Patents by Inventor Gregg Mayles

Gregg Mayles 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).

  • Dynamic camera based practice mode
    Patent number: 8597142
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for displaying a practice swing ball flight to a user in a virtual golf game. The practice swing ball flight illustrates to the user a ball flight resulting from a practice swing, had the practice swing instead been an actual swing intended to strike a virtual golf ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg Mayles, Andrew Preston, Matthew South, Andrew Fenwick
  • DYNAMIC CAMERA BASED PRACTICE MODE
    Publication number: 20120309477
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for displaying a practice swing ball flight to a user in a virtual golf game. The practice swing ball flight illustrates to the user a ball flight resulting from a practice swing, had the practice swing instead been an actual swing intended to strike a virtual golf ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg Mayles, Andrew Preston, Matthew South, Andrew Fenwick
  • User Creatable Machines
    Publication number: 20090005138
    Abstract: A number of components parts are presented to a user in a game from which they can select and assemble a number of parts into a machine. Some or all of the component parts may have controllable parameters and these are mapped to an input on the games controller used to play the game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Stamper, Gregg Mayles