Patent ID: 9167071
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A63F,G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving signals indicative of a setting of each of a plurality of wireless devices as being in pairing mode, at a base computing system; receiving a pairing signal from at least one of the plurality of wireless devices in response to a physical contact between two or more of the plurality of wireless devices, the pairing signal setting a pairing of the wireless devices to one another and to a group for communication with the base computing system, the group having players assigned to particular ones of the plurality of wireless devices with each wireless device having a distinct pairing indicator that is specific to a player in the group and each wireless device provides inputs that are configured for interaction activity associated with content of a first multimedia feed; connecting the group to participate in interaction with content of the first multimedia feed provided by the base computing system; and detecting a switch signal from one of the plurality of wireless devices of the group, the switch signal initiating discontinuation of interaction by the group with the content of the first multimedia feed and enabling interaction with content of a second multimedia feed provided by the base computing system, such that each of the wireless devices of the group switch together as a group from interacting with the first multimedia feed to interacting with the second multimedia feed on the base computing system by configuring the inputs of the wireless devices for interaction activity associated with content of the second multimedia feed, the switching channels data of the second multimedia feed to ones of the plurality of wireless devices in the group for processing the data, the wireless devices maintaining the pairing to the group for communicating with the base computing system during and after completing the switching.