Patent ID: 8727882

Claim:
A method implemented by a game controller comprising: the game controller communicating with a host gaming system in a wireless mode of operation; monitoring, at the game controller, power supply data associated with a game controller power supply; detecting, based at least in part on the monitoring, a condition that suggests switching from the wireless mode of operation to a wired mode of operation during gameplay; communicating, based on the condition, an indication to the host gaming system thereby causing the host gaming system to display a notification to switch from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation; transitioning from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation; and in response to transitioning from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation, sending a session identification to the host gaming system thereby causing the host gaming system to re-associate the game controller with saved game data, the saved game data being generated during the gameplay before the transitioning from the wireless mode of operation to the wired mode of operation.