Patents by Inventor Tomas Bruckbock

Tomas Bruckbock 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).

  • Customizable controller add-on system
    Patent number: 10967254
    Abstract: A controller add-on system includes a housing that mechanically couples to a game controller body. A conformable surface of the housing is configured to conform with a bottom of the body of the game controller. A plurality of buttons coupled to the housing are located opposite the conformable surface. A controller interface coupled to the housing is configured to communicatively couple to the plurality of buttons to the game controller. Buttons on the add-on may be mapped to controller buttons using customized button mapping pre-sets. A button mapping may indicate that a selected preset is to be hidden during a switching operation Upon receiving a switching operation input, the selected pre-set is skipped during the switching operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Glenn Black, Tomas Bruckbock, Arthur Kwun
  • METHOD FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED BUTTON MAPPING PRE-SETS
    Publication number: 20210031099
    Abstract: Buttons on the add-on may be mapped to controller buttons using customized button mapping pre-sets. A button mapping may indicate that a selected preset is to be hidden during a switching operation Upon receiving a switching operation input, the selected pre-set is skipped during the switching operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Glenn Black, Tomas Bruckbock, Jason Campbell
  • CUSTOMIZABLE CONTROLLER ADD-ON SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210031101
    Abstract: A controller add-on system includes a housing that mechanically couples to a game controller body. A conformable surface of the housing is configured to conform with a bottom of the body of the game controller. A plurality of buttons coupled to the housing are located opposite the conformable surface. A controller interface coupled to the housing is configured to communicatively couple to the plurality of buttons to the game controller. Buttons on the add-on may be mapped to controller buttons using customized button mapping pre-sets. A button mapping may indicate that a selected preset is to be hidden during a switching operation Upon receiving a switching operation input, the selected pre-set is skipped during the switching operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Glenn Black, Tomas Bruckbock, Arthur Kwun
  • CONTROLLER ADD-ON DEVICE WITH CUSTOMIZABLE PRESETS
    Publication number: 20210031098
    Abstract: A controller add-on includes a housing that mechanically couples to a game controller body. A conformable surface of the housing is configured to conform with a bottom of the body of the game controller. A plurality of buttons coupled to the housing are located opposite the conformable surface. A controller interface coupled to the housing is configured to communicatively couple to the plurality of buttons to the game controller. Buttons on the add-on may be mapped to controller buttons using customized button mapping pre-sets. A button mapping may indicate that a selected preset is to be hidden during a switching operation Upon receiving a switching operation input, the selected pre-set is skipped during the switching operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Glenn Black, Tomas Bruckbock, Arthur Kwun