers in response to the control section in a sequential table, such that each entry in the sequential table includes at least a sequential table entry number and a respective one of the controller identifiers.


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