Abstract: A method includes: rendering a field of view of a virtual environment for a first user of a head mounted display, rendering a view of the virtual environment outside the field of view of the first user at a lower resolution, outputting the rendered field of view for display to the first user, and recording the combined render as a video for subsequent viewing by a second user. A corresponding method includes requesting to download or stream the video from a remote source, receiving the download or stream of the video from the remote source, and outputting at least part of the stream or video for display to a second user wearing a head mounted display.

Abstract: A wearable data processing apparatus includes one or more attachment members for attaching the wearable data processing apparatus to a part of a limb of a user, one or more sensors to generate user input data in response to one or more user inputs, wireless communication circuitry to transmit the user input data to an external device and to receive control data based on the user input data from the external device, processing circuitry to generate one or more output signals in dependence upon the control data and an output unit to output one or more of the output signals.

Abstract: A method for emulation of graphical parameters during a play of a legacy game is described. The method includes receiving a user input from a hand-held controller and determining whether one or more basic blocks of code for servicing the user input are stored in a cache. The method further includes compiling the one or more basic blocks of code from one or more emulated processing unit (PU) code instructions upon determining that the one or more basic blocks are not stored in the cache. The method includes executing the one or more basic blocks of code to generate one or more legacy graphical parameters. The method includes emulating the one or more legacy graphical parameters to generate one or more image frames having one or more updated graphical parameters for display of one or more images of the legacy game on a display device.

Abstract: A decrease in responsiveness when storing content in a flash memory is reduced. A storage management apparatus includes a flash memory including a plurality of blocks that include a plurality of usable blocks and one or more spare blocks. The apparatus is configured to acquire a new data set; change at least a part of the one or more spare blocks into a usable block and store the new data set in the thus changed usable block, in a case where a size of the new data set is larger than the writable area of the plurality of usable blocks and where the size of the new data set is larger than the writable area when an unnecessary data set contained in the plurality of usable blocks is deleted; and change the usable blocks all the data sets of which are deleted into spare blocks through garbage collection.

Abstract: A user's eyes and if desired head is tracked as the user's gaze follows a moving object on a display. Motion blur of the moving object is keyed to the eye/head tracking. Motion blur of other objects in the frame also may be keyed to the eye/head tracking.

Abstract: An input device includes a case body and a plurality of markers configured to emit light to the outside of the case body. A first light source is a dedicated light source for lighting one marker, and a second light source is a shared light source for lighting a plurality of markers. The second light source is connected to a plurality of markers with a light guide pipe so as to supply light to the plurality of markers through the light guide pipe.

Abstract: A method, system and computer 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 generating a subsequent output value 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. Surface damping interactions with at least a simulated environment, a rigid body position and a position of the one or more movable joints based on an integral of the subsequent output value are simulated. The Motion Decision Neural Network is trained with the machine learning algorithm based upon at least a result of the simulation of the simulated environment and position of the one or more movable joints.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for at least one of: (i) displaying a list of images on a display of the user terminal device to the user, where each image within the list of images operates as a respective hyperlink to launch the game from a respective play point in the video of the previously played content of the game program, and (ii) each respective image operates such that the user may activate the respective hyperlink using at least one input device, while the respective image is being displayed to the user, and the activation of the respective hyperlink causes the execution request to include information regarding the respective play point in the video of the previously played content of the game program, and the user clicks on the respective hyperlink while viewing the respective image on the display on which the video showing a play content that has been played by the user himself/herself is being played.

Abstract: An input device includes a case body and a plurality of markers 30d, 30e, and 30p configured to emit light to the outside of the case body. When an angle difference between the normal directions of the two markers 30d and 30e is less than a predetermined threshold value, a distance between the two markers 30d and 30e is equal to or greater than a predetermined first distance. When an angle difference between the normal directions of the two markers 30d and 30p is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, a distance between the two markers 30d and 30p is equal to or greater than a predetermined second distance, and the second distance is shorter than the first distance.

Abstract: An information processing method, of generating corrected audio content in which a portion of first audio content has been corrected, comprises acquiring first audio content from an audio receiving device, identifying a target portion of the first audio content having a predetermined characteristic, selecting correction processing to be performed on the target portion of the first audio content in accordance with the predetermined characteristic of the target portion, and generating corrected audio content in which the target portion of the first audio content has been corrected by performing the selected correction processing on the target portion of the first audio content.

Abstract: A state data acquisition unit 120 acquires state data indicative of a progress state of a game. A situation estimation unit 122 estimates a user's game situation from the acquired state data. An internal state estimation unit 124 estimates an internal state of the user from the estimated game situation. A comment generation unit 126 generates a comment to the user on the basis of the estimated internal state of the user.

Abstract: A computing system is configured to execute a computer program on a server and to provide a video stream of the program output to a geographically remote client over a communication network. An add-on manager is provided to facilitate the use of add-ons to extend the functionality of the computer program. The add-on manager is responsive to commands received from the client and is configured to associate individual add-ons and add-on data with specific user accounts. The add-ons can be located on the server or some other location remote from the client.

Abstract: A resilient deformable sphere includes a laser projector positioned to project a grid onto the inner surface of the sphere and a camera positioned to image the grid. When the sphere is deformed, the grid is distorted. Distortions in the grid are mapped to input signals to a computer simulation or other computer program.

Abstract: Before a file logically divided into a plurality of groups is downloaded, an acquisition section acquires meta information set for the groups. An area management section reserves recording areas in a first storage and a second storage according to the meta information of the groups. A recording processing section records the groups into the first storage or the second storage according to the meta information of the groups.

Abstract: Images of distortions in a pattern on the interior of a hollow hand-grippable object are input to a machine learning (ML) model, which is trained to return a command responsive to the inputting. The command is used for controlling play of at least one computer simulation.

Abstract: A video game console, a video game system, and a computer-implemented method are described. Generally, a video game and video game assistance are adapted to a player. For example, a narrative of the video game is personalized to an experience level of the player. Similarly, assistance in interacting with a particular context of the video game is also personalized. The personalization learns from historical interactions of players with the video game and, optionally, other video games. In an example, a deep learning neural network is implemented to generate knowledge from the historical interactions. The personalization is set according to the knowledge.

Abstract: A GPU generates a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of applications executed in parallel and stores the plurality of images in a frame buffer. A compression coder reads out the images stored in the frame buffer and codes the images. The compression coder reads out the plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of applications from the frame buffer at different timings for each application.

Abstract: A session management section 126 holds respective pieces of identification information of a plurality of members who join a session of an application. An allocation section 134 allocates a member to a chat group. A chat management section 114 acquires the identification information of each member who belongs to the chat group created in the session, and determines a member who becomes a partner for communicating chat data, for each member.

Abstract: Provided are an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program capable of forming an accurate three-dimensional map even in a case where a moving object is included in an input image. The image processing device includes an image acquiring section that sequentially acquires two-dimensional captured images, an object type recognition executing section that attaches, to each pixel in the sequentially acquired captured images, a label indicating the type of an object represented by the pixel, and a three-dimensional map creating section that executes three-dimensional position recognition of each pixel of the captured images to create a three-dimensional map, on the basis of the sequentially acquired captured images, and the three-dimensional map creating section restricts the three-dimensional position recognition of each pixel of the captured images according to the label attached to the pixel.

Abstract: An HMD includes a mounting band for surrounding a head H of a user. The mounting band includes a case, a stretching unit, an adjustment mechanism that adjusts a length of the stretching unit to be accommodated in the case by relatively moving the stretching portion with respect to the case, a winding target member, and a spring member which is fixed at a front portion thereof to the stretching unit and at a rear portion thereof wound on the winding target member and in which an unwinding amount from the winding target member changes according to the length of the stretching unit accommodated in the case. The spring member generates elastic force that acts in a direction in which the stretching portion is accommodated into the case. A first elastic force of the spring member generated by a first unwinding amount and a second elastic force of the spring member generated by a second unwinding amount are equal to each other.