Christian I Davis

US Patent:

20080096654, Apr 24, 2008

Filed:

Oct 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/551682

Inventors:

Marc-Edouard Mondesir - San Diego CA, US
Lamont Gilkey - San Diego CA, US
Christian Davis - Burlingame CA, US
Josh Hart - Carlsbad CA, US
Remi Benoist - Bend OR, US
Joanne Teresa Wright - Sherman Oaks CA, US
Steve Johnson - San Diego CA, US
Dennis Tierney - Bend OR, US
Dana Mackenzie - Bend OR, US
George Chen - San Diego CA, US
Joe Greene - Foster City CA, US
Andrei Booriakin - San Diego CA, US
Tim Moss - Sherman Oaks CA, US
Gary M. Zalewski - Oakland CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. - Foster City CA

International Classification:

A63F 13/12

US Classification:

463 31

Abstract:

A method for use in an interactive system includes receiving position information for a controller that is being manipulated by a user, analyzing the received position information to determine whether a predetermined movement of the controller has been performed, and changing the user's viewpoint of a scene displayed on a display in response to the predetermined movement of the controller being performed. Another embodiment provides a method for use in an interactive system that includes moving at least a portion of a character in a scene displayed on a display in response to the predetermined movement of the controller being performed.