Patents by Inventor Greg Gewickey

Greg Gewickey 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).

  • Patent number: 11964204
    Abstract: A processor provides a simulated three-dimensional (3D) environment for a game or virtual reality (VR) experience, including controlling a characteristic parameter of a 3D object or character based on at least one of: an asynchronous event in a second game, feedback from multiple synchronous users of the VR experience, or on a function driven by one or variables reflecting a current state of at least one of the 3D environment, the game or the VR experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Gewickey, Gary Lake-Schaal, Piotr Mintus, Lewis S. Ostrover, Michael Smith
  • Patent number: 10933324
    Abstract: A sensor coupled to an AR/VR headset detects an eye convergence distance. A processor adjusts a focus distance for a virtual camera that determines rendering of a three-dimensional (3D) object for a display device of the headset, based on at least one of the eye convergence distance or a directed focus of attention for the at least one of the VR content or the AR content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Gewickey, Gary Lake-Schaal, Piotr Mintus, Lewis Ostrover, Michael Smith
  • Publication number: 20180256978
    Abstract: A sensor coupled to an AR/VR headset detects an eye convergence distance. A processor adjusts a focus distance for a virtual camera that determines rendering of a three-dimensional (3D) object for a display device of the headset, based on at least one of the eye convergence distance or a directed focus of attention for the at least one of the VR content or the AR content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Greg Gewickey, Gary Lake-Schaal, Piotr Mintus, Lewis Ostrover, Michael Smith
  • Patent number: 7454515
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Sonic Solutions, A California corporation
    Inventors: Allan B. Lamkin, Todd R. Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Patent number: 7392481
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for providing content-owner control in a device is optionally networked. A method for accessing media content has steps of initiating a first view providing access to at least a portion of a first content within the first view, initiating a second view providing access to a second content within the second view and preventing the second content from being accessed with the first content in the first view. Additionally, access to a third content with the first content is allowed in the first view. An apparatus includes a first view configured to provide access to a first content, a second view configured to provide access to a second content, and a graphical subsystem configured to prevent the second content from being access in the first view. In one variation, the first view is a media content view, and the second view is a web view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Sonic Solutions, a California corporation
    Inventors: Greg Gewickey, Todd Collart
  • Patent number: 7379661
    Abstract: A method of reproducing an interactive recording medium in a reproducing apparatus, comprising the steps of: checking attribute information for auxiliary contents data of A/V data recorded on the interactive recording medium; and determining a presentation method for the auxiliary contents data based on the attribute information and presenting the auxiliary contents data accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Sonic Solutions, a California corporation
    Inventors: Allan B. Lamkin, Todd R. Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Patent number: 7178106
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Sonic Solutions, a California corporation
    Inventors: Allan B. Lamkin, Todd R. Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20060193606
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a computer readable portable storage media that includes audio/video content, a code segment to determine whether a network connection is active, a code segment to initiate a determination of whether a network connection can be established, a code segment to establish a connection in response to determining that a network connection can be established and a connection is not active, a code segment to identify instructions to access additional content over the network connection, a code segment to access the additional content associated with the audio/video over the network connection, and a code segment to cause rendering of at least one of the additional content and the audio/video content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: Interactual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20060182424
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide computer readable portable storage mediums that include multimedia content to be played back through a content playback device, a code segment to determine whether additional content is associated with the multimedia content, a codes segment to load the additional content when a determination that additional content is associated with the multimedia content based on the implementation of the code segment to determine whether the additional content is associated with the multimedia content, and a code segment to cause the additional content to be rendered when the additional content associated with the multimedia content is loaded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: Interactual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20060117344
    Abstract: A method of reproducing an interactive recording medium in a reproducing apparatus, comprising the steps of: checking attribute information for auxiliary contents data of AN data recorded on the interactive recording medium; and determining a presentation method for the auxiliary contents data based on the attribute information and presenting the auxiliary contents data accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20060112336
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for providing content-owner control in a device is optionally networked. A method for accessing media content has steps of initiating a first view providing access to at least a portion of a first content within the first view, initiating a second view providing access to a second content within the second view and preventing the second content from being accessed with the first content in the first view. Additionally, access to a third content with the first content is allowed in the first view. An apparatus includes a first view configured to provide access to a first content, a second view configured to provide access to a second content, and a graphical subsystem configured to prevent the second content from being access in the first view. In one variation, the first view is a media content view, and the second view is a web view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Gewickey, Todd Collart
  • Publication number: 20060107215
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for providing content-owner control in a device is optionally networked. A method for accessing media content has steps of initiating a first view providing access to at least a portion of a first content within the first view, initiating a second view providing access to a second content within the second view and preventing the second content from being accessed with the first content in the first view. Additionally, access to a third content with the first content is allowed in the first view. An apparatus includes a first view configured to provide access to a first content, a second view configured to provide access to a second content, and a graphical subsystem configured to prevent the second content from being access in the first view. In one variation, the first view is a media content view, and the second view is a web view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Gewickey, Todd Collart
  • Publication number: 20060041639
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20060041640
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20050278729
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20050278435
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20050265701
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20050251749
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20050198574
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey
  • Publication number: 20050193322
    Abstract: A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc. The properties handler provides information relating to system states in response to queries including the status of any network connections. The event generator generates events in response to predetermined system occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: InterActual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Lamkin, Todd Collart, Greg Gewickey