Dr. Nicholson graduated from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1986. He works in Edina, MN and 2 other locations and specializes in General Surgery and Vascular Surgery. Dr. Nicholson is affiliated with Fairview Ridges Hospital and Fairview Southdale Hospital.
Edward Lerner - San Francisco CA, US Charles Nicholson - San Francisco CA, US
Assignee:
Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC - Foster City CA
International Classification:
G06F 17/00
US Classification:
463 31
Abstract:
A system is provided for social interactive content development of a plurality of art assets for an interactive video game. The system includes a proximity analyzer for determining proximity relationships amongst the plurality of art assets, each of the art assets being defined for display during execution of the interactive video game. An activity monitor is provided for monitoring access to the plurality of art assets. And a social inference engine is provided for initiating a communication in response to triggering a predefined access threshold set for a specific art asset based on a proximity relationship of the specific art asset to a proximate art asset.
Dynamic Reconfiguration Of Gui Display Decomposition Based On Predictive Model
Gary M. Zalewski - Oakland CA, US Charles Nicholson - San Francisco CA, US
Assignee:
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. - Tokyo
International Classification:
G06F 3/048
US Classification:
715864, 715811
Abstract:
A hand-held electronic device, method of operation and computer readable medium are disclosed. The device may include a case having one or more major surfaces. A visual display and a touch interface are disposed on at least one of the major surfaces. A processor is operably coupled to the visual display and touch screen. Instructions executable by the processor may be configured to a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) perform a tessellation that divides the image into one or more regions that fill the display, wherein each region corresponds to a different active element, wherein a size of each region depends on a corresponding probability that a user will use the corresponding active element within a given time frame; and c) correlating one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements.
Customization Of Gui Layout Based On History Of Use
A hand-held electronic device, method of operation and computer readable medium are disclosed. The device may include a case having one or more major surfaces. A visual display and a touch interface are disposed on at least one of the major surfaces. A processor is operably coupled to the visual display and touch screen. Instructions executable by the processor may be configured to a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; and c) adjust a layout of content shown on the display according to a probability of one or more actions that may be taken with the one or more active elements.
Touch Control With Dynamically Determined Buffer Region And Active Perimeter
Gary M. Zalewski - Oakland CA, US Charles Nicholson - San Francisco CA, US
Assignee:
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. - Tokyo
International Classification:
G06F 3/01 G06F 3/00 G06F 3/048 G06F 3/033
US Classification:
715702, 715700, 715764, 715770, 715773, 715863
Abstract:
A hand-held electronic device, method of operation and computer readable medium are disclosed. The device may include a case having one or more major surfaces. A visual display and a touch interface are disposed on at least one of the major surfaces. A processor is operably coupled to the visual display and touch screen. Instructions executable by the processor may be configured to a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; and c) re-purpose one or more portions of the touch interface outside the one or more active portions to act as inputs for commands associated with the one or more active elements.
Continuous And Dynamic Scene Decomposition For User Interface
Charles Nicholson - San Francisco CA, US Gary M. Zalewski - Oakland CA, US
Assignee:
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. - Foster City CA
International Classification:
G06F 3/041
US Classification:
345173, 345179
Abstract:
A hand-held electronic device, method of operation and computer readable medium are disclosed. The device may include a case having one or more major surfaces. A visual display and a touch pad are disposed on at least one of the major surfaces. A processor is operably coupled to the visual display and touch screen. Instructions executable by the processor may be configured to: a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) divide the image into one or more regions that fill the display, wherein each region corresponds to a different active element; c) correlating an active element in the image on the visual display to a corresponding active portion of the touch interface; and d) activate one of the one or more active elements in response to a touch to a corresponding one of the active portions of the touch interface.
Hand-Held Device With Ancillary Touch Activated Zoom
Charles Nicholson - San Francisco CA, US Gary M. Zalewski - Oakland CA, US
Assignee:
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. - Foster City CA
International Classification:
G06F 3/048 G06F 3/041
US Classification:
345173, 715800
Abstract:
A hand-held electronic device, method of operation and computer readable medium are disclosed. The device may include a case having one or more major surfaces. A visual display and a touch pad are disposed on at least one of the major surfaces.A processor is operably coupled to the visual display and touch screen. Instructions executable by the processor may be configured to: a) present an image on the visual display; b) identify an active portion of the touch pad in response to a user interaction with the touch pad; c) correlate the active portion of touch pad to a corresponding region of the visual display; and d) present a magnified view of the corresponding region on the visual display.
Touch Screen Disambiguation Based On Prior Ancillary Touch Input
Charles Nicholson - San Francisco CA, US Gary M. Zalewski - Oakland CA, US
Assignee:
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. - Foster City CA
International Classification:
G06F 3/041 G06F 3/033
US Classification:
345173, 715863
Abstract:
A hand-held electronic device, method of operation and computer readable medium are disclosed. The device may include a case having one or more major surfaces. A visual display and a touch interface are disposed on at least one of the major surfaces. A processor is operably coupled to the visual display and touch screen. Instructions executable by the processor may be configured to a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; c) highlight a most recently activated active element of the one or more active elements on the visual display in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the one or more active portions; and d) activate the most recently activated active element in response to a touch anywhere on the touch interface.
Hand-Held Device With Ancillary Touch Activated Transformation Of Active Element
Charles Nicholson - San Francisco CA, US Gary M. Zalewski - Oakland CA, US
Assignee:
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. - Foster City CA
International Classification:
G06F 3/045
US Classification:
345174
Abstract:
A hand-held electronic device, method of operation and computer readable medium are disclosed. The device may include a case having one or more major surfaces. A visual display and a touch interface are disposed on at least one of the major surfaces. A processor is operably coupled to the visual display and touch screen. Instructions executable by the processor may be configured to: a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; and c) present a transformed active element corresponding to a particular one of the one or more active elements on the visual display in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the one or more active portions.
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