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Patent US20080096654 - Game control using three-dimensional motions of controller - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA method for use in an interactive system includes receiving position information for a controller that is being manipulated by a user, analyzing the received position information to determine whether a predetermined movement of the controller has been performed, and changing the user's viewpoint of...http://www.google.com/patents/US20080096654?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20080096654 - Game control using three-dimensional motions of controllerAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS20080096654 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 11/551,682Publication dateApr 24, 2008Filing dateOct 20, 2006Priority dateOct 20, 2006Publication number11551682, 551682, US 2008/0096654 A1, US 2008/096654 A1, US 20080096654 A1, US 20080096654A1, US 2008096654 A1, US 2008096654A1, US-A1-20080096654, US-A1-2008096654, US2008/0096654A1, US2008/096654A1, US20080096654 A1, US20080096654A1, US2008096654 A1, US2008096654A1InventorsMarc-Edouard Mondesir, Lamont Gilkey, Christian Davis, Josh Hart, Remi Benoist, Joanne Teresa Wright, Steve Johnson, Dennis Tierney, Dana Mackenzie, George Chen, Joe Greene, Andrei Booriakin, Tim Moss, Gary M. ZalewskiOriginal AssigneeSony Computer Entertainment America Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManReferenced by (19), Classifications (8), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetGame control using three-dimensional motions of controllerUS 20080096654 A1Abstract A method for use in an interactive system includes receiving position information for a controller that is being manipulated by a user, analyzing the received position information to determine whether a predetermined movement of the controller has been performed, and changing the user's viewpoint of a scene displayed on a display in response to the predetermined movement of the controller being performed. Another embodiment provides a method for use in an interactive system that includes moving at least a portion of a character in a scene displayed on a display in response to the predetermined movement of the controller being performed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION One embodiment provides a method for use in an interactive system, comprising: receiving position information for a controller that is being manipulated by a user; analyzing the received position information to determine whether a predetermined movement of the controller has been performed; and changing the user's viewpoint of a scene displayed on a display in response to the predetermined movement of the controller being performed.
Another embodiment provides a method for use in an interactive system, comprising: receiving position information for a controller that is being manipulated by a user; analyzing the received position information to determine whether a predetermined movement of the controller has been performed; and moving at least a portion of a character in a scene displayed on a display in response to the predetermined movement of the controller being performed.
FIG. 14 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for use in an interactive system in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 15 is a screen shot illustrating a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
The following applications are all hereby fully incorporated herein by reference in their entireties: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/382,031, entitled �MULTI-INPUT GAME CONTROL MIXER�, (Attorney Docket SCEA06MXR1), filed on May 6, 2006; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/382,032, entitled �SYSTEM FOR TRACKING USER MANIPULATIONS WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT�, (Attorney Docket SCEA06MXR2), filed on May 6, 2006; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/382,033, entitled �SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL INPUT CONTROL�, (Attorney Docket SCEA061NRT1), filed on May 6, 2006; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/382,035, entitled �INERTIALLY TRACKABLE HAND-HELD CONTROLLER�, (Attorney Docket SCEA06INRT2), filed on May 6, 2006; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/382,036, entitled �METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING GEARING EFFECTS TO VISUAL TRACKING�, (Attorney Docket SONYP058A), filed on May 6, 2006; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/382,041, entitled �METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING GEARING EFFECTS TO INERTIAL TRACKING�, (Attorney Docket SONYP058B), filed on May 7, 2006; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/382,038, entitled �METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING GEARING EFFECTS TO ACOUSTICAL TRACKING�, (Attorney Docket SONYP058C), filed on May 6, 2006; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/382,040, entitled �METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING GEARING EFFECTS TO MULTI-CHANNEL MIXED INPUT�, (Attorney Docket SONYP058D), filed on May 7, 2006; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/382,034, entitled �SCHEME FOR DETECTING AND TRACKING USER MANIPULATION OF A GAME CONTROLLER BODY�, (Attorney Docket 86321 SCEA05082US00), filed on May 6, 2006; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/382,037, entitled �SCHEME FOR TRANSLATING MOVEMENTS OF A HAND-HELD CONTROLLER INTO INPUTS FOR A SYSTEM�, (Attorney Docket 86324), filed on May 6, 2006; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/382,043, entitled �DETECTABLE AND TRACKABLE HAND-HELD CONTROLLER�, (Attorney Docket 86325), filed on May 7, 2006; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/382,039, entitled �METHOD FOR MAPPING MOVEMENTS OF A HAND-HELD CONTROLLER TO GAME COMMANDS�, (Attorney Docket 86326), filed on May 7, 2006; U.S. Design patent application No. 29/259,349, entitled �CONTROLLER WITH INFRARED PORT�, (Attorney Docket SCEA06007US00), filed on May 6, 2006; U.S. Design patent application No. 29/259,350, entitled �CONTROLLER WITH TRACKING SENSORS�, (Attorney Docket SCEA06008US00), filed on May 6, 2006; U.S. Patent Application No. 60/798,031, entitled �DYNAMIC TARGET INTERFACE�, (Attorney Docket SCEA06009US00), filed on May 6, 2006; and U.S. Design patent application No. 29/259,348, entitled �TRACKED CONTROLLER DEVICE�, (Attorney Docket SCEA06010US00), filed on May 6, 2006; all of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
The entire disclosure of co-pending U.S. Design patent application No. 29/246,744, entitled �VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER FRONT FACE�, (Attorney Docket SCEACTR-D3), filed on May 8, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference.
The entire disclosure of co-pending U.S. Design patent Application No. 29/246,743, entitled �VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER�, (Attorney Docket SCEACTRL-D2), filed on May 8, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference.
The entire disclosure of co-pending U.S. Design patent application No. 29/246,767, entitled �VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER�, (Attorney Docket SONYP059A), filed on May 8, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference.
The entire disclosure of co-pending U.S. Design patent application No. 29/246,768, entitled �VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER�, (Attorney Docket SONYP059B), filed on May 8, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference.
The entire disclosure of co-pending U.S. Design patent application No. 29/246,763, entitled �ERGONOMIC GAME CONTROLLER DEVICE WITH LEDS AND OPTICAL PORTS�, (Attorney Docket PA3760US), filed on May 8, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference.
The entire disclosure of co-pending U.S. Design patent application No. 29/246,759, entitled �GAME CONTROLLER DEVICE WITH LEDS AND OPTICAL PORTS�, (Attorney Docket PA3761US), filed on May 8, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference.
The entire disclosure of co-pending U.S. Design patent application No. 29/246,765, entitled �DESIGN FOR OPTICAL GAME CONTROLLER INTERFACE�, (Attorney Docket PA3762US), filed on May 8, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference.
The entire disclosure of co-pending U.S. Design patent application No. 29/246,766, entitled �DUAL GRIP GAME CONTROL DEVICE WITH LEDS AND OPTICAL PORTS�, (Attorney Docket PA3763US), filed on May 8, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference.
The entire disclosure of co-pending U.S. Design patent application No. 29/246,764, entitled �GAME INTERFACE DEVICE WITH LEDS AND OPTICAL PORTS�, (Attorney Docket PA3764US), filed on May 8, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference.
The entire disclosure of co-pending U.S. Design patent application No. 29/246,762, entitled �ERGONOMIC GAME INTERFACE DEVICE WITH LEDS AND OPTICAL PORTS�, (Attorney Docket PA3765US), filed on May 8, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference.
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