Sony patents the "EyePad"

[IBNobody]

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/16/sony-patents-eyepad-a-move-enabled-ps3-tablet-controller/

The device Sony refers to as an "EyePad" in its patent application, seen in the sketch above, would theoretically come equipped with the usual trappings you'd expect from a PS3 controller: D-Pad, buttons, analog stick, SIXAXIS motion sensors, etc.

Awesome! Sony managed to copy Nintendo AND Apple in one fell swoop! Hats off to you, Sony.

Good luck with calling it an "EyePad".

EDIT:

Here's a quote from the patent...

Referring now to Figure 2, an input device 1000, hereafter referred to as the EyePad, is typically a panel, tablet or slab-like device comprising one or more illuminated regions 1010, two stereoscopic video cameras 1030A(L,R) and 1030B(L,R), and optionally a touch sensitive surface 1020(hereafter referred to as a touchpad).

And remember folks - Something patented may never see the light of day.

 

[Janthran]

Did they actually name it that?
Since when are Sony THAT stupid?

 

[narutopet112]

wiiu ripoff

 

[Rizsparky]

Awesome! Sony managed to copy Nintendo AND Apple in one fell swoop! Hats off to you, Sony.

Good luck with calling it an "EyePad".

Its obvious it wont be called the EyePad.. its probably just a placeholder name and when did Nintendo own the designs for analogue based tablet?

 

[narutopet112]

Its obvious it wont be called the EyePad.. its probably just a placeholder name and when did Nintendo own the designs for analogue based tablet?

well a controller with screen for gameplay is nintendo idea

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Where's the L1/R1 and L2/R2?

Also it's a patent people. There's about a thousand of them and most of them are nothing.

Also the name: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_Eye

EDIT: Or it's predecessor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EyeToy

well a controller with screen for gameplay is nintendo idea

Minus multiple other analog tablets.

 

[IBNobody]

Its obvious it wont be called the EyePad.. its probably just a placeholder name and when did Nintendo own the designs for analogue based tablet?

I don't care about the whole Sony copying thing. I just had to salute them. Someone in their R&D department has huge balls. "I patented the EyePad!"

 

[Bladexdsl]

surprise surprise $ony once again ripping Nintendo's ideas off. I hope apple sues the fuck out of them for using that name

Since when are Sony THAT stupid?

they've always been

 

[Rizsparky]

well a controller with screen for gameplay is nintendo idea

You just defined almost every single handheld portable gaming system and said it was Nintendo's idea

 

[Janthran]

they've always been

Maybe this is them finally giving up on the gaming industry

 

[Bladexdsl]

Maybe this is them finally giving up on the gaming industry

not likely as long as nintendo keep coming up with ideas they'll be there to steal them. They're fucking scum and I will never buy a playstation ever again. It's getting real close to I won't ever buy $ony products ever again too.

 

[Foxi4]

The name wouldn't fly - they'd lose the very first trial against Apple (as such trial would be inevitable) simply because "iPad" and "EyePad" sounds exactly the same.

As for copying claims:

• Who cares?
• It's just a patent.
• Everyone is entitled to manufacture a tablet with gaming-related controls except Sony - in their case it's copying.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

God why the fuck do these threads even exist.

Like seriously, they're patents. I can't remember the last patent that actually turned into anything tangible.

Before complaining about the name, it's probably based off the (as I previously posted) EyeToy line, so having a tablet EyeToy type product is called EyePad. It makes sense.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

well a controller with screen for gameplay is nintendo idea

As for the patent, who gives a shit? As said, there are thousands of patents released all the time and half of them don't mean shit.

 

[Joe88]

problem apple?

 

[Gahars]

Also it's a patent people. There's about a thousand of them and most of them are nothing.

But Sony's putting advertisements in our games! And blocking our used games! It said so in patents!

They're worse than Hitler; at least Hitler had nothing to do with DRM.

 

[Xuphor]

Does this already exist on PS3? Called the uDraw tablet?

Spoiler: Yes, yes it does exist.

 

[chartube12]

Now where is my eye phone? Just make sure you guys are not momsters when you release it.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Does this alreayd exist on PS3? Called the uDraw tablet?

Spoiler: Yes, yes it does exist.

STOLEN FROM NINTENDO EVEN THOUGH IT PREDATES IT.

 

[Janthran]

Like seriously, they're patents. I can't remember the last patent that actually turned into anything tangible.

There were some patents for the Wii U before it was announced