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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2004
Christopher Pirich, Seattle, WA (US);
James David Macauley, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jeffrey Edward Simon, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jon Marcus Randall Whitten, Sammamish, WA (US);
Yasser B. Asmi, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher Pirich, Seattle, WA (US);
James David Macauley, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jeffrey Edward Simon, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jon Marcus Randall Whitten, Sammamish, WA (US);
Yasser B. Asmi, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A user interface on a controller for a gaming console that provides access to system software from within any gaming application running on the console. The system software runs concurrently with other gaming applications and renders a system user interface, system notifications, and messages on top of running gaming applications. The user interface can be added to any controller and other peripheral to access to the system menu such that users can have a uniform experience without requiring substantial effort by gaming application developers.