Patents by Inventor Lauren Winston

Lauren Winston 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).

  • Function allocation for virtual controller
    Patent number: 10459519
    Abstract: A method includes: associating, in a computer system, a virtual controller with a physical controller; allocating a first function to the virtual controller, the allocation providing for performance of the first function using the physical controller; detecting a gesture performed using the physical controller; and in response to detecting the gesture, de-allocating the first function from, or allocating a second function to, the virtual controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tony Kobayashi, Paul Du Bois, Lauren Winston
  • FUNCTION ALLOCATION FOR VIRTUAL CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20180203502
    Abstract: A method includes: associating, in a computer system, a virtual controller with a physical controller; allocating a first function to the virtual controller, the allocation providing for performance of the first function using the physical controller; detecting a gesture performed using the physical controller; and in response to detecting the gesture, de-allocating the first function from, or allocating a second function to, the virtual controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Tony Kobayashi, Paul Du Bois, Lauren Winston