EP2013864A4 - System, method, and apparatus for three-dimensional input control - Google Patents

System, method, and apparatus for three-dimensional input control

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Publication number: EP2013864A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: input control; dimensional input; dimensional; control; input
Prior art date: 2006-05-04
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Ceased

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Inventor

Xiadong Mao

Richard L Marks

Gary M Zalewski

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc

Original Assignee

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2006-05-04

Filing date

2007-04-19

Publication date

2010-12-22

2006-05-04Priority claimed from US11/381,728external-prioritypatent/US7545926B2/en

2006-05-04Priority claimed from US11/418,989external-prioritypatent/US8139793B2/en

2006-05-04Priority claimed from US11/381,725external-prioritypatent/US7783061B2/en

2006-05-04Priority claimed from PCT/US2006/017483external-prioritypatent/WO2006121896A2/en

2006-05-04Priority claimed from US11/381,724external-prioritypatent/US8073157B2/en

2006-05-04Priority claimed from US11/381,721external-prioritypatent/US8947347B2/en

2006-05-04Priority claimed from US11/429,414external-prioritypatent/US7627139B2/en

2006-05-04Priority claimed from US11/429,047external-prioritypatent/US8233642B2/en

2006-05-04Priority claimed from US11/381,727external-prioritypatent/US7697700B2/en

2006-05-04Priority claimed from US11/381,729external-prioritypatent/US7809145B2/en

2006-05-04Priority claimed from US11/418,988external-prioritypatent/US8160269B2/en

2006-05-04Priority claimed from US11/429,133external-prioritypatent/US7760248B2/en

2006-05-06Priority claimed from US11/382,033external-prioritypatent/US8686939B2/en

2006-05-06Priority claimed from US11/382,032external-prioritypatent/US7850526B2/en

2006-05-06Priority claimed from US11/382,036external-prioritypatent/US9474968B2/en

2006-05-06Priority claimed from US11/382,034external-prioritypatent/US20060256081A1/en

2006-05-06Priority claimed from US11/382,031external-prioritypatent/US7918733B2/en

2006-05-06Priority claimed from US11/382,038external-prioritypatent/US7352358B2/en

2006-05-06Priority claimed from US11/382,035external-prioritypatent/US8797260B2/en

2006-05-06Priority claimed from US11/382,037external-prioritypatent/US8313380B2/en

2006-05-07Priority claimed from US11/382,040external-prioritypatent/US7391409B2/en

2006-05-07Priority claimed from US11/382,039external-prioritypatent/US9393487B2/en

2006-05-07Priority claimed from US11/382,041external-prioritypatent/US7352359B2/en

2006-05-07Priority claimed from US11/382,043external-prioritypatent/US20060264260A1/en

2006-05-08Priority claimed from US11/382,256external-prioritypatent/US7803050B2/en

2006-05-08Priority claimed from US11/382,251external-prioritypatent/US20060282873A1/en

2006-05-08Priority claimed from US11/382,252external-prioritypatent/US10086282B2/en

2006-05-08Priority claimed from US11/382,259external-prioritypatent/US20070015559A1/en

2006-05-08Priority claimed from US11/382,258external-prioritypatent/US7782297B2/en

2006-05-08Priority claimed from US11/382,250external-prioritypatent/US7854655B2/en

2006-05-08Priority claimed from US11/430,593external-prioritypatent/US20070261077A1/en

2006-05-08Priority claimed from US11/430,594external-prioritypatent/US20070260517A1/en

2007-04-19Application filed by Sony Computer Entertainment IncfiledCriticalSony Computer Entertainment Inc

2007-04-19Priority claimed from PCT/US2007/067005external-prioritypatent/WO2007130792A2/en

2009-01-14Publication of EP2013864A2publicationCriticalpatent/EP2013864A2/en

2010-12-22Publication of EP2013864A4publicationCriticalpatent/EP2013864A4/en

StatusCeasedlegal-statusCriticalCurrent

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
- A63F13/20—Input arrangements for video game devices
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
- A63F13/40—Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment
- A63F13/42—Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle
- A63F13/428—Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
- A63F13/20—Input arrangements for video game devices
- A63F13/21—Input arrangements for video game devices characterised by their sensors, purposes or types
- A63F13/211—Input arrangements for video game devices characterised by their sensors, purposes or types using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
- A63F13/40—Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment
- A63F13/42—Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle
- A63F13/424—Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle involving acoustic input signals, e.g. by using the results of pitch or rhythm extraction or voice recognition
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
- A63F2300/10—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals
- A63F2300/105—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
- A63F2300/60—Methods for processing data by generating or executing the game program
- A63F2300/6045—Methods for processing data by generating or executing the game program for mapping control signals received from the input arrangement into game commands

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Multimedia (AREA)
Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
User Interface Of Digital Computer (AREA)

EP07760947A2006-05-042007-04-19System, method, and apparatus for three-dimensional input controlCeasedEP2013864A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (47)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PCT/US2006/017483WO2006121896A2 (en)	2005-05-05	2006-05-04	Microphone array based selective sound source listening and video game control
US11/381,724US8073157B2 (en)	2003-08-27	2006-05-04	Methods and apparatus for targeted sound detection and characterization
US11/381,721US8947347B2 (en)	2003-08-27	2006-05-04	Controlling actions in a video game unit
US11/429,414US7627139B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-04	Computer image and audio processing of intensity and input devices for interfacing with a computer program
US11/429,047US8233642B2 (en)	2003-08-27	2006-05-04	Methods and apparatuses for capturing an audio signal based on a location of the signal
US11/381,727US7697700B2 (en)	2006-05-04	2006-05-04	Noise removal for electronic device with far field microphone on console
US11/381,729US7809145B2 (en)	2006-05-04	2006-05-04	Ultra small microphone array
US11/418,988US8160269B2 (en)	2003-08-27	2006-05-04	Methods and apparatuses for adjusting a listening area for capturing sounds
US11/429,133US7760248B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-04	Selective sound source listening in conjunction with computer interactive processing
US11/381,728US7545926B2 (en)	2006-05-04	2006-05-04	Echo and noise cancellation
US11/381,725US7783061B2 (en)	2003-08-27	2006-05-04	Methods and apparatus for the targeted sound detection
US11/418,989US8139793B2 (en)	2003-08-27	2006-05-04	Methods and apparatus for capturing audio signals based on a visual image
US79803106P	2006-05-06	2006-05-06
US25934906A	2006-05-06	2006-05-06
US25934806A	2006-05-06	2006-05-06
US25935006A	2006-05-06	2006-05-06
US11/382,034US20060256081A1 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-06	Scheme for detecting and tracking user manipulation of a game controller body
US11/382,031US7918733B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-06	Multi-input game control mixer
US11/382,038US7352358B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-06	Method and system for applying gearing effects to acoustical tracking
US11/382,033US8686939B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-06	System, method, and apparatus for three-dimensional input control
US11/382,037US8313380B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-06	Scheme for translating movements of a hand-held controller into inputs for a system
US11/382,032US7850526B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-06	System for tracking user manipulations within an environment
US11/382,035US8797260B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-06	Inertially trackable hand-held controller
US11/382,036US9474968B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-06	Method and system for applying gearing effects to visual tracking
US11/382,043US20060264260A1 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-07	Detectable and trackable hand-held controller
US11/382,039US9393487B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-07	Method for mapping movements of a hand-held controller to game commands
US11/382,040US7391409B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-07	Method and system for applying gearing effects to multi-channel mixed input
US11/382,041US7352359B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-07	Method and system for applying gearing effects to inertial tracking
US24676606A	2006-05-08	2006-05-08
US24675906A	2006-05-08	2006-05-08
US24674406A	2006-05-08	2006-05-08
US24676806A	2006-05-08	2006-05-08
US24676506A	2006-05-08	2006-05-08
US24676406A	2006-05-08	2006-05-08
US24674306A	2006-05-08	2006-05-08
US24676306A	2006-05-08	2006-05-08
US24676706A	2006-05-08	2006-05-08
US24676206A	2006-05-08	2006-05-08
US11/382,251US20060282873A1 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-08	Hand-held controller having detectable elements for tracking purposes
US11/382,252US10086282B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-08	Tracking device for use in obtaining information for controlling game program execution
US11/382,259US20070015559A1 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-08	Method and apparatus for use in determining lack of user activity in relation to a system
US11/382,258US7782297B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-08	Method and apparatus for use in determining an activity level of a user in relation to a system
US11/382,250US7854655B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-08	Obtaining input for controlling execution of a game program
US11/430,593US20070261077A1 (en)	2006-05-08	2006-05-08	Using audio/visual environment to select ads on game platform
US11/382,256US7803050B2 (en)	2002-07-27	2006-05-08	Tracking device with sound emitter for use in obtaining information for controlling game program execution
US11/430,594US20070260517A1 (en)	2006-05-08	2006-05-08	Profile detection
PCT/US2007/067005WO2007130792A2 (en)	2006-05-04	2007-04-19	System, method, and apparatus for three-dimensional input control

Publications (2)

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