Patents by Inventor Ryan Sutton

Ryan Sutton 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).

  • Patent number: 12315087
    Abstract: Interactive display of virtual trophies includes scanning a surface for one or more location anchor points. A trophy rack location is determined using the location anchor points. A trophy rack mesh is applied over an image frame of the surface using the determined trophy rack location. One or more trophy models are displayed over the trophy rack mesh with a display device. A trophy rack layout is generated information from the one or more trophy models and the trophy rack mesh and finally the trophy rack layout information is stored or transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Ryan Sutton
  • Publication number: 20240399253
    Abstract: A system and method provide application assistance with a mobile device including running a game on a computer system. A game state of the game is detected. An assistance for the game state may be determined wherein the assistance includes display of one or more assistance frames on the mobile device. Information regarding the determined one or more assistance frames is sent to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: ELizabeth Ruth Juenger, Ryan Sutton, Gary Grossi, Jason Grimm, Mingtao Wu, Yuji Tsuchikawa
  • Patent number: 12070687
    Abstract: A system and method provide application assistance with a mobile device including running an application on a computer system. A challenging application state of the application is detected. An assistance for the challenging application state may be determined wherein the assistance includes display of one or more assistance frames on the mobile device. Information regarding the determined one or more assistance frames is sent to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Ruth Juenger, Ryan Sutton, Gary Grossi, Jason Grimm, Mingtao Wu, Yuji Tsuchikawa
  • Publication number: 20240096030
    Abstract: Interactive display of virtual trophies includes scanning a surface for one or more location anchor points. A trophy rack location is determined using the location anchor points. A trophy rack mesh is applied over an image frame of the surface using the determined trophy rack location. One or more trophy models are displayed over the trophy rack mesh with a display device. A trophy rack layout is generated information from the one or more trophy models and the trophy rack mesh and finally the trophy rack layout information is stored or transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventor: Ryan Sutton
  • Publication number: 20240061693
    Abstract: Feature discovery includes determining what a user is doing or trying to do with respect to a computer platform from situational awareness information relating to the user's use of the platform. Feature discovery logic is applied to the situational awareness information and personalized user information to determine (a) when to present information to the user regarding a platform feature or features relevant to what the user is doing or trying to do, (b) what information to present to the user regarding the feature(s), and (c) how to best present the information to the user with a user interface. After the user interface presents the information regarding the platform feature(s) the feature discovery logic, personalized user information, or situational awareness information are updated according to the user's response to presentation of the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan Sutton, Jason Grimm, Satish Uppuluri, Elizabeth Ruth Juenger, Gary Grossi, Yuji Tsuchikawa, Mingtao Wu, Brian Parsons
  • Publication number: 20240062445
    Abstract: Image-based customization comprises extracting feature parameters of a subject in a digital image with one or more neural networks trained with a machine learning algorithm configured to determine feature parameters of the subject. The feature parameters are then applied to a virtual model of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventor: Ryan Sutton
  • Publication number: 20240058698
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for automated visual setting importation is disclosed. A first application running on a first device requests a vision setting for a second application. A vision setting of the first application running on a first device is determined to correspond to the vision setting for the second application. The vision setting for the second application is then applied to the corresponding vision setting of the first application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Satish Uppuluri, Jason Grimm, Elizabeth Ruth Juenger, Ryan Sutton
  • Publication number: 20240058700
    Abstract: A system and method provide application assistance with a mobile device including running an application on a computer system. A challenging application state of the application is detected. An assistance for the challenging application state may be determined wherein the assistance includes display of one or more assistance frames on the mobile device. Information regarding the determined one or more assistance frames is sent to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: ELizabeth Ruth Juenger, Ryan Sutton, Gary Grossi, Jason Grimm, Mingtao Wu, Yuji Tsuchikawa