公开(公告)号：US20220347574A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17306905

申请日：2021-05-03

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Sudha Krishnamurthy

IPC: A63F13/54 ,  A63F13/57

Abstract: A character in a game world of a computer simulation is identified as moving toward a sky box in the simulation. The computer simulation does not permit simulation characters to enter the sky box. However, techniques are described for modifying an image or audio or both of the sky box responsive to identifying the character is moving toward the sky box.

公开(公告)号：US11288767B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US16909837

申请日：2020-06-23

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Dennis Dale Castleman

IPC: G06T3/40 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T17/05

Abstract: Systems and methods for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) course profiling are provided. A plurality of images may be captured by a UAV flying along a course at a first location. A profile may be constructed for the course based on the images captured by the UAV. The constructed course profile is transmitted over a communication network to a virtual reality system at a second location. The virtual reality system may generate a virtual environment corresponding to the course based on the constructed course profile, and a second UAV at the second location may fly along the virtual course.

公开(公告)号：US11222549B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-11

申请号：US16896480

申请日：2020-06-09

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Megumi Kikuchi ,  Michael Taylor ,  Dennis Dale Castleman ,  Andrew Stephen Young

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G08G5/04 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D45/04 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G01C21/16

Abstract: A collision avoidance system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) receives physical space data for a flight area and creates a virtual world model to represent the flight area by mapping the physical space data with a physics engine. The automatic collision avoidance system creates a virtual UAV model to represent the UAV in the virtual world model. The automatic collision avoidance system receives flight data for the UAV and determines a current position of the virtual UAV model within the virtual world model. The automatic collision avoidance system determines a predicted trajectory of the virtual UAV model within the virtual world model, and determines whether the predicted trajectory will result in a collision of the virtual UAV model with the virtual world model. The automatic collision avoidance system performs evasive actions by the UAV, in response to determining that the predicted trajectory will result in a collision.

公开(公告)号：US20210350246A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US16871861

申请日：2020-05-11

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Glenn Black

IPC: G06N3/10 ,  G06N3/04 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: The reaction to randomized forces that are imposed on a ragdoll computer simulation character are learned by a neural network such as a generative adversarial network (GAN) as the forces are applied to the character and the character attempts to return to an initial character configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20200278759A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-03

申请号：US16290013

申请日：2019-03-01

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Glenn Black ,  Michael Taylor ,  Javier Fernandez Rico

IPC: G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/038

Abstract: A computer controller when in a normal orientation causes a first context of simulation play to be implemented. When inverted, the controller causes a second, different context of simulation play to be implemented.

公开(公告)号：US10664825B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US16044804

申请日：2018-07-25

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Glenn Black ,  Javier Fernandez Rico

IPC: G06Q20/32 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: Image data from two different devices is used to identify a physical interaction between two users to authenticate a digital interaction between the users.

公开(公告)号：US10416669B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-17

申请号：US15394329

申请日：2016-12-29

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Javier Fernandez Rico ,  Glenn Black ,  Michael Taylor ,  Andrew Stephen Young

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  F41G3/26 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A system can determine that a simulated (e.g., virtual) weapon has hit a UAV. This can include determining a simulated position of the simulated weapon and the relative position of the UAV. The system can then determine an area of effect for the weapon and determine if the UAV was hit. The system can determine what components of the UAV were hit and to what degree. The system can then determine a simulated condition such as a damaged engine or wing. The system can then receive input for controlling the UAV and combine the input with the simulated condition to generate a control signal for the UAV. The control signal can include decreasing the power to a motor.

公开(公告)号：US10397658B1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-27

申请号：US15892213

申请日：2018-02-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Glenn Black

IPC: H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/482 ,  A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/47 ,  H04N21/81 ,  A63F13/53 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A media system employs techniques to identify relevant gameplay content in a game environment using a vector-space framework. These techniques include generating a user query based on feature-values for features associated with a user frame of a user stream, mapping the user query to a user vector in a vector-space, selecting relevant content streams from a plurality of content streams based on a proximity between the user vector and position vectors mapped to the plurality of content streams, and presenting at least a portion of the relevant content streams.

公开(公告)号：US10395428B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-27

申请号：US15619395

申请日：2017-06-09

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey Roger Stafford ,  Michael Taylor

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06T7/246 ,  H04N5/232 ,  A63F13/537 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: Methods and systems for presenting an object on to a screen of a head mounted display (HMD) include receiving an image of a real-world environment in proximity of a user wearing the HMD. The image is received from one or more forward facing cameras of the HMD and processed for rendering on a screen of the HMD by a processor within the HMD. A gaze direction of the user wearing the HMD, is detected using one or more gaze detecting cameras of the HMD that are directed toward one or each eye of the user. Images captured by the forward facing cameras are analyzed to identify an object captured in the real-world environment that is in line with the gaze direction of the user, wherein the image of the object is rendered at a first virtual distance that causes the object to appear out-of-focus when presented to the user. A signal is generated to adjust a zoom factor for lens of the one or more forward facing cameras so as to cause the object to be brought into focus. The adjustment of the zoom factor causes the image of the object to be presented on the screen of the HMD at a second virtual distance that allows the object to be discernible by the user.

公开(公告)号：US20190240586A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US15892208

申请日：2018-02-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Glenn Black

IPC: A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/44 ,  A63F13/58 ,  A63F13/54 ,  A63F13/31

Abstract: A media system employs techniques to create a framework for evaluating gameplay content in a vector-space. These techniques include monitoring frames for content streams that correspond to gameplay in a game environment, determining feature-values for features associated with the frames, mapping the content streams to position vectors in the vector-space based on the feature-values, and assigning a set of position vectors in the vector-space to an area in the game environment based on a relative proximity of the set of position vectors in the vector-space.