公开(公告)号：US10150028B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-11

申请号：US13842872

申请日：2013-03-15

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Anton Mikhailov ,  Richard Marks ,  Eric Larsen

IPC: A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/219 ,  A63F13/5252 ,  G06T5/00 ,  A63F13/20 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/843 ,  A63F13/428 ,  A63F13/24 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/424 ,  A63F13/22

Abstract: A method for managing multi-player interactivity with an interactive application is provided, including the following method operations: determining a location of a first controller; determining a location of a second controller; determining a location of a biometric identifier of a first user; determining a location of a biometric identifier of a second user; pairing the first controller to the first user based on the location of the first controller and the location of the biometric identifier of the first user; pairing the second controller to the second user based on the location of the second controller and the location of the biometric identifier of the second user.

公开(公告)号：US10112111B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US15461435

申请日：2017-03-16

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Richard Marks ,  Steven Osman

IPC: A63F13/50 ,  A63F13/525 ,  A63F13/352 ,  A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/5255

Abstract: A method, system, computer readable media and cloud systems are provided for generating views of a virtual reality environment for a spectator. One example method includes enabling a spectator to view into a virtual reality environment, and control what specific content within the environment the spectator wishes to see. By allowing the spectator to move closer or further away from specific content, the spectators movement toward or away will cause an automatic scaling of content within the virtual-reality content being generated by an HMD player, that is sharing the content with the spectator. Other features include allowing a spectator to adjust the viewing angle of the content. The viewing angle of the content can be moved by allowing the spectator to reach into the content or control the content scene, and then position the content in the viewing angle that is most comfortable to the position of the spectator.

公开(公告)号：US11662813B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US17516615

申请日：2021-11-01

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Richard Marks ,  Steven Osman

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/26 ,  A63F13/5252 ,  A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/533 ,  G06F3/0346

CPC classification number: G06F3/013 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/26 ,  A63F13/5252 ,  A63F13/533 ,  A63F13/86 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  A63F2300/303

Abstract: A method, system, computer readable media and cloud systems are provided. In one example a method includes generating a virtual reality (VR) environment to be rendered for a head mounted display (HMD) of an HMD player during a session. The HMD player is provided with an HMD view that is controlled by movement of a character in the VR environment by the HMD player. The method includes providing a spectator view into the VR environment. The spectator view is associated with a viewing spot directed into the VR environment. Then, automatically moving said viewing spot of the spectator view to other viewing spots that follow the character in the VR environment. Moving the viewing spot of the spectator view has a delay in movement to follow the HMD view, and said delay in movement does not delay time progress for the session.

公开(公告)号：US20230075644A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-09

申请号：US17944145

申请日：2022-09-13

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey Roger Stafford ,  Frederick Umminger ,  Richard Marks

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  G06F16/954 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06T13/40 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G09G5/377

Abstract: Methods and systems for filtering content include identifying content for presenting in a rendering space defined by one or more mechanisms of a head mounted display (HMD), wherein the content is interactive, streaming content. A rating score for the content is identified. The content is dynamically adjusted to selectively filter a portion of the content based on a user profile of the user, rating score of the content, and ongoing interactions detected at the content. The adjusted content is formatted for rendering on the HMD. The formatted content is automatically transmitted to the HMD for rendering, in response to the request.

公开(公告)号：US11442532B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US17020268

申请日：2020-09-14

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey Roger Stafford ,  Frederick Umminger ,  Richard Marks

IPC: G06F16/9535 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F16/954 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06T13/40 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G09G5/377

Abstract: Methods and systems for filtering content include identifying content for presenting in a rendering space defined by one or more mechanisms of a head mounted display (HMD), wherein the content is interactive, streaming content. A rating score for the content is identified. The content is dynamically adjusted to selectively filter a portion of the content based on a user profile of the user, rating score of the content, and ongoing interactions detected at the content. The adjusted content is formatted for rendering on the HMD. The formatted content is automatically transmitted to the HMD for rendering, in response to the request.

公开(公告)号：US11163358B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US15461434

申请日：2017-03-16

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Richard Marks ,  Steven Osman

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/26 ,  A63F13/5252 ,  A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/533 ,  G06F3/0346

Abstract: A method, system, computer readable media and cloud systems are provided for generating views of a virtual reality environment for a spectator. One example method includes generating a virtual reality environment to be rendered for a head mounted display (HMD) of an HMD player. The HMD player is provided with an HMD view that is controlled by movement of the HMD by the HMD player. Then, providing a spectator view into the virtual reality environment. The spectator view is associated with a viewing spot directed into the virtual reality environment. The viewing spot is decoupled from the HMD view. In some examples, multiple viewing spots are pre-authored and the spectator is provided with different ones of the viewing spots as the HMD players move around the virtual reality environment.

公开(公告)号：US20210213355A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US17218056

申请日：2021-03-30

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Richard Marks ,  Hrishikesh Deshpande ,  Gary M. Zalewski

IPC: A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/235 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/0346

Abstract: A system and controller are provided. In one example, the system includes a controller for playing a video game. The controller includes input buttons for controlling interaction during play of the video game. The controller includes an inertial sensor for detecting translational or rotational movement of the controller and a vibrational device. A voice input device is associated with the controller. A wireless communication circuit of the controller is provided for communicating data between the controller and a local computing device. The local computing device is connectable to a network. The data includes control responsive to presses of said input buttons or control received from said voice input device.

公开(公告)号：US10775878B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-15

申请号：US14684308

申请日：2015-04-10

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey Roger Stafford ,  Frederick Umminger ,  Richard Marks

IPC: G06F16/9535 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F16/954 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06T13/40 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G09G5/377

Abstract: Methods and systems for filtering content include identifying content for presenting in a rendering space defined by one or more mechanisms of a head mounted display (HMD), wherein the content is interactive, streaming content. A rating score for the content is identified. The content is dynamically adjusted to selectively filter a portion of the content based on a user profile of the user, rating score of the content, and ongoing interactions detected at the content. The adjusted content is formatted for rendering on the HMD. The formatted content is automatically transmitted to the HMD for rendering, in response to the request.

公开(公告)号：US10445884B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15792690

申请日：2017-10-24

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Richard Marks ,  Anton Mikhailov ,  Ennin Huang ,  Gary M. Zalewski

IPC: G06T7/20 ,  A63F13/213 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/219 ,  A63F13/22 ,  A63F13/28 ,  A63F13/216 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/825 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing input by a computing device are presented. One method includes operations for receiving images of a control device that includes an object section, and for determining a location of the control device utilizing image analysis for each captured image. Additionally, the movement of the control device is tracked based on the determined locations, where the tracking of the movement includes receiving inertial sensor information obtained by sensors in the control device, and determining an orientation of the control device based on the sensor information. Additionally, the method includes an operation for translating the movement and orientation of the control device into input for a game executing in the computing device, where the input is translated into a motion and orientation of an object in the game based on the movement of the control device.

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.