Patents by Inventor Devon L. Ellis

Devon L. Ellis 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).

  • Programmable movement of an orientation of a game character view of a game environment
    Patent number: 8142286
    Abstract: A control system comprises a control device comprising a programmable macro button, a memory containing view change settings, a driver program and a microprocessor. The driver program includes a view change output that is produced in response to actuation of the macro button and is based on the view change settings. The microprocessor is configured to move the orientation of the character view of the game environment from a beginning orientation to an ending orientation in response to the view change output. Also disclosed is a method of using a control system to move an orientation of a character view of a game environment in a video game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Babak Sayyadi, Sarah J. Fuelling, Devon L. Ellis, Daniel M. Sangster
  • RECORDING, PLAYBACK, AND VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF MACROS
    Publication number: 20090144621
    Abstract: The recording, playing back, and visual representation of macros is disclosed. For example, one embodiment involves a computing device configured to receive a macro record command, receive one or more input commands to be grouped as the macro, display a representation of the one or more input commands, wherein the representation changes between a first representation mode and a second representation mode based upon the one or more input commands, and receive a macro stop record command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel M. Sangster, Devon L. Ellis, Niranjan Jayawardana, Joseph K. Ngari, Sarah J. Fuelling
  • Programmable movement of an orientation of a game character view of a game environment
    Publication number: 20090048018
    Abstract: A control system comprises a control device comprising a programmable macro button, a memory containing view change settings, a driver program and a microprocessor. The driver program includes a view change output that is produced in response to actuation of the macro button and is based on the view change settings. The microprocessor is configured to move the orientation of the character view of the game environment from a beginning orientation to an ending orientation in response to the view change output. Also disclosed is a method of using a control system to move an orientation of a character view of a game environment in a video game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Babak Sayyadi, Sarah J. Fuelling, Devon L. Ellis, Daniel M. Sangster