公开(公告)号：US12090411B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17422866

申请日：2020-01-16

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Erika Ohno ,  Daisuke Kawamura

IPC: A63F13/87 ,  A63F13/533

CPC classification number: A63F13/87 ,  A63F13/533

Abstract: Candidates of pieces of notification information determined in advance are acquired, and a list of the acquired candidates of the pieces of notification information is presented to a user at a predetermined timing. Another information processing device is notified of information based on a piece of notification information selected by the user from the list. Here, the predetermined timing described above includes a timing that is prior to execution of a predetermined application.

公开(公告)号：US12090396B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17817229

申请日：2022-08-03

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Satish Uppuluri

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/426 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/04812

CPC classification number: A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/426 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/04812 ,  A63F2300/1037

Abstract: Haptic support for UI navigation is provided so that in addition to visual cues such as a cursor moving onscreen and audio cues such as sound effects, tactile feedback is provided through haptic generators in an input device such as a computer simulation controller. As the cursor moves right, for example, a haptic generator on the right side of the controller may be activated to generate a tactile sensation on the right side of the controller, and vice versa.

公开(公告)号：US20240305790A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18180788

申请日：2023-03-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Hung-Ju Lee

IPC: H04N19/149 ,  H04N19/169 ,  H04N19/184

CPC classification number: H04N19/149 ,  H04N19/184 ,  H04N19/188

Abstract: A technique to determine an optimum number of reserved bits for use in video encoding. The bits per coding unit is calculated as a function of bitrate, frame rate and frame size. Then for each coding unit, N reserved bits candidates are selected. For each test video the number of packets per frame is identified and the average number of packets per frame is calculated. The best reserved bits candidate out of the N reserved bits candidates is identified, and then a best fitted linear model between best reserved bits candidate and bits per coding unit is determined.

公开(公告)号：US20240304174A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18180665

申请日：2023-03-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Celeste M.B. Bean ,  Landon G. Noss

IPC: G10L13/027 ,  A63F13/215 ,  A63F13/424 ,  G10L13/04 ,  G10L25/84

CPC classification number: G10L13/027 ,  A63F13/215 ,  A63F13/424 ,  G10L13/04 ,  G10L25/84

Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for discerning background voices from ambient noise in a video game player's surroundings, isolating the voices using distinct phonemes within the voices, and running the phonemes through a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model to produce synthesized speech in the video game. The synthesized speech can be spoken by players or non-player characters, modified in age, gender, and other attributes of the avatar renderings. The text for the synthesized speech can be for static scripts or alterations based on gameplay. The player can select from different background voices and apply them to in-game characters and elements as desired.

公开(公告)号：US20240300091A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18592797

申请日：2024-03-01

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Paul Terence Mulligan

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J19/02

CPC classification number: B25J9/161 ,  B25J9/0003 ,  B25J19/023

Abstract: An apparatus includes: a robotic device comprising a plurality of interfaces to allow interaction with a user, the interfaces comprising one or more input interfaces to detect input to the robotic device by the user and one or more output interfaces to perform output actions, and action generating circuitry to generate output actions to be executed by the one or more output interfaces in response to action parameter data; a portable device comprising circuitry to provide a simulated interface to simulate at least a subset of the plurality of interfaces of the robotic device; and behaviour processing circuitry to generate variations of the action parameter data in response to user interaction with the plurality of interfaces of the robotic device and in response to user interaction with the simulated interface of the portable device.

公开(公告)号：US20240298130A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18117362

申请日：2023-03-03

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Brandon Sangston

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  G10L19/008 ,  H04S3/00

CPC classification number: H04S7/302 ,  G10L19/008 ,  H04S3/008 ,  H04S2400/01 ,  H04S2400/11 ,  H04S2420/03

Abstract: Systems and methods for synthesizing audio-based basis functions are described. One of the methods includes accessing a first audio dataset, which is associated with a first virtual object from a plurality of virtual objects. The method further includes encoding the first audio dataset to output a first plurality of basis functions. The method includes applying a respective one of a plurality of weights to a respective one of the first plurality of basis functions to output a first plurality of weighted basis functions and applying a respective one of a plurality of time shifts to a respective one of the first plurality of weighted basis functions to provide a first plurality of time-shifted basis functions. The method includes adding two or more of the first plurality of time-shifted basis functions to generate a plurality of groups of audio data.

公开(公告)号：US20240293738A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18664066

申请日：2024-05-14

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Mark E. Cerny ,  Kelvin M. Yong

IPC: A63F13/355 ,  A63F13/335 ,  A63F13/358 ,  A63F13/44 ,  G07F17/32 ,  H04L65/70 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/1095 ,  H04L67/131 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/8547

CPC classification number: A63F13/355 ,  A63F13/335 ,  A63F13/358 ,  A63F13/44 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  H04L65/70 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/1095 ,  H04L67/131 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/4302 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/4424 ,  H04N21/4781 ,  H04N21/8547 ,  A63F2300/534 ,  A63F2300/538 ,  A63F2300/638

Abstract: A method is disclosed including setting, at a server, a server VSYNC signal to a server VSYNC frequency. The server VSYNC signal corresponding to generation of video frames during frame periods for the server VSYNC frequency. The method including setting, at a client, a client VSYNC signal to a client VSYNC frequency. The method including sending compressed video frames from the server to the client over a network using the server VSYNC signal, wherein the compressed video frames are based on the generated video frames. The method including decoding and displaying, at the client, the compressed video frames. The method including analyzing the timing of one or more client operations to adjust the relative timing between the server VSYNC signal and the client VSYNC signal, as the client receives the compressed video frames.

公开(公告)号：US20240293733A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18258811

申请日：2021-01-19

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Koichi Obana ,  Manabu Ishioka ,  Tetsugo Inada ,  Hirotaka Yamamoto

IPC: A63F13/219 ,  A63F13/245 ,  A63F13/426 ,  A63F13/837 ,  G06F3/0346

CPC classification number: A63F13/219 ,  A63F13/245 ,  A63F13/426 ,  A63F13/837 ,  G06F3/0346

Abstract: An operation device (3A or 3B) configured to operate an aiming position in response to an operation by a user includes a first switching operation unit (36) configured to receive an operation to switch an operation mode of the operation device, a detection unit (37) configured to detect movement of the operation device, an aiming operation unit (321 or 331) configured to operate the aiming position in response to an operation by the user, and a mode switching unit (411 or 415) configured to switch, depending on an operation on the first switching operation unit, the operation mode to one of a first mode in which the aiming position is determined on the basis of movement of the operation device detected by the detection unit and a second mode in which the aiming position is determined on the basis of an operation on the aiming operation unit.

公开(公告)号：US20240286026A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18175948

申请日：2023-02-28

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Edward Cheung

IPC: A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/67

CPC classification number: A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/67 ,  G06F3/013

Abstract: Methods and system for providing assistance to a user during interaction with game content of a video game includes monitoring eye strain indicators of the user as the user is interacting with the game content. Eye strain metrics are computed using the eye strain indicators collected for the user. An action for performing at the video game is identified based on the eye strain metrics. The identified action is forwarded to the video game, which, upon receipt, executes a command to adjust one or more rendering attributes of the game content presented to the user. The adjustment is defined to reduce the eye strain of the user.

公开(公告)号：US12072505B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US17945343

申请日：2022-09-15

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Nicolas Doucet ,  Yutaka Yokokawa ,  Masafumi Noda ,  Takumi Yoshida ,  Keiichiro Ishihara ,  Gento Morita ,  Yuki Miyamae ,  Ngo Tuyen Thibaud ,  Kazutomo Sasaki

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/26 ,  A63F13/40 ,  A63F13/825 ,  A63F13/95 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/04815

CPC classification number: G02B27/0179 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/26 ,  A63F13/40 ,  A63F13/825 ,  A63F13/95 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  A63F2300/308 ,  G02B2027/014 ,  G02B2027/0178 ,  G02B2027/0187

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: a head mounted display information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of a head mounted display worn on a head of a user; an input apparatus information acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of a position of an input apparatus for use by the user; an instruction input acquisition block configured to acquire information indicative of an instruction entered in the input apparatus; and an image generation block configured to generate an image to be displayed on the head mounted display on a basis of an instruction acquired by the instruction input acquisition block. The image generation block displays an image of the input apparatus at a position in the image determined on a basis of a relative position with the head mounted display of the input apparatus.