Patents by Inventor Melanie Haigh-Hutchinson

Melanie Haigh-Hutchinson 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).

  • System and method for lock on target tracking with free targeting capability
    Patent number: 8834245
    Abstract: An example video game includes a virtual game world including a video game character movable within the virtual game world and one or more targets. A first target in the virtual game world can be locked onto so that the first target remains substantially at the center of a field of view of the game character within the virtual game world. A reticle may be moved to target one or more second targets in the virtual game world while the first target remains locked onto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Melanie Haigh-Hutchinson
  • System and method for lock on target tracking with free targeting capability
    Publication number: 20090181736
    Abstract: An example video game includes a virtual game world including a video game character movable within the virtual game world and one or more targets. A first target in the virtual game world can be locked onto so that the first target remains substantially at the center of a field of view of the game character within the virtual game world. A reticle may be moved to target one or more second targets in the virtual game world while the first target remains locked onto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Nintendo of America Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Haigh-Hutchinson, Melanie Haigh-Hutchinson