Patent ID: 8926437
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A63F,H04M

Abstract:
1. An electronic device comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to perform at least the following, determine, based upon a data structure stored in the at least one memory, an association between a device configuration of the electronic device from a plurality of device configurations with a respective game configuration, the game configuration specifying one or more parameters of a game; identify a current device configuration for the electronic device; determine a current game configuration associated with the current device configuration; detect an accessory device and a model of the accessory device; modify the current device configuration based, at least in part, on the detection; decrease one or more parameters of the game configuration over time, in response to a determination that a new model of the accessory device is available; and control the game by setting one or more parameters in the game as specified by the modified current game configuration.