Patents Examined by Steve Rowland
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Patent number: 12145031Abstract: A hopscotch trampoline has a trampoline with a bed suspended across a trampoline frame. The bed has a bed center, a bed middle, and a bed periphery. A trampoline length is greater than a trampoline width. A hopscotch field is formed on the bed. The hopscotch field includes successive areas. The successive areas are at least partially linearly oriented. Contact sensors mounted on each area and the contact sensors are electrically connected by an electrical connection and electrically connected to a control panel harness. A middle crossbar can extend underneath the bed and connecting a right vertical post to a left vertical post.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Inventor: Samuel Chen
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Patent number: 12138536Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring a virtual scene are provided. The method includes transmit a plurality of pieces of first-type configuration information for a candidate scene element in the virtual scene to a first-type first client; transmit a plurality of pieces of second-type configuration information for the candidate scene element in the virtual scene to a second-type first client, the first-type configuration information and the second-type configuration information being configured respectively for different attributes of the candidate scene element in the virtual scene; obtain a target configuration information for a target scene element in the virtual scene based on instructions by the first-type first client and the second-type first client indicating the different attributes of the candidate scene element; and instruct a second client to display the target scene element in the virtual scene based on the target configuration information.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2024Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Dajia Sun
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Patent number: 12138538Abstract: A message generation unit generates a notification message. A setting unit registers setting information determining whether or not a camera image is to be included in a distribution image. A distribution processing unit distributes a distribution image. When the camera image is set to be included in the distribution image, an image processing unit generates the distribution image including a region in which the notification message is superimposed. When the camera image is set not to be included in the distribution image, the image processing unit generates the distribution image not including the region in which the notification message is superimposed.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Masahiro Fujihara
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Patent number: 12128299Abstract: A server executing an application generates a frame token for a frame that is rendered for the application. One or more first metric messages are provided to the application in response to at least one first operation performed by the server on the frame. The first metric messages include the frame token and information indicating timing of the at least one first operation. The encoded information representing the frame token and the frame is transmitted from the server towards a client. One or more second metric messages are provided to the application in response to one or more second operations performed by the client on the frame. The one or more second metric messages include the frame token and information indicating timing of the second operations. A state of the application is modified based on the first and second metric messages.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Laurence Harrison, Douglas Sim Dietrich, Jr., Katherine Wu, Richard O'Grady
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Patent number: 12121813Abstract: A virtual item interaction method and apparatus, a computer device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: displaying a virtual element and an image captured by using an interactive interface, the virtual element overlapping a reference body part of a target object in the image; displaying an animation of at least one virtual item; and in response to any of the at least one virtual item touching the virtual element, capturing the any of the at least one virtual item.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company LimitedInventor: Caifeng Teng
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Patent number: 12115403Abstract: A pump panel training device is provided and includes a plurality of simulated gages operable to imitate gages upon a fire truck pump panel, a plurality of simulated controls operable to imitate controls upon the fire truck pump panel, and a simulated water hose operable to imitate one of water temperature changes, water temperature pressure, and water hose vibration for the fire truck pump panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: FAAC IncorporatedInventors: David S. Bouwkamp, William Martin, Nikolaos Dimitri Zachary Kazakos, James R. Mason, Dale Eammon Atkin, Travis Staley, Steven Olson, Joseph Lewis Clift, Stuart Ball, Philip C. Duczyminski
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Patent number: 12115453Abstract: A method is provided for generating virtual units in a virtual scene at a computing device. The method includes displaying, on a display device, a user interface (UI) that includes a plurality of build elements comprising a first set of build elements corresponding to generating virtual units available to a user and a second set of build elements corresponding to generating or upgrading virtual objects available to the user. The plurality of build elements in the UI may include a union set of all virtual unit generation, build, and upgrade actions available to the user. The method also includes receiving a user input indicating a selection of a build element among the plurality of build elements in the UI. The method further generating a virtual unit, generating a virtual object, or upgrading an existing virtual object in the virtual scene according to the selection of the build element.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2024Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Tencent America LLCInventors: Taeyeon Kim, Stefan Haines
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Patent number: 12102922Abstract: When a first input is performed in a predetermined scene, options including elements available in a predetermined game are presented. An element to be used in the predetermined game is determined on the basis of an operation input by a user. In response to a second input, the predetermined game using the determined element is executed. Meanwhile, at a predetermined timing before the predetermined game is started, an element to be used in the predetermined game is automatically determined. When a third input is performed in the predetermined scene, the predetermined game is executed using the automatically determined element. After the predetermined game is ended, a first reward is given to the user if the element used in the predetermined game is the element determined on the basis of the operation input by the user, and a second reward is given if the element is the automatically determined element.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2023Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yugo Hayashi, Ryosuke Ogata
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Patent number: 12106628Abstract: In accordance with the teachings of the present embodiment, a system and method for wireless gaming with location-dependent gaming functions are provided. In a particular embodiment, the apparatus includes a gaming server; a wireless network at least partially covering a property, the wireless network comprising a plurality of signal detection devices; and a gaming communication device operable to transmit and receive gaming information to and from the gaming server via the wireless network. A location of the gaming communication device on the property is used to alter a game play function, such as a bet option, wager, graphic overlay, permission, or to provide location-dependent advertising or embedded advertising. Based upon the location of the gaming communication device on the property, a predetermined functionality of the gaming communication device may be enabled and/or controlled.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: INTERACTIVE GAMES LLCInventors: Kevin Burman, Dean P. Alderucci
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Patent number: 12097431Abstract: The specification relates to the generation of in-game animation data and the evaluation of in-game animations.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Electronic Arts Inc.Inventors: David Wong, Hitoshi Nishimura
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Patent number: 12090404Abstract: Disclosed are a virtual object control method performed by an electronic device. The method includes: displaying a target virtual object and a virtual action button in a display interface, the virtual action button being configured to control the target virtual object to perform a first action; displaying first prompt information in the display interface when the target virtual object is within a trigger range of a target interaction event, the first prompt information being used for prompting to perform a touch operation on the virtual action button; adding an action indicator to the first prompt information when a first touch operation satisfying a predefined threshold condition associated with a second action is initiated on the virtual action button; and controlling the target virtual object to perform the second action in the target interaction event when the first touch operation performed on the virtual action button is completed.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Jiaqi Pan, Zefeng Yang
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Patent number: 12083433Abstract: A virtual object control includes displaying a display picture corresponding to a virtual environment and a particular attack control. In response to a touch operation for the particular attack control, a target behavior is determined from two different behaviors according to resources associated with the first virtual object. The first virtual object is controlled to perform the target behavior. This can improve congestion caused by excessive icons, reduce the misoperation probability of the user, and ensure operation accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company LimitedInventors: Si Ming Zhang, Ren Jie Li
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Patent number: 12087126Abstract: A management system for game tokens includes a player identification device installed at a predetermined location in a casino facility to identify a player and thereby identify that the player is at the predetermined location, a database storing information on holders of game tokens, and a management device referring to the database to determine whether there is an anomaly in the holder information, wherein the management device determines whether or not there is an abnormality in the combination of the predetermined location where the player identified by the player identification device is located and the holder information stored in the database.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasushi Shigeta
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Patent number: 12083423Abstract: A video server is configured to provide streaming video to players of computer games over a computing network. The video server can provided video of different games to different players simultaneously. This is accomplished by rendering several video streams in parallel using a single GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The output of the GPU is provided to graphics processing pipelines that are each associated with a specific client/player and are dynamically allocated as needed. A client qualifier may be used to assure that only clients capable of presenting the streaming video to a player at a minimum level of quality receive the video stream. Video frames provided by the video server optionally include overlays added to the output of the GPU. These overlays can include voice data received from another game player.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: Andrew Buchanan Gault, David Perry, Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira
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Patent number: 12080181Abstract: An oral care method using an electric toothbrush includes receiving brushing data from an electric toothbrush, by an application; and analyzing the brushing data by the application to display a brushing score indicating how much the brushing is performed.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: BLUEREO INC.Inventor: Seung Min Lee
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Patent number: 12076647Abstract: A computer device is configured to provide a computer implemented game. A display displays a game play screen comprising a first area and a second area, the first area of the game play screen comprising a game board comprising one or more first game objects to be collected in response to user interaction. A processor causes items to be provided in the second area of the game play screen in response to the user interaction to satisfy game objectives associated with the second area of the game play screen. The processor determines a first contribution associated with an in-game currency to upgrade an upgradeable image associated with the second area of the game play screen and whether the respective level has been completed and to determine a second contribution; and if an accumulated second contribution from the completion of levels satisfies a criteria, provides inventory items which are usable to unlock or upgrade a respective item.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: KING.COM LTD.Inventor: Borja Guillan
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Patent number: 12070680Abstract: A video game system includes a video server system (VSS) having a first network address. The VSS pairs a game controller having a second network address with a display system having a third network address. The VSS receives controller data packets directed to the first network address from the game controller over a first communication channel. The controller data packets include the second network address and information for updating a game state of a video game. The VSS decodes the controller data packets and directs generation of an updated game state of the video game using information within the controller data packets. The VSS generates a video stream of the video game using the updated game state. The VSS transmits the video stream to the display system at the third network address over a second communication channel. The first and second communication channels differ by at least one network segment.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: David Perry, Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira
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Patent number: 12070690Abstract: Provided is a system for providing an item generation service for generating an artificial intelligence-based dynamic game environment, the system comprising: a space database unit that collects topography and weather information of at least one area, converts the collected topography and weather information into 3D content, stores the 3D content, and includes a user interface for designing and setting a real estate object corresponding to at least one building or land; a character setting unit including a user interface for setting the gender, height, weight, and body type of a character, and setting a growth rate according to a training level; an item generation service providing server including an item generation unit for generating an item having the desired size, weight, design, resistance, hardness, and durability by combining at least one type of material; and a user terminal for defining and designing each of at least one attribute forming a space, a character, and an item in the item generation servType: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Inventor: Sang Soo Lee
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Patent number: 12064688Abstract: A method of shading spatial units while rendering a frame in a video game. Initially, the virtual camera field of view is divided into a group of spatial units and each spatial unit in the group of spatial units is tested to determine which decals intersect the spatial unit. To do so, an initial list of decals associated with a given game space is tested. Once a subset of decals for a given spatial unit is identified, that spatial unit is subdivided further into smaller spatial units. The smaller spatial units are tested again, however, instead of using the initial list of decals, only the smaller subset of decals that was identified is used. The iterative process of subdividing the spatial units into smaller and smaller spatial units and testing each spatial unit continues until a given (higher) resolution is reached for the game space.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.Inventors: Michal Szymczyk, Michal Dominik Drobot, Michael Kenneth Vance
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Patent number: 12064686Abstract: An information processing system comprises a player terminal and a server, wherein the player terminal is configured to execute: transmission processing for transmitting action identification information corresponding to a selected action to the server on the basis of an input of a selecting operation for selecting one of a plurality of actions, the server is configured to execute: update processing for updating a parameter at least on the basis of the received action identification information; and setting rendering information at least on the basis of the received action identification information, the player terminal is further configured to execute: displaying an action image on a display on the basis of the received rendering information; and setting a terminal-side wait period on the basis of an input of a specific operation, and the player terminal does not execute the transmission processing during the terminal-side wait period.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: CYGAMES, INC.Inventors: Keita Ueda, Keisuke Kumagai, Satoshi Hiroshima