Video game controller with performance tracking
This disclosure describes a system that allows a user to track performance metrics from a game controller. These performance metrics are displayed on a screen of the game controller. In addition to the game controller, the disclosed system may comprise an app, on a device external from the game controller, that is also able to display the performance metrics as they are updated.
1 . A system comprising:
a game controller configured to operate a video game, the game controller comprising:
a plurality of buttons, and
a screen configured to display a customizable interface layout, wherein:
a performance metric is configured to be selectively located on the customizable interface layout,
the performance metric is configured to indicate a button of the plurality of buttons that is pressed most often, and
the performance metric is configured to indicate a number of times per minute the button is pressed; and
an application (“app”), operable on a device external from the game controller, configured to display an illustration of the game controller and associate the performance metric with the button on the game controller, wherein:
a processor of the game controller computes, during active gameplay, the per-button presses-per-minute performance metric from button signals and the screen of the game controller concurrently displays the presses-per-minute for individual buttons and an identification of the most-pressed button, and
a screen layout for the customizable interface layout is designed in the app and transmitted to onboard memory of the game controller for display.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the app is operable to display the performance metric.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the app is a mobile app and the device is a smartphone.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the app is a mobile app and the device is a tablet.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the performance metric is updated while the game controller is in use.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to measure a gaming latency.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the performance metric is determined according to one or more actions performed by a user of the game controller.
8 . A method comprising:
generating a performance metric, via a game controller, according to a number of times per minute each button of a plurality of buttons, on the game controller, is pressed;
selectively locating the performance metric on a customizable interface layout of a screen located in the game controller;
displaying an illustration of the game controller, via an application (“app”), on a device external from the game controller; and
associating the performance metric with a button on the game controller that is pressed most often, wherein:
the generating comprises, during active gameplay, computing on a processor of the game controller the presses-per-minute for individual buttons from button signals and concurrently displaying on the screen the presses-per-minute and an identification of the button pressed most often, and
a screen layout design for the customizable interface layout is created in the app and transmitted to onboard memory of the game controller for display.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the method comprises displaying the performance metric via the app.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the app is a mobile app and the device is a smartphone.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the app is a mobile app and the device is a tablet.
12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the performance metric is updated while the game controller is in use.
13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the method comprises generating, storing and displaying a gaming latency.
14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the performance metric is determined according to one or more actions performed by a user of the game controller.
15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program, wherein when operated by a processor on a game controller, the program configures the game controller to:
generate a performance metric according to a number of times per minute each button of a plurality of buttons on the game controller, is pressed;
selectively locate the performance metric on a customizable interface layout of a screen located in the game controller;
communicate with an application (“app”) on a device external from the game controller for:
displaying an illustration of the game controller;
associating the performance metric with a button on the game controller that is pressed most often; and
updating the performance metric;
compute, during active gameplay, presses-per-minute for individual buttons from button signals;
cause the screen to concurrently display the presses-per-minute and an identification of the button pressed most often; and
receive from the app a screen layout design that is stored in onboard memory and used to render the customizable interface layout.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the device external from the game controller is a mobile device.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the mobile device is one of a smartphone and a tablet.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method comprises generating, storing and displaying a gaming latency.
19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the performance metric is determined according to one or more actions performed by a user of the game controller.