Abstract: Methods and systems are provided. One method is for controlling a plurality of haptic sensors of a physical headset of a user interacting in a virtual reality space. The method includes identifying position and orientation of a character of the user in a scene of the virtual reality space and a three-dimensional (3D) location of an audio object in the scene. The character of the user being associated with the user. The method includes associating a virtual headset to a head of the character. The virtual headset moves as the position and orientation of the character moves in the scene, and the virtual headset includes a plurality of virtual haptic sensors. The method includes applying a magnitude to each of the plurality of haptic sensors of the physical headset based on a directional distance of each of the plurality of virtual haptic sensors of the virtual headset to the audio object in the scene.

Abstract: Far field devices typically rely on audio only for enabling user interaction and involve only audio processing. Adding a vision-based modality can greatly improve the user interface of far field devices to make them more natural to the user. For instance, users can look at the device to interact with it rather than having to repeatedly utter a wakeword. Vision can also be used to assist audio processing, such as to improve the beamformer. For instance, vision can be used for direction of arrival estimation. Combining vision and audio can greatly enhance the user interface and performance of far field devices.

Abstract: Provided is a system for controlling digital cinematic content based on emotional state of characters. A focus on one or more computer-controlled characters appearing in digital cinematic content is determined based on emotion indicators of a first user actively interacting with at least the one or more computer-controlled characters. A set of emotion indicators is inferred for each of the one or more computer-controlled characters based on one or more criteria and multifactor feedback loops are created. A story line of the digital cinematic content and behavioural characteristics of the one or more computer-controlled characters are controlled to achieve a target emotional arc of the first user based on the multifactor feedback loops.

Abstract: The present invention provides a professional dance evaluation method for implementing Human Pose Estimation based on Deep Transfer Learning. First of all, the Transfer Learning principle of deep learning is combined with the pose features of professional dance training to build a Human Pose Estimation model. Afterwards, the video of demonstration dancing actions is collected and imported into the Human Pose Estimation model to obtain the time-dependent body keypoint data as the reference standard for evaluation. Finally, the video of the examinee's dancing actions is collected and imported into the Human Pose Estimation model to obtain the body keypoint data of the examinee's dancing actions, the similarity between it and the reference standard for evaluation is used for evaluating the standard level of dancing pose.

Abstract: A method for emulation of user input during a play of a legacy game is described. The method includes receiving a user input from the updated hand-held controller and parsing the user input to identify an updated input device of the updated hand-held controller. The method further includes determining, based on the identity of the updated input device, an identity of a legacy input device of a legacy hand-held controller. The method includes determining whether one or more blocks of code for servicing a functionality of the legacy input device of the legacy hand-held controller are cached, and accessing one or more instructions of a legacy game code of the legacy game upon determining that the one or more blocks of code are not cached. The method includes compiling the one or more blocks of code from the one or more instructions of the legacy game code.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control a character in progress of a video game is provided. The functions includes: a utilization permitting function configured to permit utilization of object property information for controlling the character, a property of an object being expressed in the object property information, the property of the object being stored in a specific storage region associated with the object as a first storage region; and an information utilizing function configured to utilize the object property information, whose utilization is permitted, for controlling the character.

Abstract: Gaming machines and systems include a slide-out player interface button deck including a video display and a glass insulator provided with a capacitive touch screen layer overlying the video display. A cast flange surrounds at least a portion of the button deck and is slidably attached and interlocked with the button deck via mating projections and openings. First and second drawer slide assemblies are coupled to the flange and a manually operable push-to release latch mechanism locks and unlocks the slide-out player interface for movement between a retracted position and an extending position relative to a gaming support structure.

Abstract: In order to reduce influences of light from indoor lighting equipment or the like on the accuracy in detecting the position of an operating device, an operating device (301) includes: left and right hold sections to be held by a user, each of which is provided with an operating member at an upper surface thereof; a central section (321) which is a section between the left and right hold sections; and a light emitting surface (328c) adapted to emit light to be captured by an information processing apparatus through a camera, the light emitting surface (328c) provided at a front surface of the central section (321). The central section (321) includes a portion which is located over the light emitting surface (328c) and is located on a more forward side than the light emitting surface (328c).

Abstract: A controller for interfacing with a computing device is provided, including: a main body; a first extension extending from a first end of the main body; a second extension extending from a second end of the main body; and, wherein the first extension and the second extension are configured as handles; a button positioned on a surface of the main body, the button being configured to enable capture of a previous portion of gameplay video.

Abstract: Disclosed are a smart cube including a core housing having an accommodation space therein, a plurality of blocks having a surface formed therein to correspond to an outer circumference of the core housing and coupled to each other to be rotatable in a group around the core housing, and a controller configured to recognize a position of at least one of the blocks and to calculate a solution to place blocks having the same outer surface on at least one surface of the cube, wherein the block includes types of shaft blocks coupled to a center of each of top, bottom, front, rear, left, and right surfaces of the core housing, edge blocks in contact with each side surface of the shaft block, and corner blocks interposed between the adjacent edge blocks, the controller recognizes a position of at least one of the blocks based on a rotation direction and a rotation amount of the shaft block, and the plurality of blocks visually outputs a next step of a current step of the solution including a plurality of steps.

Abstract: An integrated game play system includes a game play platform, an amusement park, and a controller. The game play platform provides access to multiple games and the amusement park includes an attraction including one or more attraction features. Moreover, the controller detects presence of a guest on the game play platform and/or at the attraction, identifies the guest, and determines guest data based on the identification of the guest. In response to determining the guest data, the controller determines a modification to an organization of the multiple games on a display interface of the game play platform and/or a modification to the one or more attraction features (e.g., an animation, a lighting effect, and/or a sound effect), based on the guest data. The controller also sends a control signal indicative of the modification to the game play platform and/or the modification of the one or more attraction features.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for securing a transaction. The apparatus may include a transaction instrument. The transaction instrument may be configured to exchange transaction data to effect a transaction by engagement of a microprocessor with a transacting party. The transaction instrument may include a sensor. The sensor may be configured to sense an environmental parameter. The sensor may be in electrical communication with the microprocessor. The apparatus may run analysis using a distributed model. In the distributed model, heavy processing may be performed at the pattern registration platform, and light processing may be performed on on-board processors on the transaction instrument. The environmental parameter may be associated with one or more behaviors of the user.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gun vibration structure for somatosensory games, including a gun body, a trigger, a microswitch, a vibration unit, and a connector. The gun body includes a body portion and a grip portion. The body portion includes a housing space. The trigger is on the grip portion. The microswitch is on the grip portion and pressed by the trigger to be actuated. The vibration unit is in the housing space. The vibration unit includes an electromagnet and an actuation rod passing therethrough. When the electromagnet is electrified, the actuation rod reciprocates with respect to the electromagnet, ramming the body portion for generating the vibration in the housing space. The connector is on the grip portion and electrically connected with the microswitch and the electromagnet. The actuation rod is triggered to ram the body portion, generating a realistic vibration.

Abstract: A game system for participating in a baccarat game includes a bet area includes: a plurality of betting terminals separated from the game table, including a plurality of bet targets including a player win area and a banker win area, and in which a bet is performed by placing a physical token at any of the bet targets; a bet determining device configured to determine a bet target at which the physical token is placed and an amount thereof; and a collecting device and a payment device configured to collect the betted physical token or pay out for the betted physical token based on the bet target and the amount determined by the bet determining device and a result of a baccarat game.

Abstract: Axis orientation compensation is provided in a system in which movement of a controlling device is used to control navigational functions of a target appliance by determining which one of plural sides of the controlling device is an active side of the controlling device and by causing navigational functions of the target appliance made relative to at least one of an X, Y, and Z axis of the target appliance to be dynamically aligned with movements of the controlling device made relative to at least one of an A, B, and C axis of the controlling device as a function of the one of the plural sides of the controlling device that is determined to be the active side of the controlling device.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a motion recognition dance game comprises the steps of: (a) displaying a sound source list provided from a server; (b) requesting the server for a motion video corresponding to one sound source selected by a user from the sound source list, and receiving the motion video and first motion data from the server; (c) playing back the motion video, receiving second motion data generated in real time from a motion recognition sensor worn on the body of the user, and comparing the second motion data with the first motion data; and (d) calculating a grade on the basis of a matching rate of the first and second motion data, wherein the sound source list includes sound sources previously stored in the user terminal.

Abstract: Method and system for granting in-game resources for a telematics-based game.

Abstract: An electronic device may be configured to present a user interface via which a user can select from a plurality of commands associated with a particular video game. In response to a selection of one of the plurality of commands, the electronic device may transmit the selected one of the plurality of commands to a user interface device. The selected command may cause said user interface device to transmit a corresponding one or more simulated user inputs to a game console. The selection of the command may occur automatically in response to detection, by audio processing circuitry, of an occurrence of the particular audio clip in an audio signal output by the game console.

Abstract: In a case where a second camera operation through a third input unit using an inertial sensor is performed while a pointer operation process based on a pointer operation through a first input unit or a camera operation process based on a first camera operation through a second input unit is performed, an absolute value of a quantity of change in a position or an image capturing direction of a virtual camera based on the second camera operation is reduced as compared with a case where the second camera operation is performed when neither of the pointer operation process based on the pointer operation and the camera operation process based on the first camera operation are performed.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: performing information processing on the basis of data received from a device that detects a user position; generating an image to be displayed as a result of the information processing; and determining that the user needs to be warned when the user position indicates that the user moves out of a play area set in an object space in reference to a detection field of the device, and to cause the image generating section to superpose a warning image on the image to be displayed, where the determining includes setting positions of boundary surfaces of the play area with respect to the detection field of the device within a predetermined range from the user.

Abstract: Method and system for training a virtual character of a telematics-based game. In some examples, a computer-implemented method includes: determining, based at least in part upon telematics data, a plurality of skill points associated with a plurality of real skills exhibited by the user during the one or more real trips; training a virtual character by at least updating, based at least in part upon the plurality of skill points, the plurality of virtual ratings; generating, based at least in part upon the character profile, one or more virtual occurrences to be encountered by the virtual character; determining, based at least in part upon the updated plurality of virtual ratings, one or more outcomes associated with the one or more virtual occurrences; updating the character profile by at least applying the one or more virtual occurrences based on the associated one or more outcomes to the virtual character.

Abstract: Various surgical hubs are disclosed. A surgical hub is for use with a surgical system in a surgical procedure performed in an operating room. The surgical hub comprises a control circuit configured to: determine bounds of the operating room; determine devices of the surgical system located within the bounds of the operating room; and pair the surgical hub with the devices of the surgical system located within the bounds of the operating room.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an image capture device and a processor. The image capture device captures an image of an environment. The processor is coupled to the image capture device and is configured to receive the image of the environment and determine situational contextual information in the image. The processor also identifies at least one non-intrusive location and performs shape detection on the at least one non-intrusive location. An advertisement asset is received based on the determined situational contextual information and the shape detection.

Abstract: A holistic solution for improving the quality of publicly available/published video by providing an improved audio. The owner of the published video or audio content within the published video can upload the improved audio to a network database where it is associated with a video feature in common with the publicly available video. The client consuming the video, can activate a novel application/module/browser extension on a client terminal to detect the video feature of a currently selected video to begin downloading the improved audio. After a significant portion of the audio has been downloaded the invention mutes the audio playback of the video on the client terminal at or about the same time as it begins playback of the audio content so as to minimize distortion from the transition between the original audio and the improved audio. Additional features including audio/video synchronization, selectable audio tracks, visual feedback, and monetization are disclosed.

Abstract: An automated method for cognitive training of the brain of a human using contralateral movement is provided wherein the body of the human is defined, in part, by having contralateral sides and the human body has a plurality of motion tracking sensors attached to respective limbs of the human body.

Abstract: A gaming input device implements a method of adjusting input polling rate in various usage scenarios to optimize performance in light of scenario-specific considerations. The device detects a usage scenario and maps it to an optimized input polling rate, then requests the optimized input polling rate from associated firmware and hardware so an adjustment can be accomplished. The automated adjustment to polling rate accounts for problems associated with various usage scenarios, such as latency and power consumption, and allows for optimization specific to each scenario.

Abstract: The described methods and systems decrease instances of distracted driving, encourage more frequent use of vehicle tracking services, and generally improve the risk profile of a driver and vehicle. These benefits are achieved by way of a vehicle computer system that incentivizes users to place mobile devices in a do-not-disturb (DND) mode and to activate vehicle tracking services. The vehicle computer system encourages these behaviors by enabling content delivery for devices within the vehicle based on the status of the mobile device(s) and the status of the vehicle tracking service(s). Specifically, the content delivery may comprise data for providing a gamified user interface within the vehicle.

Abstract: Foot-gesture-based movement control method for a game character includes a four-way movement start control process, including: determining the game character being in a non-moving state; obtaining foot tilt angles and tilt states of left and right feet of a user; determining a tilt state change of each foot of the user; and generating movement start controls in first, second, third, and fourth directions for the game character, respectively when the right foot is detected changing from a leveled state to a positively tilted state and changing from a leveled state to a negatively tilted state, the left foot is detected changing from a leveled state to a positively tilted state and changing from a leveled state to a negatively tilted state.

Abstract: An electronic device provides, to a display, data to present a user interface that includes a plurality of user interface objects, and a current focus on a first user interface object. While the display is presenting the user interface, the electronic device receives an input that corresponds to a movement of a contact across on a touch-sensitive surface. The electronic device, in response to receiving the input and in accordance with a determination that a first axis is a dominant axis, moves the current focus along the first axis by a first amount and along the second axis by a second amount. The amount of movement of the current focus along the second axis is reduced to a first non-zero amount by a scaling factor that is based on one or more inputs received prior to receiving the input.

Abstract: An illustrative system includes a brain interface system configured to be worn by a user and to output brain activity data representative of brain activity of the user while the user concurrently plays an electronic game and a computing device configured to obtain the brain activity data and modify, based on the brain activity data, an attribute of the electronic game.

Abstract: The present invention relates to tracking objects. Specifically, the present invention relates to determining the position and/or location of styli from image data. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a method for determining an orientation and/or a position of a cylindrical object from image data using a single viewpoint.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for an intelligent, interactive, and augmented reality (AR) cloud platform. The platform can be implemented in many applications, such as providing real-time intelligent and interactive control between user input data and the resulting AR data, providing real-time and effective AR-based communication, or providing real-time control of physical devices in a remote network.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) or another type of gaming device may be configured to provide games that involve “WYSIWYG” (what you see is what you get) symbols or “prize on” symbols. The gaming device may be configured to provide the value of all “prize on” symbols that land during a single instance of a game if a prize on trigger symbol, which also may be referred to herein as a blast symbol, lands during the same instance of the game. In some examples, the game may be a base game. According to some examples, a feature does not need to be triggered during the instance of the base game for the value of all prize on symbols that land during the instance of the base game to be awarded. In other examples, the game may be a feature game, such as a “hold and spin” game.

Abstract: An apparatus for remote controlled physical activity monitoring, the apparatus comprising: at least one orientation measurer, wearable on at least one body part of a user, configured to measure orientation of a body part wearing the orientation measurer during a physical activity of the user, at least one pressure meter, wearable on at least one body part of the user, configured to measure pressure applied by muscle of a body part wearing the pressure meter during the physical activity of the user, a computer processor, associated with the orientation measurer and pressure meter, configured to derive monitoring control data from the measured orientation and pressure, and a data transmitter, associated with the computer processor, configured to transmit the monitoring control data to a physical activity monitoring device, and thereby to remotely control a monitoring of the physical activity of the user by the physical activity monitoring device.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an augmented reality system that supports customized multi-channel interaction. One embodiment of the augmented reality system comprises: a head-mounted sensor assembly, a computing device, and a display module; the head-mounted sensor assembly is used to capture the user's multi-channel interactive input information and transmit the interactive input information to the computing device; the computing device is used to generate or modify the display content of the augmented reality according to the interactive input information; the display module is used to overlay display the background content with the display content of the augmented reality. The augmented reality system, by arranging the display module to the far end of the head-mounted sensor assembly, can simplify the structure of the head-mounted sensor assembly, and reduce the weight of the head-mounted sensor assembly, providing convenience for installing other sensors.

Abstract: Axis orientation compensation is provided in a system in which movement of a controlling device is used to control navigational functions of a target appliance by determining which one of plural sides of the controlling device is an active side of the controlling device and by causing navigational functions of the target appliance made relative to at least one of an X, Y, and Z axis of the target appliance to be dynamically aligned with movements of the controlling device made relative to at least one of an A, B, and C axis of the controlling device as a function of the one of the plural sides of the controlling device that is determined to be the active side of the controlling device.

Abstract: One or more embodiments of the invention is a program that is executed on an electronic device, the program causing the electronic device to execute: holding data points indicated by values on a first axis and values on a second axis, obtained on the basis of touch events; terminating the holding of a data point for which a predefined holding period has expired among the held data points; determining the slope of a regression line on the basis of the held data points; determining an amount of rotation by which the determined slope of the regression line is to be rotated, on the basis of a displacement direction of the set of the held data points; and determining an angle by which the user controls an object being operated in a virtual space, on the basis of the determined slope of the regression line and the determined amount of rotation.

Abstract: Wireless Blue Tooth® headphone controller comprises a game controller having a pair of wireless Blue Tooth® headphones removably stored within the game controller housing and a detachable pair of Blue Tooth® headphones in a separate case capable of being in electrical communication with the game controller.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a radio tag reading device includes: a body portion including a radio tag reading unit that reads a radio tag; a grip portion detachably connected to the body portion; a magnet provided in the grip portion; a magnet detection unit provided in the body portion and configured to detect magnetism generated by the magnet; a state detection unit configured to detect a state of the grip portion based on the magnetism detected by the magnet detection unit; and a reading control unit configured to control the radio tag reading unit.

Abstract: An amusement system features an interactive floor with an array of panels laid out in one or more grids to collectively define an interactive floor surface, an illumination system operable to individually illuminate each panel, and a sensing system operable to detect presence of any participant atop any panel. A base frame of the interactive floor is composed of a plurality of base modules seated on a subfloor, and supporting a respective panel for one or more cells of the interactive floor. The base modules are not directly fastened together, and instead are only intercoupled by perimeter seals applied over peripheral regions of the panels of neighbouring modules. Separation of the modules is constrained by surrounding walls of a room fully occupied by the interactive floor. In gameplay, some panels are distinctively illuminated as hazards to be avoided by participants, subject to penalty.

Abstract: A vehicle function control apparatus and method control various vehicle functions. A control method of an integrated manipulation unit may include: establishing a first data path with a first detachable knob attached to a first attachment position among at least one attachment position provided in an attachment unit; transmitting information on a first function to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the first detachable knob through the first data path; establishing a second data path with a second detachable knob stacked on the first detachable knob; and transmitting information on a second function to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the second detachable knob through the second data path.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes an imaging unit, an inertial sensor, and a control unit. The imaging unit acquires image information. The inertial sensor acquires inertial information. The control unit estimates a self location of the information processing apparatus on the basis of the image information and the inertial information, recognizes a situation of a user with the information processing apparatus, and changes a ratio of reliability between the image information and the inertial information that are to be used for estimating the self location depending on the situation.

Abstract: A server is configured to detect an option element of an advantage option for an option set player and customize a specification of the advantage option that has been set or to be set in the future, based on the option element thus detected, to increase the attractiveness of the advantage option so that the player will be more motivated to actively acquire the advantage option.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes: a display panel, a display controller, and a host. The display controller is configured to control displaying of the display panel. The host is electrically connected to the display controller. The host executes an application to render a display image, and transmits the display image to the display controller through an image-transmission channel between the host and the display controller. The display controller detects whether pixels in a specific area of the display image satisfy a predetermined condition. In response to the pixels in the specific area satisfying the predetermined condition, the display controller triggers a virtual input signal, and transmits the virtual input signal to the host through a data-transmission channel between the host and the display controller, so that the host executes a specific operation corresponding to the virtual input signal.

Abstract: A system and a method related to data fusing are provided. The first and second sensing data are obtained. The data combination is determined based on the first and second sensing data. The third sensing data is obtained based on images. Whether the human body portion exists in the third sensing data is determined during the first duration. The motion information is determined by a first determining factor, which includes the data combination and the third sensing data of the first duration, in response to the human body portion existing in the third sensing data. The motion information is determined by a second determining factor, which includes the data combination and the third sensing data of the second duration, in response to the human body portion not existing in the third sensing data. The human body portions of the user exist in the third sensing data during the second duration.

Abstract: In a game apparatus in which game programs for a plurality of games each including a title scene and a play scene are stored in a storage medium, a game to be executed is switched in a predetermined order by a user operating a first input device. At a time of the switching, in the case where a currently executed game is in the play scene, the game is interrupted and switching is performed to another game, and, when the game is executed again later, the game is restarted from the time of the interruption of the play scene, and a first image showing the game is displayed on a display. Meanwhile, in the case where the currently executed game is in the title scene, switching is performed to another game, and then when the game is executed again, the game is restarted from the title scene without displaying the first image.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus which is connected to a manipulating device, the apparatus including: a manipulation receiving unit configured to accept from the manipulating device specific manipulation for instructing to execute a specific function independent of an application program, and a limiting unit configured to limit the acceptance of the specific manipulation in the case where an alternative section to instruct the execution of the specific function apart from the specific manipulation is available.

Abstract: The present invention provides a motion detecting system, which includes a light source module, a plurality of image sensors and a control unit. The light source module illuminates at least one object. The image sensors respectively detect the object under the light emitted by the light source module to generate a plurality of detection results. The control unit is coupled to the image sensors, and generates a control command according to the detection results.

Abstract: The computer mouse with integrated joy stick is an extension of the prior disclosure. The computer mouse with integrated joy stick is configured for use with a microcontroller. The computer mouse with integrated joy stick forms a communication link with the microcontroller. The computer mouse with integrated joy stick is an interface device commonly known as a mouse. The computer mouse with integrated joy stick sends input in the form of operating instructions to the microcontroller over the communication link to the microcontroller. The microcontroller uses the received operating instructions to control the operation of a plurality of output display devices associated with the microcontroller.