Patent ID: 8133119

Claim:
A method for controlling a gaming console with a gaming controller, comprising: receiving at least one first signal sent from a first gaming controller to control an aspect of a gaming console configured to receive at least one second signal from a second gaming controller; converting a polar value representative of said at least first signal to a Cartesian value representative of said at least one second signal, the Cartesian value representative of said at least one second signal being substantially similar to a value that would result from receiving the at least one second signal, the converting comprising: determining a dead zone type of said second gaming controller, if said dead zone type is circular, adjusting the polar value by a size of the dead zone and then converting the adjusted polar value to a Cartesian value representative of said at least first signal, and if said dead zone type is not circular, converting the polar value to a Cartesian value representative of said at least first signal and then adjusting the Cartesian value representative of said at least first signal by a dead zone size; and submitting the Cartesian value representative of said at least first signal to some component of said gaming console.