公开(公告)号：US20230110139A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-13

申请号：US17954590

申请日：2022-09-28

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Estefania Rodriguez Quiros

IPC: A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/214 ,  A63F13/211 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: A wearable controller for video games includes: a garment; contact pads detachably secured to the garment via connectors; and a programmable central controller circuit. The contact pads are connected to the central controller circuit and are operable to generate input signals in response to user action.

公开(公告)号：US20240286037A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18443515

申请日：2024-02-16

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Israel Pereira Jimenez ,  Estefania Rodriguez Quiros ,  Lazaros Michailidis ,  Jesus Lucas Barcias ,  Christopher William Henderson

IPC: A63F13/54 ,  A63F13/60 ,  G10H1/00

CPC classification number: A63F13/54 ,  A63F13/60 ,  G10H1/0025 ,  G10H1/0066 ,  G10H2210/026 ,  G10H2210/111 ,  G10H2240/311

Abstract: A music generation apparatus for generating information indicative of a musical score for a game, the apparatus including communication circuitry to communicate with an entertainment device, the communication circuitry being configured to receive a request to generate a musical score for a game, and to receive one or more keywords output by the entertainment device during processing of the game, the one or more keywords being indicative of one or more of an action and/or a condition associated with a user playing the game and the game state. The music generation apparatus also comprises music generation circuitry responsive to the request and each of the one or more keywords to generate the information indicative of the musical score in dependence on that keyword. An entertainment device is also provided, as well as a system, methods and computer programs.

公开(公告)号：US20240283292A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18440205

申请日：2024-02-13

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Estefania Rodriguez Quiros

IPC: H02J50/10 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J50/40 ,  H02J50/80

CPC classification number: H02J50/10 ,  H02J7/00034 ,  H02J7/0013 ,  H02J7/0044 ,  H02J7/0047 ,  H02J50/402 ,  H02J50/80

Abstract: Apparatus includes a set of two or more user-operable control devices each configured to provide one or more respective data processing control functions, in which the control functions provided by the set of user-operable control devices are collectively configurable to provide a predetermined set of control functions; in which each user-operable control device comprises a wireless power interface to receive operative electrical power from a wireless power source; and a wireless power source configured to concurrently provide electrical power to the set of the user-operable control devices.

公开(公告)号：US20230293999A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18184843

申请日：2023-03-16

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： David Erwan Damien Uberti ,  Estefania Rodriguez Quiros ,  Andrew William Walker ,  Michael Eder ,  Alan Murphy

IPC: A63F13/65 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/216 ,  A63F13/67 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/35 ,  A63F13/73

CPC classification number: A63F13/65 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/216 ,  A63F13/67 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/35 ,  A63F13/73 ,  A63F13/215

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a storage unit configured to store one or more criteria associated with a video game; an executing unit configured to execute the video game; an input unit configured to receive activity data, where the activity data is data associated with physical activity of a user who is not directly playing the video game; and a processing unit configured to modify one or more aspects of a virtual environment within the executed video game when the received activity data satisfies one or more of the criteria.

公开(公告)号：US20240282034A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18440097

申请日：2024-02-13

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Israel Pereira Jimenez ,  Estefania Rodriguez Quiros ,  Lazaros Michailidis ,  Jesus Lucas Barcias ,  Christopher William Henderson

IPC: G06T13/40 ,  G06T13/80

CPC classification number: G06T13/40 ,  G06T13/80

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes storage circuitry to store animation data for a computer generated environment, the animation data specifying animations of animated objects of the computer generated environment for a period of time, selection circuitry to receive an animation data request and to select a portion of the animation data in dependence on the animation data request, and output circuitry to output the portion of the animation data.

公开(公告)号：US20240278121A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18440122

申请日：2024-02-13

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Israel Pereira Jimenez ,  Estefania Rodriguez Quiros ,  Lazaros Michailidis ,  Jesus Lucas Barcias ,  Christopher William Henderson

IPC: A63F13/52 ,  G06T15/80 ,  G06T17/20

CPC classification number: A63F13/52 ,  G06T15/80 ,  G06T17/20 ,  G06T2210/52

Abstract: There is provided a data processing apparatus for generating one or more images of a virtual environment. The apparatus includes a rendering processor configured to render a first part of the one or more images; a communication processor configured to request, from a remote computing device, data for rendering a second part of the one or more images; and an output image processor configured to generate the one or more images for display at least in part based on the rendered first part of the one or more images and the data for rendering the second part of the one or more images.