Patents Examined by Omkar A. Deodhar
  • Patent number: 11521511
    Abstract: A processing system capable of educating a training assistant, who assists a trainee when the trainee performs rehabilitation by using a walking training apparatus, in order to enable the training assistant to appropriately assist the trainee is provided. The processing system includes a determination unit and an output unit. The determination unit determines an adjustment-required parameter, the adjustment-required parameter being, among parameters that can be adjusted in a walking training apparatus, a parameter of which a frequency of adjustments by a training assistant who assists a trainee performing walking training in the walking training apparatus or by an assistant in a hospital other than the training assistant is lower than an adjustment criterion. The output unit outputs parameter information indicating the adjustment-required parameter and effect information indicating an adjustment effect that is obtained when the adjustment-required parameter is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuhisa Otsuki, Issei Nakashima, Manabu Yamamoto, Natsuki Yamakami
  • Patent number: 11521460
    Abstract: A networked computer system is described herein. The networked computer system includes a casino management system coupled to a plurality of devices located within a casino and a facial recognition system. The facial recognition system is programmed to receive facial image from an imaging device positioned within the casino property, access a biometric database and selecting a face ID matching the received facial image, and transmit the selected face ID and location information associated with the imaging device to the casino management system. The casino management system is programmed to identify a player account record associated with the selected face ID, identify a device located within the casino that is associated with the imaging device, and record activity of the identified device to the identified player account record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Konami Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Soukup, Edward Sepich, Jeffrey George, Jason Bertsch
  • Patent number: 11521506
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a calculation practicing method, a system, an electronic device and a computer readable storage medium, the calculation practicing method includes: providing a calculation question; identifying the type and content of the calculation question; generating an answer area according to the type and content of the calculation question; receiving an answering operation in which the user inputs the answer string for the calculation question in the answer area; identifying the answer string inputted by the user; and determining whether each of the answer characters in the answer string is correct, if there is an incorrect answer character, it will be marked, so that the calculation practice can be realized through the electronic device, which is convenient for students to carry out training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Hangzhou Dana Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Tao He, Huan Luo, Mingquan Chen
  • Patent number: 11511186
    Abstract: Described herein are controllers with sensor-rich controls for enhanced controller functionality. An example control may include a pressure sensor that is configured to detect an amount of a force of a press on a cover of the control based at least in part on a proximity of a metal layer to the pressure sensor. This control may further include a touch sensor for detecting an object contacting the cover of the control. Additional embodiments disclose, among other things, integrated trackpads and D-pads, as well as backlighting features that indicate a functional state of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Lucas Allen Whipple, Walter Petersen, Jeffrey Walter Mucha, Scott Dalton, Pierre-Loup Miguel Griffais
  • Patent number: 11511200
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques of generating and playing games associated with a multimedia file. The techniques comprises obtaining a target audio signal from a multimedia file; determining a plurality of rhythm points in the target audio signal; configuring a plurality of interactive components corresponding to the plurality of rhythmic points based on one or more predetermined rules monitoring a progress of playing the multimedia file; and displaying a target interactive component on an interface of playing the multimedia file in response to determining that the progress reaches a time point corresponding to one of the plurality of rhythmic points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI BILIBILI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yingxuan Shi, Yong Wu, Chaoran Li, Yihong Zhong
  • Patent number: 11511199
    Abstract: Techniques for creating compelling extended reality (XR) environments, including virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR), and other computer-generated experiences, are provided. In some embodiments, a VR and MR system, including a computer hardware- and software-based control system, controls a specialized headset, hand controls, and a distributed array of sensors and actuators to produce a VR or MR environment with compelling VR and MR display and social interaction features. In some embodiments, the VR and MR system creates and provides escalating levels of data access, permissions and experiences for users, based on different, multi-phased ratings. In some embodiments, a first rating sets a level of access to gameplay leading to a second rating. In some such embodiments, one user's VR or MR experience related to another user is modified aesthetically, haptically or otherwise, depending on the levels granted by another user, and other attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: VSN VISION INC.
    Inventor: Edoardo Marchiorello
  • Patent number: 11514755
    Abstract: A system, and method of operating a system, including a dealer device and at least one player device located at a gaming device. The dealer device configured to allow a dealer to enter funds received from a player to a respective player account, to allow the dealer to finalize wagers and enter an outcome of a game; to calculate a change in the player account based on the outcome of the game. The player device configured to display a player screen including computer generated graphics; to allow each respective player to enter a wager on the game; to display an outcome of the instance of the game; and to display wager and player account data to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: deWaal IP LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Patent number: 11511202
    Abstract: A portable folding video game chair may include a backrest frame, a seating frame, a collapsible sling chair, a steering wheel controller column, a steering wheel controller shaft, a pedal controller frame, and a quick release pedals controller support. The backrest frame and seating frame may be pivotally coupled to each other. The collapsible sling chair may be coupled to the backrest frame and seating frame. The steering wheel controller column may be pivotally coupled to the seating frame and also movably coupled to the steering wheel controller column. The pedal controller frame may be pivotally coupled to the backrest frame and/or to the steering wheel controller. The quick release pedals controller support may have a pedals controller support aperture, and the quick release pedals controller support may be movably coupled to pedal controller frame by inserting a first and second pedal controller rail through a pedals controller support aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventor: Andre Sampaio
  • Patent number: 11501607
    Abstract: System and methods are provided for effecting user experience in an electronic game environment through use of virtual currency or vCoins. In a multi-level game, the systems and methods include memory for storing information on game play, the information including input received from the user, information relating to levels within the multi-level game and game display information for output to the user. A processor is coupled to the memory for generating game play information, preferably including game play with virtual money. The virtual money is acquired through game play or cash purchase. The virtual money is convertible into a non-cash good comprising advancement to another level within the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: MILESTONE ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Randall M. Katz, Gary Dawson
  • Patent number: 11491370
    Abstract: A method of predicting the likelihood of a post T-off golf swing or consecutive swings resulting in a ball being sunk in a hole; the method utilising communication equipped cameras or communication equipped laser rangefinders at known locations to determine accurate ball lie information. Transmission of this location information in real time to a processing facility linked to a database of historical play information incorporating at least ball position information and golf course in order to calculate odds of success of the upcoming swing and/or subsequent swings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Singleshot Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Jason Lahser
  • Patent number: 11484802
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a video playback system for use within a game application and/or other interactive computing environments. The video playback system can be used to capture gameplay during execution of a game application. The captured gameplay video can be processed and stored within the game application or in a network accessible location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Loren Bruzzo, Arthur Francois Marie Rohart, Oghene Fejiro Bateren
  • Patent number: 11484795
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for integrating supplemental overlay content within streaming video content that is to be broadcast to viewer devices. The overlay content to include in the streaming video content may be dynamically determined during video streaming and incorporated within individual frames of the video data, such as by a computing device of a user who is broadcasting his play of a video game or other activity, prior to the user's computing device sending those video frames (with embedded overlay content therein) to a streaming platform to be broadcast to potentially many viewers' devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: GumGum, Inc.
    Inventor: Maxime Nay
  • Patent number: 11482069
    Abstract: A recording medium storing a game program processing progress of a game using a game content, the game program executes instructions including receiving, displaying, and determining. During determining, an action of the game content for the progress of the game is determined according to a combination of predetermined symbols displayed during displaying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Hideki Fujita
  • Patent number: 11482081
    Abstract: By one or more processors of a computing device, receive a player game election of a player, the player game election comprising a skill based video game and one or more player characteristics of the player, determine a first player eligibility of the player to participate in the skill based video game comprising verify the one or more player characteristics, send the first player eligibility to an operator of the skill based video game, receive a list of one or more players that fulfilled a win condition for the skill based video game, determine a second player eligibility to receive a payout based on the list of one or more players that fulfilled the win condition, the first player eligibility, and a player preference for a payout type, and distribute the payout to the one or more players that fulfill the win condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Versus LLC
    Inventors: Matthew D. Pierce, Brian V. Hughes, Brandii Rhiannhon Sotelo Grace, Scott Sebelius
  • Patent number: 11471777
    Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing one or more game features across devices associated with a synchronous multimedia stream are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Discovery.com, LLC
    Inventors: Brian F. Roberts, Chad Peltola, Charles Robertson
  • Patent number: 11471767
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a controller which receives an operation input of a user and an information processing unit which performs an information process based on the operation input received by the controller. The information processing unit includes a game progress unit which controls an own character in the virtual space based on the operation input of the user to draw the virtual space with the corresponding color of the own character and a battle determination unit which performs a battle determination based on a drawing state of a corresponding color of an enemy character, which is different from the corresponding color of the own character, to a virtual space and a drawing state of the corresponding color of the own character to the virtual space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shintaro Sato
  • Patent number: 11471779
    Abstract: A map data analysis unit refers to map data for a game in which a plurality of players compete in a three-dimensional space to extract positional information on each player. A feature parameter extraction unit extracts a feature parameter related to the game. A spectating area analysis unit analyzes one or more areas in a map that should be viewed by spectators, based on the positional information on each player and the feature parameter related to the game. A map data generation unit generates spectating map data by associating information indicating the area that should be viewed by spectators with the map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisashi Oka, Hideki Aiba, Yuya Takehara, Ryouji Hoshi, Shingo Kida, Yincheng Yang, Hideya Tsujii, Daisuke Hachiri, Ryotaro Futamura
  • Patent number: 11475739
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture provide for new features and functionality for bingo games, including bingo games providing for multiple bingo symbol pools, multiple bingo symbol draw sequences, and/or features involving daubed symbols drawn from different symbol pools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventors: Hans Elias, Thomas David James Aicken, Adam Scott, David Richard Nulty
  • Patent number: 11465053
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a content block is provided. Media and at least one set of activity data associated with the media may be stored in memory. A user request may be received by a server from a user device to stream the media. Such user request may include information about at least one of user completed activities or user in progress activities that a user has engaged with. The media may be monitored to identify a trigger indicating that an activity to be displayed is not one of the at least one of user completed activities or user in progress activities. A notification may be generated to the user that the activity to be displayed is not one of the at least one of user completed activities or user in progress activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
    Inventors: Mischa Stephens, Dustin Shawn Clingman, Adil Sherwani
  • Patent number: 11458378
    Abstract: An interactive baseball gamification system can be facilitated via the use of sensors, data tracking, gamification, and virtualization. A first user can play against a second user in real-time, near real-time, or based on historical user data. Additionally, the first user can be geographically remote from the second user. The interactive baseball gamification system can be used to train baseball players or baseball teams. Alternatively, the interactive baseball gamification system can be used for recreational purposes to pit users against each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Marcus-Tor Strickland