Granted Patent B2

US 12,324,983 · App. 18/136,509 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Inventor: Shawn O'Connor (Portland, OR)

Assignee: Backbone Labs, Inc.

A63F13/24A63F13/92

Abstract

Claims (35)

1. A game controller comprising:

a connector;

at least one processor;

a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and

program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform functions comprising:

sending to a host connected to the game controller via the connector both (i) a first set of descriptors configured to enable a first operating system to use the game controller and (ii) a second set of descriptors configured to enable a second operating system to use the game controller, wherein both the first and second sets of descriptors are sent to the host irrespective of which one of the first and second operating systems the host uses.

2. The game controller of claim 1 , wherein the first and second sets of descriptors comprise a device descriptor, a configuration descriptor, a human interface device (HID) descriptor, and/or a vendor descriptor.

3. The game controller of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to perform functions comprising:

sending the first and second sets of descriptors to the host in response to a request from the host for the game controller to identify itself during an enumeration process.

4. The game controller of claim 1 , wherein the first operating system comprises Android and the second operating system comprises iOS.

5. The game controller of claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises a Universal Serial Bus (USB)-C connector.

6. A method comprising:

performing in a universal serial bus (USB) device in communication with a host via a connector:

receiving, from the host, a request for the USB device to identify itself during an enumeration process; and

in response to receiving the request, sending, to the host, a first set of descriptors configured to enable a first operating system to use the USB device and a second set of descriptors configured to enable a second operating system to use the USB device, wherein one or both of the first and second sets of descriptors are usable by both the first and second operating systems.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first and second sets of descriptors comprise a device descriptor, a configuration descriptor, a human interface device (HID) descriptor, and/or a vendor descriptor.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first and second sets of descriptors are further configured to provide an audio setting to the host.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first operating system comprises Android and the second operating system comprises iOS.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the connector comprises a USB-C connector.

11. The method of claim 6 , wherein the USB device comprise a game controller.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions that, when executed by one or more processors in a mobile game controller, cause the one or more processors to perform functions comprising:

sending to a host in communication with the mobile game controller both (i) a first set of descriptors configured to enable a first operating system to use the mobile game controller and (ii) a second set of descriptors configured to enable a second operating system to use the mobile game controller:

wherein:

both the first and second sets of descriptors are sent to the host irrespective of which one of the first and second operating systems the host uses; and

the host is configured to authenticate the game controller using one of the first and second sets of descriptors and use the other set of descriptors after the game controller has been authenticated.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein:

the mobile game controller is in communication with the host via a first connector; and

the program instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to perform functions comprising:

sending the first and second sets of descriptors to another host connected to the mobile game controller via a second connector.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein:

the mobile game controller is in communication with the host via a first connector; and

the program instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to perform functions comprising:

sending a set of descriptors different from the first and second sets of descriptors to another host connected to the mobile game controller via a second connector.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the mobile game controller is in communication with the host via a Universal Serial Bus (USB)-C connector.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the first operating system comprises Android and the second operating system comprises iOS.

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