Patents Issued in January 9, 2024
  • Patent number: 11865419
    Abstract: A golf club grip having great anti-slipping performance in the material itself constituting the grip includes an outermost surface layer, wherein at least a part of the outermost surface layer is formed from a rubber composition containing (A) a base rubber and (B) a tackifier having a softening point in a range of from 5° C. to 120° C., and a portion formed from the rubber composition has a loss tangent (tan?) (30° C., 10 Hz) and a complex elastic modulus (E*) (30° C., 10 Hz) satisfying a relationship of 0.070?tan?/(E*)02?0.098.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sho Goji, Kazuyoshi Shiga
  • Patent number: 11865420
    Abstract: A combination golf towel holder both clamps the towel and provides for moistening the towel while it is clamped. The device has a front portion that includes an upper part that includes a reservoir and a lower clamp portion. A generally planar back plate that is attached to the upper part of the front portion, and has a lower jaw part that acts with the lower clamp portion to hold the towel. Water or another aqueous liquid is injected via an orifice in the back of the front portion when a squeeze bulb is depressed. The unit can be hung from a golf bag or golf cart so the towel is ready for use during play on the golf course.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Matthew L. Miller
  • Patent number: 11865421
    Abstract: Lacrosse heads are provided that include a polymer and graphene. The graphene increases the durability of the lacrosse heads. Also provided is equipment for other contact sports that include graphene to increase durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: EAST COAST DYES, INC.
    Inventors: Hamilton Sean Michael Whitney, Gregory Lee Kenneally, Chia-Jen Hsu, Bor Z. Jang, Aruna Zhamu
  • Patent number: 11865422
    Abstract: A basketball net includes a multi-layer cord including each of an outer layer formed of a first antimicrobial, moisture wicking fiber and an inner layer including a second antimicrobial, moisture wicking fiber. The outer layer is woven from a first antimicrobial, moisture wicking yarn to form a wall that defines a central opening, and at least one cord is located within the central opening, the at least one cord formed by a second antimicrobial, moisture wicking yarn. The at least one cord includes a plurality of cords including a first cord formed by the second antimicrobial, moisture wicking yarn and a second cord including a third antimicrobial, moisture wicking yarn. The plurality of cords includes: the first cord; the second cord including the third antimicrobial, moisture wicking yarn and at least one monofiber yarn; and a third cord formed by a plurality of monofiber yarns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: AVIV, LLC
    Inventors: Tamir Goodman, David Warschawski, Amit Ronkin
  • Patent number: 11865423
    Abstract: The football player-worn target pad is a training device. The football player-worn target pad is a garment. The football player-worn target pad is worn by an athlete. The football player-worn target pad is configured for use in training for the game of American football. The football player-worn target pad provides targets used to aim the interpersonal impacts that commonly occur between a first athlete and a second athlete participating in American football. The football player-worn target pad incorporates a harness structure and a pad structure. The harness structure is worn by the first athlete. The pad structure presents a plurality of target images that are visible to the second athlete. The second athlete aims at the plurality of target images during the interpersonal impact between the second athlete and the first athlete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Myles Holliday
  • Patent number: 11865424
    Abstract: A golf training tool and associated method are disclosed herein. The training tool includes a substantially trapezoidal main body that, in use, is retained between a front arm and a rear arm of a golfer, the main body includes: a top surface, a bottom surface shorter in length than the top surface, a front side surface, and a rear side surface. The front side surface defines a front arm recess designed to receive the front arm of the golfer. The rear side surface defines a rear arm recess designed to receive the rear arm of the golf. In use, the main body is retained in place by only the front arm and the rear arm of the golfer and without one or more external supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Orson Odell Mobley
  • Patent number: 11865425
    Abstract: An indicator assembly for a golf club capable of checking a swing trajectory according to the present invention comprises an indicator which is attached to one side of the head of the golf club, has a sheet shape, has a plurality of marks spaced at intervals, and is made of a material that can be scratched by the blow of a golf ball. The indicator assembly for a golf club capable of checking a swing trajectory according to the present invention includes the marks on the indicator that can leave a scratch by colliding with the golf ball, thereby specifying the location of the scratch to determine the user's swing trajectory and the type of the formed pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Kim, Dae Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11865426
    Abstract: A golf ball comprising an electrical component is disclosed herein. The electrical component comprises an integrated circuit having a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and a BLUETOOTH low energy (BTLE) radio, and at least one battery. A body is composed of an epoxy material, and the body encompasses the electrical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Mario Raposo, David Bartels, Petra Petrich, Grady Crahan, Nick Lannes
  • Patent number: 11865427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf swing notification device for notifying a person who has made a golf swing and other team members of golf swing information (information indicating that the golf swing has been made by a certain fellow golfer) during a round of golf. According to the present invention, a caddie and other fellow golfers are able to know that a golf swing has been made by a fellow golfer, so as to be warned to not be struck by a golf ball. In particular, the present invention is very useful in that it has an accumulated strokes notification and check function that enables a golfer and other fellow golfers to be notified of stroke count at all times during a round of golf, and also has a hole accumulated number of strokes reset function, a hole information notification function, a penalty stroke correction function, a hitting position display function, a hole score notification function, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Myong Gi Hong
  • Patent number: 11865428
    Abstract: A method for controlling a fitness machine by a user, where the method includes storing intensity ratings within a memory device, and the intensity ratings correspond to an intensity for the user operating the fitness machine. The method includes displaying initial operating levels selectable to control the fitness machine, where the intensity for the user varies for each of the initial operating levels. The method includes determining and displaying the intensity rating associated with each of the initial operating levels, receiving a selection from the initial operating levels and automatically controlling the fitness machine to operate according thereto, displaying, after receiving the selection among the initial operating levels, new operating levels selectable to control the fitness machine, and determining and displaying the intensity ratings associated with each of the new operating levels. At least one of the new operating levels and one of the initial operating levels are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Life Fitness, LLC
    Inventors: Christina M. Moritz, Mercedes R. Masias, Cory H. Lazar
  • Patent number: 11865429
    Abstract: A smart soccer goal for tracking and communicating motion of objects includes a goal frame; a net coupled to the goal frame including a plurality of lights; and one or more sensors coupled to the goal frame. A first sensor of the one or more sensors is directed to detecting movement within and immediately near the smart soccer goal and a second sensor of the one or more sensors is directed to detecting movement outside of the smart soccer goal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: COPA Innovation Laboratories, LLC
    Inventor: Mark D. Hall
  • Patent number: 11865430
    Abstract: A scoreboard control system is provided for enabling web-based access and real-time control of a scoreboard display associated with a particular venue, by users that can use their personal computing devices. The scoreboard is provided with a scoreboard computer adapter, operatively connected to a hosted web application server. The web server may send messages to specified users prompting them to access the system, or may passively receive messages from users seeking access rights to operate the scoreboard. The web server, upon authenticating an end user computing device with respect to the venue and a specified event, generates a web interface on the end user device display that is customized with respect to an associated scoreboard profile, and transmits scoreboard commands received via the web interface to the scoreboard computer adapter. The adapter directs updating of the display in accordance with the respective scoreboard commands and in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Major Display, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Bates, Glen M. Whittaker
  • Patent number: 11865431
    Abstract: A glove comprises an upper surface, a lower surface, finger sheaths, a thumb sheath, and movement control members associated with the finger sheaths to prevent the finger sheaths from moving into a linear extended position, while allowing the finger sheaths to be in a curved position or a clenched position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Scott Bradley Baker
  • Patent number: 11865432
    Abstract: A foam pit cover having a cover sheet with a gator clip along its perimeter, a perimeter skirt, an apron, and a plurality of toggle bungee cords. The perimeter skirt is made of primary and second sheets, the primary sheet being longer than the secondary sheet. The toggle bungee cords are configured to fit within grommets in the secondary sheet of the perimeter skirt and the bottom part of the apron. The top part of the apron is attached to the bottom part of the primary sheet of the perimeter skirt. The cover sheet and apron are made of a PVC-coated polyester material, and the perimeter skirt is made of a breathable, durable fabric. The invention optionally includes a top sheet with customized graphics and corner pieces to further secure the cover sheet to the perimeter skirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Luke Schueler, Cody Schueler
  • Patent number: 11865433
    Abstract: A touring skibinding (1) comprises a support element (2) which can be fastened to the ski, a bearing element (3) with a skiboot reception (4) which is designed in such a way that the skiboot (5) can be mounted in the skiboot reception (4) such that the skiboot can pivot about a first pivot axis (S1) with respect to the skiboot reception (4) and a convex supporting surface (6) on which the skiboot (5) can roll, the bearing element (3) being connected to the support element (2) so as to be pivotable about a second pivot axis (S2) from an initial state into a pivoted state, wherein the skiboot (5) is moveable from a standing state, in which the skiboot (5) stands on the convex supporting surface (6), into a pulling state, in which the skiboot (5) is at least partially lifted from the convex supporting surface (6), wherein, starting from the standing state, the skiboot (5) is movable on the convex supporting surface (6) in the direction of the pulling state in such a manner that the skiboot (5) rolls on the conve
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: FRITSCHIAG—SWISS BINDINGS
    Inventors: Albert Loichinger, Micha Baggenstos, Stefan Ibach, François Christinat, Theo Eggimann
  • Patent number: 11865434
    Abstract: A method for cloud gaming. The method including receiving one or more encoded slices of a video frame at a client, wherein the video frame was generated at a server while executing a video game, and encoded by an encoder at the server into the one or more encoded slices. The method including decoding a first encoded slice at a decoder of the client before fully receiving the one or more encoded slices of the video frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Kelvin M. Yong, Mark E. Cerny
  • Patent number: 11865435
    Abstract: A shuffling system of the present invention includes multiple shuffling devices which are connected in series to one another, and multiple CPUs which are independent from one another, and are connected with the respective multiple shuffling devices, in which each of the multiple CPUs is used to shuffle the cards across the multiple shuffling devices, so that the cards are arranged randomly, and further, even if the information about the shuffle in each shuffling device is stolen due to an unauthorized access to the multiple CPUs, or the like, it becomes difficult to identify shuffled cards to which the stolen information is allocated in all the shuffling devices, and therefore the possibility that the arrangement of the shuffled cards is recognized is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasushi Shigeta
  • Patent number: 11865436
    Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a processor that performs operations including receiving an actuation profile comprising one or more actuation thresholds responsive to a detection of a triggering event during a gaming session of a video game, configuring the sensor according to the one or more actuation thresholds, receiving, from the sensor, a signal indicating a depression range of the button, comparing the depression range to the one or more actuation thresholds of the actuation profile, and generating an actuation state when the depression range exceeds an actuation threshold of the one or more actuation thresholds. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: STEELSERIES ApS
    Inventors: Tino Soelberg, Jeffrey Nicholas Mahlmeister, Thane Kurt Woidan, Thomas J. Panfil
  • Patent number: 11865437
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to video gaming systems, which utilize a video game controller in electronic communication with a computing device. One embodiment includes a video gaming system, including a pair of video game controller input modules non-removably secured to a rigid, fixed length bridge section, a smart device holder attached to the rigid, fixed length bridge section, and a smart device secured by the smart device holder such that an entire back surface of the smart device lies fixed in a plane, wherein said plane is parallel to a front surface of the rigid, non-expandable bridge section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: T2M, INC.
    Inventors: Fraser Townley, Lee Chin Feng, Daniel Paul Dooley
  • Patent number: 11865438
    Abstract: Disclosed is an operation pedal for a simulation device. The present invention comprises: a fixing shaft horizontally installed; a pedal main body mounted on the fixing shaft and rotatable in the forward and backward directions by an external force; a foothold mounted on the upper surface of the pedal main body and rotatable in the left and right directions by an external force; a forward and backward rotation sensing means for sensing a forward and rearward rotation of the pedal main body and transmitting a signal thereof; and a left and right rotation sensing means for sensing a left and right rotation of the foothold and transmitting a signal thereof. According to the present invention, a user can easily operate and control various action motions of a play object in a program by using both feet, such that more various motions or environments can be applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: P&I COMPANY
    Inventors: Jea Jung Shin, Eun Seok Youn
  • Patent number: 11865439
    Abstract: A game processing apparatus displays an image of virtual space on a display that displays an image by using a sensor for identifying the position and direction of a certain body part of a player and the display. A controller in the game processing apparatus displays the image of the virtual space on the display in accordance with the position and direction of the certain body part of the player, and, when an information providing condition regarding the position and direction of the certain body part of the player is satisfied, outputs to-be-provided information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Masashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11865440
    Abstract: A wearable augmented reality device is described. The device comprises a headband, brim, optical displays, and environmental sensors. The headband wraps at least partially around a head of a user and distributes the weight of components of the device across the head of the user, supporting the device. The brim is coupled to the headband such that the brim extends away from the headband, over the eyes of the user. The brim includes a heatsink that releases heat from the electronics of the device into the environment. The optical displays are coupled to the underside of the brim. The optical displays both present image light and allow environmental light to pass through. The environmental sensors are couples to the forward edge of the brim and capture data about the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: NIANTIC, INC.
    Inventors: Ross Edward Finman, Michael Miller, Maryam Sabour
  • Patent number: 11865441
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer-implemented method performed in an electronic device, wherein the computer-implemented method comprises the steps of: determining if an operating system of the electronic device enables a gaming mode; and if it is determined that the operating system of the electronic device enables the gaming mode, controlling a wireless communication module of the electronic device to not perform at least one operation that will decrease throughput of the wireless communication module; and if it is determined that the operating system of the electronic device does not enable the gaming mode, at least one operation that will decrease throughput of the wireless communication module is allowed to be executed by the wireless communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Pao-Chen Wu, Yu-Yang Lin, Shiuan-Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 11865442
    Abstract: Provided is a server device, etc., capable of enhancing flexibility of a reward winning game and maintaining a user's interest in the game. The server device manages rewards to be given to a user, and includes a storage unit for storing a package as a set of data concerning rewards to be given to the user and a modified package as a set of data concerning rewards used to update the package, a communication unit for communicating with a user device of the user, and a package updating unit for updating the package by modifying the data concerning the rewards included in the package by using the data concerning the rewards included in the modified package when a package update request is received from the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Takayuki Sano
  • Patent number: 11865443
    Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a gaming system that cooperates with a graphical user interface to enable user modification and enhancement of one or more audio streams associated with the gaming system. In embodiments, the audio streams may include a game audio stream, a chat audio stream of conversation among players of a video game, and a microphone audio stream of a player of the video game. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: STEELSERIES ApS
    Inventors: Raphaël Greff, Vincenzo Giamundo, Timothée Pourbaix
  • Patent number: 11865444
    Abstract: Example systems, devices, media, and methods are described for presenting an interactive game in augmented reality on the display of a smart eyewear device. A hand tracking utility detects and tracks the location of hand gestures in real time, based on high-definition video data. The detected hand gestures are compared to library of hand gestures and landmarks. Examples include synchronized, multi-player games in which each device detects and shares hand gestures with other devices for evaluation and scoring. A single-player example includes gesture-shaped icons presented on a virtual scroll that appears to move toward an apparent collision with corresponding key images, awarding points if the player's hand is located near the apparent collision and the detected hand shape matches the moving icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Ilteris Canberk, Dmytro Kucher, Dmytro Hovorov, Artur Sydoran
  • Patent number: 11865445
    Abstract: A server apparatus for providing a game using game media to a user over a network may include a storage unit, an identifier obtaining unit, and a game content output unit. The storage unit may store identifiers and game media in association with each other. The identifier obtaining unit may obtain, from a terminal apparatus, an identifier selected through a user operation. The game content output unit may obtain a game content associated with the identifier obtained by the identifier obtaining unit and may output the game content to the terminal apparatus. The game content may not be identifiable using the identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Seokhoon Choi
  • Patent number: 11865446
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating an outcome of a previous gameplay. The method includes providing access of a recording of the previous gameplay, the recording is one that was shared by a player for the previous gameplay. The method includes providing an interface that identifies one or more what-if scenarios for the previous gameplay. The one or more what-if scenarios being selected for inclusion into the interface is based on processing the recording of the previous gameplay through a machine learning model to identify what-if scenarios for the user, and options for what-if scenarios are provided to the interface. The method includes enabling the selection of at least one of the what-if scenarios from the options. The selection causes an adjustment to metadata associated with the recording of the previous gameplay. The method includes replaying the recording that was selected using the adjusted metadata to generate the alternative outcome of the previous gameplay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Stafford
  • Patent number: 11865447
    Abstract: Methods and systems for spectating a live video game are presented. In one embodiment, a method for performing an automated catch-up to a player is provided. The method includes providing an interface for presenting a first view of a video game on a client device where the first view has a first vantage point and includes a game player. The method includes an operation for providing a portal within the interface for presenting a second view of the game object, the second view having a second vantage point. The method further includes an operation for moving the second vantage point toward the game object within the portal. Additionally, the method provides an operation for removing the portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Mahdi Azmandian, Steven Osman
  • Patent number: 11865448
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for acquiring position information about a head-mounted display; performing information processing using the position information about the head-mounted display; generating and outputting data of an image to be displayed as a result of the information processing; and generating and outputting data of an image of a user guide indicating position information about a user in a real space using the position information about the head-mounted display, where the generating and outputting data of the image of the user guide includes determining whether to display the user guide in response to certain criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Shoichi Ikenoue, Tatsuo Tsuchie, Tetsugo Inada, Masaki Uchida, Hirofumi Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11865449
    Abstract: Provided are a virtual object control method, apparatus, device, and computer-readable storage medium, belonging to the field of computer technologies. The method includes controlling a first virtual object to cast a first skill in response to a first operation on a first skill control, wherein the first virtual object moves from a first position to a second position when casting the first skill; obtaining a second operation on a second skill control during casting of the first skill by the first virtual object; displaying a skill casting indicator of a second skill based on the second position for the second operation, the skill casting indicator indicating an influence range of the second skill; and controlling the first virtual object to cast the second skill at the second position according to the influence range after the first virtual object completes casting of the first skill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jiacheng Wei, Shandong Su, Kang Zhang, Xun Hu, Yulin Wan
  • Patent number: 11865450
    Abstract: A method for reducing latency in execution of a game is described. The method includes receiving via a computer network a user input associated with the game and determining from the user input a current state of the game. While the current state of the game is being determined, the method includes predicting a next state of the game based on the user input and one or more predicted user inputs. The method further includes generating one or more predicted image frames from the next state, determining whether the one or more predicted user inputs are received via the computer network, and sending the one or more predicted image frames in response to receiving the one or more predicted user inputs to reduce the latency in execution of the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Osman
  • Patent number: 11865451
    Abstract: This application discloses an object control method performed at a terminal device. The method includes: detecting, in a running process of a round of game, a target angle generated by a target object controlled by a user of the terminal device during execution of a target action, the target angle being an included angle between a forward orientation of the target object and a sliding direction of the target object; automatically triggering, when the target angle reaches a trigger threshold, adjustment of a key state of a target virtual key; detecting, when the key state of the target virtual key is a touch-enabled state, a touch operation performed on the target virtual key; and controlling, in response to the touch operation, the target object to perform a target operation matching the target virtual key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Xiongfei Huang
  • Patent number: 11865452
    Abstract: This application discloses a map generation method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: selecting a plurality of sub-level maps from a sub-level map library; sequentially placing first M sub-level maps of the plurality of sub-level maps in a predetermined map region, the first M sub-level maps being all located in the map region, and the first M sub-level maps not overlapping with each other; and sequentially placing the remaining sub-level maps not to overlap with the sub-level maps placed in the map region and to be connected to at least one of the sub-level maps placed in the map region, to obtain a target map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianquan Li, Zaixing Cheng, Gang Li
  • Patent number: 11865453
    Abstract: A simulation system includes a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to perform an information acquiring process of acquiring position information about a user moving in a real space; a game process for a game played by the user; a virtual space setting process of setting a virtual space; a display process of generating, as a virtual space image, a display image in which an image of a user character corresponding to the user is displayed at a position in the virtual space corresponding to a position of the user in the real space; and a change process of changing, when a change condition is determined to be satisfied, at least one of the image of the user character corresponding to the user, an image of another user character corresponding to the other user, and an image of an disposed object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Kunito Komori, Hirofumi Motoyama
  • Patent number: 11865454
    Abstract: An example of an information processing apparatus acquires action data based on an output of a sensor according to a fitness action performed by a player, and executes a game event. In the game event, the information processing apparatus designates at least one type of fitness event from among a plurality of types of fitness events. Each fitness event causes the player to perform a fitness action. During the game event, the information processing apparatus executes a fitness event that causes the player to perform a fitness action corresponding to the designated fitness event until an ending condition is satisfied. The information processing apparatus determines whether or not the achievement condition has been satisfied, based on the action data acquired during the fitness event. The information processing apparatus repeats designation and execution of the fitness event until it is determined that the achievement condition has been satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Suzuki, Masaki Wada
  • Patent number: 11865455
    Abstract: A strategy system is described that generates a strategy guide for a gameplay session at an arcade machine. To do so, the strategy system leverages a game-specific hash generated by a hashing system, which includes data describing a log of events that occurred during the gameplay session. The strategy guide includes a summary of the gameplay session curated based on a combination of a particular user associated with the gameplay session, a rulebook describing gameplay event scoring, and the specific event sequence described in the game-specific hash. The game-specific hash and the strategy guide are configured for output based on various considerations, such as display capabilities and network connections of the computing devices implementing the strategy system and/or the hashing system as well as characteristics of a computing device at which the strategy guide is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Paradigm Tilt LLC
    Inventor: Anthony Michael van Winkle
  • Patent number: 11865456
    Abstract: A method for providing a cloud room is made applicable to a cloud server. The method includes: receiving from a client a creation request for the cloud room, the creation request carrying configuration information of the cloud room, the cloud room being used by at least two clients to perform a multi-player game; creating and configuring the cloud room in the cloud server according to the configuration information, the cloud room being configured to run the multi-player game; receiving from the client an access request for the cloud room; and starting the cloud room according to the access request, and connecting the client to the cloud room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xuejun Lu, Mingfeng Pan, Ziqian Shi, Haijun Wu
  • Patent number: 11865457
    Abstract: Methods and systems for tracking a game asset used in a video game includes receiving game inputs provided by a player during gameplay of the video game. The game inputs are analyzed to determine when the game inputs result in the occurrence of a significant event in the video game. A digital asset is awarded to the player providing the game inputs for the significant event. A non-fungible token is generated for the digital asset earned by the player and a value indicative of intrinsic value of the significant event is computed and associated with the digital asset. The non-fungible token is used to monitor use of the digital asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: Warren Benedetto, Matthew Tomczek, Steven Trombetta
  • Patent number: 11865458
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling exchange of tradeable items are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive the first tradeable item from a user; determine whether the received first tradeable item is a valid tradeable item within the online gaming platform by identifying the first tradeable item based on the first item-identifying information and by verifying the first tradeable item is a valid tradeable item within the online gaming platform; responsive to determining the received first tradeable item is valid within the online gaming platform, select a second tradeable item from a repository of tradeable items; and dispense, from the repository, the second tradeable item to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Mythical, Inc.
    Inventor: John Linden
  • Patent number: 11865459
    Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining contests including non-fungible tokens (NFTs), determining that an outcome of a contest indicates a tie, and establishing a placeholder are disclosed. The NFTs can be associated with attributes and stored on a blockchain. The system can receive a request and selections of NFTs for entering a contest. Each NFT can be associated with a player profile and satisfy a selection rule. The system can generate a fantasy sports lineup including NFTs and modifying a restriction condition for each NFT. The system can determine that an outcome of a contest indicates a tie and calculating edition number totals to determine a winner of the tie. The system can determine that an NFT has been transferred to a player profile. The system can modify a first lineup to include a placeholder in lieu of an NFT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: DK Crown Holdings Inc:
    Inventors: Peter Arthur Leondires, Andrew John Botelho, Kenneth Scott Bacon
  • Patent number: 11865460
    Abstract: The field of the invention relates to multi-user online gaming systems, and more particularly to systems and methods that enable a spectator's experience for online active games. In a preferred embodiment, an online multiuser game system includes a user matching system configured to match users for a game session, wherein the user matching system is enabled to match a first user with another user based at least in part on behavior data in the first user's profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Riot Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lin, Paul Sottosanti
  • Patent number: 11865461
    Abstract: A method for providing content items identifying recommendations includes identifying for a first user profile at least one active fantasy sports lineup including a list of players and one or more previous fantasy sports lineups, and generating, for a user, a recommendation profile including a plurality of relevance scores. The method further includes identifying a plurality of candidate recommendations, and determining, for each of the plurality of candidate recommendations, a match score indicating a level of relevance between the candidate recommendation and the recommendation profile. The method further includes prioritizing the plurality of candidate recommendations based on the relevance scores, and providing to a device associated with the first user profile, a content item identifying a selected candidate content management of the plurality of candidate recommendations based on the relevance score between the selected candidate recommendation and the recommendation profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: DK CROWN HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Jason MacInnes, Jordan Mendell
  • Patent number: 11865462
    Abstract: Exemplary communication system 1 includes game devices 10, communication terminals 20, and game support server 30. Game devices 10 enable users to perform a multi-play activity. Each of communication terminals 20 runs an application associated with corresponding game device 10. Game support server 30 divides communication terminals 20 into separate communication groups in accordance with a situation of the multi-play activity performed by game devices 10 so that communication terminals 20 belonging to a same communication group can communicate with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Nakamura, Masashi Seiki, Yosuke Fujino, Miki Murakami, Hideaki Tanabe, Sho Onuma, Naoya Hirota, Kojiro Taguchi, Daisuke Tsujimura
  • Patent number: 11865463
    Abstract: A computer for executing progress of a game by using a game content, the computer including memory and circuitry, the memory configured to store information corresponding to each of a plurality of game contents classified into a plurality of groups associated with an attribute, the circuitry configured to select a first game content from among game contents belonging to a first group among the plurality of groups based on a selection instruction from a player, identify the attribute associated with the selected first game content, select a second game content from among game contents belonging to a second group of the plurality of groups based on the identified attribute, and associate a game content group at least including the selected first game content and the selected second game content with a player and stores the resultant game content group to the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsumi Zeniya, Kiyoto Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11865464
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus of associating by a computerized system, labels with the order of execution of steps of solving a puzzle, game or activity, for one or more parts of one or more solution-paths for the puzzle, game or activity are described. Execution of the puzzle solution and also the particular sequence of steps in the solution paths are used to evaluate a relative efficiency of one sequence of steps over the other sequence. By quantifying efficiency of the solution path it becomes possible to logically and objectively compare the efficiency of two or more solutions or completions of the puzzle, game or activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Indu M. Anand, Ishan Anand, Pranav Anand
  • Patent number: 11865465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel puzzle system that includes an interactive cube puzzle game and methods of use. It provides a puzzle game concept that is implemented as a three-dimensional game or a two-dimensional game, in which a user achieves success by matching a target pattern based on manipulation of identifiable elements. It comprises a plurality of connected elements, a plurality of identifiable elements, a plurality of user interface elements and is configured to operate based on the transition of the plurality of the identifiable elements from a first position to a second position to obtain a target pattern. The transition from the first position to the second position includes variation in the plurality of the identifiable elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Eric Thelen
  • Patent number: 11865466
    Abstract: A child play puzzle includes a set of pieces each defining a non-circular aperture therethrough. The child play puzzle also includes a base and a pole extending from the base along a pole axis. The pole sequentially receives each piece of the set of pieces with the pole extending through the aperture of each piece to form a stack of the pieces along the pole. The pole has multiple sections spaced along its length. Each section is of non-circular cross-section in a plane perpendicular to the pole axis. At least one of the sections is rotatable about the pole axis with respect to an adjacent one of the sections, such that moving a piece from about the rotatable section to about the adjacent section requires rotationally aligning the rotatable section with the adjacent section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Lovevery, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip J. Fouts, Thomas Creason Rigby, Sara Hall Richins
  • Patent number: 11865467
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides inflatable attractions, including inflatable attachments for attractions and attraction parks having such inflatable attractions. The inflatable attractions represent a significant advancement in safety, and include a central column, a first arm extending away from the central column, a second arm extending away from the central column, and at least one inflatable air chamber extending through at least one of the first arm or the second arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Robin Whincup, Michael Robin Whincup
  • Patent number: 11865468
    Abstract: An activity box includes two pairs of wheels having blind holes, two axles having two ends releasably insertable into the blind holes, and a box defining a space having a defined volume sufficiently large to fit the axles. The wheels include a first magnetically attractable component. The axles include a second magnetically attractable component secured at each end of each axle. The axles have a length spanning a width of the box, which has two pairs of through holes on two opposing sides to accommodate the axles, such that the axles are threaded through the through holes. The two pairs of wheels are rotatably attached to the box by magnetically coupling the first magnetically attractable component to the second magnetically attractable component, such that the activity box is configured to be used as a cart that can be rolled over a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Lovevery, Inc.
    Inventors: Israel David Catz, Jessica Thacher Crolick Rolph, Claire Way-June Liu, Thomas Creason Rigby, Philip Jacob Fouts