Patent ID: 8719714
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: A63F,G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions, wherein execution of the computer instructions causes a processor to perform operations comprising: presenting in a graphical user interface a plurality of substitute actions and a plurality of accessories of distinct operational types, wherein the plurality of accessories are for controlling a software application operable in a computer system or a gaming console, and wherein the plurality of substitute actions comprise substitute stimulation data for controlling the software application; associating a first substitute action of the plurality of substitute actions with an input function of a first accessory of the plurality of accessories, wherein stimulation of the input function of the first accessory produces accessory stimulus data that controls the software application differently from the first substitute action; recording the association between the first substitute action and the input function; receiving the accessory stimulus data from the first accessory responsive to a stimulation of the input function of the first accessory; detecting the association of the first substitute action to the input function of the first accessory; obtaining substitute stimulus data defined by the first substitute action; replacing the accessory stimulus data received from the first accessory with the substitute stimulus data obtained for the first substitute action; and providing the substitute stimulus data for controlling the software application instead of the accessory stimulus data.