IP Library Granted Patent US 10,220,306
Granted Patent B2
US 10,220,306 · App. 15/905,323 · Granted Mar 5, 2019

System and method for offline configuring of a gaming accessory

Inventors: Jeffrey Nicholas Mahlmeister (Chicago, IL); Andrew Olcott (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: STEELSERIES ApS
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Patent No.
US 10,220,306
App. No.
15/905,323
Granted
Mar 5, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A peripheral device is configured to obtain configuration information from user equipment. The configuration information is for the peripheral device, wherein during receipt of the configuration information the peripheral device is not in communication with the user equipment. The configuration information is based on selections obtained via the user equipment and associated with operational parameters for the peripheral device. The configuration information is stored in a memory that is remote from the user equipment. Provisioning information is provided to the user equipment, wherein the provisioning information is associated with the configuration information and wherein the provisioning information enables configuration of the peripheral device with the operational parameters.

Claims (29)

1. A method comprising:

storing, by a system including a processing system including a processor, configuration information received from user equipment in a memory accessible to the system, wherein the configuration information is for a peripheral device, wherein during receipt of the configuration information the peripheral device is not in communication with the user equipment, wherein the configuration information, is based on selections obtained via the user equipment, associated with operational parameters for the peripheral device, and wherein the memory is remote from the user equipment; and

providing, by the system, provisioning information to the user equipment, wherein the provisioning information is associated with the configuration information and wherein the provisioning information enables configuration of the peripheral device with the operational parameters.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the system, the configuration information, and wherein the configuration information is received over a network from the user equipment.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising detecting the peripheral device, wherein the user equipment comprises a first computing device and a second computing device that are remote from each other and are associated with a user, wherein the receiving of the configuration information over the network is from the first computing device, wherein the detecting of the peripheral device is by the second computing device, and wherein the providing of the provisioning information is to the second computing device.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the receiving of the configuration information is in association with a purchase of the peripheral device via the user equipment.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing the provisioning information to the user equipment comprises providing the provisioning information to the user equipment via a network.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the system, from the user equipment a configuration request, wherein the configuration request is received from the user equipment responsive to the user equipment detecting the peripheral device, and wherein the providing the provisioning information to the user equipment responsive to the user equipment detecting the peripheral device comprises providing the provisioning information to the user equipment responsive to the configuration request.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing, by the system, to the user equipment, over a network, a graphical user interface for presentation by the user equipment, wherein the selections associated with the operational parameters for the peripheral device comprise selections of options presented by the graphical user interface in an Internet browser of the user equipment.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the graphical user interface presents a simulation of the operational parameters for the peripheral device for the options and wherein the peripheral device is a gaming accessory.

9. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium comprising computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

storing configuration information from user equipment in a memory accessible to the processing system, wherein the configuration information is for a peripheral device, wherein during a receipt of the configuration information the peripheral device is not connected with and is not in communication with the user equipment, wherein the configuration information had been generated according to user input at the user equipment, wherein the user input comprises selections associated with operational parameters for the peripheral device, and wherein the memory is remote from the user equipment; and

providing configuration information to the user equipment, wherein the configuration information facilitates configuration of the peripheral device with the operational parameters.

10. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving the configuration information, and wherein the configuration information is received over a network from the user equipment.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprising detecting the peripheral device, wherein the user equipment comprises a first computing device and a second computing device that are remote from each other and are associated with a user, wherein the receiving of the configuration information over the network is from the first computing device, wherein the detecting of the peripheral device is by the second computing device, and wherein the providing of the configuration information is to the second computing device.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise providing to the user equipment, over a network, a graphical user interface for presentation by the user equipment, wherein the selections associated with the operational parameters for the peripheral device comprise selections of options presented by the graphical user interface in an Internet browser of the user equipment.

13. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the graphical user interface presents a simulation of the operational parameters for the peripheral device for the options and wherein the peripheral device is a gaming accessory.

14. A peripheral device comprising:

a memory that stores instructions; and

a processing system including a processor coupled with the memory, wherein the processing system, responsive to executing the instructions, facilitates performance of operations, the operations comprising:

obtaining configuration information from user equipment, wherein the configuration information is for the peripheral device, wherein during receipt of the configuration information the peripheral device is not in communication with the user equipment, wherein the configuration information is based on selections obtained via the user equipment and associated with operational parameters for the peripheral device;

storing the configuration information in the memory, wherein the memory is remote from the user equipment; and

providing provisioning information to the user equipment, wherein the provisioning information is associated with the configuration information and wherein the provisioning information enables configuration of the peripheral device with the operational parameters.

15. The peripheral device of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving the configuration information, and wherein the configuration information is received over a network from the user equipment.

16. The peripheral device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprising detecting the peripheral device, wherein the user equipment comprises a first computing device and a second computing device that are remote from each other and are associated with a user, wherein the receiving of the configuration information over the network is from the first computing device, wherein the detecting of the peripheral device is by the second computing device, and wherein the providing of the provisioning information is to the second computing device.

17. The peripheral device of claim 15 , wherein the receiving of the configuration information is in association with a purchase of the peripheral device via the user equipment.

18. The peripheral device of claim 14 , wherein the providing the provisioning information to the user equipment comprises providing the provisioning information to the user equipment via a network.

19. The peripheral device of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise obtaining from the user equipment a configuration request, wherein the configuration request is received from the user equipment responsive to the user equipment detecting the peripheral device, and wherein the providing the provisioning information to the user equipment responsive to the user equipment detecting the peripheral device comprises providing the provisioning information to the user equipment responsive to the configuration request.

20. The peripheral device of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise providing to the user equipment, over a network, a graphical user interface for presentation by the user equipment, wherein the selections associated with the operational parameters for the peripheral device comprise selections of options presented by the graphical user interface in an Internet browser of the user equipment.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jan 23, 2025
From: STEELSERIES APS
To: GN STORE NORD A/S
Reel/Frame 069988/0950 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2018
From: MAHLMEISTER, JEFFREY NICHOLAS; OLCOTT, ANDREW
To: STEELSERIES APS
Reel/Frame 045074/0515 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15629069 · Jun 21, 2017
Continuation 14687989 · Apr 16, 2015
Provisional Application 61982081 · Apr 21, 2014
Related Publication 20180178115A1 · Jun 28, 2018