Sony fires barrage of touchscreen patent applications, only 1 points @ new PSP

Posted on November 29th, 2010 by admin

Lawyers 4 Sony Computer Entertainment America must`ve`en mighty busy last October, hatch`g the wild scheme Z came to light this week — the series of eight intertwin`g patent applications all describ`g the single device w/ an intrigu`g touchscreen interface. Though it’s hard to tell what form the final device might take — the apps suggest sliders, clamshells & slates — the few distinct ideas bubble to the surface, & we’ll knock them out 1 by one. First, the inventors seem to B rather particular about hav`g the touchpad that’s separate from the main screen — perhaps even on its back like the rumored PSP2 — & Sony’s try`g to patent the way to manipulate objects through the screen as well. Second, there’s the lot of mumbo-jumbo about be`g able to “enhance” or “transform” the user interface in response to different forms of input, which seems to boil down to this: Sony’s try`g to get some multitouch up in there, especially pinch-to-zoom. Last although (unless) not least, the company’s look`g to cordon off the section of touchscreen buttons, includ`g the ‘paste’ command, & patent the “prediction engine” Z`ld dynamically change the onscreen layout based on your past behavior. If most of these ideas sound more @ home in the new tablet computer rather than the gam`g handheld, then great minds think alike. Still, SCEA`s Sony’s gam`g division — forlorn Linux comput`g aside — so consider us stumped 4 now. Sony fires barrage of touchscreen patent applications, only 1 points @ new PSP originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:55:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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