Perceptible Output Or Display (e.g., Tactile, Etc.) Patents (Class 463/30)
  • Patent number: 12225242
    Abstract: A method for providing live broadcasting sessions in virtual environments includes creating a virtual environment based on virtual environment creation instructions; connecting the virtual environment to an event that is broadcast through the virtual environment; setting up a live broadcasting session from the virtual environment comprising the event broadcast; sending an invitation to at least one invitee client device, wherein the invitation comprises 3D coordinates of the virtual environment specified for at least one invitee; opening up a communication channel enabling access to the at least one invitee to the virtual environment, wherein the invitee client device accesses the virtual environment through a user graphical representation that is positioned at the specified 3D coordinate of the virtual environment; and streaming the live broadcasting session to the at least one invitee client device. Corresponding systems and computer-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: TMRW FOUNDATION IP S.ÀR.L.
    Inventor: Cevat Yerli
  • Patent number: 12186657
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and method of changing a display setting. According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment, the method of changing a display setting in a display device includes operations of: storing a plurality of display settings corresponding to a plurality of game categories; determining a display setting to be used for displaying video data of a currently running game among the plurality of display settings; and changing an actual display setting of the display device according to a determined display setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeon-ji Lee, Dong-hyun Kim, Yu-hyeon Jun
  • Patent number: 12174625
    Abstract: A program manipulates a device compatible with all sizes of devices such as a touch panel used for manipulation. The program is for manipulating a manipulation target device. The program causes a computer, that includes a display device that accepts a contact manipulation by an instruction object, to generate manipulation information, for manipulating the manipulation target device on the basis of a contact manipulation by the instruction object on the display device, to hold the manipulation information even when the instruction object is not touching the display device, and to manipulate the manipulation target device by transmitting the held manipulation information to the manipulation target device. The computer restarts generation of the manipulation information on the basis of the held current manipulation information when a contact on the display device is made again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: ALVION Inc.
    Inventor: Kuninori Dohno
  • Patent number: 12165265
    Abstract: A system for generating a virtual reality environment includes a mocap suit having a plurality of sensors for generating at least one mocap suit output responsive to movement of an individual within the mocap suit within the virtual reality environment. At least one virtual reality player headset generates at least one virtual reality headset output responsive to actions of a player within the virtual reality environment. A virtual reality controller receives the at least one mocap suit output and the at least one virtual reality headset output and generates the virtual reality environment for display in the at least one virtual reality player headset. The virtual reality controller selectively generates an avatar associated with the mocap suit responsive to the at least one mocap suit output. The avatar being selectively inserted into the virtual reality world responsive to a first input and selectively removed from the virtual reality environment responsive to a second input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: EXPLORING DIGITAL, LLC
    Inventors: David Walens, Matthew Kelly, Geoffrey Wright
  • Patent number: 12145067
    Abstract: A virtual object control method is described. The method includes determining a search range greater than a maximum shooting range of a target skill in a virtual scene corresponding to the target skill, in response to receiving an operation on a target skill control searching the determined search range for a target virtual object in the virtual scene, and controlling, when the target virtual object is found within the search range, and based on a position of the target virtual object in the virtual scene, a first virtual object to cast the target skill in the virtual scene. Apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium counterpart embodiments are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Yulin Wan, Jianmiao Weng, Xun Hu, Shandong Su
  • Patent number: 12132742
    Abstract: A first communication device includes a processor that receives a data signal from a second communication device. The processor converts the data signal to a bit stream at a physical layer of a network architecture and executes a frame level inspection of the bit stream at a datalink layer for a defined signature. The processor detects the defined signature associated with a first data packet in a frame based on the executed frame level inspection of the bit stream at the datalink layer, where the defined signature associated with the first data packet is a unique indicator. An event is triggered in a communication network at the datalink layer irrespective of an involvement of an application layer of the network architecture at the first communication device based on the detected defined signature associated with the first data packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: AR & NS Investment, LLC
    Inventors: Shervin Alireza Odabaee, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Arman Rofougaran, Milan Rofougaran, Persia Odabaee, Kavian Odabaee, Ayla Odabaee
  • Patent number: 12113668
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for providing more efficient remote provisioning of assets for software applications are provided. Such systems and techniques allow for more flexible distribution of such assets while reducing bandwidth consumption and storage requirements on provisioned devices and reducing delay time from requesting a software application on a remote device and then having the remote device actually execute the requested software application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Jody S. Brown, Christopher G. Fandrich, Sanjay Kumar
  • Patent number: 12080153
    Abstract: Provided is a vibration presentation system that improves the convenience of a user in sensing vibrations at various body sites, or of a plurality of users in sensing vibrations. A vibration presentation system for presenting vibration signals for perception by tactile sense for media content, the vibration presentation system including: a vibrating body configured to generate vibrations corresponding to the vibration signals of a plurality of channels respectively; and a presentation target batch selection user interface including a plurality of (M, where M is an integer of 2 or more) combinations each of which contains one selection button and designation of a predefined body site for a channel included in the plurality of channels, wherein the vibrating body generates vibrations corresponding to the vibration signals for a body site for a channel included in a combination corresponding to a selection button selected from among M selection buttons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Watanabe, Yutaka Kamamoto
  • Patent number: 12051301
    Abstract: A system that enables the automatic logging out of one player tracking account device when another player tracking account device is attempted to be logged into a player tracking account system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Erik Petersen, Dwayne R. Nelson
  • Patent number: 12051300
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that utilizes an application running on a mobile device to collect game-based data regarding a player's experience at a gaming establishment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Sina Miri, Dwayne A. Davis, Kevin Higgins, Matt Christopher Levin, Erik Petersen
  • Patent number: 12051141
    Abstract: A system and methods for providing interactive content to an audience is disclosed. In aspects, system implements methods to receive sensor data captured by one or more sensors affixed to a performer. A graphical visualization is rendered based on the sensor data. The graphical visualization is transmitted to one or more external devices associated with one or more members of the audience for incorporation into a application executing on the one or more external devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: MSG Entertainment Group, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Poynter
  • Patent number: 12050730
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method for reproducing tactile content using spatial information, which enhances a users tactile sense of music by converting a sound of music played in a space into tactile sense in real time without any sense of difference between tactile and auditory sense and automatically correcting tactile information by reflecting a user location and spatial characteristics so that performance or image information may be realized as tactile content using spatial information and the user location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Yong Shin, Moo Seop Kim, Chi Yoon Jeong
  • Patent number: 12039826
    Abstract: A gaming device may comprise various components, including a main cabinet, a game controller, and a display assembly. The display assembly may be releasably coupled to the game cabinet so that the display assembly may be quickly removed prior to replacement and/or maintenance operations. The display assembly may include a display panel and a cover sheet positioned over the display panel. The cover sheet may be a glass cover sheet and may define a raised perimeter region that surrounds an interior portion of the cover sheet. A light pipe may be disposed below the raised perimeter region and may diffuse light emitted by the display panel and/or a backlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Villanueva, Garrett Hill
  • Patent number: 12036474
    Abstract: This application discloses a virtual object control method performed by an electronic device. The method includes: displaying an environment picture, a virtual environment including a bonus draw prop; obtaining, in response to a target virtual object being located in an interactive distance range of the bonus draw prop, a teleportation skill from the bonus draw prop; displaying, when a skill display condition is met, a teleportation skill control used for triggering the teleportation skill; and moving the target virtual object from a first position to a second position in response to receiving a trigger operation for the teleportation skill associated with the teleportation skill control. In this way, the human-computer interaction efficiency in a process of controlling the target virtual object to move is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Zhihong Liu
  • Patent number: 12020594
    Abstract: Systems and methods for of automated gamification are disclosed. An example method of automated gamification is disclosed. The method includes transcribing content of a proceeding. The method includes determining one or more keywords from the content transcribed, the one or more keywords indicating a topic of the proceeding. Additionally, the method includes generating a game for the proceeding based on the one or more keywords using Natural Language Processing (NLP). The method also includes presenting the game for the proceeding to at least one participant of the proceeding and receiving a response to the game from the at least one participant of the proceeding. Additionally, the method includes allowing the at least one participant of the proceeding to move to a next objective, based on evaluating the response received based on an established criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anders Fahrendorff, Mona Abou-Sayed, Logendra Naidoo
  • Patent number: 12014593
    Abstract: Disclosed are gaming systems, methods and machines for a gaming cabinet configuration. In particular, the gaming systems, methods and machines may incorporate gaming cabinets that include one or more curved or arcuate screens, one or more candles integrated into one or more lighting features arranged on one or more edges of the gaming cabinet, the one or more candles and the one or more lighting features connected to a game controller via one or more interfaces, and/or one or more diffuse lighting elements to provide lighting features or effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (ATI)
    Inventors: Bruce Urban, Garrett Hill, Samuel Villanueva
  • Patent number: 12008859
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to gaming devices that provide audio-visual animated characters in response to game play. The character has a personality that may be encouraging, taunting or another quality. A plurality of expressions of the personality is presented, between one extreme and another, dependent upon the history of game outcomes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Acres Technology
    Inventor: John F. Acres
  • Patent number: 11990007
    Abstract: A gaming machine provides a base game, from which a hold and spin feature game is triggered when a determined number of configurable symbols are displayed in a base game outcome. When the feature game is triggered, the configurable symbols are held in place on the display one or more spins are provided during the feature game in which to collect additional configurable symbols. Any additional configurable symbols are retained on the display during subsequent spins until the feature game is completed. The player is awarded a prize based on the values carried by the configurable symbols. The gaming machine includes one or more progressive play meters that are incremented when spin award symbols are displayed in base game outcomes. When the feature game is triggered, the number of spins provided in the feature game is determined based on the value carried by one of the progressive play meters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Hua Xu, Dinesh Dua
  • Patent number: 11961367
    Abstract: An electronic gaming device is described. The electronic gaming device includes a display device including a first display area and a second display area and at least one processor configured to execute instructions. The instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to determine a first game outcome and cause display of a first game outcome amount in the first display area. The instructions also cause the at least one processor to cause display of the first game outcome amount in the second display area, the second display area including a plurality of past game outcome amounts. The instructions further cause the at least one processor to determine a second game outcome, provide a second game outcome amount, and, based upon the second game outcome including a trigger event, provide a past game outcome amount of the plurality of past game outcome amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Grant Bolling, Jr., Kevin Walsh
  • Patent number: 11954772
    Abstract: An acquisition unit 104 acquires from a server a status of a friend user. A menu image generation unit 110 generates a menu image including an icon. A user image placement unit 116 places, on the periphery of the icon, images of friend users whose statuses acquired by the acquisition unit 104 are related to the icon. The icon is an icon representing content, and the user image placement unit 116 places, on the periphery of the icon, an image of a friend user currently performing the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawamura, Ikuo Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11951386
    Abstract: An example information processing system includes a main unit, a first controller device and a second controller device. The main unit includes a display. The first controller device is configured to be removably attached to the main unit, and the first controller device transmits first operation data representing an operation performed on the first controller device to the main unit, irrespective of whether the first controller device is attached to the main unit. The second controller device is configured to be removably attached to the main unit, and the second controller device transmits second operation data representing an operation performed on the second controller device to the main unit, irrespective of whether the second controller device is attached to the main unit. The main unit displays, on the display, an execution result of an information process based on the first and the second operation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Koizumi, Yui Ehara, Munetaka Nishikawa, Kochi Kawai, Kenichi Mae
  • Patent number: 11922765
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that utilizes a virtual ticket audit device to account for the transfer of virtual ticket vouchers between different components of a gaming establishment ecosystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Erik Petersen
  • Patent number: 11880998
    Abstract: A device may receive images identifying interiors of buildings and movable objects and unmovable objects located in the interiors, and may train a machine learning model with the images to generate a trained machine learning model. The device may receive an image identifying an interior portion of a building and objects located in the interior portion, and may process the image, with the trained machine learning model, to identify a movable object and an unmovable object. The device may disregard the movable object to generate an image in which data identifying the movable object has been disregarded, and may process the image in which the data identifying the movable object has been disregarded, with a visual positioning system, to determine a location of the user device in the interior portion of the building. The device may perform one or more actions based on the location of the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Rejaul Monir, Ashley A. Vogt, Chad Hammond, Mithu Datta, Derek Wade Ohlarik
  • Patent number: 11880420
    Abstract: A method including parsing a query into a tree of operations, generating a query matrix and a transcript matrix, determining a cross-correlation of the query matrix and the transcript matrix, applying a softness map to the cross-correlation to determine one or more matches for each of the literals, and combining the one or more matches utilizing the tree of operations to generate an output, each of the operators corresponding to a combination operation for the matches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Gridspace Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Scodary
  • Patent number: 11861985
    Abstract: A gaming device for dynamically configuring a composite feature game based on a first feature game and a second feature game. When the composite feature game is triggered, a game controller determines respective current states of a first feature game and a second feature game. The current state of the first feature game comprises a first unenhanced state that has a first unenhanced play characteristic and a first enhanced state that has a first enhanced play characteristic. The current state of the second feature game comprises a second unenhanced state that has a second unenhanced play characteristic and a second enhanced state that has a second unenhanced play characteristic. The game controller dynamically incorporates one of the first enhanced play characteristic and one of the second unenhanced play characteristic and the second unenhanced play characteristic into a composite play characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
    Inventors: James Loader, Karen Kendall, Luke Ireland, Antoon Visser, Joshua Matos
  • Patent number: 11857860
    Abstract: A method includes maintaining a plurality of sport-related ability metrics from a plurality of users, each of the plurality of users having a respective ability level or handicap that is within a predetermined tolerance of an ability level or handicap of an individual user; determining a statistical distribution of each of the plurality of ability metrics; receiving data from the individual user corresponding to the user's participation within a sporting activity; determining an ability metric from the data received from the individual user; generating a visual image that illustrates the determined ability metric within the statistical distribution; and displaying the visual image via the electronic user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Sunil Bharadwaj, John Bouck
  • Patent number: 11854347
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a method, system, and device for gaming including the display of a plurality of game symbols, each game symbol associated with one of at least two possible game actions. The game symbols associated with a first game action are displayed including a numerical prize value. Gameplay includes the selection of game symbols. In the event that a game symbol associated with a first game action is selected, its corresponding numerical prize value is award, for example added to a cumulative bonus prize, and the game symbol is then associated with the second game action. Typically, the visual representation of the game symbol is also changed, for example, the numerical prize value is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Chan, James Loader
  • Patent number: 11831854
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires a first image obtained by imaging a real space. The information processing apparatus generates a display image by merging the first image into a second image representing a virtual space to be presented to a user wearing a head-mounted display (HMD), the display image being configured such that the first image has an inconspicuous border. The information processing apparatus displays the generated display image on the HMD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Koji Ohata
  • Patent number: 11809616
    Abstract: A method and system for twin pose detection based on interactive indirect inference. The method includes: acquiring, by sensors on a mobile phone, a data set in real time; and obtaining poses of individual parts of a skeleton of an object by reasoning using reasoners on individual parts based on the data set and a preferred way of the object for using the mobile phone; merging the poses to generate multiple initial virtual skeletons; under a predetermined human mechanics constraint, obtaining multiple overall virtual skeletons satisfying the predetermined human mechanics constraint from the initial virtual skeletons; and screening a predetermined number of overall virtual skeletons from the overall virtual skeletons, and obtaining a dynamic twin virtual pose in real time by reasoning on the predetermined number of overall virtual skeletons using an overall skeleton reasoner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventor: Qing Zhang
  • Patent number: 11782510
    Abstract: A device for providing haptic sensation includes a haptic feedback interface. A plurality of videos each recording a real time or near-real time event in a three-dimensional real-world area from a different viewing angle is received and a user input via a mode selector in form of at least one of a gesture or a physical touch input on the mode selector to indicate a selection of an image-capture device is received, wherein the selected image-capture device captures a video of an event from a specific viewing angle that a user prefers to experience. A plurality of different motion of a plurality of objects in an upcoming scene of a captured video is detected based on a look-ahead buffer of the video. One or more movable haptic cues are generated as a different amount of pressure on the haptic feedback interface in synchronization with a current scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventors: Niki Mani, Alex Hamid Mani
  • Patent number: 11783673
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to methods for providing an award based on matching symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Scott Caputo
  • Patent number: 11775739
    Abstract: Systems and methods for visually tagging communications in communication sessions are provided. A current communication session associated with a user device communicating with one or more other user devices may be monitored. The current communication session may include a plurality of messages including a set of the messages associated with the user device. An emotional state may be identified for each of the messages in the set and categorized based on analyzing the set of the messages in view of contextual information regarding the user of the user device. A categorized emotional state of at least one of the messages may be detected as triggering a tagging rule associated with the user of the user device. A presentation of the set of the messages may be modified within the current communication session based on the tagging rule. The modified presentation may include one or more tags indicative of the categorized emotional state of the at least one message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
    Inventors: Rui Yang, Courtney Yingling
  • Patent number: 11769121
    Abstract: A robot is described. The robot includes a propulsion system, a wireless interface, a memory device, and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory device. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine, based upon a communication received at the wireless interface, to perform a celebration associated with a trigger event that has occurred on a casino floor and in response to determining to perform the celebration, control the propulsion system to cause the robot to perform at least a portion of the celebration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Cupersmith, Victor Blanco, Jon Hanlin, Sina Miri, Christopher Cleveland, Tammy Rambo, Rajneesh Sharma, Jennifer Potokar, Frank Rodriguez, Rajendrasinh Jadeja
  • Patent number: 11759702
    Abstract: The game system includes a processor including hardware. The processor performs a reception process of receiving coordinates of a touching operation in a touch screen as touching operation coordinates when the touching operation is performed by a player with respect to the touch screen; a virtual touch area process of associating the touching operation coordinates in the virtual touch area set in the touch screen as an area smaller than the touch screen with mapping coordinates on the touch screen; when the touching operation is performed with respect to the virtual touch area, an input process of setting the mapping coordinates as input coordinates, assuming that the touching operation is performed with respect to the mapping coordinates associated with the touching operation coordinates in the virtual touch area in which the touching operation is performed; and a game process based on the input coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Teppei Miyano
  • Patent number: 11765028
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for providing more efficient remote provisioning of assets for software applications are provided. Such systems and techniques allow for more flexible distribution of such assets while reducing bandwidth consumption and storage requirements on provisioned devices and reducing delay time from requesting a software application on a remote device and then having the remote device actually execute the requested software application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Jody S. Brown, Christopher G. Fandrich, Sanjay Kumar
  • Patent number: 11717751
    Abstract: An in-game display control method and apparatus, a storage medium, a processor, and a terminal are provided. The method includes that: a touch area is configured on a graphical user interface; in response to a first touch operation acting on the touch area, a movement of a preset virtual character in a game scene is controlled according to the first touch operation; a scene display area is updated according to a first position of the preset virtual character in the game scene; whether a preset specific event exists in a preset area of the first position is detected; when the specific event is detected to exist in the preset area of the first position, event attribute information of the specific event is acquired; and the scene display area in the game scene is updated according to the event attribute information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO..LTD.
    Inventors: Kun Shao, Zheng Jin
  • Patent number: 11721171
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a game controller configured to (i) display, (a) an initial game play area including a plurality of reels and (b) a bonus region, the initial game play area including a plurality of active symbol display positions, and the bonus region including a plurality of inactive symbol display positions, (ii) generate a first game outcome for a first base round based on a first output, (iii) in response to determining that at least one of the displayed symbols for the first game outcome is a trigger symbol, unlock at least one of the plurality of inactive symbol display positions in the bonus region, and (iv) after a plurality of base rounds of the base game, initiate a bonus game including activating all inactive symbol display positions that have been unlocked, the activating including expanding the initial game play area to include the activated symbol display positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Hua Xu
  • Patent number: 11712625
    Abstract: Operation data is acquired from either a first type of controller having a plurality of operation sections or a second type of controller having fewer operation sections, and a game process is performed. When the first type of controller is used for game operation, a selection item is switched in a forward direction for a plurality of items arranged in a predetermined order, in accordance with an operation on a first operation section, and the selection item is switched in a reverse direction in accordance with an operation on a second operation section. In addition, when the second type of controller is used for game operation, the selection item is switched in the forward direction in accordance with an operation on a third operation section of the second type of controller. Then, a UI image including these items is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Kando, Yoshiaki Onishi, Ayako Moriwaki
  • Patent number: 11715350
    Abstract: A gaming machine comprises a display and an electronic controller for playing a first game. The electronic controller is configured to randomly determine whether to display one or more bonus symbols in the first game, each bonus symbol being associated with a bonus value award. Where a trigger event occurs during the first game, such as the appearance of a predetermined order of bonus symbols, electronic controller is configured to display an array of the bonus symbols on the display or optionally on another display. Where bonus symbols appear in further plays of the first game or plays of a second game, the bonus symbols are added to the array and bonus symbols present on the array are sequentially transferred to a win meter, which increments by the amount of the associated bonus value award of each transferred bonus symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Ainsworth Game Technology Limited
    Inventor: William George Cormack
  • Patent number: 11714876
    Abstract: A real-time event transcription system and related methods provides for determining the existence, sequencing and timing of an event and/or event elements, for detecting and compensating for latency issues and cheating while providing synchronized user engagement, wherein users who are observing an event interact with a stream of stimuli generated over the course of the event, each user's interactions precisely recorded and accurately timestamped, accounting and/or compensating for various delays that may cause different users to encounter the stimuli at different times. Embodiments further provide for methods to determine and synchronize stimuli and reaction timing across a plurality of geographical locations, transmission methods and media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: AIMCAST IP, LLC
    Inventor: Matan Arazi
  • Patent number: 11707848
    Abstract: A method includes accessing RGB and depth image data representing a scene that includes at least a portion of a robotic limb. Using this data, a computing system may segment the image data to isolate and identify at least a portion of the robotic limb within the scene. The computing system can determine a current pose of the robotic limb within the scene based on the image data, joint data, or a 3D virtual model of the robotic limb. The computing system may then determine a desired goal pose, which may be based on the image data or the 3D virtual model. Based on the determined goal pose, the computing device determines the difference between the current pose and the goal pose of the robotic limb, and using this difference, provides a pose adjustment that for the robotic limb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Philipp Schoessler, Thibault Neveu, Dane Mason, Kathleen Sofia Hajash, Brian Thomas Harms
  • Patent number: 11694358
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods provide an image processing framework that sub-divides computer vision techniques into three computationally efficient steps: detection, classification and matching. These steps provide an improved image processing framework that can analyze live stream data of a media file, in real-time, in order to identify and track specific digital objects depicted therein. This enables not only image processing detection results, but also the capabilities of augmenting the video stream with additional data related to the detected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Dassa, Yale Song, Jeffrey Scholz, Joao Vitor Baldini Soares, Minho Lee
  • Patent number: 11688229
    Abstract: A gaming device that includes a display displaying a plurality of symbols in a plurality of columns of symbol positions, respectively, and a game controller that determines whether the plurality of symbols selected for display include one or both of the first trigger symbol and the second trigger symbol, in response to determining that the symbols include a first trigger symbol but not a second trigger symbol, randomly determines whether to conduct a first feature game, and in response to determining that the symbols selected include both the first trigger symbol and the second trigger symbol, randomly determines whether to conduct a third feature game selected between the first feature game, a second feature game, and a composite game incorporating at least one characteristic of each of the first feature game and the second feature game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Karen Kendall, James Loader, Lauren Paterson, Antoon Visser
  • Patent number: 11666822
    Abstract: A computer-implemented methods for generating a mini-game are provided. One method includes recording gameplay of a game on a computer game system and receiving a signal to generate said mini-game, and responsive to said signal suspending play of the game. The method includes identifying a start point and an end point for the mini-game from the recorded game, and using said start point and said end point for generating executable instructions to enable play of the mini-game. The method includes saving said generated executable instructions to a distribution system. The distribution system includes at least one server to enable access to the mini-game to access said generated executable instructions. And, selection of the generated executable instructions enables interactive gameplay of the mini-game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventor: Gary M. Zalewski
  • Patent number: 11620870
    Abstract: A slot game may assign a multiplier value to a stacked reel having an outcome including a stack of special symbols or wild symbols. The assigned multiplier value may be selected based on a random game outcome of preceding reels. The slot game may display the stacked reel with the assigned multiplier value or by replacing the stack of special symbols with a single symbol and the assigned multiplier value. The slot game may display a merged multiplier value over adjacent stacked reels, the merged multiplier value being the product of the assigned multiplier values for each of the adjacent stacked reels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Penacho, Allon Englman
  • Patent number: 11615669
    Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, apparatus, and methods for rendering supplemental information on an electronic gaming machine, where the supplemental information does not relate to game play on the machine. The supplemental information can include safety warnings, maintenance information, or other information. The electronic gaming device can detect user interactions with the electronic gaming machine, such as using sensors or a player interface that includes a touchscreen. The user interactions can be compared with a condition associated with the supplemental information. Feedback, such as visual, audio, or haptic feedback, or a combination thereof, can be provided to indicate to the user whether the condition is satisfied. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia PTY Limited
    Inventor: Bruce W. Essex
  • Patent number: 11571621
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic device operable with a computer. The computer can be configured to run/execute a program which can be associated with graphic based data and audio based data. The computer can include a main display screen which can be configured to display information based on graphic based data. The electronic device can include a display module which can be configured to display auxiliary information. Auxiliary information displayed by the display module, but not the main display, is derivable based on audio based data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Creative Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Yee Shian Lee, Chee Kin Cheong, Feng Xu
  • Patent number: 11559736
    Abstract: Disclosed are a control response method and apparatus, and a terminal. The method is applied to a touch control terminal capable of presenting a graphical user interface, including: providing a first control on a graphical user interface, the operation response region of the first control including a first control region and a first response region; providing a second touch region on a graphical user interface, wherein the second touch region at least partially overlaps with the first response region; detecting a first touch operation acting on an overlap region of the second touch region and the first response region; determining an operation instruction generated in response to the first touch operation according to the game parameter, wherein the operation instruction is a first operation instruction corresponding to the first control or a second operation instruction corresponding to the second touch region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Ge
  • Patent number: 11561619
    Abstract: A haptic feedback device for providing haptic sensation includes a haptic feedback interface that includes a plurality of haptic elements. The haptic feedback device receives a plurality of videos each recording a real time or near-real time event in a three-dimensional real-world area from a different viewing angle. The haptic feedback device receives a user input that indicates a selection of an image-capture device from the plurality of image-capture devices. The haptic feedback device detects a plurality of different motion associated with a plurality of objects in an upcoming scene of a video captured by the selected image-capture device based on a look-ahead buffer of the video. A haptic feedback is determined for the upcoming scene of the video. One or more movable haptic cues are generated on the haptic feedback interface using the plurality of haptic elements in synchronization with a current scene of the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventors: Niki Mani, Alex Hamid Mani
  • Patent number: 11553346
    Abstract: A first roadway system receives a communication from a second roadway system over a wireless channel, where the communication includes a description of a physical object within a driving environment. Characteristics of the physical object are determined based on sensors of the first roadway system. The communication is determined to contain an anomaly based on a comparison of the description of the physical object with the characteristics determined based on the sensors of the first roadway system. Misbehavior data is generated to describe the anomaly. A remedial action is initiated based on the anomaly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Liuyang Lily Yang, Manoj R. Sastry, Xiruo Liu, Moreno Ambrosin