Patents by Inventor Alvin Daniel

Alvin Daniel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12403403
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining that a first end-user entity has performed a task within a computer simulation for which a non-fungible token (NFT) is to be provided, where the NFT is associated with a digital asset. Responsive to the determination, the NFT is provided to the first end-user entity so that the digital asset may be used, via the NFT, across plural different computer simulations and/or across plural different computer simulation platforms. Ownership of the NFT may also be subsequently transferred to other end-user entities for their own use across different simulations and/or platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Warren Benedetto, Yiwei Yang, Alvin Daniel, Charles Denison, Jonathan Webb
  • Publication number: 20250249358
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for streaming gameplay to user devices from a cloud gaming system. The cloud gaming system includes a server. The method includes identifying, by the server, a device of a user for playing a game. The method includes identifying, by the server, a bandwidth associated with the device of the user while the user plays the game. The method includes generating, by the server, a video stream to be transmitted to the device. The method further includes dynamically removing, by the server, one or more graphic layers of the video stream before being transmitted to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Warren M. Benedetto, Alvin Daniel, Daneil Hiatt, Jonathan Webb
  • Patent number: 12337233
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for streaming gameplay to user devices from a cloud gaming system. The cloud gaming system includes a server. The method includes identifying, by the server, a device of a user for playing a game. The method includes identifying, by the server, a bandwidth associated with the device of the user while the user plays the game. The method includes generating, by the server, a video stream to be transmitted to the device. The method further includes dynamically removing, by the server, one or more graphic layers of the video stream before being transmitted to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Warren M Benedetto, Alvin Daniel, Daniel Hiatt, Jon Webb
  • Publication number: 20240123354
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining that a first end-user entity has performed a task within a computer simulation for which a non-fungible token (NFT) is to be provided, where the NFT is associated with a digital asset. Responsive to the determination, the NFT is provided to the first end-user entity so that the digital asset may be used, via the NFT, across plural different computer simulations and/or across plural different computer simulation platforms. Ownership of the NFT may also be subsequently transferred to other end-user entities for their own use across different simulations and/or platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Warren Benedetto, Yiwei Yang, Alvin Daniel, Charles Denison, Jonathan Webb
  • Publication number: 20240100424
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for streaming gameplay to user devices from a cloud gaming system. The cloud gaming system includes a server. The method includes identifying, by the server, a device of a user for playing a game. The method includes identifying, by the server, a bandwidth associated with the device of the user while the user plays the game. The method includes generating, by the server, a video stream to be transmitted to the device. The method further includes dynamically removing, by the server, one or more graphic layers of the video stream before being transmitted to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Warren M Benedetto, Alvin Daniel, Daniel Hiatt, Jonathan Webb
  • Patent number: 11925856
    Abstract: A controller device includes a controller body with an interface port and least one control information output port. A modular input control is removably attachable to the controller body. The modular input control includes an interface connector region that is configured to communicatively couple the modular input control to the interface port. The modular input control is configured to be freely rotatable when attached to the controller body and operable in any orientation about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Black, Alvin Daniel
  • Patent number: 11826644
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for processing operations of a game to be played via a mobile device is provided. The method includes establishing a connection with the mobile device to play the game. The method includes receiving controller input from the mobile device; the controller input being from the mobile device to perform an action in the game. The method includes determining a correction value required to perform the action. The method includes applying the correction value to the controller input to increase an accuracy of the controller input when performing the action. In this way, when correction values are applied to the controller input from the mobile device of a user playing a game, the accuracy of the control input is increased so that the user can achieve the intended action in the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Warren M. Benedetto, Alvin Daniel, Daniel Hiatt, Jon Webb
  • Patent number: 11745101
    Abstract: During execution of a video game or other interactive virtual content, a magnitude and/or amount of force applied to a touch-enabled surface may be used as input to the video game to take at least one action related to the video game's execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yiwei Yang, Alvin Daniel
  • Patent number: 11707682
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining that a first end-user entity has performed a task within a computer simulation for which a non-fungible token (NFT) is to be provided, where the NFT is associated with a digital asset. Responsive to the determination, the NFT is provided to the first end-user entity so that the digital asset may be used, via the NFT, across plural different computer simulations and/or across plural different computer simulation platforms. Ownership of the NFT may also be subsequently transferred to other end-user entities for their own use across different simulations and/or platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Warren Benedetto, Yiwei Yang, Alvin Daniel, Charles Denison, Jonathan Webb
  • Publication number: 20230173380
    Abstract: A controller device includes a controller body with an interface port and least one control information output port. A modular input control is removably attachable to the controller body. The modular input control includes an interface connector region that is configured to communicatively couple the modular input control to the interface port. The modular input control is configured to be freely rotatable when attached to the controller body and operable in any orientation about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Glenn Black, Alvin Daniel
  • Patent number: 11628352
    Abstract: A controller device comprises a controller body that includes one or more interface ports, at least which is a control information output port. A joystick coupled to the controller body has an axis control orientation that is configurable relative to the controller body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Black, Alvin Daniel
  • Publication number: 20230109654
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for processing operations of a game to be played via a mobile device is provided. The method includes establishing a connection with the mobile device to play the game. The method includes receiving controller input from the mobile device; the controller input being from the mobile device to perform an action in the game. The method includes determining a correction value required to perform the action. The method includes applying the correction value to the controller input to increase an accuracy of the controller input when performing the action. In this way, when correction values are applied to the controller input from the mobile device of a user playing a game, the accuracy of the control input is increased so that the user can achieve the intended action in the game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Warren M. Benedetto, Alvin Daniel, Daniel Hiatt, Jon Webb
  • Publication number: 20230081537
    Abstract: During execution of a video game or other interactive virtual content, a magnitude and/or amount of force applied to a touch-enabled surface may be used as input to the video game to take at least one action related to the video game's execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yiwei Yang, Alvin Daniel
  • Publication number: 20230079127
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining that a first end-user entity has performed a task within a computer simulation for which a non-fungible token (NFT) is to be provided, where the NFT is associated with a digital asset. Responsive to the determination, the NFT is provided to the first end-user entity so that the digital asset may be used, via the NFT, across plural different computer simulations and/or across plural different computer simulation platforms. Ownership of the NFT may also be subsequently transferred to other end-user entities for their own use across different simulations and/or platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Warren Benedetto, Yiwei Yang, Alvin Daniel, Charles Denison, Jonathan Webb
  • Patent number: 11565173
    Abstract: A controller device includes a controller body with an interface port and least one control information output port. A modular input control is removably attachable to the controller body. The modular input control includes an interface connector region that is configured to communicatively couple the modular input control to the interface port. The modular input control is configured to be freely rotatable when attached to the controller body and operable in any orientation about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC., SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Black, Alvin Daniel
  • Patent number: 11400364
    Abstract: A controller device comprises a controller body that includes at least two interface ports and a control information output port. A modular input control that is removably attachable to the controller body includes an interface connector region that communicatively couples the modular input control to any of the at least two interface ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Glenn Black, Alvin Daniel
  • Publication number: 20210308563
    Abstract: A controller device comprises a controller body that includes at least two interface ports and a control information output port. A modular input control that is removably attachable to the controller body includes an interface connector region that communicatively couples the modular input control to any of the at least two interface ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Glenn Black, Alvin Daniel
  • Publication number: 20210308564
    Abstract: A controller device comprises a controller body that includes one or more interface ports, at least which is a control information output port. A joystick coupled to the controller body has an axis control orientation that is configurable relative to the controller body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Glenn Black, Alvin Daniel
  • Publication number: 20210308562
    Abstract: A controller device includes a controller body with an interface port and least one control information output port. A modular input control is removably attachable to the controller body. The modular input control includes an interface connector region that is configured to communicatively couple the modular input control to the interface port. The modular input control is configured to be freely rotatable when attached to the controller body and operable in any orientation about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Glenn Black, Alvin Daniel
  • Publication number: 20210308560
    Abstract: A controller device comprises a controller body that includes a touchscreen and a modular input control displayed on the touchscreen. The modular input control is movable about the touchscreen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Glenn Black, Alvin Daniel