Abstract: A method for managing the use of an exercise machine by multiple users for performing physical exercises involves obtaining, following an authentication procedure by a first user, a code identifying the first user and information representative of the first user; storing the obtained code identifying the first user and information representative of the first user; obtaining, following an authentication procedure performed by at least one second user, a code identifying the at least one second user and information representative of the second user; storing the obtained code identifying the at least one second user and information representative of the at least one second user; and setting the exercise machine, following a selection of either the first user or the at least one second user for performing the respective physical exercise, based on either the code identifying the first user or the code identifying the at least one second user.

Abstract: Golf balls having cores with increased hardness gradients and improved impact durability are provided. The cores have an increased “positive” hardness gradient (or a “hard-to-soft” hardness) where the outer surface of the core is harder than the center. The cores are formed from rubber formulations including combinations of a terpene-based resin, ethylene-propylene-diene (EPDM) rubber, and/or a water releasing agent. The resulting golf balls have increased impact durability and resilience.

Abstract: A sports ball, for example a soccer ball, comprising a hollow shell and a pit suspended within the hollow shell by a plurality of cords. In some embodiments, the plurality of cords may comprise a first end coupled to the hollow shell at a first location, a second end coupled to the hollow shell at a second location, and a center portion coupled to the pit. In some embodiments, the pit may be suspended within the hollow shell by a plurality of cords, with each of the plurality of cords comprising a frayed end secured to the hollow shell at one of a plurality of spaced apart locations.

Abstract: A cast cup can include a forward portion of a golf club head, including a hosel, forward portions of a crown, sole, heel, and toe, and a face portion or an opening to receive a face insert. A rear ring can be formed separately from the cast cup and coupled to heel and toe portions of the cast cup to form a rigid club head body, such that the club head body defines a hollow interior region, a crown opening, a sole opening, and/or face opening. The cast cup and rear ring can be made of different materials, including various metals, composites, and polymers. Composite crown, sole, and/or face inserts can be coupled to the crown, sole, and/or face openings. Weights can be coupled to the cast cup and to the rear ring. The face can have a complex variable thickness geometry.

Abstract: A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball-striking surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, and at least one channel in the ball-striking surface of the face. The region of highest COR response of the face is directionally enlarged toward the channel. Depending on the size, shape, and location of the channel, the face can be altered to provide greater COR response and increased energy transfer for impacts at specific locations on the face.

Abstract: A golf club head including a club head body comprising a back portion, a striking face, and an interior cavity formed between the back portion and the striking face, wherein the striking face includes a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, a deformable member residing between the back portion and the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the deformable member includes a front surface in contact with the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the deformable member includes a rear surface in contact with the back portion, wherein the deformable member includes a free thickness and an installed thickness, and wherein the free thickness is at least 5% greater than the installed thickness.

Abstract: An iron type golf club head, including a body including a striking face, a topline located at a top of the striking face, a leading edge located at a bottom of the striking face, a body sole surface extending rearward from the leading edge, a hosel located at a heel side of the golf club head, a toe side opposite the heel side, a sole plate rotatably coupled to the body, wherein the sole plate comprises an adjustment member located between the body and the sole plate, wherein the adjustment member is adjustable between a maximum bounce position and a minimum bounce position.

Abstract: A golf bag includes a collapsible sub-assembly including a divider top and a base, a plurality of first snap-fit connectors provided around a portion of an outer perimeter of the divider top, and a flat having a divider top end opposite a base end, an interior side, and an exterior side. The flat includes a plurality of second snap-fit connectors provided along a portion of the divider top end. The flat attaches to the sub-assembly by mating snap-fit engagement of the plurality of first snap-fit connectors around the divider top with the plurality of second snap-fit connectors along the divider top end.

Abstract: A swimming pool ball game includes a ball target, poles mounted on opposite sides of a swimming pool in which the ball target is deployed, and cable assemblies extending from the ball target to each of the poles, the cable assemblies configured to allow the ball target to remain suspended above and, substantially parallel with, the surface of water within the swimming pool when the swimming pool ball game is being used.

Abstract: Examples of a interactive paddling system are described. The interactive paddling system comprises a paddling assembly, a display screen connected to the paddling assembly, a plurality of sensors configured to detect a position and/or orientation of the paddleboard, the pole and/or the user and generate output signals, a user interface operable to receive input information from the user and provide output and a processing system communicably coupled to the paddling assembly, the display screen, the user interface and the plurality of sensors to receive, from the user interface, the user input data and output signals from the plurality of sensors and to send the output signals to the actuator of the stability adjusting system to adjust a position and orientation of the paddleboard and to display and track a performance parameters of the user in real time during a particular activity content.

Abstract: A training apparatus for use in training a sportsperson, the apparatus comprising: a pair of elongate rails defining a training space therebetween; at least one support structure engaged with the pair of elongate rails and slidable along the rails in both directions towards the sportsperson in use and away from the sportsperson in use through the training space; the support structure comprising a support beam extending upwardly from the support structure; and a simulated opponent attached to the support beam for the sportsperson to engage with in use, the simulated opponent movable along the rails at least upon force being applied by the sportsperson in use.

Abstract: A golf trainer device comprises a hittable head that is heavier than the head of a standard club combined with a flexible or whippy shaft. In certain embodiments, the head may have at least one flat hitting surface. In some embodiments, the flat hitting surface(s) may be angled with respect to the shaft. In further embodiments, the golf trainer device may have two flat hitting surfaces, which may be symmetrically angled. This enables the device to be used by both right-handed players and left-handed players. The disclosed device may be used for warm-up and training to assist in achieving better ball striking such as a square club face at impact and proper release, amongst other benefits.

Abstract: A golf laser aiming assembly for aiming a golf shot includes a pair of golf shoes. A pair of right laser light emitters is each attached to a respective one of the golf shoes. Each of the right laser light emitters emits a beam of light outwardly from the respective golf shoe to facilitate the user to orient their body properly to aim a golf shot. A left laser light emitter is coupled to a respective one of the golf shoes. The left laser light emitter emits a beam of light outwardly from the respective golf shoe to facilitate the user to orient their body properly to aim the golf shot. A target is coupled to a respective one of the golf shoes and the target is alignable with the beam of light emitted by a respective one of the right laser light emitters.

Abstract: The invention concerns a training accessory for an electronic device and a training method configured to provide training feed-back in real-time. The training accessory comprises a housing suitable for holding the electronic device (400) having a graphical user interface (401), a data interface between the accessory (1) and the electronic device (400), one or more elastically deformable holding means (20), and one or more sensors (3), including at least a force sensor in the accessory (1), the force sensor being configured to determine the force exerted by the holding means (20).

Abstract: An exercise promotion system includes a work environment providing device configured to provide a work environment for improving efficiency of work of a user, an exercise state detection unit configured to detect an exercise state of the user's lower limb, and a work environment change unit configured to change the work environment provided by the work environment providing device. The work environment change unit changes the work environment so that the work environment deteriorates when the exercise state detected by the working state detection unit does not meet a predetermined reference.

Abstract: A hand guard sleeve for an elastic belt with an opening comprises a gripping part which can be held by a trainer with one hand or both hands, and fan ears integrally formed on two sides of the gripping part, wherein the gripping part is provided with a first opening along a length direction, and the fan ears are provided with a second opening, the first opening and the second opening are connected with each other in a straight line, the second opening is wide outside and narrow inside, and the inner dimension of the second opening is matched with the first opening; the hand guard sleeve can be quickly combined with the elastic belt, that is, the elastic belt can be stretched and then put into the second opening and the first opening, so that the hands of the trainer can be protected during use, and the hand guard sleeve can also be used for vertical exercises, that is, the elastic rope is vertically pulled up and down, so that the training modes are more diverse.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment a wheeled platform apparatus and method for use in rolling on a surface are provided. The apparatus includes a platform having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front portion, a center portion, a rear portion, and a first wheel and a second wheel that interface with or are positioned below the bottom surface of the platform to facilitate rolling movement of the platform. The apparatus may further include an attachment device interfacing with the top surface and the footwear, as well as a footrest to support the forefoot of another foot, or footwear.

Abstract: A centralized gaming system is provided. The centralized gaming system includes a thin gaming device providing game play in a communal game and a central gaming server configured to: store a ball call for the communal game on behalf of the thin gaming device and at least one legacy gaming device; receive an outcome request message from the thin gaming device; allocate a bingo card to the game instance associated with the outcome request message from a card pool of predetermined bingo cards; evaluate the allocated bingo card based on a current state of the ball call of the communal game; determine a reward value based on the evaluation of the allocated bingo card; and transmit an outcome results message to the thin gaming device in response to the outcome request message.

Abstract: A claw arcade game includes a housing; a claw assembly that is movable along a horizontal and vertical plane within the housing. In one embodiment, the claw assembly includes a plurality of flanges capable of being moved from an open position to a closed position. The claw arcade game may also include a claw control unit configured to control the movement of the claw assembly within the housing, wherein the claw control unit produces at least one unique signal that correlates to an event related to the movement of the claw assembly during a single game sequence. The claw arcade game may also include a camera assembly including a camera mounted within an upper portion of the housing; and a photo booth control unit configured to monitor at least a portion of the signals produced by the claw control unit, to sense the at least one unique signal, and to instruct the camera to take a photo in response to the sensing of the at least one unique signal.

Abstract: A somatosensory interaction method is provided. The electronic device may determine an exercise load of a somatosensory action of somatosensory interaction content based on a figure of a user. During somatosensory interaction, the electronic device may obtain a heart rate of the user to adjust the exercise load of the somatosensory action of the somatosensory interaction content. If an exercise capability indicated by the figure and the heart rate of the user is stronger, the exercise load of the somatosensory action of the somatosensory interaction content is higher. On the contrary, the exercise load of the somatosensory action of the somatosensory interaction content is lower.

Abstract: A technique to facilitate continuing the operation through a load applied by a user who proceeds with a picture program is provided. A force plate functions as a controller controlling a game console. The foot pressure includes a transmitting section configured to transmit, when the COP of a user enters a peripheral part of the force plate, an alert signal to an HM display configured to output a picture from the game console.

Abstract: There is provided a computer system including a mouse device and a host. The mouse device receives a command script from the host to determine output data to be transmitted to the host. The output data includes, for example, at least one pressed key signal and/or a movement signal. The command script is previously recorded in the host or is determined according to raw data detected by the mouse device. The present disclosure further provides a gaming mouse.

Abstract: Managing controller connection, including: determining whether at least one controller is connected to a game system, and performing and repeating the following until transitioned into a one-handed operation or two-handed operation of a user: (a) if more than one controller connection is detected, transitioning into the two-handed operation; (b) if no controller connection is detected, requesting the user to connect the at least one controller; (c) if connection of only a first controller is detected, requesting the user to connect a second controller; (d) if connection of the second controller is not detected, transitioning into the one-handed operation, wherein the transition into the one-handed operation is made after determining and deciding to continue with only the first controller.

Abstract: The invention provides an improved controller (110) for a games console. The invention is a games controller (110) that is intended to be held by a user in both hands in the same manner as a conventional controller (1). The controller of the invention (110) may comprise a plurality of controls (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107A, 107B, 107C, 108, 109) on the front and top of the controller (110). The controller of the present invention (10) is advantageous as it additionally comprises at least one additional control (120, 122) located on the side walls of the controller (110) in a position to be operated by the index fingers of a user (12).

Abstract: A controller, an insert for a controller, an entertainment system, a method for receiving data from a controller, and a computer program. The controller comprises a joystick and a casing at least partially surrounding the joystick. The insert comprises a first surface and a second surface, wherein at least one of: the first surface has shape that is complementary with a shape of at least part of a stem of the joystick, and the second surface has a shape which is complementary with a shape of at least part of the casing. The insert is configured, when installed between the stem and the casing, to limit a range of motion of the stem.

Abstract: A device includes a display adaptation unit, which is configured to adapt a video game for output via at least two output units in a vehicle via identification of the gaming content of the actual video game; assignment of gaming content to the primary output unit of the vehicle; identification of additional information content of the video game; exporting of the additional information content of the video game to a virtual desktop; and assignment of the virtual desktop to an auxiliary output unit of the vehicle. The device also includes a control unit, which is configured to control the primary output unit to deliver an output of gaming content, and to control the auxiliary output unit to deliver the output of the additional information content of the virtual desktop which is assigned thereto.

Abstract: A method for preparing content includes: detecting a plurality of devices; detecting one or more properties in relation to the plurality of devices; identifying a first subset of the plurality of devices in dependence upon one or more of the detected properties, in which a subset of the plurality of devices comprises one or more devices from the plurality of devices; identifying a first set of one or more components of content in dependence upon the first subset of the devices; and transmitting a respective component of the first set of identified components to a respective device of the first subset of the devices for output by the respective device.

Abstract: A method for end-device (E-D) modulation by a generative-AI-prompted trigger, said method comprising the steps of: positioning a virtual representation of the E-D on a digital canvas displayed on a D1-coupled display representing a user's physical space; and generating a script to animate the digital canvas based on a user prompt of a large code model for instructing spatial effects across the E-D.

Abstract: A vibration apparatus and a local vibration adjustment method therefor, and an electronic device are provided. The vibration apparatus includes: two or more excitation modules, a vibration sensing module and a processing module. The vibration sensing module may obtain a vibration sensing signal in a non-target vibration region while target haptic sensation is generated in a target vibration region. The processing module drives, based on the vibration sensing signal, an excitation module in the non-target vibration region to generate corresponding damping vibration to counteract the non-target vibration, thereby weakening the vibration in the non-target vibration region.

Abstract: Some implementations of this application are directed to a server system including one or more CPUs, a plurality of GPUs, main dynamic memory storing programs and data for use by the CPUs and/or GPUs during program execution, a static memory pool stored in a non-volatile memory, and a memory controller configured to manage the static memory pool. Each of the GPUs includes a local cache and is configured to access the static memory pool via the memory controller. The server system executes a plurality of gaming sessions for a gaming title in parallel on the one or more CPUs. Each of the plurality of gaming sessions is associated with a static data item stored in the static memory pool, and requires a graphics operation executable by a respective GPU using the static data item.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for altering display of selectable objects having multiple matchable ends in a computer game, comprising displaying a plurality of selectable objects of a computer game displayed by a client device, each of the plurality of selectable objects initially has a plurality of separable ends, each of the plurality of separable ends of each of the plurality of selectable objects is marked with one of a plurality of patterns, receiving user input comprising a match indication of one or more matches between separable ends of at least two of the selectable objects marked with a common pattern, and altering the display of one or more of the at least two selectable objects by breaking away and removing the matched separable end in case the match(s) indicated by the match indication is correct.

Abstract: It is detected that a first input operation has been performed by a user. An event occurrence process of causing an event to occur each time the first input operation is performed once is performed. A parameter change process of changing a parameter each time the event occurs is performed. A display image including an image corresponding to the parameter is generated. When the first input operation is repeatedly performed a plurality of times by the user, if the parameter becomes included in a reference range, the event occurrence process is temporarily stopped and then restarted.

Abstract: A visual perception assistance apparatus includes a rendering unit configured to render, for display, a virtual environment, the virtual environment comprising one or more virtual elements; a selection unit configured to select one or more of the virtual elements; and an adapting unit configured to, for a given selected virtual element, adapt one or more aspects associated with an appearance of the given selected virtual element in dependence upon a distance between the given selected virtual element and a predetermined location within the virtual environment.

Abstract: A user device has a touchscreen on which a joystick is displayed. The joystick has one or more input translation layers which modify the behaviour of the joystick to match the required game physics of a game entity.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a server device including a recording device which records pieces of past play data of a plurality of players on a second game having a predetermined relation to a first game, and one or more processors having hardware. The one or more processors analyze the pieces of past play data on the second game and obtain information indicating a play history relating to a plurality of play units to each of which an end condition is set in the second game, specify a second play unit in the second game which is similar to the first play unit in the first game, and generate information relating to the first play unit in the first game, on the basis of the information indicating the obtained play history relating to the second play unit in the second game.

Abstract: A method for displaying prompt information is performed by an electronic device acting as a first electronic device participating in a virtual interaction scene, the method including: displaying a messaging interface, the messaging interface containing at least one piece of message template; and in response to a target operation on a target piece of message template of the at least one piece of message template, transmitting an instruction causing a second electronic device participating in the virtual interaction scene to display a target prompt information corresponding to the target piece of message template at a target position in the virtual interaction scene indicated by the target operation.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for sending information in a game, a method and an apparatus for transferring a virtual resource in a game, a method and an apparatus for generating configuration information, a computer-readable storage medium and an electronic device are provided. The method for sending information in the game includes: in response to a triggering operation on a first associated region of a game backpack button, displaying a virtual resource requirement list of a game player corresponding to a first game client in the first game client; and in response to a triggering operation of selecting a target virtual resource in the virtual resource requirement list, sending assistance request information of the target virtual resource to a second game client.

Abstract: A process of causing an event using an object associated with a use object type to occur each time a first input operation is performed once is performed. A counter associated with the use object type is changed each time the event occurs. If the counter becomes included in a reference range, the use object type is switched from a first object type to a second object type. Furthermore, when the first input operation is repeatedly performed a plurality of times, if the counter becomes included in the reference range, a process of causing an event using an object associated with the second object type is temporarily stopped and then restarted.

Abstract: Machine learning is used to transform screen renders from the viewpoint of the player's character to be from the viewpoint of other non-player characters (NPC) in the room. One or more neural networks are trained using game images captured during a human play session, and then subsequently the neural networks are used to create realistic video from the NPC viewpoints. To avoid rendering multiple viewpoints simultaneously, a single viewpoint is rendered, and neural networks are used to transform it for the viewpoints of other NPCs in the area. A group of NPCs may be treated as a batch and a single viewpoint transformed to multiple viewpoints in a single inference pass. For cloud gaming the game video can be rendered/sent immediately for the player but the actions of the NPCs are delayed for a frame while the neural network generates the behavior.

Abstract: A system and method for providing live gameplay updates receives a modification for a videogame, the modification affecting a gameplay aspect of the videogame during execution of the videogame. The system and method determine a target group for deploying the modification. The target group includes first one or more live instances of the videogame. The system and method deploy the modification to the target group and receive gameplay data associated with the gameplay aspect from the target group. The system and method deploy the modification to second one or more live instances of the videogame based at least in part on an analysis of the received gameplay data.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems are provided for hosting a location-based virtual environment in which one or more users can participate. Geographic coordinates of the user in real world using data provided by a positioning system may be determined. The real world geographic coordinates of the user may be mapped to virtualized coordinates of an avatar in the virtual environment. The user's real world geographic coordinates may be compared to real world geographic coordinates of one or more entities having a presence in the virtual environment. The user may be presented with options for accepting or activating a first reward from the list of rewards. Responsive to the user selecting the first reward, the first reward may be activated for a first time period in association with one or more goods or services offered by the first entity. The user is rewarded in response to verifying the user has purchased the offered goods or services during the first time period.

Abstract: Provided is a system for recognizing a player behavior and a game situation in a sports game video. The system for recognizing a player behavior and a game situation in a sports game video according to an embodiment includes at least one processor and a memory configured to store a program that is executed by the at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to generate a video clip by extracting a game video every predetermined time, generate a game situation information by analyzing the video clip through a trained analysis model, and generate a game situation service information through the game situation information and provide the game situation service information to a user, and wherein the game video is a video of a sport game being played between a first team and a second team on a court.

Abstract: A computer implemented server is configured to provide a computer implemented game. The server receivers, from a user device, data defining a user input and a simulation for a game entity determined by the user device with that user input. That user input is used by the server to generate a server simulation. The server simulation is compared to the user device simulation. If the difference between the simulations is within a threshold, the server simulation is updated by a bias. The bias depends on the difference between the simulations.

Abstract: A method of distributing a plurality of prize pieces over a plurality of selectable objects in a computer game, comprising causing a client device to display on its screen a plurality of selectable objects of a computer game, each selectable object initially has a plurality of separable ends each marked with a respective pattern, causing the client device to display one or more prize patterns each associated with one or more prizes and indicative plurality of prize pieces, computing a distribution of the prize pieces over at least some of the selectable objects, altering the display of the at least some selectable objects by associating them with respective prize pieces according to the distribution, and altering the prize pattern(s), responsive to correct matches of separable end(s) of the associated selectable objects, by populating the respective prize piece in the prize pattern(s).

Abstract: A computer device provides a computer implemented game. A display displays game elements in a game board which has tiles. A first type of game element occupy two or more tiles and a second type of game element occupy one tile. The first type of game element has layers with each layer associated with a matching characteristic. A user interface detects user input when a user engages with a game element in a move. At least one processor determines that second game elements having at least one common matching characteristic satisfy a match condition and at least one of those second game elements is adjacent to a first game element. In response, it is determined if that first game element has a layer associated with the common matching characteristic, and if so, causes the layer associated with the common matching characteristic to be removed.

Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may obtain controller device output data from a user device and may obtain a data feed of a region of a virtual environment associated with a virtual representation of a user of the user device within the virtual environment, the data feed including data identifying at least one action within the virtual environment of the virtual representation of the user. The processing system may then detect a deviation of the at least one action from the controller device output data, wherein the detecting is via at least one machine learning module and generate an alert in response to the detecting of the deviation.

Abstract: This application provides a game login method. The game login method includes receiving a login request sent by a client computing device, where the login request carries a login account; determining at least two groups of corresponding network addresses based on the login account; determining whether the client computing device belongs to a lock region based on lock region configuration corresponding to the login request and the at least two groups of network addresses; and in response to determining that the client computing device does not belong to the lock region, performing login based on the login request.

Abstract: A system includes a server, which provides activities and possibly other services to a player through a gaming device. To verify that the gaming device is communicating with the server, information received from a verification device is stored. Thereafter, in response to a request from the gaming device, the stored information is determined and sent to the gaming device via the server.

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may receive, from the gaming program, account information for a card associated with an account of a user. The device may receive, via a user interface provided by the gaming program, customization information associated with the card, wherein the customization information includes at least one of: one or more features supported by the card, or one or more design elements to be included on the card. The device may generate a virtual card, associated with the card, based on the customization information. The device may cause the virtual card to be available for display and to be used to perform exchanges in the gaming program or other gaming programs. The device may transmit information associated with the customization information to cause the card to be manufactured or printed according to the customization information.

Abstract: A ride system includes a tunnel, a vehicle ride path, a ride vehicle, and a projection system. The tunnel includes a first end and a second end and is curved between the first and second ends. The vehicle ride path extends within the tunnel from an entrance at the first end of the tunnel to an intermediate position within the tunnel. The second end of the tunnel is not visible from the intermediate position. The ride vehicle travels along the vehicle ride path and decelerates as the ride vehicle approaches the intermediate position. The projection system projects images onto one or more walls of the tunnel, such that the images are synchronized with the deceleration of the ride vehicle and a perceived speed of the ride vehicle, as perceived by a guest in the ride vehicle, exceeds an actual speed of the ride vehicle.