Patents by Inventor Joseph C. Adzima

Joseph C. Adzima has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for communicating game information between a portable gaming device and a game controller
    Patent number: 8376858
    Abstract: A method and system for transmitting game related information from a hand-held gaming device through a game console to a game controller and vice versa. In one aspect, the game related information comprises command information that causes the game controller to respond either by vibrating, rumbling or other action associated with a game being played. In another aspect, the game related information may include controller signals that cause an action at the hand-held device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
    Inventors: Robert Rose, Christopher Reese, John Garvin, Joseph C. Adzima
  • System and method for communicating game information
    Publication number: 20100216552
    Abstract: A method and system for transmitting game related information from a hand-held gaming device through a game console to a game controller and vice versa. In one aspect, the game related information comprises command information that causes the game controller to respond either by vibrating, rumbling or other action associated with a game being played. In another aspect, the game related information may include controller signals that cause an action at the hand-held device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Wistar Rose, Christopher Reese, John Garvin, Joseph C. Adzima