Elke Wiggeshoff

7512653, Mar 31, 2009

Aug 11, 2003

10/638762

Jayakumar Krishnasamy - Sunnyvale CA, US
Elke Wiggeshoff - San Jose CA, US

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Electronics Inc. - Park Ridge NJ

G06F 15/16
G09G 5/00

709204, 709205, 709206, 709228, 715739, 715751, 715752, 715753, 715758, 707 3

A system and method for dynamically grouping messaging buddies in an electronic network may include a user device that communicates with a server device in the electronic network for transmitting message information to one or more selected buddy devices in the electronic network. The server device may include a profile database that is configured to store profiles which each include designated profile attributes for a corresponding one of the messaging buddies. A device user may utilize a messaging application of the user device to enter a dynamic grouping mode for generating a dynamic buddy list from a static buddy list based upon a grouping query of the various profiles in the profile database.

8499015, Jul 30, 2013

Oct 27, 2008

12/259123

Elke Wiggeshoff - San Jose CA, US

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Electronics Inc. - Parkridge NJ

G06F 3/02

708145

On a portable electronic device, multiple-position toggle button data entry keys are provided within the data entry keypad. A controller detects activation of each multiple-position toggle button data entry key on the keypad by a user, and also detects the number of times the data entry key is activated. The controller then accesses a key map in memory to determine the letter or numeric digit selected by the user. All letters and numbers represented on the communication device may be activated with no more than two depressions or activations of a corresponding toggle button.

20050039134, Feb 17, 2005

Aug 11, 2003

10/638843

Elke Wiggeshoff - San Jose CA, US
David Gaxiola - San Jose CA, US

G09G005/00

715752000, 715777000, 715739000, 715758000, 715753000, 715751000, 715762000

A system and method for effectively implementing a dynamic user interface in an electronic network may include a user interface application that is configured to generate a user interface upon a display of a user device in the electronic network. The user interface application may generate a main widget for controlling and utilizing various types of system functionality through the user interface. The user interface application may further dynamically generate a connect widget for performing network communications procedures between the user device and one or more buddy devices in the electronic network. The user interface application may also dynamically generate an alert widget for providing various types of system alert messages to a device user.

20050231486, Oct 20, 2005

Apr 20, 2004

10/827861

Elke Wiggeshoff - San Jose CA, US

G09G005/00

345168000

On a portable electronic device, multiple-position toggle button data entry keys are provided within the data entry keypad. A controller detects activation of each multiple-position toggle button data entry key on the keypad by a user, and also detects the number of times the data entry key is activated. The controller then accesses a key map in memory to determine the letter or numeric digit selected by the user. All letters and numbers represented on the communication device may be activated with no more than two depressions or activations of a corresponding toggle button.

20220350138, Nov 3, 2022

Jul 18, 2022

17/867308

- San Mateo CA, US
Elke Wiggeshoff - San Mateo CA, US

G02B 27/00
A63F 13/25
G02B 27/01

A method for placement of a head-up display (HUD) is provided, including: rendering a view of a virtual environment for display to a user; tracking a gaze of the user as the user engages in interactivity with the rendered view of the virtual environment, wherein tracking the gaze of the user generates gaze data, the gaze data identifying locations within the rendered view that the gaze of the user is directed towards during the interactivity; using the gaze data to determine a preferred location for positioning of a HUD in the rendered view; positioning the HUD in the rendered view at the preferred location.

20220203228, Jun 30, 2022

Apr 6, 2021

17/223013

- Tokyo, JP
Elke Wiggeshoff - San Mateo CA, US

A63F 13/355
A63F 13/79
A63F 13/86
G06N 20/00

In some implementations, a method is provided, performed by at least one server computer, for providing spectating of gameplay of a video game, including: receiving a plurality of game streams, each game stream being generated from an executing session of a video game; analyzing each game stream, to recognize gameplay activity depicted in each game stream; obtaining spectating preferences of a user; determining a prioritization of the plurality of game streams based on the recognized gameplay activity and the spectating preferences of the user; providing, over a network via a client device operated by the user, a recommendation of at least some of the game streams for spectating based on the determined prioritization; responsive to receiving, over the network from the client device, a selection of one of the recommended game streams, then providing, over the network to the client device, the selected game stream for spectating by the user.

20220203232, Jun 30, 2022

Apr 6, 2021

17/223014

- Tokyo, JP
Elke Wiggeshoff - San Mateo CA, US

A63F 13/537
A63F 13/86

A method is provided, for enabling a spectator of a video game to provide assistance to a player, including: streaming, over a network to a spectator client device operated by a spectator, gameplay video generated from a session of a video game driven by interactive gameplay of a player via a player client device, the gameplay video being rendered by the spectator client device through a spectator interface for viewing by the spectator; during the streaming of the gameplay video, receiving a request from the player client device; responsive to the request, surfacing a notification through the spectator interface, the notification indicating a request for assistance; receiving via the spectator interface, a response to the notification indicating acceptance of the request; responsive to receiving the response, initiating a private communication channel between the spectator client device and the player client device to enable communication between the spectator and the player.

20230098160, Mar 30, 2023

Nov 29, 2022

18/071191

- San Mateo CA, US
Elke Wiggeshoff - San Mateo CA, US

G06V 30/142
A63F 13/213
G06T 19/00
G06N 20/00
G06V 20/64

A method for inserting a virtual object into an augmented reality environment, is provided, including: capturing one or more images of a real world object; processing the one or more images to identify a type of the real world object; based on the identified type of the real world object, generating a virtual object that resembles the real world object; using the identified type of the real world object to assign a functionality to the virtual object, the functionality defining a utility of the virtual object in an augmented reality environment, wherein assigning the functionality enables an action capable of being performed by the virtual object in the augmented reality environment that provides said utility; deploying the virtual object in the augmented reality environment.