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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2017
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Gary M. Zalewski, Oakland, CA (US);
Richard Marks, San Mateo, CA (US);
Xiadong Mao, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Computer implemented methods, apparatus and systems for enabling interactive interfacing with a computer game program are provided. One system includes an input device to accept and transmit user input to the computer game program. The system also includes a computing device for executing the computer game having an interactive component that is responsive to the user input. The computing devices is in communication with the input device for receiving and processing the user input. The computer device is also configured to apply a gearing parameter during processing of the user input, wherein the applied gearing parameter defines a scaling ratio between the user input and a rate at which the interactive component responds during execution of the computer game.