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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Richard Lum, Redmond, WA (US);
Wei Guo, Sammamish, WA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Lum, Redmond, WA (US);
Wei Guo, Sammamish, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/02 (2006.01); H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04W 84/22 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A game controller operates in both a wired mode and a wireless mode, and is able to switch between these two modes without permanent disruption to an ongoing game. The game controller is configured to detect a condition that suggests switching from the wireless mode of operation to a wired mode of operation, convey the indication to a host game system, and transition from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation.