With Communication Link (e.g., Television Broadcast, Etc.) Patents (Class 463/40)
  • Patent number: 12254134
    Abstract: A method for generating feedback in a multimedia entertainment system, the method comprising: obtaining an output stream to be output by the multimedia entertainment system; performing feature analysis to identify a feature in the output stream; determining a feedback based on the identified feature; controlling a main audiovisual display to output the output stream; and controlling a peripheral device to output the determined feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventors: John Booth, Mandana Jenabzadeh, Alan Suganuma Murphy
  • Patent number: 12239908
    Abstract: An example computer readable storage medium having stored thereon an information processing program executable by a computer of an information processing device which presents information corresponding to a biological signal acquired from a user, is provided. The information processing program causes the computer to function as biological signal acquiring means, motion/attitude information acquiring means, and presentation means. The biological signal acquiring means acquires the biological signal from the user. The motion/attitude information acquiring means acquires information about a motion or an attitude of the user from detecting means, in association with the biological signal acquired by the biological signal acquiring means. The presentation means performs predetermined presentation based on both the biological signal acquired by the biological signal acquiring means and the information acquired by the motion/attitude information acquiring means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignees: NINTENDO CO., LTD., TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshizawa, Tomoyuki Yambe, Norihiro Sugita, Norikatsu Furuta
  • Patent number: 12236750
    Abstract: An electronic device for mobile alerts is disclosed, along with a method for the same. The electronic device includes a network interface, a processor, and a data storage device. The processor implements the method, including receiving a stream of data for sporting events, receiving a gaming preference from a device, identifying matches with the gaming preference, and for each identified match, generating an alert for the mobile device including some summarization of information on the corresponding game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: CFPH, LLC
    Inventors: Dean P. Alderucci, Charles Plott, Mark Miller
  • Patent number: 12208337
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for collaborative online gaming, including at least one of providing a central repository master browser system; providing an experience calibrated match-making service; providing a dynamic multiplayer server component auto deployment and aggregation system; providing a lobby centric simultaneous and collaborative client game play launching feature; and providing a video game screen over-layer technology giving users access to a control interface while inside a video game being played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Electronic Arts Inc.
    Inventor: Jesper Jensen
  • Patent number: 12205435
    Abstract: An improved gaming system and method enabling the creation and management of multiple concurrent games with limited numbers of players and/or gameplay stations. The gaming system includes at least a gaming server and a plurality of gameplay stations, the gaming server aggregating players and creating games in response to receiving a gameplay request and evaluating whether or not to begin a new game based on conditions of the gaming system, including a maximum number of allowed games, a failure rate of gameplay requests, a usage ratio and a number of gameplay stations currently participating in active games.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: CASTLE ISLAND IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Paul Larson, Alan Roireau, Andrew Scheiner
  • Patent number: 12179105
    Abstract: An electronic device displays a first selection screen and displays adjustment controls corresponding to information display positions of at least one second user. The electronic device receives a trigger operation on a first adjustment control. In accordance with the receiving, and responsive to a determination that the first adjustment control is in a first display status, the electronic device displays the first adjustment control in a second display status. In response to a determination that the trigger operation on the first adjustment control is accepted by a first target user, the electronic device displays a second selection screen that includes an exchange in the information display position of the first user and the information display position of the first target user. The disclosed implementations improve user interaction efficiency during virtual character selection in gaming applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Peiyuan Zeng, Yaowen Zhang
  • Patent number: 12183165
    Abstract: A computer implemented game involving analytics and real time data analysis. The game can allow players to predict and wager on the types of plays that have yet to occur, for example, in a football game. The game may utilize an algorithm that compares situational data in a game to stored data regarding similar situations in past games. The game can then provide a likelihood that a certain type of play can be performed, which may be interpreted as odds of a certain type of play. Users can then utilize this information to predict and wager on the upcoming play. Depending on the results of the play, users may win or lose their wager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: AdrenalineIP
    Inventor: Casey Alexander Huke
  • Patent number: 12175889
    Abstract: A system for managing innovation challenges includes a computing apparatus having a processor and a memory with computer readable program code, wherein the processor under control of the computer readable program code is configured to implement, a content management system that operates to automatically generate an innovation challenge for students based on a common template that includes student eligibility requirements, a user management system that operates to collect user information, obtains parental or guardian consent, and determines individual student eligibility for specific innovation challenges, a submission management system that operates to automate ingestion, display, storage, and judging of challenge entry submissions, and a dashboard display that operates to manage innovation challenge participation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Future Engineers
    Inventor: Deanne Bell
  • Patent number: 12148262
    Abstract: In various embodiments a single reel on a gaming device contains multiple symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: CFPH, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory P. Manning, Geoffrey M. Gelman, Mark A. Miller
  • Patent number: 12145062
    Abstract: This application discloses a method and apparatus for switching perspectives in a computer game, an electronic device and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes displaying a virtual scene picture in a game from a target perspective in a client; triggering a key stage in the game and determining a key perspective corresponding to the key stage; and automatically switching the target perspective to the key perspective to display a key scene picture from the key perspective in the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yajun Guan, Guangze Zhong
  • Patent number: 12128303
    Abstract: A controller receives a message from a first user terminal of user terminals belonging to a chat group. In a case where the type of the message is a normal message, the controller transmits the message to each of the user terminals. In a case where the type of the message is selection of the game icon, the controller generates a game message according to logic corresponding to the game icon and transmits the game message to each of the user terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Yusaku Kamekawa
  • Patent number: 12115452
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems are provided for generating an interactive non-player character (NPC) scene for a computer game environment of a video game. Changes are detected in relation to a script associated with the interactive NPC scene. For each NPC, a set of NPC data associated with the interactions said each NPC has within the script is generated corresponding to the changes. The generated set of NPC data is processed with an NPC rig associated with said each NPC to generate an NPC asset. A camera solver is applied to a region of the computer game environment associated with the script for determining locations of NPC assets and one or more cameras within said region in relation to said interactive NPC scene. Data representative of said each NPC asset and said determined NPC asset and camera locations for use by a game development engine for generating said interactive NPC scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Electronic Arts Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Braun, Peter Sung, Clayton Vaught, Cullen Waters
  • Patent number: 12112436
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of implementing real-world limitations in shared environment, an environment engine is configured to receive a user selection of a shared environment, wherein the shared environment represents a real-world environment. The environment engine retrieves spatial data associated with the shared environment and retrieves environmental sensor data associated with the shared environment. The environmental sensor data is contemplated to capture a varying ambient environment of the shared environment, which includes at least one of audio data and image data associated with the real-world environment. The environment engine is further configured to render a first user avatar and a second user avatar within the shared environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Wormhole Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis Hutten, Robert D. Fish
  • Patent number: 12092429
    Abstract: A base station server of a combat simulation system includes, a communications interface, a processor and a memory. The memory has instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive an indication of a trigger pull from a weapon device and receive a data packet from the weapon device. The data packet may include an orientation of the weapon device and a position of the weapon device. The instructions further cause the processor to determine a position and an orientation of a target and identify a ballistic path of a simulated projectile fired from the weapon device. The ballistic path may be based at least in part on the orientation and the position of the weapon device. The instructions further cause the processor to determine a ballistic outcome by identifying whether the ballistic path intersects with the position of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Cubic Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Morinishi, Karl Post, Sunita Shah, Yeunbin Tsai, David Simmons
  • Patent number: 12090410
    Abstract: Systems and methods to support different player types in a franchise game based on ownership of unique digital articles are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may execute an instance of a franchise game, the different player types including a first player type and a second player type providing access to different utilities; receive and perform in-game action instructions from players having different player types, wherein different in-game action instructions fall within different sets of utilities; receive exchange instructions from a particular player having the first player type to obtain a particular affiliation-specific unique digital article; modify the player account for the particular player such that the particular player no longer has the first player type but rather the second player type; receive and perform a particular in-game action instruction from the particular player by virtue of the particular player having the second player type; and/or other steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Mythical, Inc.
    Inventors: Chong Won Ahn, Rudy Koch
  • Patent number: 12086915
    Abstract: An avatar display device with: a storage device for storing passive permission data including a permission flag indicating permission or denial of a passive avatar in relation to an action of an active avatar with respect to the passive avatar; and an output unit which, if the action from the active avatar with respect to the passive avatar is detected, and the permission flag in the passive permission data indicates permission, outputs data for displaying, on an active terminal and a passive terminal, moving image data in which the passive avatar accepts the action of the active avatar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Saito
  • Patent number: 12064697
    Abstract: A gamified application is provided for users to feed animated virtual characters with images of real-world food items. The images fed to the virtual characters are to be uploaded to a data store in a cloud environment, for use in training a custom machine learning model. A server in the cloud environment receives a photo of a food item fed to a virtual character in an augmented reality environment in the gamified application executing on a user device, invokes the custom machine learning model to generate classification information for the photo, sends the classification information to the user device for verification by a user, and stores the verified information to the data store used for periodically training the machine learning model. Over time, the data store would include a large volume of food images with label data verified by a large number of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: SideChef Group Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Yu, Simone Rebaudengo, Nick Pittom, Kang Zhang, Matt Au
  • Patent number: 12067541
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for managing electronic disbursements transferred from a business client of a financial institution to customers of the business client. The system includes a disbursement instruction processor receiving a disbursement instruction over a network from a business client system, the disbursement instruction processor processing the instruction and performing multiple steps. The steps include using a customer identifier to determine available payment channels for the customer and selecting an electronic payment channel when available payment channels include an electronic payment channel. An electronic disbursement notification is forwarded to the customer. A confirmation may be provided upon acceptance of the disbursement through the disbursement notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Stanley M. Devan, Jr., Steve Markwell, Deborah Myers
  • Patent number: 12059618
    Abstract: With existing game apps, in the case where the stamina is recovered through time-based recovery to an upper limit value thereof while a user is not playing the game, a message or the like indicating full stamina recovery is displayed on a notification screen of a smartphone. According to the present invention, a terminal device, such as a smartphone, is configured so that a user can receive, from a game app, a push notification indicating full stamina recovery through time-based recovery and can perform an operation for instructing time-based stamina recovery beyond a stamina upper limit value on a screen of the push notification. This makes it possible to execute a game play more advantageously just by performing the operation on the screen of the push notification even when the user cannot afford to spend time for starting the game app and playing the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: CYGAMES, INC.
    Inventor: Shuichi Kurabayashi
  • Patent number: 12056784
    Abstract: A networked computer system for providing a casino patron loyalty program is described herein. The networked computer system includes a promotions management computer server that is coupled to a plurality of player tracking servers. The promotions management computer server includes a processor programmed to execute an algorithm including the steps of receiving a gaming request signal from a player tracking server indicating a request from a patron to initiate a gaming session, displaying a gaming charm selection screen on the gaming device, receiving a patron selected gaming charm and responsively generating an escrowed award record in an award escrow data file that includes a session ID, the patron ID, the device ID, and a charm ID associated with the patron selected gaming charm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Station Casinos LLC
    Inventors: William Chad Little, Jon Von Tobel, Tom Mikulich, Pat Gordon
  • Patent number: 12053707
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides computer-implemented methods for difficulty-adjusted multi-participant interactivity. Also provided are computer readable media and computer devices that find use, e.g., in practicing the methods of the present disclosure. In certain aspects, the disclosure pertains to closed-loop assessment and adaptive methods and systems designed to equilibrate difficulty challenge levels across multiple (two or more) participants in interactive activities. In some embodiments, a first individual presents a first simulated challenge to a second individual and the second individual responds to it. Depending upon the response of the second individual to the first challenge, the second challenge presented by the first individual to the second individual may be unchanged, made more difficult, or made less difficult so that the modified second challenge is commensurate with the skills of the second individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Adam Gazzaley, Joaquin Anguera
  • Patent number: 12056332
    Abstract: The disclosed system provides a chat interface with a dynamically populated menu element. According to certain example embodiments, a dynamic menu system may perform operations that include: presenting a set of identifiers at a client device; receiving an input that selects an identifier from among the set of identifiers; causing display of a chat interface in response to the input that selects the identifier, the chat interface including a menu element at a position within the chat interface, the menu element comprising a display of a set of tabs that correspond with application categories; receiving a selection of a tab from among the set of tabs, the tab corresponding with an application category; curating a set of applications based on the application category of the tab; and causing display of a presentation of the set of applications within the chat interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Desserrey, Dylan Shane Eirinberg
  • Patent number: 12036478
    Abstract: A method for managing a game session of a multiplayer game is provided. A request to start a game session of the multiplayer game is received from a first party. The first party is associated with a first category of players of the multiplayer game, and the number of players within the first category is determined. If the number of players within the first category is below a threshold number, an invite is sent to at least a second party associated with the first category. Upon receiving a request to join a game session of the multiplayer game from the at least a second party, a game session of the multiplayer game is started by accepting the request from the first party, and the at least a second party is added to the game session of the multiplayer game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Supercell Oy
    Inventors: Lassi Leppinen, Tommi Hakala
  • Patent number: 12036472
    Abstract: To provide a video display system for allowing a user to look at and listen to video and sound on various means. A video display system has a video display device and a portable video display device, connected to each other for communication. The video display device produces own device video data and own device sound data to be displayed and reproduced, respectively, on the video display device; displays the own device video data and reproduces the own device sound data; encodes these data into a data format which the portable video display device is able to handle, to thereby produce other device video data and other device sound data; and sends to the portable video display device. The portable video display device receives these data, and decodes and displays the other device video data, and decodes and reproduces the other device sound data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Ikuo Tsukagoshi, Kenichi Imai, Takenori Ohshima, Yuichi Nishimori, Masaru Masuda
  • Patent number: 12035010
    Abstract: An information processing device displays a video view of a video including a first avatar object reflecting movement of a distributing user that distributes a video on a display, receives an input operation, displays a game view of a game including a second avatar object reflecting the input operation and the movement of the distributing user on the display, and transmitting video data for distributing a video of the game to another information processing device to a server that distributes the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Takumi Fukuda
  • Patent number: 12033475
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a broker pools funds from multiple clients and uses the funds to place bets in casinos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: CFPH, LLC
    Inventors: Howard W. Lutnick, Geoffrey M. Gelman
  • Patent number: 12033286
    Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) display device includes a camera that captures a background image; a distance measuring sensor that measures a distance to a real object in the background image; a position and orientation sensor that detects the position of the camera and the shooting direction of the camera; a controller that recognizes the real object from the background image captured by the camera and associates the predetermined AR object with the recognized real object; a display displaying an image of the associated AR object; and a memory that stores data of the real object and the AR object associated with each other. The controller determines whether or not the real object is movable from the measurement result of the distance measuring sensor, and arranges the AR object according to the current position of the real object when the position of the real object associated with the AR object moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Kawamae, Masuo Oku
  • Patent number: 12027155
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for automatically adding sound effects into an audio file. At least one trigger word may be identified from text content corresponding to the audio file (1210). Context information of the at least one trigger word may be determined from the text content (1220). It may be decided, based on the context information of the at least one trigger word, that sound effect addition is applicable the at least one trigger word (1230). A sound effect corresponding to the at least one trigger word may be selected from a sound effect library (1240). The sound effect may be integrated into the audio file (1250).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Chao Zou, Ruihua Song, Wei Liu, Min Zeng
  • Patent number: 12017137
    Abstract: An input device includes a case body and a plurality of markers configured to emit light to the outside of the case body. A first light source is a dedicated light source for lighting one marker, and a second light source is a shared light source for lighting a plurality of markers. The second light source is connected to a plurality of markers with a light guide pipe so as to supply light to the plurality of markers through the light guide pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Kenzo Nishikawa, Takanori Minamino
  • Patent number: 12011668
    Abstract: A method and system for implementing a fantasy sports team league. The fantasy sports team league provides team managers a way of competing in fantasy sports competitions that addresses the weaknesses of existing opportunities. This presented fantasy sports team league provides an unconventional season-long game-play format incorporating a salary cap and dynamic pricing model, and it provides practical applications including several new and unconventional features for fantasy team managers to experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: David Hoff
  • Patent number: 12014455
    Abstract: Examples of systems and methods to facilitate audiovisual presence transitions of virtual objects such as virtual avatars in a mixed reality collaborative environment are disclosed. The systems and methods may be configured to produce different audiovisual presence transitions such as appearance, disappearance and reappearance of the virtual avatars. The virtual avatar audiovisual transitions may be further indicated by various visual and sound effects of the virtual avatars. The transitions may occur based on various colocation or decolocation scenarios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomislav Pejsa, Koichi Mori, Richard St. Clair Bailey
  • Patent number: 12014604
    Abstract: A system and method that provides a meme-based tournament for players to compete against each other and awarding prizes to the winning players of the meme-based tournament. The meme-based tournament execution is facilitated by a meme-based tournament platform executing at least a meme-based tournament system app that provides the users access to the meme-based tournament platform on a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: William Roy Tricarico, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12010359
    Abstract: A computing system automatically detects, within a digital video frame, a video frame region that depicts a textual expression of a scoreboard. The computing system (a) engages in an edge-detection process to detect edges of at least scoreboard image elements depicted by the digital video frame, with at least some of these edges being of the textual expression and defining alphanumeric shapes; (b) applies pattern-recognition to identify the alphanumeric shapes; (c) establishes a plurality of minimum bounding rectangles each bounding a respective one of the identified alphanumeric shapes; (d) establishes, based on at least two of the minimum bounding rectangles, a composite shape that encompasses the identified alphanumeric shapes that were bounded by the at least two minimum bounding rectangles; and (e) based on the composite shape occupying a particular region, deems the particular region to be the video frame region that depicts the textual expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott, Markus Kurt Peter Cremer, Nishit Parekh, Dewey Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 11990012
    Abstract: In aspects of object contextual control based on UWB radios, a system includes ultra-wideband (UWB) radios associated with respective devices in an environment. The system can include camera devices that capture motions in the environment. Alternatively or in addition, the system can include a mobile wireless device moved in the environment to generate motions detected by sensors of the mobile wireless device. A motion controller can determine a motion indication to interact with a device in the environment based on a location of the device as determined by a position of the UWB radio associated with the device. The motion controller can then initiate a control communication to the device to control the device based on the motion indication to interact with the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Michael E Russell, Jarrett K Simerson, Thomas Yates Merrell
  • Patent number: 11975266
    Abstract: An attribute value restoration method and apparatus, a storage medium, and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: obtaining a current attribute value of a life attribute of a first object in a virtual scene displayed by a client; based on a determination that the current attribute value is a first threshold, controlling a target attribute of the first object to become effective, the target attribute having an attribute value in a preset range, and controlling the attribute value of the target attribute to start to decrease in the preset range; and restoring the attribute value of the life attribute of the first object to a third threshold based on a determination that a target operation triggered by using the client is completed before the attribute value of the target attribute decreases to a second threshold in the preset range, the third threshold being greater than the first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Fan Yu
  • Patent number: 11978311
    Abstract: Systems and methods that verify an identity of a user in association with a transfer of an amount of funds from a gaming establishment account associated with the user to a gaming table component associated with a gaming establishment gaming table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Patent number: 11969655
    Abstract: The present concepts relate to placing gameplay locations in the real world, where gameplay elements can be generated at the gameplay locations. One example categorizes types of physical elements described in geolocation data, and determines scores for the physical elements based on the categorizations. Gameplay locations can then be utilized according to the scores, and the scores can be continuously refined through user or moderator interaction with gameplay elements that may be generated at the gameplay locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Holly Helene Pollock, Stacy Jiayan Chen, Guillaume Philippe Marie Le Chenadec, Michael Meincke Persson, Jason Matthew Cahill, Torfi Frans Olafsson, Jesse D. Merriam
  • Patent number: 11972170
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for using machine learning to generate automated custom media experiences. Example methods may include determining a first user identifier of a first user present in an environment, determining a first set of media preferences of the first user using media presented in association with the first user identifier, and determining a second user identifier of a second user present in the environment. Methods may include determining a second set of media preferences of the second user using media presented in association with the second user identifier, generating, using a first machine learning model, a first playlist of media using the first set of media preferences and the second set of media preferences for presentation to the first user and the second user, the first playlist comprising first media and second media, and causing audible presentation of the first media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher L. McGilliard, Sean Kelly
  • Patent number: 11972665
    Abstract: A method of playing a game, the method comprising selecting a predefined number of player indicia; providing an event reference, the event reference being viewable on a display device, the event reference comprising a plurality of event participants, the plurality of event participants being ranked; randomly generating a plurality of randomly generated indicia, the plurality of randomly generated indicia comprising a first indicia and a second indicia; associating the first indicia with a first event participant; associating the second indicia with a second event participant; obtaining the ranking of the participants based on the order they finish in the event reference; ordering the plurality of randomly generated indicia based on the ranking of their respective associated participants; and determining a game outcome, the game outcome comprising comparing the player indicia to the plurality of randomly generated indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SMET Ventures, LLC
    Inventor: John Colceri
  • Patent number: 11960792
    Abstract: A communication assistance program is a communication assistance program assisting communication of a user, the communication assistance program causing a computer to perform a step of integrally displaying identification information that can be used for identifying a communication target and a state animation representing a state of the communication target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Guiming Dai, Toshiaki Kakii, Toshifumi Hosoya, Yasushi Nomura, Yuna Okina, Tingting Fang
  • Patent number: 11956501
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and machine-readable storage media to monitor media presentations are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a locator to compare a location of a mobile device with a set of reference locations at which audio monitoring is to be performed. The disclosed example apparatus further includes an audio receiver to enable a microphone of the mobile device to collect audio for media monitoring when (1) the location of the mobile device corresponds to a first one of the reference locations and (2) a media presentation monitor at the first one of the reference locations indicates a likelihood of media being presented at the first location satisfies a threshold. In some disclosed examples, the audio receiver of the example apparatus is to disable the microphone from collecting audio for media monitoring when the location of the mobile device does not correspond to any of the reference locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Jan Besehanic
  • Patent number: 11928937
    Abstract: A gaming system including a gaming machine, a host computer, and a computing device of a user connected through a network is provided. The gaming machine may include a storage device that may store user media data corresponding to a player of the gaming machine, the user media data being received from a host computer. The gaming machine may also include a controller that may modify at least one parameter of a wager game being wagered on by the player based on the user media data by inserting at least one of an image, a video, and an audio of the user media data into the at least one parameter. The gaming machine may further include a display that may output the wager game having the at least one parameter modified with the user media data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Angelo Palmisano
  • Patent number: 11918893
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing processing resources of an online game include executing the online game for one or more users. Each user is provided access to virtual locations in a gaming world of the online game. A compute is assigned for processing gaming interactivity of the one or more users in the gaming world. A number of users accessing a region within a virtual location are determined. When the number of users exceeds a predefined limit for the compute assigned to the users in the region, the region is divided into a plurality of sub-regions and additional compute is assigned for the region so that the compute and the additional compute can process gaming interactivity for the users in each of the sub-regions defined in the gaming world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventor: Kelvin Yong
  • Patent number: 11915546
    Abstract: A system includes a plurality of stationary gaming tables positioned at a plurality of respective locations, a moveable table game device, one or more processors, and a server. Each gaming table includes a table transceiver. The table game device includes a device transceiver that receives data signals including identification data from the table transceivers via a first communication network. The processors determine an identity of the gaming tables based on the identification data, calculate a relative distance between the table game device and each gaming table based on at least one characteristic of a respective data signal, and generate location data indicating a relative location of the gaming device as a function of the calculated relative distances. The server collects the location data via a second communication network and stores the location data for analysis and location tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: LNW Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: James Helgesen, Christine Bordeaux, Brent Larson, Jonathan More
  • Patent number: 11893859
    Abstract: Methods and systems for processing jackpots, including providing jackpot-related forms such as tax forms to jackpot winners, suspending jackpot processing, integrating jackpot processing with other features such as loyalty and financial/wallet features and systems, replenishing jackpot payment pouches, and processing of player tips, such as from jackpot funds, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Everi Payments Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Fong, Justin Nelson, Ryan May
  • Patent number: 11890539
    Abstract: A system obtains game medium information associated with a game medium in a virtual space. When a predetermined event occurs, the system determines a generation condition for an image of the virtual space based on the game medium information. The system generates an image including the game medium based on the generation condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Imai
  • Patent number: 11883750
    Abstract: Embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed herein provide a gaming console and gaming controllers, including hardware and software features included on the hardware. For example, a game balancing system is described that can monitor and track performance data from one or more players of the gaming console. With the performance data, artificial intelligence and machine learning can be used to create one or more models that are applied to determine adjustments to games being played on the gaming console. The adjustments to the games can be implemented specifically to each game, player, or set of players to achieve more balanced gameplay as measured by game outcomes and other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Intellivision Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: Tommy Tallarico, Juan M. Alvarado, André LaMothe, Todd Linthicum, Nicholas P. Richards, David Slade Simpson
  • Patent number: 11887432
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods related to multi-player casino games are described. An electronic gaming device is provided that allows a live player to compete against a virtual player in a multi-player wager-based game using playing cards derived from the insertion of a physical denomination of currency. The electronic gaming device can be configured to simulate the decision making of a virtual player and associated behaviors of the virtual player during game play. In some instances, the simulated behaviors of the virtual player output at the electronic gaming device can be learned by a live player so that the live player can make better or more advantageous game play decisions. The simulated behaviors of the virtual player can be conveyed to the live player via visual images, such as simulated facial expressions of the virtual player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Alphard sprl
    Inventor: Richard Rowe
  • Patent number: 11889157
    Abstract: A method of and system for handling latency issues encountered in producing real-time entertainment such as games of skill synchronized with live or taped televised events is described herein. There are multiple situations that are dealt with regarding latencies in receiving a television signal with respect to real-time entertainment based on the unfolding games played along with the telecasts. Systemic delays, arbitrarily imposed delays of a broadcast signal and variances in the precise broadcast times of taped television programs have to be equalized so as to provide fair entertainment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Winview IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: David B. Lockton, Mark K. Berner, Mark J. Micheli, David Lowe
  • Patent number: 11863595
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for matching users, a computer device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: receiving a matching request sent by a first user; searching, in response to the matching request, second users adapted to the first user; selecting a second user of the second users as a target user according to the second link value to create a voice session with the first user; recording behavior data between the first user and the target user in the voice session; and updating a first link value and a second link value of the target user according to the behavior data and the second link value of the target user. The method and apparatus for matching users can greatly reduce cost and improve efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TIYA PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Minjie Zeng, Zelong Li