IP Library Granted Patent US 11,711,878
Granted Patent B2
US 11,711,878 · App. 17/952,374 · Granted Jul 25, 2023

Entertainment apparatus, light emission controlling apparatus, operation device, light emission controlling method and program

Inventors: Akinori Ito (Tokyo, JP); Hiroshi Morita (Kanagawa, JP); Tomoe Ochiai (Tokyo, JP); Takeshi Igarashi (Kanagawa, JP); Yuji Takeuchi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
H05B47/115G06F3/011H05B47/165A63F13/235
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,711,878
App. No.
17/952,374
Granted
Jul 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A controller for receiving input from a user includes: a memory having at least one set of profile data stored therein; a communication unit operating to transmit and receive signals to and from at least one of a game console and a game server; and a control unit operating to control the controller based on the at least one profile data set. The communication unit operates to transmit a list of one or more profile IDs corresponding to the at least one profile data set to the at least one game console and game server. The communication unit receives a selected profile ID, from among the one or more profile IDs, selected by the user from the at least one game console and game server. The control unit reads a profile data set corresponding to the received, selected profile ID, which is stored in the memory. The control unit controls operations of at least one of the controller with respect to the at least one game console and game server in accordance with the profile data.

Claims (38)

1. A controller for receiving input from a user, comprising:

a memory having at least one set of profile data stored therein;

a communication unit operating to transmit and receive signals to and from at least one of a game console and a game server; and

a control unit operating to control the controller based on the at least one profile data set, wherein:

the communication unit operates to transmit a list of one or more profile identifications (IDs) corresponding to the at least one profile data set to the at least one game console and game server,

the communication unit receives a selected profile ID, from among the one or more profile IDs, selected by the user from the at least one game console and game server,

the control unit reads a profile data set corresponding to the received, selected profile ID, which is stored in the memory, and

the control unit controls operations of at least one of the controller with respect to the at least one game console and game server in accordance with the profile data.

2. The controller according to the claim 1 , wherein the memory includes user identification data.

3. The controller according to the claim 2 , wherein the user identification data is stored in association with at least one of the profile data set.

4. The controller according to the claim 1 , further comprising;

a light emission unit, wherein

the at least one set of profile data includes information to specify an emitting light pattern from the light emission unit, and

the control unit operates to control the light emission unit based on the information.

5. The controller according to the claim 4 , wherein the at least one set of profile data is among a plurality of sets of profile data, where each set of profile data includes a respective piece of information to specify an emitting light pattern from the light emission unit.

6. The controller according to the claim 5 , wherein at least some of the respective pieces of information specify different emitting light patterns.

7. The controller according to claim 4 , wherein:

the light emission unit includes a plurality of partial light emission regions, and

the information to specify the emitting light pattern includes data that specifies which of the partial light emission regions are to emit light.

8. A method, comprising;

storing at least one set of profile data in a memory of controller, which controller operates to receive input from a user;

transmitting and receiving signals between the controller and at least one of a game console and a game server; and

controlling the controller based on the at least one profile data set, wherein:

the transmitting includes transmitting a list of one or more profile identifications (IDs) corresponding to the at least one profile data set from the controller to the at least one game console and game server,

the receiving includes receiving a selected profile ID, from among the one or more profile IDs, selected by the user from the at least one game console and game server,

the controlling includes reading a profile data set corresponding to the received, selected profile ID, from the memory, and

the controlling includes controlling the controller with respect to the at least one game console and game server in accordance with the profile data.

9. The method according to the claim 8 , wherein the memory includes user identification data.

10. The method according to the claim 9 , wherein the user identification data is stored in association with at least one of the profile data set.

11. The method according to the claim 8 , wherein:

the controller includes a light emission unit,

the at least one set of profile data includes information to specify an emitting light pattern from the light emission unit, and

the controlling includes controlling the light emission unit based on the information.

12. The method according to the claim 11 , wherein the at least one set of profile data is among a plurality of sets of profile data, where each set of profile data includes a respective piece of information to specify an emitting light pattern from the light emission unit.

13. The method according to the claim 12 , wherein at least some of the respective pieces of information specify different emitting light patterns.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein:

the light emission unit includes a plurality of partial light emission regions, and

the information to specify the emitting light pattern includes data that specifies which of the partial light emission regions are to emit light.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 17297166
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