Qiang Fu

US Patent:

8535133, Sep 17, 2013

Filed:

Sep 29, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/894011

Inventors:

Qiang Fu - Irvine CA, US

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 7, 463 37, 463 38

Abstract:

A video game system is operable to receive user touch location information while a first user is holding a game controller and to determine a first user ID for the first user based upon the user touch location information. Thereafter, the video game system is operable to measure an instant acceleration of the game controller, to compare the instant acceleration to a first threshold value and to lock the game controller for use by the first user corresponding to the first user ID based on the comparison of the instant acceleration and the first threshold value.

US Patent:

20110115606, May 19, 2011

Filed:

Oct 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/912637

Inventors:

QIANG FU - IRVINE CA, US
JEYHAN KARAOGUZ - IRVINE CA, US
TOM W. KWAN - CUPERTINO CA, US

Assignee:

BROADCOM CORPORATION - IRVINE CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/04

US Classification:

340 583

Abstract:

A vehicle control system includes at least one touch pad having a plurality of touch sensitive elements and processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the at least one touch pad. The processing circuitry is operable to receive touch pad input from the at least one touch pad, the touch pad input corresponding to a user's touch of at least some of the plurality of touch sensitive elements. The processing circuitry further processes the touch pad input to determine user finger characteristics. The processing circuitry further processes the user finger characteristics to identify the user via pattern recognition and alters at least one vehicle setting based upon the identified user. Vehicle settings may be one or more of entertainment system settings, navigation system settings, suspension system settings, seat settings, mirror settings, steering wheel settings, climate control system settings, suspension system settings, engine control system settings, lighting system settings, and communication system settings.