Patents by Inventor William Collard

William Collard 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: 9095775
    Abstract: A method of user interaction with an entertainment device comprises generating an audio-visual output for use with audio-visual reproduction equipment, initiating an audio-visual event as part of the generated audio-visual output, receiving input data from one or more game control devices associated with the entertainment device, analyzing the received input data to evaluate an involuntary physical response by a user interacting with the or each game control device occurring within a predetermined period associated with the initiation of the audio-visual event, and adjusting subsequently generated audio-visual output responsive to the evaluation of the user's involuntary physical response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventors: Andrew William Collard, Danny Charles Murdock, Helen Sylvia Grimbly
  • Publication number: 20140018172
    Abstract: A method of user interaction with an entertainment device comprises generating an audio-visual output for use with audio-visual reproduction equipment, initiating an audio-visual event as part of the generated audio-visual output, receiving input data from one or more game control devices associated with the entertainment device, analysing the received input data to evaluate an involuntary physical response by a user interacting with the or each game control device occurring within a predetermined period associated with the initiation of the audio-visual event, and adjusting subsequently generated audio-visual output responsive to the evaluation of the user's involuntary physical response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew William Collard, Danny Charles Murdock, Helen Sylvia Grimbly
  • Patent number: 8562436
    Abstract: A method of user interaction with an entertainment device comprises generating an audio-visual output for use with audio-visual reproduction equipment, initiating an audio-visual event as part of the generated audio-visual output, receiving input data from one or more game control devices associated with the entertainment device, analyzing the received input data to evaluate an involuntary physical response by a user interacting with the or each game control device occurring within a predetermined period associated with the initiation of the audio-visual event, and adjusting subsequently generated audio-visual output responsive to the evaluation of the user's involuntary physical response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventors: Andrew William Collard, Danny Charles Murdock, Helen Sylvia Grimbly
  • Publication number: 20120178529
    Abstract: A method of user interaction with an entertainment device comprises generating an audio-visual output for use with audio-visual reproduction equipment, initiating an audio visual event as part of the generated audio-visual output, receiving input data from one or more game control devices associated with the entertainment device, analysing the received input data to evaluate an involuntary physical response by a user interacting with the or each game control device occurring within a predetermined period associated with the initiation of the audio-visual event, and adjusting subsequently generated audio-visual output responsive to the evaluation of the user's involuntary physical response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew William Collard, Danny Charles Murdock, Helen Sylvia Grimbly
  • Publication number: 20050208870
    Abstract: A device for telling stories comprising a book, a container coupled to the book, a puppet coupled the book via a string, wherein the puppet can be stored in the container. The string can be made any known material such as yarn, cable, rope, cloth or any other material formed in an shape to couple the puppet to the book. The container can be located in the spine of the or in the form of a pouch located on an inside face of a front or back cover of the book.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: William Collard, Elizabeth McCauley