Patents by Inventor Charles McCoy
Charles McCoy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240066408Abstract: An electronic device and a method for implementation of super-fungible tokens for gaming is disclosed. The electronic device tracks a set of gaming assets associated with a player in a gaming application. Metadata associated with the set of gaming assets is received and a super-fungible token is created, based on a storage of the metadata to a distributed ledger associated with the gaming application. The creation of the super-fungible token corresponds to an ownership of a single gaming asset from the set of gaming assets by the player in the gaming application at a time instant. A first user input indicative of a selection of a first gaming asset is received. The selected first gaming asset is enabled and a set of second gaming assets are disabled in the gaming application. The disabled set of second gaming assets correspond to gaming assets other than the enabled first gaming asset.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: JAMES R MILNE, TRUE XIONG, CHARLES MCCOY
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Publication number: 20240066402Abstract: An electronic device and method for implementation of gaming assets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) across save states of games is disclosed. The electronic device may track a gaming asset associated with a player in a first gaming application. First information associated with a first game save state of the first gaming application and meta-data associated with the tracked gaming asset may be received. The electronic device may create a non-fungible token (NFT) associated with the tracked gaming asset based on the received meta-data. Second information associated with a second game save state of a second gaming application of a set of gaming applications may be received. The electronic device may retrieve the created NFT associated with the gaming asset from a distributed ledger. A restoration of the gaming asset may be initiated for the player in the second gaming application, based on the second information and the retrieved NFT.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: JAMES R. MILNE, TRUE XIONG, CHARLES MCCOY
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Publication number: 20240070660Abstract: An electronic device and method for implementation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for management of virtual assets is disclosed. The electronic device tracks a virtual asset associated with a user on a virtual reality platform and receives metadata associated with the virtual asset. A first NFT associated with the virtual asset is created, based on a storage of the metadata to a distributed ledger associated with the virtual reality platform. The first NFT is split into a set of NFTs. Each NFT is associated with a user-right corresponding to the virtual asset for the first user. The set of NFTs is stored on the distributed ledger. From the set of NFTs, a second NFT associated with the first virtual asset is retrieved, based on a user input. An ownership or usage of the virtual asset is controlled on the virtual reality platform, based on the second NFT.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: JAMES R MILNE, TRUE XIONG, CHARLES MCCOY
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Patent number: 11890548Abstract: The present technology provides solutions for crowd-sourcing stream productions for a virtual esports environment. A method can include generating a virtual environment associated with an interactive session that includes a plurality of spectator devices, wherein each of the spectator devices is presented with a different display based on a corresponding vantage point located within the virtual environment; receiving a plurality of media captures from the spectator devices, wherein each of the media captures is captured from the corresponding vantage point of the spectator device within the virtual environment; selecting one of the media captures based on a comparison of visibility of an asset in the virtual environment; and streaming the selected media capture to a primary display on a requesting device.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignees: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Victoria Walker, Morgan Fryer-McCulloch, Brielle Powell, Olga Rudi, Steven Osman, Angela Bartolome, Charles McCoy
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Patent number: 11890536Abstract: One or more users wear respective wireless headsets or visors that allow the users to see a 3D rendered virtual reality environment emulating the physical space in which the user(s) are located and move. A user is allowed to move freely throughout the physical space while playing. The virtual reality environment that is rendered for a user is based on the user's physical movements. The virtual reality environment rendered for a user shows virtual objects where the corresponding physical objects are located so that as the user moves around the objects in the virtual environment the user also moves around the physical objects in the physical space. The floor of the physical space may be made of movable segments that move according to game play instructions.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Blaine Morgan
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Publication number: 20240024775Abstract: System, process and device configurations are provided for user preference customized generation of gaming music. A method can include detecting at least one user preference for gaming music, determining a game state, and generating gaming music based on the at least one user preference and the game state. Customization of audio and gaming music can have a large impact on a gaming experience. Musical preferences may be collected for users to generate dynamic music and to improve gaming system ability to generate a customized experience. Musical preferences can include one or more of genres, specific song titles, indications of preferred types of music, music identified for certain gaming activities, user feedback, and country of origin. Music may be generated based on emotional cues of a game scene. Music may be controlled to be more prominent or less obtrusive to a game state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: Charles MCCOY, True XIONG
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Publication number: 20240024783Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure include systems and techniques for generating content that indicates a sensation associated with audio. One example method generally includes monitoring audio to be played during display of an associated portion of an interactive content stream provided over a communication network to at least one viewing device during an interactive session, and analyzing, via a machine learning component, the audio to determine a sensation associated with at least a portion of the audio. The method may also include determining an effect indicating the sensation, wherein the effect is associated with one or more output devices associated with the at least one viewing device, and outputting an indication of the effect to the associated output devices, wherein the effect is configured to be output along with the audio in real-time with the display of the associated portion of the interactive content stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Victoria Walker, Olga Rudi, Aslanta Chen, Phoenix Nitta-Hill, Charles McCoy, Steven Osman
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Publication number: 20240024788Abstract: The present technology provides solutions for crowd-sourcing stream productions for a virtual esports environment. A method can include generating a virtual environment associated with an interactive session that includes a plurality of spectator devices, wherein each of the spectator devices is presented with a different display based on a corresponding vantage point located within the virtual environment; receiving a plurality of media captures from the spectator devices, wherein each of the media captures is captured from the corresponding vantage point of the spectator device within the virtual environment; selecting one of the media captures based on a comparison of visibility of an asset in the virtual environment; and streaming the selected media capture to a primary display on a requesting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Victoria Walker, Morgan Fryer-McCulloch, Brielle Powell, Olga Rudi, Steven Osman, Angela Bartolome, Charles McCoy
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Publication number: 20240024776Abstract: System, process and device configurations are provided for game environment customized generation of gaming music. A method can include detecting a gameplay location for a game environment of an electronic game and at least one environmental parameter for the gameplay location. Gaming music based may be updated based on the at least one environmental parameter to account for one or more of proximity to gaming objects and landscape descriptions for openness and enclosed spaces. Gameplay locations may be detected based on a mapping of the game environment for two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) mapping. Gaming music may be updated to adjust parameters for generating the gaming music based on emotional impact data of the location and direction of one or more objects in the gameplay location relative to a user character. Coordination of music and game environments may provide an immersive and intuitive sense of objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: Charles MCCOY, True XIONG
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Publication number: 20240024781Abstract: System, process and device configurations are provided for customized audio spectrum generation of gaming music. A method includes detecting at least one audio spectrum input for gaming music and updating a parameter for dynamic music generation based on the at least one audio spectrum input. The method also includes generating gaming music for the gaming system dynamically to include at least one musical motif determined based on the parameter, and output of gaming music. Frequency or tonalities of dynamic generated music that interfere with gameplay sound effects may be adjusted to improve gameplay. In some cases volume of sound elements may be shifted in volume or pitch to indicate presence of gaming elements or opportunities during gameplay. Similarly, frequency ranges may be customized to avoid one or more frequencies, such as a frequency range identified as being associated with hearing loss or with causing a disturbance, such as vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: Charles MCCOY, True XIONG
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Publication number: 20240024780Abstract: System, process and device configurations are provided for customized generation of gaming music. A method includes detecting at least one user interaction with a gaming system directed to generated music, and updating a parameter for music generation based on the at least one user interaction. The method also includes generating gaming music based on the parameter and a game state dynamically. Musical interactions with the gaming system may be collected during gameplay to train and retrain a dynamic music generator. Retraining may be performed for dynamic music generation interfering with output of sound effects of the electronic game. Inputs may be provided by sensors of the gaming system to detect interactions and control of dynamic music during gameplay. Inputs may include detecting presence of viewers and user environment to modify at least one output characteristic of dynamically generated music.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: Charles MCCOY, True XIONG
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Publication number: 20240029691Abstract: System, process and device configurations are provided for interface customized generation of gaming music. A method can include generating a musical accompaniment for electronic gaming by way of an interface. An interface is provided for a gaming system to provide at least one parameter for dynamic music generation. A game system may provide an application programming interface (API) for use with an electronic game to generate music. Generation of music by way of an interface may allow for exchange of one or more of user preferences, identification of a musical motif, and a musical style influence. The interface may allow for transfer of metadata for use in creating dynamic music. The interface may allow for operations of rendering dynamic music on a first device to be supplied to a second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: Charles MCCOY, True XIONG
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Publication number: 20240022867Abstract: A method for communicating audio data via a display device is described. The method includes accessing a first user profile within a first user account, and accessing display data generated based on one of the plurality of sounds upon accessing the first user profile. The method further includes outputting the display data in a language. The language is determined based on the first user profile. The method includes sending the display data to display the display data in the language on a first display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventor: Charles McCoy
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Publication number: 20240022682Abstract: Systems and methods for communicating audio data are described. One of the methods includes accessing at least one identifier of at least one source of at least one of the plurality of sounds, and accessing at least one identifier of at least one emotion conveyed by the at least one of the plurality of sounds. The method further includes sending the at least one identifier of the at least one source and the at least one identifier of the at least one emotion to display the at least one identifier of the at least one source and the at least one identifier of the at least one emotion with an output of a scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventor: Charles McCoy
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Patent number: 11792244Abstract: An electronic device and a method, to control permission associated with annotations in an online conference, is provided. The electronic device receives profile information associated with each of a plurality of participants associated with the online conference to be hosted by a host of the electronic device. The electronic device grants, to a first set of participants of the plurality of participants, a permission to annotate media content to be shared during the online conference based on the profile information. The electronic device receives, from a set of electronic devices associated with the first set of participants, annotations related to the media content, based on the permission. The electronic device controls display of the received annotations and the media content on each of a first display device associated with the first electronic device and on a second display device associated with each of the set of electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLCInventors: James R. Milne, Charles McCoy, True Xiong
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Publication number: 20230315271Abstract: An electronic device and method for collaboration among whiteboard user interfaces (Uls) for meetings is provided. The electronic device controls a display device coupled to the electronic device, to display a first whiteboard UI which is electronically linked with one or more second whiteboard Uls of participant devices for a duration of a meeting session. The electronic device receives inputs corresponding to strokes of a digital pen device on a whiteboard UI of the one or more second whiteboard Uls and prepares content based on the inputs and one or more content filters. Thereafter, the electronic device controls the first whiteboard UI to render the prepared content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: JAMES R. MILNE, CHARLES MCCOY, TRUE XIONG
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Publication number: 20230300182Abstract: An electronic device and a method, to control permission associated with annotations in an online conference, is provided. The electronic device receives profile information associated with each of a plurality of participants associated with the online conference to be hosted by a host of the electronic device. The electronic device grants, to a first set of participants of the plurality of participants, a permission to annotate media content to be shared during the online conference based on the profile information. The electronic device receives, from a set of electronic devices associated with the first set of participants, annotations related to the media content, based on the permission. The electronic device controls display of the received annotations and the media content on each of a first display device associated with the first electronic device and on a second display device associated with each of the set of electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: James R. MILNE, Charles MCCOY, True XIONG
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Publication number: 20230254291Abstract: An electronic device and method for client-side encryption for virtual meetings is provided. The electronic device acquires one or more encryption keys for a virtual meeting session with one or more participant devices, where the electronic device includes a meeting client to join or host the virtual meeting session and to communicate with meeting clients of the one or more participant devices. The electronic device determines, in a duration of the virtual meeting session, first content to be transferred to the one or more participant devices, via the meeting client of the electronic device. The electronic device encrypts the determined first content by use of the one or more encryption keys and transfers the encrypted first content to a meeting server. The meeting server transfers the encrypted first content to the one or more participant devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: JAMES R. MILNE, CHARLES MCCOY, TRUE XIONG
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Patent number: 11711313Abstract: A system includes at least one server that is configured to provide a multi-client network service to a plurality of existing users. When the server receives requests to join the multi-client network service from new users, the server may issue timestamps to each new user, obtain load metric based on the requests or timestamps, and collect the load metric to obtain historical data characterizing a demand in the multi-client network service over time. Further, based on the historical data, the server can predict a future load demand in the multi-client network service and selectively enable to join the multi-client network service by at least one of the plurality of new users based on the future load demand.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: N. Blaine Morgan, Charles McCoy, True Xiong
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Patent number: 11666830Abstract: A method for gaming. The method including instantiating an instance of a video game at a local device of a spectator. Game state and user data of one or more players participating in a gaming session is received. Video frames are generated of live game play by the players using the game state and user data by executing the video game in the instance. Video frames are displayed for the live game play on a display of the spectator. A local game slice of the video game is generated for a sliced game play while executing the video game in the instance. The local game slice being responsive to inputs from a controller device of the spectator.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Nathan Blaine Morgan