公开(公告)号：US20200289934A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-17

申请号：US16355635

申请日：2019-03-15

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Mahdi Azmandian ,  Steven Osman

IPC: A63F13/5252 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/5258

Abstract: Methods and systems for spectating a live video game are presented. In one method embodiment, an operation includes providing an interface for presenting an overhead view of an interactive environment of a video game on a head mounted display (HMD). The method also provides an operation for providing a magnifying window for displaying a magnified view of the interactive environment, where the magnified view is associated with a second vantage point that is closer to the interactive environment than is a first vantage point of the overhead view. The method further provides an operation for tracking a real-world position of a controller of the spectator and moving the location of the magnifying window to correspond to the real-world position of the controller.

公开(公告)号：US20190224564A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16372227

申请日：2019-04-01

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Richard L. Marks ,  Steven Osman

IPC: A63F13/25 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F1/16 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/26 ,  G06T15/20 ,  A63F13/33 ,  A63F13/52 ,  A63F13/5255

Abstract: A method is provided, including: providing a first view of a virtual environment to a first HMD, the first view having a first view direction towards a virtual object, the first view being from a first-person perspective positioned at the first location; simultaneously, providing a second view to a second HMD, the second view being from a first-person perspective positioned at the first location, and rendering in the second view a virtual character associated to the first view, the rendering configured to present the virtual character as being positioned at a second location, and configured to present the virtual character having a second view direction adjusted relative to the first view direction so as to be from a first-person perspective of the virtual character as the virtual character is positioned at the second location, and so as to be towards the virtual object as shown in the second view.

公开(公告)号：US10360877B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US15268482

申请日：2016-09-16

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Steven Osman ,  Richard Marks

IPC: G09G5/38 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: A system and method of adjusting content displayed to a user during an interactive HMD session to compensate for the user's head tilt. The user's head tilt causes the displayed content to be displayed offset from the user's comfortable viewing area of the screen in the HMD. The offset is determined a number of ways and then the displayed images are adjusted to reduce or substantially eliminate the offset. The adjusting can compensate for different user postures for standing, sitting, reclining, lying down, etc. as may occur during an interactive HMD session. The user's head tilt can be caused by the user's physical posture, physical shape or due to corrective lenses that cause the user to inadvertently tilt his head.

公开(公告)号：US10317997B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US15283095

申请日：2016-09-30

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Steven Osman

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/327 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/03 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/212

Abstract: A glove for interfacing with a virtual reality scene presented via a head-mounted display (HMD) is provided. The glove includes a plurality of digits associated with the glove, each digit configured to receive a finger of a user of the glove; and, a plurality of sensors, each configured to identify a degree of flexion and being associated with one of a plurality of predefined locations along the plurality of digits, wherein one of the plurality of sensors at each of the predefined locations is selected as an optimal sensor for the respective predefined location.

公开(公告)号：US10279255B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-07

申请号：US14880889

申请日：2015-10-12

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Jeffrey R. Stafford ,  Yunpeng Zhu ,  Steven Osman

IPC: A63F13/426 ,  A63F13/26 ,  G06T19/00 ,  A63F13/20 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/5258 ,  G06F3/00 ,  H04N5/232

Abstract: Methods and systems for using a position of a mobile device with an integrated display as an input to a video game or other presentation are presented. Embodiments include rendering an avatar on a mobile device such that it appears to overlay a competing user in the real world. Using the mobile device's position, view direction, and the other user's mobile device position, an avatar (or vehicle, etc.) is depicted at an apparently inertially stabilized location of the other user's mobile device or body. Some embodiments may estimate the other user's head and body positions and angles and reflect them in the avatar's gestures.

公开(公告)号：US10255650B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-09

申请号：US13902661

申请日：2013-05-24

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Richard B. Stenson ,  Steven Osman ,  Jun Murakawa ,  Christopher Ho

IPC: G06T1/20

Abstract: A system has a central processing unit (CPU) and a graphics processing unit (GPU) that includes one or more registers. The GPU can change a resource descriptor in one of the GPU's registers. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

公开(公告)号：US10254833B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-09

申请号：US15474671

申请日：2017-03-30

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Steven Osman

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/212 ,  G06F3/0346

Abstract: A system is provided, including: a peripheral device having a plurality of electromagnets; a glove interface object, the glove interface object having one or more magnetic sensors configured to sense magnetic fields generated by the electromagnets to determine a location of the glove interface object in an interactive environment, the glove interface object further having one or more inertial sensors configured to detect an orientation of the glove interface object.

公开(公告)号：US09908048B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-06

申请号：US14254881

申请日：2014-04-16

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Steven Osman ,  Xiaodong Mao

IPC: A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04N13/04 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/40 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/26

CPC classification number: A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/26 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F2300/6653 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/013 ,  H04N13/344

Abstract: Systems and methods for executing a game presented on a screen of a head mounted display include executing a game. The execution of the game renders interactive scenes of the game on the screen of the HMD. Images identifying a shift in gaze direction of the user wearing the HMD, are received. The gaze shift is detected during viewing of the interactive scenes presented on the HMD screen. Real-world images that are in line with the gaze direction of the user, are captured from a forward-facing camera of the HMD. A portion of the screen is transitioned from a non-transparent mode to a semi-transparent mode in response to the shift in the gaze direction such that at least part of the real world images are presented in the portion of the screen rendering the interactive scenes of the game. The transparent mode is discontinued after a period of time.

公开(公告)号：US20180027349A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15678063

申请日：2017-08-15

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Steven Osman

IPC: H04S7/00

CPC classification number: H04S7/302 ,  H04S7/304 ,  H04S2420/01

Abstract: Methods for simulating a source of sound are provided. One method includes determining, by a computer, a location in physical space of a head of a user. The location is determined by capturing images by a camera of the physical space in which a user is located. The method further includes determining a sound for delivery to two speakers worn by the user and determining, by the computer, an emanating location in the physical space for the sound. The method further includes establishing, by the computer, acoustic signals for each speaker based on the location in the physical space of the head, the sound, the emanating location in the physical space, and a selected auditory characteristics of the user. The auditory characteristics of the user are identified based on a calibration process. The method further includes transmitting, by the computer, the acoustic signals to the two speakers. The acoustic signals simulate that the sound originated at the emanating location in space.

公开(公告)号：US20170374294A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15700607

申请日：2017-09-11

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Steven Osman

IPC: H04N5/272 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N21/2389 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/4223

CPC classification number: H04N5/272 ,  H04N5/23216 ,  H04N5/23293 ,  H04N5/2621 ,  H04N21/23892 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/4307 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/8358

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for presenting non-video content through a mobile device that uses a video camera to track a video on another screen. In one embodiment, a system includes a video display, such as a TV, that displays video content. A mobile device with an integrated video camera captures video data from the TV and allows a user to select an area in the video in order to hear/feel/smell what is at that location in the video.