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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2014
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Russell E. Glaser, Woodinville, WA (US);
Amy Lynn Landers, Seattle, WA (US);
Kevin L. Furr, Redmond, WA (US);
Leonardo G. Del Castillo, Carnation, WA (US);
Richard S. Lum, Bellevue, WA (US);
Steven R. Gunn, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Wei Guo, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method of associating a controller to a console comprises, at the controller, establishing a connection with the console such that the controller is assigned to one of a plurality of different ports of the console over which different controllers may separately communicate with the console. A visual indication is then provided on the controller to indicate to the user of the controller which one of the plurality of different ports of the console has been assigned to the controller and over which the controller communicates with the console.