Patents by Inventor Mark Jawad

Mark Jawad 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).

  • Method and apparatus for enhancing comprehension of code time complexity and flow
    Patent number: 8516467
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that utilizes techniques for formatting assembly and/or machine code, including using arrows, indentations and textual symbols, so that a programmer who reads the code has an enhanced understanding of the program flow. Different methods of assessing computing time complexity (e.g., the up branch method and the strongly connected subgraph method) have strengths and weaknesses but benefit from being used together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Guy, Chad Hinkle, Mark Jawad, Steve Rabin
  • Handheld control device for a processor-controlled system
    Patent number: 8147333
    Abstract: An example system and method of providing an input to a processor-controlled system uses a handheld control device comprising an accelerometer. The example system and method involve determining magnitudes of outputs of the accelerometer for one or more axes based on movement of the handheld control device and controlling the processor-controlled system based at least in part on a combination of the determined magnitudes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Nintendo Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Jawad, Steve Rabin
  • Systems and methods for reducing jitter associated with a control device
    Patent number: 8096880
    Abstract: An example system and method is provided for filtering input values associated with movement of a hand-held control device. A current input value is compared with an average input value and, based on the comparing, an output value is generated in a range between the current input value and a prior output value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Jawad, Steve Rabin
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING COMPREHENSION OF CODE TIME COMPLEXITY AND FLOW
    Publication number: 20110191760
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that utilizes techniques for formatting assembly and/or machine code, including using arrows, indentations and textual symbols, so that a programmer who reads the code has an enhanced understanding of the program flow. Different methods of assessing computing time complexity (e.g., the up branch method and the strongly connected subgraph method) have strengths and weaknesses but benefit from being used together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Nathaniel Guy, Chad Hinkle, Mark Jawad, Steve Rabin
  • Handheld control device for a processor-controlled system
    Publication number: 20080293492
    Abstract: An example system and method of providing an input to a processor-controlled system uses a handheld control device comprising an accelerometer. The example system and method involve determining magnitudes of outputs of the accelerometer for one or more axes based on movement of the handheld control device and controlling the processor-controlled system based at least in part on a combination of the determined magnitudes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Jawad, Steve Rabin
  • Systems and methods for reducing jitter associated with a control device
    Publication number: 20080051197
    Abstract: An example system and method is provided for filtering input values associated with movement of a hand-held control device. A current input value is compared with an average input value and, based on the comparing, an output value is generated in a range between the current input value and a prior output value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Mark Jawad, Steve Rabin