公开(公告)号：US12109486B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US17522539

申请日：2021-11-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Glenn Black ,  Arthur Kwun ,  So Morimoto ,  Katsuhisa Tadano

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/40

CPC classification number: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/40

Abstract: An accessibility computer game controller includes a central control button on a round base and peripheral control buttons on the base surrounding the central control button. The peripheral control buttons can have distinct sizes and shapes. An analog stick unit is reciprocatingly engaged with the base and includes a control portion rotatable relative to the base.

公开(公告)号：US20240330219A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18740145

申请日：2024-06-11

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Roelof Roderick Colenbrander

IPC: G06F13/38 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/42 ,  H04L49/351 ,  H04L67/1097

CPC classification number: G06F13/382 ,  G06F13/1668 ,  G06F13/4022 ,  G06F13/4221 ,  G06F13/4282 ,  H04L49/351 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  G06F2213/0026 ,  G06F2213/3808

Abstract: A network architecture including network storage. The network architecture includes a plurality of streaming arrays, each streaming array including a plurality of compute sleds, wherein each compute sled includes one or more compute nodes. The network architecture includes a PCI Express (PCIe) fabric configured to provide direct access to the network storage from compute nodes of each of the plurality of streaming arrays, the PCIe fabric including a plurality of array-level PCIe switches, each array-level PCIe switch communicatively coupled to compute nodes of compute sleds of a corresponding streaming array and communicatively coupled to the storage server. The network storage is shared by the plurality of streaming arrays.

公开(公告)号：US20240325889A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18578004

申请日：2022-06-21

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Masanori NOMURA ,  Yasuo TAKAHASHI ,  Takanori MINAMINO

IPC: A63F13/428 ,  A63F13/213 ,  G02B27/01

CPC classification number: A63F13/428 ,  A63F13/213 ,  G02B27/017

Abstract: An image display system includes a head mounted display and an image forming device. The image forming device sets a play area where a user wearing the head mounted display is movable during play of an application in a space around the user. The image forming device determines to operate the application in a user movable mode or determines to operate the application in a user unmovable mode, according to a size of the set play area

公开(公告)号：US20240325880A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18611967

申请日：2024-03-21

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Jun Yen Leung

IPC: A63F13/24

CPC classification number: A63F13/24 ,  A63F2300/1043

Abstract: A user input device includes: a thumbstick; a housing that partially encloses a base of the thumbstick without contacting the base so as to form a clearance between at least a part of an inner surface of the housing and at least a part of the base; and a guide for guiding the motion of the thumbstick to follow one or more distinct directions when a position of the thumbstick relative to a neutral position thereof falls within a predetermined range of thumbstick positions, at least a part of the guide being disposed within the clearance, the guide including one or more sets of interlocking elements, each set of interlocking elements including: a pin disposed on one of the inner surface of the housing and the base, and a plurality of guiding elements disposed on the other of the inner surface of the housing and the base, the plurality of guiding elements being arranged so as to form one or more paths which the pin follows when the pin is engaged with the plurality of guiding elements, the one or more paths defining the one or more distinct directions.

公开(公告)号：US12105882B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US18264078

申请日：2021-07-02

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yuta Koda

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0354

CPC classification number: G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/03545

Abstract: A force sense presentation device 1 includes a base body 2 that is gripped by a hand of a user, a movable unit 3 having a finger placement portion 5 on which the user is to place a fingertip in a state in which the base body 2 is gripped by the user, and a moving mechanism that moves the movable unit 3 with respect to the base body 2. The base body 2 is held by two or more fingers. The finger placement portion 5 has a finger engagement portion 4 provided thereon uprightly in a direction different from a moving direction of the movable unit 3.

公开(公告)号：US12102924B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US18130672

申请日：2023-04-04

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Christopher Thielbar

IPC: A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/795 ,  A63F13/798

CPC classification number: A63F13/795 ,  A63F13/798 ,  A63F13/86

Abstract: A plurality of game titles each associated with at least one tournament may be hosted on a gaming network platform. Real-time gameplay data in matches involving the plurality of game titles may be tracked. Each match may be associated with a stream. Memory may store stream parameters and metrics associated with the at least one tournament. A predefined achievement may be identified for the at least one tournament when the tracked gameplay data for a match meets the stored metrics. The identified achievement may be determined to meet the stream parameters. A notification may be provided to the user device that includes a link to a stream of the match.

公开(公告)号：US20240316452A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18733670

申请日：2024-06-04

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Roelof Roderick Colenbrander ,  Mark E. Cerny

IPC: A63F13/355 ,  A63F13/358 ,  A63F13/52 ,  A63F13/537 ,  H04L65/61 ,  H04L67/12

CPC classification number: A63F13/355 ,  A63F13/358 ,  A63F13/52 ,  A63F13/537 ,  A63F2300/534 ,  A63F2300/538 ,  H04L65/61 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: A method for cloud gaming. The method including generating a video frame when executing a video game at a server. The method including performing a scan-out process to deliver the video frame to an encoder configured to compress the video frame, wherein the scan-out process begins at a flip-time of the video frame. The method including transmitting the video frame that is compressed to a client. The method including determining at the client a target display time for the video frame. The method including scheduling at the client a display time for the video frame based on the target display time.

公开(公告)号：US12101311B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17596044

申请日：2020-07-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Masanori Nomura ,  Takashi Fujita ,  Shigetaka Kudo

IPC: H04L9/40

CPC classification number: H04L63/083 ,  H04L63/0876

Abstract: In a second information processing device, an account holding section holds account information of a user. A reception section receives a login request including account information of a user from a first information processing device. A login processing section 102b allows the user to log in in a case in which the account holding section holds the account information of the user. In a state in which the user is logging in, when the reception section receives a login request including account information of a user from the first information processing device, the login processing section allows the user to log in on a condition that the account holding section holds the account information of the user.

公开(公告)号：US12100081B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17935565

申请日：2022-09-26

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Sudha Krishnamurthy

IPC: G06T11/60 ,  G06T11/00

CPC classification number: G06T11/60 ,  G06T11/001

Abstract: Deep learning is used to dynamically adapt virtual humans in metaverse applications. The adaptation can be according to user preferences. In addition or alternatively, virtual humans and pets can be adapted for metaverse applications based on demographics of the user. The user's personal demographics may be used to establish the costume, skin color, emotion, voice, and behavior of the virtual humans. Similar considerations may be used to adapt virtual pets to the user's experience of the metaverse.

公开(公告)号：US12096128B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17575046

申请日：2022-01-13

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Masaki Uchida ,  Fumiaki Takenaka

IPC: H04N23/73 ,  H04N23/68 ,  H04N23/72

CPC classification number: H04N23/73 ,  H04N23/6812 ,  H04N23/72

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a parameter control section adapted to acquire, at a predetermined rate, motion information of an imaging apparatus that captures a video and control an exposure time on the basis of the motion information, and an output section adapted to output data obtained by performing a predetermined process on an image captured by the imaging apparatus with the exposure time.