Patent ID: 8485899

Claim:
A method, comprising: detecting a first group of stimulus signals from a first gaming accessory device; detecting a second group of stimulus signals from a second gaming accessory device; generating an updated first group of stimulus signals based on the first group of stimulus signals and a first unique identifier assigned to the first group of stimulus signals; generating an updated second group of stimulus signals based on the second group of stimulus signals and a second unique identifier assigned to the second group of stimulus signals; transmitting the updated first group of stimulus signals to a computing device executing a gaming software application for presenting a video game, wherein the updated first group of stimulus signals controls the video game; transmitting the updated second group of stimulus signals to the computing device, wherein the updated second group of stimulus signals controls the video game; receiving from the computing device a first group of game action results associated with the first unique identifier; receiving from the computing device a second group of game action results associated with the second unique identifier; presenting at one or more display devices a rendition of a first virtual peripheral and a second virtual peripheral, wherein the first virtual peripheral is a first graphical representation of the first gaming accessory device, and wherein the second virtual peripheral is a second graphical representation of the second gaming accessory device; presenting at the one or more display devices first competitive information in association with the first virtual peripheral, wherein the first competitive information is determined from at least a portion of the first group of game action results; presenting at the one or more display devices second competitive information in association with the second virtual peripheral, wherein the second competitive information is determined from at least a portion of the second group of game action results; comparing the first group of gaming action results with the second group of gaming action results; determining from the comparison a first performance measure of a first gamer controlling the first gaming accessory device, and a second performance measure of a second gamer controlling the second gaming accessory device; and presenting at the one or more displays one or more performance factors determined from one of the first performance measure, the second performance measure, or both to indicate a leading position of the first gamer or the second gamer.