MR. BRIAN ALLEN JOHNSON, MPT
Physical Therapy in San Francisco, CA

2013024, Sep 19, 2013

Mar 14, 2012

13/420275

Carsten Schwesig - San Francisco CA, US
Marvin Demerchant - San Diego CA, US
Steven Friedlander - San Diego CA, US
Brian Johnson - San Francisco CA, US
Sabrina Yeh - Laguna Beach CA, US
Hyehoon Yi - Escondido CA, US
David Young - San Diego CA, US

SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC - Los Angeles CA
SONY CORPORATION - Tokyo

G06F 3/048, G06F 3/041

715767

Disclosed are approaches for user interface control. In one embodiment, a method can include: indicating a highlight of a first object of a plurality of objects displayed on a display screen; accepting a signal deriving from a first gesture input of a user indicating a neutral position relative to the highlighted first object; accepting a signal deriving from a second gesture input of the user indicating a directional position at least a predetermined distance from the neutral position; and indicating, in response to the second gesture input, a movement of the highlight from the first object to a second object adjacent to the first object, and where the directional position of the second gesture input correlates to a position on the display screen of the second object relative to the first object.

2013005, Feb 28, 2013

Oct 24, 2012

13/659767

SONY CORPORATION - Tokyo, JP
SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATI - Los Angeles CA, US
Brian Johnson - San Francisco CA, US
Michael Bauerly - San Francisco CA, US

SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC - Los Angeles CA
SONY CORPORATION - Tokyo

G06F 3/048

715776, 715835

A system and method for employing a user interface to facilitate user access to books. The example method includes displaying a band of plural adjacent tiles, wherein each tile represents a book or collection of books, and wherein the band is scrollable in response to a specific user input; and arranging adjacent tiles based on a sorting rule, wherein the sorting rule includes arranging each tile according to a recency of use of a book associated with each tile. In a more specific embodiment, the method further includes displaying content associated with a book in response to user selection of a tile associated therewith, wherein the content pertains to a most recently viewed portion of the book. A menu activatable via the band may enable access to recommendations of content based on content present in the band of plural adjacent tiles; access a library of books, and so on.

2013005, Feb 28, 2013

Oct 24, 2012

13/659750

SONY CORPORATION - Tokyo, JP
Sony Network Entertainment International LLC - Los Angeles CA, US
Brian Johnson - San Francisco CA, US
Michael Bauerly - San Francisco CA, US

SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC - Los Angeles CA
SONY CORPORATION - Tokyo

G06F 3/048

715811

A system and method for employing a user interface to facilitate user access to games. The example method includes displaying a band of plural adjacent tiles, wherein each tile represents a game, and wherein the band is scrollable in response to a specific user input; and arranging adjacent tiles based on a sorting rule, wherein the sorting rule includes arranging each tile according to a time of use and/or a time of download of a game associated with each tile. In a more specific embodiment, the method further includes illustrating, via the adjacent tiles, one or more games corresponding to one or game recommendations obtained in response to accessing a social network associated with a user of the user interface. Menu selections can allow access to recommendations; access to related games; access to games based on social network usage, and so on.