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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
Motorola Mobility Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bangalore, IN;
Pankaj Kushwaha, Bengaluru, IN;
Satyabrata Rout, Bhubaneswar, IN;
Amarnath J, Bhelka, IN;
Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An electronic device, method, and computer program product support automatically modifying a virtual gamepad presented on a mobile electronic device based on frequency of use of particular controls for a game. The electronic device executes a game application to present, via an external display, a game screen. The electronic device identifies a virtual gamepad configuration having virtual controls including at least first and second virtual controls. The electronic device presents the virtual gamepad configuration on a touch screen display. The electronic device monitors frequency of input to each of the virtual controls. The electronic device defines a second virtual gamepad configuration associated with the game application that spatially adjusts at least one of the first and the second virtual controls in relation to a respective frequency of input to facilitate use of the touch screen display as a game controller to control the game application.