Patent ID: 9417707
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A63F,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for switching between a first process and a second process and between a third process and a fourth process performed by an application operating in a computing device, the method comprising: determining that an input device in communication with the computing device comprises a key that is configured to trigger execution of the first process or to trigger execution of the second process and that a device mouse comprises a key that is configured to trigger execution of the third process or to trigger execution of the fourth process based at least in part on a shortcut-key profile stored in the mouse device and in response to an actuation of a switch of the mouse device that is also in communication with the computing device; determining that the key of the input device is configured to trigger execution of the first process upon actuation of the key of the input device; determining that the key of the mouse device is configured to trigger execution of the third process upon actuation of the key of the mouse device; determining a first actuation of the switch of the mouse device; determining, based on the first actuation of the switch, to re-configure the key of the input device to trigger execution of the second process upon actuation of the key of the input device; and determining, based on the first actuation of the switch, to re-configure the key of the mouse device to trigger execution of the fourth process upon actuation of the key of the mouse device; wherein the mouse device is separate from the input device, and wherein the switch of the mouse device is separate from the key of the mouse device.