US 11,745,094 B2
Controller system with module mountable on base
Shuoqi Scott Wang, Redmond, WA (US); James McColl Shields, Seattle, WA (US); Ryan Eugene Whitaker, Seattle, WA (US); and Tero Juhani Patana, Kirkland, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/352,824.
Prior Publication US 2022/0401826 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. A63F 13/2145 (2014.01); A63F 13/24 (2014.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01)
CPC A63F 13/2145 (2014.09) [A63F 13/24 (2014.09); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
19. A controller system comprising:
a first controller base including at least one input device for receiving user input and a mechanical interface;
a second controller base; and
a controller module comprising a processor and memory, the controller module configured to removably mount on the first controller base at the mechanical interface thereby establishing a communication link therebetween, the memory configured to store user settings, wherein
the user input received at the at least one input device is routed through the controller module to a console computing device, the console computing device being separate from the controller module, and
the controller module is configured to be removed from the first controller base and mounted on the second controller base.