Patents by Inventor Erich Peter Waas

Erich Peter Waas 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).

  • Handing control of an object from one touch input to another touch input
    Patent number: 8907903
    Abstract: A method for switching control of object is provided including displaying an object on a screen, controlling movement of the object in response to a first touch input, detecting a request for switching control of the object from the first touch input to a second touch input, determining whether a location of the first touch input and a location of the second touch input are within a merge area and switching control of the object from the first touch input to the second touch input in response to the location of the first touch input and the location of the second touch input being within the merge area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
    Inventor: Erich Peter Waas
  • Method and apparatus for performing user-defined macros
    Patent number: 8797283
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a task at a handheld device. The method includes detecting a first gesture at a handheld device, monitoring for a second gesture in response to detecting the first gesture, detecting the second gesture at the handheld device, determining whether the second gesture corresponds to a task and performing the task when it is determined that the second gesture corresponds to the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
    Inventor: Erich Peter Waas
  • HANDING CONTROL OF AN OBJECT FROM ONE TOUCH INPUT TO ANOTHER TOUCH INPUT
    Publication number: 20120182224
    Abstract: A method for switching control of object is provided including displaying an object on a screen, controlling movement of the object in response to a first touch input, detecting a request for switching control of the object from the first touch input to a second touch input, determining whether a location of the first touch input and a location of the second touch input are within a merge area and switching control of the object from the first touch input to the second touch input in response to the location of the first touch input and the location of the second touch input being within the merge area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
    Inventor: Erich Peter Waas
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING USER-DEFINED MACROS
    Publication number: 20120127089
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a task at a handheld device. The method includes detecting a first gesture at a handheld device, monitoring for a second gesture in response to detecting the first gesture, detecting the second gesture at the handheld device, determining whether the second gesture corresponds to a task and performing the task when it is determined that the second gesture corresponds to the task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventor: Erich Peter Waas