Abstract: System, process, and device configurations are provided for generative game world population. A method can include determining elements for populating an electronic game area including generating content for a new game area of the electronic game or a new storyline component. Populating electronic game areas may include use of a game world generation model trained to generate a new game area based on a game area standard. Game world population may include new game areas and output of the game areas to appear as part of an electronic game. Game world population may be performed to generate and insert new game areas and storylines into an electronic game including a game level, game map, game storyline, design style for objects, and design of game elements. Game world generation may be based on detection of game element tags including a description of game elements.

Abstract: System, process, and device configurations are provided for generative game world population including player customized generation with a user interface and nested templates. A method can include determining elements for populating an electronic game area using player data and a template. Templates can include one or more nested layers including constraints and parameters for generating or populating game elements. Populating electronic game areas may include use of a game world generation model trained to generate a new game area or elements to appear as part of an electronic game. Game world population may be customized based on player input, such as a variable control input to provide preferences for game parameters. Game world generation may be based on sublayers of a template providing a boundary and parameters for generation. Templates may be used to inherit or override game objects and game parameters during game world population.

Abstract: A content management system is provided to provide dynamic identification, selection, and application of content restriction response actions to streaming content. Portions of streaming content may be associated with a restriction regarding usage of the portion in the streaming content. As a content creator is generating a stream of content, a content management system can automatically detect any restrictions that are applicable to the content. The content management system can automatically determine and present to the content creator a set of available actions that may be taken in response to detection of the restrictions.

Abstract: A user input device includes an optical window facing onto a region of skin of the user when the user input device is in normal use, a monochromatic light source arranged to emit light through the optical window, a spectral dispersal unit adapted to disperse the spectrum of light reflected back from the region of skin of the user, the reflected light no longer being wholly monochromatic due to Raman scattering, and a light sensor operable to detect at least some of the dispersed spectrum of light and output corresponding light data.

Abstract: A method including generating telemetry data for a plurality of image frames that is generated for a game play of a video game. The method including storing at least a subset of the plurality of image frames in a buffer. The method including analyzing the telemetry data to identify an event occurring in the subset of the plurality of image frames, wherein the event is associated with one or more image frames. The method including generating a bookmark for an image frame in the one or more image frames of the event, wherein the bookmark includes information of the event, and wherein selection of the bookmark by a user initiates a replay of the one or more image frames of the event.

Abstract: Techniques for simulating fast eye movement of a robot to mimic human eye saccade are divulged in cases of the robot eyes being moved by actuators that cannot move the eyes fast enough in real time to mimic saccade. Image capture timing is adjusted (i.e., slowed down) to track the speed of the actuators. Then, the resulting sequence of images is time-compressed back to video playback speed so that the video appears to show the robot eye undergoing saccade at human eye speeds.

Abstract: A deck for a treadmill includes a continuous track, and a plurality of slats connected to the track. The track and the plurality of slats at least partly define an inner space of the deck, and are rotatable about the inner space. The deck also includes a first motor configured to modify a speed of rotation of the track, and a second motor configured to modify a position of the deck relative to a support surface on which the deck is supported. The first motor and the second motor are disposed within the inner space.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for training a control input system involve taking an integral of an output value from a Motion Decision Neural Network for one or more movable joints to generate an integrated output value and comparing the integrated output value to a backlash threshold. A subsequent output value is generated using a machine learning algorithm that includes a sensor value and a previous joint position if the integrated output value does not at least meet the threshold. A position of the one or more movable joints is simulated based on an integral of the subsequent output value; and the Motion Decision Neural Network is trained with the machine learning algorithm based upon at least a result of the simulation of the position of the one or more movable joints.

Abstract: A main printed circuit board of electronic equipment includes through-holes and into which a plurality of types of components are attached. Lands are respectively provided around the through-holes and to electrically connect the components to a main printed circuit board. Shapes of the lands correspond to shapes of components attached to the through-holes. For example, in automatic mounting of components, the shapes of the lands are determined by image recognition, and components with shapes corresponding to the shapes of the lands are attached.

Abstract: A method for gaming including receiving game states of game plays of players playing a gaming application. The method includes tracking game play progression for each of the game plays based on game states, wherein game play progression is defined by a corresponding set of relationship characteristics. A first game play of a first player is associated with a first set of relationship characteristics. The method includes identifying for the first player players having corresponding game plays that include one or more relationship characteristics from the first set of relationship characteristics. The method includes surfacing the identified players for display to the first player. Each surfaced players have a corresponding game play progression that is related to the first game play progression. Each surfaced players is associated with a corresponding communication warning indicator that provides relative game play progression between game plays the corresponding surfaced player and the first player.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus comprising circuitry configured to: obtain video game data from a video game application indicating an in-game situation; obtain data indicating a predicted in-game action of a first user in response to the in-game situation, the data indicating the predicted in-game action of the first user being based on past video game data and past in-game actions of one or more second users; determine, based on a recorded input from the first user, whether or not the predicted in-game action is instructed by the first user; and based on the determination, perform a reconfiguration process for reconfiguring a required input for the first user for instructing the predicted in-game action.

Abstract: An information processing device includes an operation information acquisition section, a setting screen image generation section, and a display controlling section. The operation information acquisition section acquires operation information from a controller. The setting screen image generation section generates a setting screen image for the controller. The display controlling section causes a display device to display the setting screen image for the controller. The setting screen image for the controller includes an image that indicates both a sensitivity and a dead zone of an analog stick provided on the controller in a common scale.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises receiving circuitry to receive tracking information indicative of tracked poses of a head mountable display “HMD”, rendering circuitry to render images for display having viewpoints corresponding to the tracked poses of the HMD, trajectory calculation circuitry to calculate a smoothed trajectory for position of the HMD in dependence on the tracking information, first image re-projection circuitry to re-project at least some of the rendered images according to a first re-projection operation to obtain first re-projected images for display by another display device, in which the first image re-projection circuitry is configured to re-project a given rendered image having a given viewpoint position for a different viewpoint position corresponding to the smoothed trajectory for the HMD, and output circuitry to output the first re-projected images for display by the another display device.

Abstract: A method for optimizing a control scheme of a game controller including a plurality of controls. The method comprises the steps of obtaining accessibility constraints corresponding to a user's accessibility needs; operating an artificial intelligence agent to play a computer game based on a plurality of candidate control schemes and conforming to the accessibility constraints; and determining the candidate control scheme that achieves a predetermined performance objective as an optimized control scheme.

Abstract: In a server configured to operate on a network, secured access to shared digital content may be implemented by analyzing information about a first user and a second user with a neural network trained with a machine learning algorithm to determine a relationship between the first and second users. The first user may be granted access to one or more content items belonging to the second user based on the determined relationship and the second user's access to the one or more content items may be disabled. The first user's access to the content items may be disabled when the second user requests access to them and access of the content items may be returned to the second user after access for the first user to the one or more content items has been disabled.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating image data for an application to be displayed on an output device; recording the image data generated by the image generating unit; and receiving operation information from an input device, where the recording includes storing the image data for an application for a predetermined period of time up to the point in time at which operation information is received during the receiving operation information from a specific input unit provided in the input device while displaying an application image.

Abstract: A method and system for providing gaze-based generation of virtual effects indicators correlated with directional sounds is disclosed. Gaze data is tracked via a camera associated with a client device to identify a point of focus within a three-dimensional virtual environment towards which one or both eyes of the player are focused. When the point of focus indicated by the gaze data when the point of focus does not move towards the source location within the three-dimensional virtual environment when the directional sound is received indicates that a virtual effect indicator associated with the directional sound type of the indicated directional sound is should be generated.

Abstract: An input device for inputting a user operation includes a data-for-authentication holding unit that holds data for authentication regarding one or more registered users, a fingerprint sensor that accepts fingerprint information of a user, and a fingerprint authentication unit that checks the accepted fingerprint information against the data for authentication regarding the one or more registered users. When the fingerprint authentication unit 84 succeeds in biometric authentication, a communication unit transmits a network account of the user to an information processing device. The information processing device includes a user authentication unit that checks the received network account against network accounts of registered users held in a registered user information holding unit.