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US 8,339,366 · App. 12/118,449 · Granted Dec 25, 2012

Game console control to initiate system directives

Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,339,366
App. No.
12/118,449
Granted
Dec 25, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and system for utilizing a game console and an input device is disclosed. The method and system comprise mapping commands to system directives of the game console and generating an input signal having predefined characteristics corresponding to the input device being utilized to engage the system directives. The method and system include performing system functions using an input controller associated with the input device after the system directives are engaged.

Claims (26)

1. A method for utilizing a game console and an input device, the method comprising:

mapping commands to system directives of the game console, each command associated with a particular system function;

configuring an input signal having predefined characteristics to engage the system directives;

generating the input signal to engage the system directives;

responsive to the input signal, engaging the system directives; and

responsive to an engagement of the system directives, performing system functions utilizing an input controller associated with the input device wherein the system directives perform combinations of booting system functions, controller options, accessing hardware and software, and peripheral and external device management and wherein the performing of system functions is performed using gestures.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input signal is generated by utilizing at least one button of the input device to engage the system directives.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the button comprises one of a button of a text input device or a controller button.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the input controller is a keypad.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the input controller is a motion sensing technology remote.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the utilizing step comprising utilizing a special button combination to provide a system prompt to the game console.

7. The method of claim 1 , which further includes engaging and disengaging input of system directives utilizing a system directive character.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing of system functions is performed utilizing a keypad.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing of system functions is performed using one or more of touch, motion, inertia, depression, force, neural impulse, voice, or light.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing of system functions is performed to enter one or more states that are reserved for issuing system directives in relation to a respective performance by one or more of text, gestures, touch, motion, inertia, depression, force, neural impulse, voice, or light.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein a reserved sequence of controls allows the system to enter a state that is used for issuing system directives.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the system directives can perform any combination of booting system functions and controller options, accessing hardware and software, and peripheral and external device management.

13. A system comprising:

a game console; and

an input device having an input controller in communication with the game console, the input device comprising a parsing and execution engine and a text entry engine, wherein the parsing and execution engine maps commands to system directives of the game console and engages the system directives based on at least one button of the input device and the text entry engine performs system functions after system directives are engaged; and

wherein the system directives perform combinations of booting system functions, controller options, accessing hardware and software, and peripheral and external device management and wherein performing of system functions is performed using gestures.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least one button comprises utilizing a special button combination to provide a system prompt to the game console.

15. The system of claim 13 , which includes disengaging the system directives utilizing a system directive character.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the system functions are performed utilizing a keypad.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein performing of system functions is performed using one or more of touch, motion, inertia, depression, force, neural impulse, voice, or light.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein a reserved sequence of controls allows the system to enter a state that is used for issuing system directives.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2008
From: COX, JASON ALAN; DO, LYDIA MAI; JENKINS, JANA HELTON; PAGAN, WILLIAM GABRIEL
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020985/0543 →
Continuity (1)
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