Patents by Inventor Steven Lawson

Steven Lawson 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).

  • Publication number: 20110135280
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that provide a framework, e.g., a Java®-based toolkit, that provides various levels of abstraction according to the needs of the designer. The abstraction levels are each associated with a set of packages that provide functionality suitable to the level. A user or designer accesses the level packages within the framework and employs the same to create a desired computer-readable media, e.g., a Blu-ray® disc or “BD”. Other aspects may provide corresponding or complementary functionality. For example, the framework abstracts drawing or graphics primitives to higher-level entities, allowing the same to be easily employed in the creation of arbitrary graphical elements. In another example, a business logic module may be employed which can be customized by using settings files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Saravana Prabhu Anbananthan, Steven Lawson
  • Publication number: 20110119316
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed by which digital content can be: created, assembled, interpreted, displayed, and manipulated, without having to re-engineer the same pattern on multiple projects. An input-driven client program is employed that is agnostic to content details via contract, a contract being a previously specified behavior pattern that is not deviated from on the client side, thereby segregating creative and engineering tasks and eliminating duplicated effort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Steven Lawson, Saravana Prabhu Anbananthan