US 11,986,727 B2
Input device configuration of a game controller based on detection of a gameplay event
Tyler Ryan Cox, Austin, TX (US); Erik Summa, Austin, TX (US); and Jason Scott Morrison, Chadron, NE (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/647,712.
Prior Publication US 2023/0218988 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. A63F 13/24 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/24 (2014.09) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information handling system comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
detect, during execution of a video game application, a gameplay event associated with the video game application;
determine a mechanical resistance setting associated with an input device of a game controller, wherein the mechanical resistance setting is associated with the gameplay event;
determine one or more positions of the input device at which the mechanical resistance setting is to be applied, the one or more positions including a first position of the input device at which application of the mechanical resistance setting is to take effect; and
send, to the game controller, a control signal indicating a configuration of the input device, wherein the configuration indicates the mechanical resistance setting and the one or more positions.