Patents by Inventor Catherine Ryan PULLIAM

Catherine Ryan PULLIAM 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).

  • INPUT CONTROLLER AND CORRESPONDING GAME MECHANICS FOR VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190299090
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating user interaction with a virtual environment are discussed herein. In various implementations, the virtual environment may comprise a virtual reality game and a visual depiction of an input device of a user. As the user moves an input device, the visual depiction of the input device may appear to move in the virtual environment to facilitate gameplay. For example, a series of images corresponding to different visual characteristics may appear to travel toward the user. A score for the user may be determined based on the number of the series of images the user is able to intercept by moving the input device such that the position of an image traveling toward the user corresponds to the end of the visual depiction of the input device having the same visual characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Specular Theory, Inc.
    Inventors: Morris D. MAY, Catherine Ryan PULLIAM
  • Input controller and corresponding game mechanics for virtual reality systems
    Patent number: 10328339
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating user interaction with a virtual environment are discussed herein. In various implementations, the virtual environment may comprise a virtual reality game and a visual depiction of an input device of a user. As the user moves an input device, the visual depiction of the input device may appear to move in the virtual environment to facilitate gameplay. For example, a series of images corresponding to different visual characteristics may appear to travel toward the user. A score for the user may be determined based on the number of the series of images the user is able to intercept by moving the input device such that the position of an image traveling toward the user corresponds to the end of the visual depiction of the input device having the same visual characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Specular Theory, Inc.
    Inventors: Morris D. May, Catherine Ryan Pulliam
  • INPUT CONTROLLER AND CORRESPONDING GAME MECHANICS FOR VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190015739
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating user interaction with a virtual environment are discussed herein. In various implementations, the virtual environment may comprise a virtual reality game and a visual depiction of an input device of a user. As the user moves an input device, the visual depiction of the input device may appear to move in the virtual environment to facilitate gameplay. For example, a series of images corresponding to different visual characteristics may appear to travel toward the user. A score for the user may be determined based on the number of the series of images the user is able to intercept by moving the input device such that the position of an image traveling toward the user corresponds to the end of the visual depiction of the input device having the same visual characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: SPECULAR THEORY, INC.
    Inventors: Morris D. MAY, Catherine Ryan PULLIAM