Patent ID: 8602892
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a game communications exchange having multiple ports, a first of said multiple ports is configured to receive first game audio information from a first game console and a second of said multiple ports is configured to receive second game audio information from a second game console, wherein the first game console and second game console are connected via a local area network and not the Internet, the game communications exchange comprising: a mixer including summing circuitry configured for creating a summed common channel of first chat audio information received from a microphone of the first gamer audio gear set and second chat audio information received from a microphone of the second gamer audio gear set, wherein the summing circuitry sums the first chat audio information and second chat audio information and transmits the resulting summed common channel to both the first gamer audio gear set and second gamer audio gear set, wherein the game communications exchange is external to both the first game console and second game console.