Patents Issued in October 24, 2024
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Publication number: 20240350885Abstract: A striking training device is provided, including: a main body, being a hollow post and including a plurality of through holes disposed therethrough radially; at least one striking member, each of the at least one striking member including an insertion portion disposed through one of the plurality of through holes, and a striking portion connected to the insertion portion, an end of the insertion portion remote from the striking portion including a first threaded portion; at least one fixation member, each of the at least one fixation member including a second threaded portion, the second threaded portion being screwed to the first threaded portion so that the main body is located between the striking portion and the fixation member and the insertion portion is restricted and not disengageable from the through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: CHIH-LUNG CHEN
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Publication number: 20240350886Abstract: A golf swing training device and methods for practicing a golf swing is provided. The training device can have a T-shaped frame with a cross-chest bar attached to a shaft. A distal portion of the shaft has a shaft extension that extends to the side, and optionally posteriorly to the shaft, so that a club head on the shaft extension abducts or extends to a side of a golfer. During practice the training device can position a golfer in the proper position and posture for practicing the golf swing. The club head being abducted to the side of the golfer trains the correct torso tilt and weight shift while allowing the golfer to maintain eye contact with a mark.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Richard QUIHUIS-BELL
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Publication number: 20240350887Abstract: A tennis racquet training device is disclosed including a spherical member made up of two spherical half members. One spherical half member includes a stem portion, and the other spherical half member includes a spring biased detent mechanism for releasably receiving the stem portion. The tennis racquet training device is releasably secured to the racquet by a quick release button which actuates the spring biased detent mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Joseph Ragland
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Publication number: 20240350888Abstract: Improvements regarding aspects of football are described, including with regard to tools and methods facilitating game and league play, as well as tools and methods for broadcast, including capture and presentation of broadcast for football.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Michael Davies, David Eric Shanks, Zachary Fields, Bradley Cheney
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Publication number: 20240350889Abstract: A unique approach and novel structure were combined to create the Pickleball Paddle Distribution System, which is on its way to becoming a vital element and rising star in the social sport of Pickleball. The proposed assembly works well regardless of the number of players and provides seamless management and proper randomized player participation between the courts by distributing paddles to the proper people that are next in rotation to play. The assembly is developed from high-quality material, provides sustainable performance, is collapsible and portable, and enhances the life of paddles by providing a safe stand for them in contrary to the traditional approach of placing and dragging them across cement floors or uneven surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Glenn Garritano
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Publication number: 20240350890Abstract: The present embodiments relate to generating various predictive overlays over a video of a tennis match. Tracking data of a tennis match can be processed to derive insights into the tennis match. For example, the tracking data can indicate a current state of the match and a likelihood of a ball being returned to various regions of the court. This can be used to create a first overlay that can be added over a video of the tennis match. Further, player rankings based on various categories (e.g., technical, tactical, mental, physical) can be generated to provide insights into skills of each player relative to other ranked players. Additional insights, such as a forecast predicting a likelihood of winning an upcoming match or tournament can also be generated. A player card can be generated using such information to provide various aspects of a player skill onto a single output.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Stats LLCInventors: Xinyu Wei, Robert Seidl, Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico, Stephen Andrew Skweres, Christian Marko, Patrick Joseph Lucey
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Publication number: 20240350891Abstract: A game program control method with sports equipment includes the following steps: capturing a user image of a user operating the sports equipment; analyzing the user image to detect a position of at least one body part of the user; obtaining an angle between a target direction corresponding to the position and a base direction; moving a target object in the game program according to the position if the angle is greater than a threshold angle; and maintaining the target object at a current position of the target object if the angle is not greater than the threshold angle. A human-computer interaction system is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: uCare Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fu-An Huang, Yi-Zhe Tsai
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Publication number: 20240350892Abstract: An electronic refereeing system and method for boxing; and a storage medium are provided. The system includes a sensing module, a monitoring module, a comprehensive scoring module, a remote transmission module, and a main control system. The main control system is connected to the comprehensive scoring module through the remote transmission module, and the comprehensive scoring module is connected to the sensing module and the monitoring module, where the sensing module is configured to perform scoring according to a strike intensity, then the monitoring module is configured to perform scoring according to a captured strike point, and finally the comprehensive scoring module is configured to perform comprehensive calculation on a score of the sensing module and a score of the monitoring module in a weight calculation manner. In the refereeing method, the strike point and the strike intensity are comprehensively considered, so a more objective evaluation can be made.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Jiyao CAI, Yongjun CAI
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Publication number: 20240350893Abstract: There is provided a sliding apparatus having low frictional resistance with a snow surface or an ice surface and excellent sliding properties. A sliding apparatus for sliding on a sliding object (snow surface or ice surface) has a sliding surface (1) contacting the sliding object. The sliding surface (1) is divided into a plurality of regions (1A, 1B, 1C) different in the surface arithmetic mean roughness Ra, and the plurality of regions (1A, 1B, 1C) is arranged in order along the longitudinal direction. Among the plurality of regions (1A, 1B, 1C), the surface arithmetic mean roughness Ra of a front region (1A) which is a region first contacting the sliding object in sliding is smaller than the surface arithmetic mean roughness Ra of the rear region (1B) positioned rearward in the sliding direction with respect to the front region (1A).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: FUJIMI INCORPORATEDInventors: Yasuhiro Moroe, Hitoshi Morinaga, Kazutoshi Hotta, Naoto Miyamoto, Masaki Takeda
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Publication number: 20240350894Abstract: The gaming systems and methods of operating such gaming systems that provide one or more plays of a draw poker game (such as a primary wagering single hand five card draw video poker game, or a multi-hand five card draw video poker game) that include enhanced selective card determinations for the initial draw poker hand of the draw poker game.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Matthew Aaron Jeanos, Darren Maya, Stephen Foster
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Publication number: 20240350895Abstract: A game for developing vegetable likings, which game has different levels comprising: providing a kit comprising (a) one or more individual game packages for each level of the game, wherein the game packages comprise different vegetable-flavored candies or vegetable-flavored snacks (b) either (i) a label on each package containing a code that is linked to the game or (ii) a game card with each package presenting the game, wherein the game comprises a plurality of questions with a plurality of choices of answers and (c) instructions to play the game.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Cordelia A. Running, Lissa Davis, Kameron Moding
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Publication number: 20240350896Abstract: An interactive gaming system offer training and education to users in the distribution center, such as employees and field workers, about optimal distribution operations. The system includes a pre-marked surface that resembles a game board. The pre-marked surface can represent a workflow in a distribution center, warehouse, or other type of storage facility. The pre-marked surface can also include a plurality of zones that represent sub-processes or sub-workflows in the distribution center that make up the entire workflow. The system can also include instruction instruments, such as cards, that, when selected by users at the pre-marked surface, provide instructions and/or prompts indicating actions that the users can take to demonstrate distribution operations in the distribution center.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Randall Brough, Anthony Lara, Irvin Rivera, Jaeson Zinke, Jason Fields, Kevin Suchoza, Kelly Cervantes, Raymund Rivera, Aaron Nassar
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Publication number: 20240350897Abstract: A system includes a nozzle configured to eject a liquid. The system also includes a wall having a surface facing the nozzle, and a thickness extending from the surface. The system also includes one or more capacitance sensors configured to detect, through the thickness of the wall, a presence of the liquid at or adjacent to the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Brian Morgan Kirkland, Nathaniel David Helmick, IV
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Publication number: 20240350898Abstract: A counter system for a game includes three six-sided die including numbers and symbols thereon, that can be used to represent a numeric value. The counter system provides an easy, fast and visually clean way to represent a number with one or multiple digits, as well as positive and negative values. The counter system is useful for any tabletop game that requires players to keep count of values such as (but not limited to) life, damage, power, toughness, poison, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Max Alejandro Ortiz Aguilar
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Publication number: 20240350899Abstract: A rotating assembly includes: a first moving member; a second moving member, movably connected to the first moving member; and a plurality of ball bearings, rotatably disposed between the first moving member and the second moving member to enable the second moving member to rotate relative to the first moving member. The first moving member comprises: a first middle portion; an inclination portion extending downwardly from a periphery of the middle portion; a first projecting portion extending upwardly from a periphery of the inclination portion; and an edge portion that is extending from a periphery of the first projecting portion and is extending away from the first middle portion. In a thickness direction of the rotating assembly, a distance from the first middle portion to the ball bearings is larger than a distance from an upper surface of the first projecting portion to the ball bearings.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Xiaoling Che, Jinyan Duan
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Publication number: 20240350900Abstract: A three-dimensional puzzle. The puzzle includes a topmost puzzle layer having a marking disposed on an upper side thereof, a lowermost puzzle layer having a marking disposed on a lower side thereof, and a middle puzzle layer with a marking disposed on a sidewall thereof, wherein the layers are stacked to form a three-dimensional shape. Each layer has a plurality of puzzle pieces that are connectable to adjacent puzzle pieces via a magnetic retaining element. The markings are only disposed on surfaces of the layers that form an exterior of the assembled three-dimensional shape, wherein each side of the puzzle includes a completed pictorial display. In some embodiments, each puzzle piece includes a same shape and dimension as one another, wherein the markings and magnetic retaining element configuration provide the only guidance for assembling the puzzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Brian Boucher
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Publication number: 20240350901Abstract: An avatar-incentive healthcare therapy system has a physiological monitor for generating a physiological parameter indicative of physical health. An academic test for generating a test score is indicative of mental acuity. The avatar has outward characteristics and game play capabilities proportional to the physiological health and the mental acuity so as to incentivize improved physical health and academic performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Massi Joe E. Kiani
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Publication number: 20240350902Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) toy system includes a moveable real world toy and an AR user device adapted to carry out the steps of: recognizing the real world object; attributing the real world object with an AR-target; obtaining a position of the AR-target and a motion vector for the AR-target associated with the position; defining virtual world objects at virtual world coordinates with respect to the position of the AR-target; transforming the virtual world coordinates with respect to the AR-target position by an opposite vector of the motion vector; receiving a steering input; rotating the virtual world coordinates with respect to the AR-target by rotation opposite to the steering input around a corresponding steering axis passing through the AR-target position; and rendering virtual world objects at the transformed and rotated virtual world coordinates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: LEGO A/SInventors: Fraser LOVATT, Minh Thanh NGUYEN, Simone Boye MOURITSEN, Rasmus LINDHOLM
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Publication number: 20240350903Abstract: A current status presentation system includes a collector that collects, for each user who possesses a portable terminal, a plurality of types of information including position information, an acceleration, and operation management information indicating an operation status of an application software, a classifier that classifies, for each user, whether a current status of a user is moving or playing a game, based on a combination of an amount of change in the position information and a magnitude of the acceleration, the operation management information, and any one of classification algorithms, and a presenter that, when the current status is being moving, presents a first status image representing a classified current status in association with a user image, and when the current status is being playing the game, presents a second status image representing the classified current status in association with the user image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Anaguma Inc.Inventor: Masaki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20240350904Abstract: Described herein are systems and techniques for generating odor impressions of scents. Some embodiments provide odor impressions in an extended reality (XR) environment (e.g., virtual reality (VR) and/or augmented reality (AR)). The system determines spatial characteristics of an odor impression that is to be generated in the XR environment. The system generates one or more commands for generating the odor impression based on the spatial characteristics. The system transmits the command(s) to a controller for execution. The controller may control dispersal of scented media to generate the odor impression.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: OVR Tech, LLCInventors: Aaron Wisniewski, Alexander Toulan, Matthew Flego, Samuel Wisniewski, Erik Cooper, Sarah Socia
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Publication number: 20240350905Abstract: A force sensation presentation device 10 is worn around the neck of a user. A communication section 32 receives a control signal from an external device. A first force sensation presentation section 34a and a second force sensation presentation section 34b each include an actuator and a movable part driven by the actuator, and present a force sensation to the user wearing the force sensation presentation device 10. A control section 30 controls the actuator according to the received control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: MORIO KAKIUCHI
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Publication number: 20240350906Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligent gaming network traffic routing and optimization are provided. The systems and methods use a combination of different types of machine learning models to predict connection performance between a user device and a game server for various connection routes between the user device and game server. For example, the models may be used to determine which set of nodes (either through a direct connection to the game server or through a gaming private network (GPN)) may provide the most optimal connection at any given time during a game session. The route between the user device and the game server may be selected by the one or more models and may be dynamically updated in real-time throughout the game session as alternative routes are predicted to provide improved network performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Angie Hargett, John Na, Yule Lobo, Devin Gill
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Publication number: 20240350907Abstract: Various embodiments that may generally relate to mobile gaming, location determination, mobile devices, authentication, and so on are described. Various methods are described. Various apparatuses are described. Further embodiments are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: INTERACTIVE GAMES LLCInventors: Lee AMAITIS, Paul WILLIAMS, Sunny TARA, Matthew MORRISSETTE
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Publication number: 20240350908Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a method for providing cross-platform multi-user compatibility in a cross-play cloud computing environment, the method including simulating at least one instance of an entertainment program. Embodiments may also include providing access to the at least one instance of the entertainment program asynchronously from two or more client devices via one of a plurality of independent entertainment platforms. In some embodiments, the two or more client devices may be able to engage in multi-user functionality within the at least one instance of the entertainment program via the one of a plurality of independent entertainment platforms. Embodiments may also include synchronizing the multi-user functionality within the at least one instance of the entertainment program.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TLM Partners, Inc.Inventors: Jacob HAWLEY, Mark HU, Murray VINCE, Jeremy PAVIER, Christopher BURNS, Hrafnkell Freyr HLOEDVERSSON, Andrew MEDVEDEV
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Publication number: 20240350909Abstract: A content interaction system, the system comprising a content rendering unit configured to render interactive content, an input receiving unit configured to receive one or more inputs from a user, and an interaction determination unit configured to select one or more interactions to be performed with the interactive content in dependence upon the number of inputs provided by a user, wherein the selection is independent of the identity of those inputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Jesus Lucas Barcias, Michael Eder
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Publication number: 20240350910Abstract: A method for processing game data includes: obtaining a target visibility set corresponding to a target sub-region of a plurality of sub-regions, wherein a specified virtual scene is divided into the sub-regions and includes one or more objects, and the target visibility set includes visibility of at least one object of the objects in the target sub-region; determining, from the plurality of sub-regions, one or more of sub-regions adjacent to the target sub-region as one or more adjacent sub-regions; obtaining a visibility set corresponding to an adjacent sub-region of the one or more adjacent sub-regions; and determining a difference value between the target visibility set and the visibility set, and in response to determining that the difference value satisfies a preset condition, merging the target visibility set and the visibility set to obtain a merged visibility set as a visibility set common to the target sub-region and the adjacent sub-region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yingpeng ZHANG, Yuzhi WANG
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Publication number: 20240350911Abstract: An example of an information processing system causes a player object to exit a game stage at least when the player object satisfies an exit condition as a result of an attack by an enemy object. After the player object exits from the game stage, (a) when a first condition is satisfied, the information processing system returns the player object based on a designated position that is specified by a return input of a first type, which is a position in a first area of the game stage, and (b) when a second condition different from the first condition is satisfied, the information processing system returns the player object based on a designated position that is specified by a return input of a second type, which is a position of a movement target object arranged on the game stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Shintaro SATO, Shinya NAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20240350912Abstract: System, process, and device configurations are provided for game object rendering control with eye tracking data. A method can include detecting at least one focus position of a user using eye tracking data, identifying at least one object of the gaming content using the focus position, controlling rendering of the at least one object of the gaming content, and updating presentation of the gaming content to include the modified object. Modifications may include the addition of a highlight element, border, and change in presentation format for the at least one object, including blurring, fading or color saturation for a game object. Modifications can also include at least one of filtering and minimizing display elements of the gaming content. Processes are also provided for analyzing a facial expression of a user to detect at least one gesture and control modification to gaming content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: Charles MCCOY, True XIONG
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Publication number: 20240350913Abstract: Picture display methods and apparatuses relating to the field of interactive entertainment, computer and Internet technologies are described herein. An illustrative method includes: displaying a virtual environment picture in a current round of an arena game, the first virtual object being a winner of a historical round of the current round, a first virtual camera being set in a birth/spawn point area of the first virtual object in the current round, and the first virtual object having a right to control the first virtual camera; and displaying, in response to a picture switching operation performed by the first virtual object, a first camera picture captured by the first virtual camera. The right to control the virtual camera at the birth point is given to the winner of the historical round of the current round, so that a user can learn of situations of the birth point area in real time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Renji Lu, Jie Hou
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Publication number: 20240350914Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an interactive puzzle. In particular, the methods and systems of the present disclosure may: generate data representing a graphical user interface (GUI); and receive user input via one or more user-manipulable control elements of the GUI such that one or more of a plurality of different, distinct, visibly distinguishable, continuous, and extensible line elements expand and/or contract along their one or more predetermined associated paths in an image area of the GUI to form a line drawing comprising at least a humanly discernible portion of at least one image, of a plurality of different and distinct images that may be rendered in the image area, that constitutes at least a portion of a solution to a user-solvable puzzle associated with the plurality of different and distinct images.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Diane Tucker
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Publication number: 20240350915Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a mark in a virtual scene, a device, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product are provided. The method includes: displaying a virtual scene including a first virtual object and at least one second virtual object; displaying corresponding mark prompt information when a target second virtual object among the at least one second virtual object performs a marking operation for target content in the virtual scene to cause a mark to be carried in the target content; and switching a display state of the mark from an initial state to a prompt state when a trigger operation for the mark prompt information is received, and displaying the mark in the prompt state in the virtual scene, the prompt state being configured for prompting a location of the target content in the virtual scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Ziyi Wang, Cong Tian, Chenghao Ye, Boyi Liu, Jieqi Xie, Weijian Cui, Zhi Li
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Publication number: 20240350916Abstract: An electronic device may receive audio during play of a game on a game console over a network. The electronic device may detect one or more sounds during the monitoring of the audio. The electronic device may control, based on the detected one or more sounds, operation of a game controller that interacts with the game during play. The controlling of the operation of the game controller may comprise adjusting sensitivity of the game controller. The electronic device may determine directionality of the detected one or more sounds and adjust the sensitivity of the game controller based on the determined directionality of the detected one or more sounds. The electronic device may increase and/or decrease the sensitivity of the game controller in response to changes in the determined directionality of the detected one or more sounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Richard Kulavik
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Publication number: 20240350917Abstract: In an example of a game according to an exemplary embodiment, a movement of a movable dynamic object placed in a virtual space is controlled based on physical calculations, and based on an operation input, a player character is caused to perform an object operation action including a first operation of moving a dynamic object specified based on the object operation action and a second operation of forming an assembly object by linking the specified dynamic object to the other dynamic object, and if the assembly object including the dynamic object specified based on the object operation action includes the dynamic object that the player character is mounting, the dynamic object is prevented from moving based on the object operation action.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Naoki FUKADA
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Publication number: 20240350918Abstract: This application provides a virtual character control method performed by a computer device. The method includes: displaying a movement control and an attack control on a virtual scene; in response to a first operation on the movement control by a user of the computer device, controlling the first virtual character to move at a movement speed in the virtual scene; while the first virtual character remains in a moving state in the virtual scene, increasing rush energy corresponding to the first virtual character in response to a second operation on the attack control by the user of the computer device; and when the rush energy satisfies a first condition, controlling the first virtual character to accelerate the movement speed until the rush energy corresponding to the first virtual character is drained.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Renjie LI, Wei FAN
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Publication number: 20240350919Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a virtual object performed by a computer device. The method includes: displaying at least two skill controls sharing a same skill point set, the skill point set including at least two skill points, and each skill control corresponding to one skill group, each skill group including at least one skill; determining a target first skill point in the at least two skill points in response to an operation on a first skill control in the at least two skill controls; and controlling a first virtual object to cast a skill corresponding to the first skill point in the skill group corresponding to the first skill control. In this application, a skill group corresponding to skill points is set for each skill control, and a skill can be added without adding a skill control, thereby improving the diversity of skill casting without affecting a user experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Hao LI, Wei Fan, Zhen Qiao
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Publication number: 20240350920Abstract: Movement control is executed on at least one movable, dynamic object in a virtual space based on physical calculation. At least one explosion is generated with timing based on a game process. When the at least one explosion occurs, a location and orientation of a target object present within a range from an occurrence position where each explosion occurs are calculated based on physical calculation, assuming that a position on the target object closest to the occurrence position is an impact position, and if the target object is the dynamic object, a point having a first mass hits the target object at the impact position at a first speed in a direction from the occurrence position toward the impact position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Naoki FUKADA, Atsushi ASAKURA, Akira FURUKAWA, Kazuhiro KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20240350921Abstract: In an example of a game according to an exemplary embodiment, a movement of a movable dynamic object placed in a virtual space is controlled based on physical calculations, a movement of a player character is controlled based on an operation input, and if the player character and the dynamic object are in contact with each other in a down direction of the player character, the movement of the dynamic object in contact with the player character in the down direction is added to the movement of the player character.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Katsuhisa SATO, Haruki SATO, Naoki FUKADA
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Publication number: 20240350922Abstract: This application provides a method for teleporting virtual objects in a virtual scene performed by an electronic device. The method includes: displaying a virtual object and a target interactable object in a first virtual scene corresponding to a first map; in response to a target interaction instruction by a user of the electronic device, controlling the virtual object to perform a target interaction operation on the target interactable object; and when the target interaction operation is performed, teleporting at least one of the virtual object and the target interactable object to a second virtual scene corresponding to a second map, the second virtual scene being different from the first virtual scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Hao LI, Wei FAN
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Publication number: 20240350923Abstract: Systems and methods for protecting game assets for online games are described herein. The systems and methods described herein may be configured to perform obfuscated encryption of game assets used to render computer-generated three-dimensional models in online games. Code may be generated for encrypting a game asset using a bijective function. The code may consist of a set of pseudo-randomly generate bijection primitives, including at least one encryption algorithm. In some implementations, at least one of the bijection primitives may use encryption in counter (CTR) mode. In some implementations, the encryption key associated with the encryption algorithm and/or the code for the encryption algorithm may be obfuscated prior to being embedded within the generated code. Techniques for protecting game assets stored persistently and by obfuscating an encryption key using a key schedule are also described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast LimitedInventor: Sherry IGNATCHENKO
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Publication number: 20240350924Abstract: A system for presenting a chance-based game. The system includes at least one server having a processor configured to execute machine-readable code. The processor is configured to cause the server to create and provide a set of 3D chance-based games to the plurality of presentation devices of the users, which each present the set of 3D chance-based games on a respective display. Each game of the set having an assigned fixed odds payout structure based on winning user selections. The server receives, over the wide area network, data from the presentation devices characterizing a set of user-selected or computer selected winners of the 3D chance-based games. The server updates the event data pertinent to participants in the actual events associated with the 3D advanced choice games. The server uses the updated data to calculate and assign payouts to the users based on the fixed payout structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Daniel K. Orlow
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Publication number: 20240350925Abstract: This application discloses a method for displaying a contest ranking performed by a computer device. The method includes: running a target virtual task of a contest in which at least three virtual accounts participate; after determining that a target virtual account satisfies a contest end condition, obtaining battle attribute values of the remaining virtual accounts still participating in the target virtual task, wherein each battle attribute value corresponds to a current battle result of a corresponding virtual account participating in the target virtual task; before any of the remaining virtual accounts satisfies the contest end condition: determining, based on the battle attribute values of the remaining virtual accounts, a target contest ranking of the target virtual account in the target virtual task; and displaying the target contest ranking of the target virtual account to the user of the computer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Ye KUANG
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Publication number: 20240350926Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling a virtual vehicle in a virtual scene, an electronic device, and a storage medium relate to the field of virtual scene technologies. In this application, A prop storage mechanism in which special effect action is performed to accumulate acceleration energy and an acceleration prop is added when the accumulated acceleration energy satisfies a prop addition condition is provided, one acceleration prop is consumed to accelerate a virtual vehicle when a first trigger operation is detected, and in a first period of time after the first trigger operation, if it is detected that a second trigger operation can further consume another acceleration prop, the virtual vehicle is accelerated at a higher acceleration, so that a user can flexibly select, according to a requirement, whether to consume a plurality of acceleration props each time to obtain a higher acceleration, thereby helping the user adjust a racing policy based on the virtual vehicle at any time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Haosheng Xue, Jinlong Tu, Zhipeng Luo
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Publication number: 20240350927Abstract: Amusement game equipment supports a ride section on which a user rides by an air spring section, measures a height of a reference plane of the ride section with a sensor, and controls air supply and discharge into/from the air spring section according to game progress by a control section. The control section performs a calibration process for determining an ascent limit of the ride section based on a measured value by the sensor so as to set an ascent and descent control range excluding a predetermined margin from the ascent limit, and a target height setting process for setting a target height of the ride section within the ascent and descent control range according to the game progress, and controls the air supply and discharge into/from the air spring section to achieve the target height.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Bandai Namco Amusement Inc.Inventors: Yasuji FUKUTOMI, Masahide UCHIDA, Takafumi SHIRAI, Hiroki NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20240350928Abstract: An amusement ride includes at least one vehicle which is guided along a track, at least one passenger receptacle for accommodating a passenger being situated on the vehicle. A movement, position, and/or orientation of the passenger receptacle relative to the vehicle is changeable by means of at least one adjusting unit in at least one degree of freedom. A controller controls the adjusting unit. The controller is in signal communication with a memory in which movements to be performed, positions to be assumed, and/or orientations to be assumed during the ride of each passenger receptacle are stored directly or indirectly as memory content. The controller is designed to allow the positions, orientations, and/or movements to be assumed in sequence at a given point on the track during the ride. The amusement ride has means by which the passenger determines the memory content for the relevant passenger receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Dennis GORDT, Tobias HAASCH, Michael KRAUS
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Publication number: 20240350929Abstract: A chest pain reduction system for holding a teddy bear against a post-operated chest to squeeze such that the teddy bear reduces pain when coughing includes a post-operative brace facilitating performing respiratory exercises by hugging the post-operative brace against a chest of a user such that the post-operative brace supports the chest when performing respiratory exercises. The post-operative brace comprises a teddy bear. The teddy bear is weighted and firmed by a weighted member to define a bear brace. The bear brace includes a pair of legs, a pair of arms, and a head. A harness is worn on a torso of a user. The post-operative brace is couplable to the harness, wherein the harness holds the post-operative brace against the chest of the user when the harness is worn on the torso of the user such that the user hugs the post-operative brace when performing respiratory exercises.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Anthony Sparrow, Donna Derner
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Publication number: 20240350930Abstract: The present disclosure provides an accessory and an inflatable doll. The accessory includes a housing, a plurality of first air blowers at least partially mounted in the housing, and a main controller electrically connected to the first air blowers. The housing connects with a bottom of the inflatable doll, and has at least one first air inlet portion and at least one first air outlet portion. Each first air blower includes a second air inlet portion communicated with the at least one first air inlet portion, and a second air outlet portion communicated with the at least one first air outlet portion. The main controller is configured to control the first air blowers to inflate different portions of the inflatable doll through a through hole defined in the bottom of the inflatable doll independently, so that the inflatable doll is capable of acting dynamically.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: YUMIN GU
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Publication number: 20240350931Abstract: According to some embodiments, a customizable doll is disclosed. The customizable doll includes comprises a planar material shaped as a living creature comprising a first set of appendage openings and a second set of appendage openings. The customizable doll further comprises appendage material for insertion into the first set of appendage openings and the second set of appendage openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Alexander Virvo
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Publication number: 20240350932Abstract: A footwear accessory apparatus and system disposed on and within shoes to facilitate movement of one or more accessories around a pre-established track via an electric motor is described. The track is equipped with an internal chain drive disposed in communication with the motor via at least one gear. Accessories are preferably mounted to the chain via at least one magnet which protrudes through a top of the track via a groove. A remote control is preferably configured to enable the user to command the movement of the accessories around the track of each shoe independently. The remote is equipped with a speaker to facilitate the playback of audio and sound effects pertinent to the movement of the accessory. Accessories may be also equipped with internal batteries to facilitate the illumination of interior lights and/or headlights of the accessory.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Mtinima Marcus Moyo, III
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Publication number: 20240350933Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a multifunctional octopus-like toy, which includes a water floating body. The water floating body is provided with a concave cavity with an opening facing upwards, and a plurality of tentacles extending upwards are distributed on an outer wall of the water floating body. The present disclosure has ingenious structural design. The water floating body is provided with the concave cavity, into which a ball can be thrown. Alternatively, when the toy is of a larger size, it can also be used for carrying a person and an object, and a ring can be thrown onto the tentacles. When being played, the toy can be placed on the ground or can float on water to play the basketball shooting game and the ring throwing game.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Xubing Ma, Jiahao Zhang
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Publication number: 20240350934Abstract: An all-metal airplane model includes a fuselage, wings, a tail wing, and a power control system, where the power control system is mounted in a wing platform, and the fuselage, the wing, the wing platform and the tail wing are all made of aluminum foil; an end portion of the wing and an end portion of the tail wing each are provided with an end wing structure made of a plastic film; a head of the fuselage, a head of the wing platform or a tail of the wing platform may be provided with a propeller; the tail wing includes a horizontal elevator group mounted at a tail of the fuselage and a vertical steering rudder group mounted above the horizontal elevator group, and the horizontal elevator group and the vertical steering rudder group are both made of aluminum foil.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventor: Zhengping WANG