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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2005
Richard E. Glaser, Woodinville, WA (US);
Amy Lynn Landers, Seattle, WA (US);
Kevin L. Furr, Bellevue, WA (US);
Leonardo G. Del Castillo, Carnation, WA (US);
Richard S. Lum, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven R. Gunn, Bellevue, WA (US);
Wei Guo, Sammamish, WA (US);
Richard E. Glaser, Woodinville, WA (US);
Amy Lynn Landers, Seattle, WA (US);
Kevin L. Furr, Bellevue, WA (US);
Leonardo G. Del Castillo, Carnation, WA (US);
Richard S. Lum, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven R. Gunn, Bellevue, WA (US);
Wei Guo, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing notifications to players of a gaming console of messages and system notifications. A controller and the gaming console include a four quadrant LED indicator. Each quadrant of the ring may be illuminated individually or together using an LED to indicate the messages and notifications. The quadrants may be illuminated in one of three colors and/or in patterns to indicate different types of notifications. Onscreen displays may be used to supplement the LED indicators to convey information to users. A method of binding and discovering a controller is also provided where the controller may be bound to a gaming console. After a controller is bound to a console, the controller may be discovered by the gaming console where it is assigned a virtual port and enabled for game play.