Patents by Inventor Jonathan Courney

Jonathan Courney 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).

  • Interactive input controls in a simulated three-dimensional (3D) environment
    Patent number: 10540022
    Abstract: A virtual reality (VR) system supports improved interactive control processes/services. These interactive control processes/services include detecting movement of a controller associated with a virtual reality (VR) environment, determining an angle of rotation based on the movement, determining a magnitude of force associated with the movement, determining a path in the VR environment that corresponds to the angle of rotation and the magnitude of force, and projecting the path in the VR environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: James Beach, Hao Chi, Jin Zhang, Mark Gadzikowski, Dustin Boyle, Jonathan Courney
  • INTERACTIVE INPUT CONTROLS IN A SIMULATED THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20190286252
    Abstract: A virtual reality (VR) system supports improved interactive control processes/services. These interactive control processes/services include detecting movement of a controller associated with a virtual reality (VR) environment, determining an angle of rotation based on the movement, determining a magnitude of force associated with the movement, determining a path in the VR environment that corresponds to the angle of rotation and the magnitude of force, and projecting the path in the VR environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: James Beach, Hao Chi, Jin Zhang, Mark Gadzikowski, Dustin Boyle, Jonathan Courney
  • Interactive input controls in a simulated three-dimensional (3D) environment
    Patent number: 10338698
    Abstract: A virtual reality (VR) system supports improved interactive control processes/services. These interactive control processes/services include detecting movement of a controller associated with a virtual reality (VR) environment, determining an angle of rotation based on the movement, determining a magnitude of force associated with the movement, determining a path in the VR environment that corresponds to the angle of rotation and the magnitude of force, and projecting the path in the VR environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: James Beach, Hao Chi, Jin Zhang, Mark Gadzikowski, Dustin Boyle, Jonathan Courney
  • INTERACTIVE INPUT CONTROLS IN A SIMULATED THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20190113984
    Abstract: A virtual reality (VR) system supports improved interactive control processes/services. These interactive control processes/services include detecting movement of a controller associated with a virtual reality (VR) environment, determining an angle of rotation based on the movement, determining a magnitude of force associated with the movement, determining a path in the VR environment that corresponds to the angle of rotation and the magnitude of force, and projecting the path in the VR environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: James Beach, Hao Chi, Jin Zhang, Mark Gadzikowski, Dustin Boyle, Jonathan Courney
  • Interactive input controls in a simulated three-dimensional (3D) environment
    Patent number: 10191566
    Abstract: A virtual reality (VR) system supports improved interactive control processes/services. These interactive control processes/services include detecting movement of a controller associated with a virtual reality (VR) environment, determining an angle of rotation based on the movement, determining a magnitude of force associated with the movement, determining a path in the VR environment that corresponds to the angle of rotation and the magnitude of force, and projecting the path in the VR environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: James Beach, Hao Chi, Jin Zhang, Mark Gadzikowski, Dustin Boyle, Jonathan Courney
  • INTERACTIVE INPUT CONTROLS IN A SIMULATED THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20190011999
    Abstract: A virtual reality (VR) system supports improved interactive control processes/services. These interactive control processes/services include detecting movement of a controller associated with a virtual reality (VR) environment, determining an angle of rotation based on the movement, determining a magnitude of force associated with the movement, determining a path in the VR environment that corresponds to the angle of rotation and the magnitude of force, and projecting the path in the VR environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: James Beach, Hao Chi, Jin Zhang, Mark Gadzikowski, Dustin Boyle, Jonathan Courney