US Patent 8012017 Squad command interface for console-based video game

Patent 8012017 was granted and assigned to Microsoft on September, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Microsoft

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

8012017

Date of Patent

September 6, 2011

Patent Application Number

11832577

Date Filed

August 1, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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David L Lewis

Patent abstract

A squad command interface for a squad-based shooter video game maps character selection and command selection to actuators on a game controller. Players can select squad characters and issue a single order to multiple characters with few controller actuations.