US 12,472,426 B1
Hub for converting input from control devices
Dave Banks, Lake Forest, CA (US); Junjie Lin, Mission Viejo, CA (US); and Lunci Hua, Milpitas, CA (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/080,647.
Int. Cl. A63F 13/23 (2014.01); A63F 13/22 (2014.01); A63F 13/35 (2014.01); H04L 67/131 (2022.01)
CPC A63F 13/23 (2014.09) [A63F 13/22 (2014.09); A63F 13/35 (2014.09); H04L 67/131 (2022.05); A63F 2300/1025 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a server hosting a network game;
a gaming controller comprising at least one of a wireless connection or a wired connection; and
a mobile device comprising:
an interface for establishing a connection with the gaming controller through the wireless connection or the wired connection;
one or more network interfaces;
one or more processors; and
one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
establishing, using the one or more network interfaces, a second connection with the server;
receiving, using the second connection, network game information comprising an indication of a first control of the network game;
mapping the first control to a first input device of the gaming controller based at least in part on the network game information;
receiving, using the interface, first input data representing a selection of a first input device of the gaming controller;
based at least in part on receiving the first input data, associating the first input device with the first control of the network game based at least in part on mapping the first control to the first input device of the gaming controller; and
sending, using the one or more network interfaces and over the second connection, control data representing an indication that the first control was selected.