Patents Assigned to Interaction
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Patent number: 12101311Abstract: In a second information processing device, an account holding section holds account information of a user. A reception section receives a login request including account information of a user from a first information processing device. A login processing section 102b allows the user to log in in a case in which the account holding section holds the account information of the user. In a state in which the user is logging in, when the reception section receives a login request including account information of a user from the first information processing device, the login processing section allows the user to log in on a condition that the account holding section holds the account information of the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Masanori Nomura, Takashi Fujita, Shigetaka Kudo
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Patent number: 12100081Abstract: Deep learning is used to dynamically adapt virtual humans in metaverse applications. The adaptation can be according to user preferences. In addition or alternatively, virtual humans and pets can be adapted for metaverse applications based on demographics of the user. The user's personal demographics may be used to establish the costume, skin color, emotion, voice, and behavior of the virtual humans. Similar considerations may be used to adapt virtual pets to the user's experience of the metaverse.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Sudha Krishnamurthy
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Patent number: 12100380Abstract: A system comprising a feedback device comprising one or more elements operable to generate an output in response to an input from a processing device, a microphone operable to capture one or more audio inputs, an input detection unit operable to detect one or more inputs to the feedback device from the processing device, and a response generation unit operable to generate a response to the detected input in dependence upon the input and at least a distance between an element associated with the corresponding output and the microphone.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2022Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Calum Armstrong, Michael Lee Jones
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Publication number: 20240307778Abstract: A method for adjusting the audio output of a video gaming system during gameplay, the method comprising: measuring the usage of a processing unit of the video gaming system during gameplay, wherein the video gaming system is configured to output an audio stream comprising a plurality of audio components, the processing unit configured to process an audio data file to output each audio component; adjusting an output quality of one or more audio components of the audio stream in response to the measured usage of the processing unit. The method allows for dynamic adjustment of the audio output quality based on the capacity of the processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe LimitedInventors: Lewis Thresh, Lewis Barn, Michael Eder, Danjeli Schembri, Pritpal Singh Panesar, Giacomo Costantini
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Patent number: 12090411Abstract: Candidates of pieces of notification information determined in advance are acquired, and a list of the acquired candidates of the pieces of notification information is presented to a user at a predetermined timing. Another information processing device is notified of information based on a piece of notification information selected by the user from the list. Here, the predetermined timing described above includes a timing that is prior to execution of a predetermined application.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Erika Ohno, Daisuke Kawamura
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Patent number: 12096128Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a parameter control section adapted to acquire, at a predetermined rate, motion information of an imaging apparatus that captures a video and control an exposure time on the basis of the motion information, and an output section adapted to output data obtained by performing a predetermined process on an image captured by the imaging apparatus with the exposure time.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Masaki Uchida, Fumiaki Takenaka
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Patent number: 12093448Abstract: An input generation system operable to generate one or more inputs for a gaze tracking system, includes an input receiving unit operable to receive one or more inputs, an input processing unit operable to generate motion data in dependence upon the received inputs, where the motion data comprises simulated gaze information, and an output unit operable to output the generated motion data.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Maria Chiara Monti
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Patent number: 12092834Abstract: Methods and systems for interacting with an augmented reality application includes a providing an array of barometric pressure sensors within a housing of a wearable device to capture pressure variances detected from motion of one or more facial features that are proximate to the array of barometric pressure sensors. The pressure variances are analyzed to identify motion metrics related to the motion of the facial features. The motion metrics are used to derive engagement metrics of the user to content of the augmented reality application presented to the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Dennis Castleman, Todd Tokubo, Victoria Dorn
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Patent number: 12094157Abstract: An information processing apparatus that generates an image in a virtual space to be presented to a user detects information as to a position of a target object in a real space, places a virtual object corresponding to the target object at a position in the virtual space obtained on the basis of the detected information as to the position of the target object in the real space, acquires user body size data representing the size of a body of the user in the real space, and determines the position in the virtual space at which the virtual object is to be placed, using the detected information as to the position of the target object in the real space, and the user body size data about the user in the real space.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Yoshinori Ohashi
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Patent number: 12090392Abstract: An improvement is achieved in workability in an operation of assembling an operation input device having a function of applying a reaction force in response to a movement of an operation button. An input device (100) has an operation button (20), a movable member (30) capable of pushing the operation button (20) toward an initial position, and an electric motor (35) that moves the movable member (30). The input device (100) has a holder (40) that holds the electric motor (35). The holder (40) supports the operation button (20) and the movable member (30) so as to permit movement of the operation button (20) and the movable member (30).Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Masaho Morita, Ryo Fukikoshi, Kenji Kawashima, Takeshi Igarashi
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Patent number: 12093225Abstract: A block processing section divides a file generated by an application into a plurality of data blocks and stored the data blocks in an auxiliary storage device. A metadata processing section stores, in the auxiliary storage device, first metadata including a hash value and information for identifying a storage location of each of the plurality of data blocks. When the file is updated, the block processing section stores an updated data block in another storage location. The metadata processing section stores, in the auxiliary storage device, second metadata including a hash value and information for identifying a storage location of each of a plurality of data blocks including the updated data block. A metadata switching section sets the second metadata to be used for file access.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Naoto Okino
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Patent number: 12090396Abstract: Haptic support for UI navigation is provided so that in addition to visual cues such as a cursor moving onscreen and audio cues such as sound effects, tactile feedback is provided through haptic generators in an input device such as a computer simulation controller. As the cursor moves right, for example, a haptic generator on the right side of the controller may be activated to generate a tactile sensation on the right side of the controller, and vice versa.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Satish Uppuluri
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Publication number: 20240304110Abstract: The present application discloses a Braille module and a dot-matrix tactile display terminal, and the application relates to the technical field of tactile display. The Braille module includes a touch pad module, Braille dot driver modules, magnetic conductive plates, an enclosure panel, a bottom plate, a bottom plate accessory and a needle stand connector module. The touch pad module is provided with eight-dot array Braille dots. By adopting a modularized design scheme, the dot-matrix tactile display terminal of the present application has a wide range applications and has the technical advantages in assemblability, maintainability and processability, which are beneficial in manufacturing various types of Braille dot displays and two-dimensional touch image display devices with relatively low costs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: Hangzhou Interactive Perception Technology Co., LtdInventors: Wenzhen YANG, Wentao Tao, Chang Liu, Hongbo Liang, Feifan Wang
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Publication number: 20240303947Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit that performs control to output information regarding an image of a user viewpoint in a virtual space to a user terminal, in which the control unit acquires a characteristic of at least one user related to an event performed in the virtual space and controls movement of a position of an indicator corresponding to a performer in the virtual space based on a position of an indicator corresponding to at least one user whose characteristic satisfies a condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicants: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Takuma DOMAE, Junichi TANAKA, Kazuharu TANAKA, Masaaki MATSUBARA, Yasunori MATSUI
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Publication number: 20240303659Abstract: A deterministic concurrency control protocol for a blockchain is described. A set of transactions of the blockchain are received at a node. A simulation step and a commit step are performed to process the transactions. A dependency graph is generated comprising the set of transactions and a set of dependencies between the set of transactions, the set of dependencies including one or more read-write dependencies. A backward dangerous structure is identified in the dependency graph. The backward dangerous structure includes a first read-write dependency from a second transaction to a first transaction, and a second read-write dependency from a third transaction to the second transaction. A transaction is aborted based on the identified backward dangerous structure. Each non-aborted transaction is committed. Steps for update reordering, update coalescence, and inter-block parallelism are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence (CPII) LimitedInventors: Ziliang LAI, Chris LIU, Eric LO
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Publication number: 20240302903Abstract: An input generation system for generating inputs in dependence upon gestures made by a user, the system comprising a user tracking unit configured to track a user's motion, a gesture identification unit configured to identify one or more gestures made by a user in dependence upon the tracked motion, an input generation unit configured to generate an input representative of the identified gesture, the input being used to provide an interaction with an application being executed by a processing device, wherein if no predefined mapping of the identified gesture to an input exists, the input generation unit is configured to generate the input in dependence upon a prediction of the user's intended interaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kalila Shapiro, Pedro Federico Quijada Leyton
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Publication number: 20240300091Abstract: An apparatus includes: a robotic device comprising a plurality of interfaces to allow interaction with a user, the interfaces comprising one or more input interfaces to detect input to the robotic device by the user and one or more output interfaces to perform output actions, and action generating circuitry to generate output actions to be executed by the one or more output interfaces in response to action parameter data; a portable device comprising circuitry to provide a simulated interface to simulate at least a subset of the plurality of interfaces of the robotic device; and behaviour processing circuitry to generate variations of the action parameter data in response to user interaction with the plurality of interfaces of the robotic device and in response to user interaction with the simulated interface of the portable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Paul Terence Mulligan
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Publication number: 20240299846Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing device including at least one memory for storing a program code, and at least one processor for executing an operation by processing the program code, in which the operation includes obtaining information indicating a detection result according to an operation device that includes a detection section that detects an operation by a user, and calculating, on a basis of at least one of a type of the operation, the number of times for the operation, and an amount of execution time for the operation, points to be redeemed by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicants: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: Kohki TACHIHARA, Emiko HORIKAWA, Yoshihiko HIRAKAWA, Naoki HATANO, Ling XIE, Takuya KAWASAKI
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Publication number: 20240304174Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for discerning background voices from ambient noise in a video game player's surroundings, isolating the voices using distinct phonemes within the voices, and running the phonemes through a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model to produce synthesized speech in the video game. The synthesized speech can be spoken by players or non-player characters, modified in age, gender, and other attributes of the avatar renderings. The text for the synthesized speech can be for static scripts or alterations based on gameplay. The player can select from different background voices and apply them to in-game characters and elements as desired.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2023Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Celeste M.B. Bean, Landon G. Noss
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Patent number: 12086631Abstract: A version control system implemented on at least one server computer is provided, including: a database that stores a plurality of tasks, each task having one or more versions, each version of a given task having files that are associated thereto; a server process that manages versioning of the tasks; wherein responsive to a request to check-out a first version of the given task, the server process retrieves and serves files associated to the first version of the given task; wherein responsive to a request to check-in the previously checked-out first version of the given task, the server process generates a second version of the given task, and receives and stores files in association with the second version of the given task.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: Dustin Jones, Jesse Clemens, Gregg Carrier
