公开(公告)号：US20250014336A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18346623

申请日：2023-07-03

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Sergey Bashkirov ,  Celeste Bean ,  Sudha Krishnamurthy ,  Masanori Omote ,  Sagar Sudhakara

IPC: G06V20/40 ,  G06F40/40 ,  G06V10/774

Abstract: System, process and device configurations are provided for analyzing video data, such as electronic game data, and generating scoring data for video data. Processes and device configurations include training a video data analysis model to generate scoring parameters, and for an evaluation tool for video data. Highly viewed and popular videos may be used as training input to the video analysis model. At least one score parameter may be determined for scoring videos. For electronic games, at least one score may be associated with a game scene, gameplay storylines, and for scoring video data in general. Analysis of game titles and game design may be performed during design to ensure that game scenes will have a high likelihood of user interest. Embodiments may also include modifying gameplay and gameplay storylines, and evaluating game promotional videos.

公开(公告)号：US12128296B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17837235

申请日：2022-06-10

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Glenn Black ,  Celeste Bean ,  Sergey Bashkirov ,  Michael Taylor

IPC: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/21

CPC classification number: A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/21 ,  A63F2300/1006 ,  A63F2300/105 ,  A63F2300/1068 ,  A63F2300/1087

Abstract: A controller apparatus includes two or more balls having a size sufficient for a human to manipulate with a single foot. Three or more bearings support at least one of the balls from below and permit rotation with respect to at least two axes. One or more position encoders are disposed proximate a surface of each of the two or more balls. The encoders are configured to determine a rotational displacement of each of the two or more balls with respect to two or more axes.

公开(公告)号：US11797082B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17519177

申请日：2021-11-04

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Sergey Bashkirov

IPC: G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G01S5/16 ,  G06F3/03

CPC classification number: G06F3/012 ,  G01S5/16 ,  G06F3/0325

Abstract: An event driven sensor (EDS) is used for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) and in particular is used in conjunction with a constellation of light emitting diodes (LED) to simultaneously localize all LEDs and track EDS pose in space. The EDS may be stationary or moveable and can track moveable LED constellations as rigid bodies. Each individual LED is distinguished at a high rate using minimal computational resources (no image processing). Thus, instead of a camera and image processing, rapidly pulsing LEDs detected by the EDS are used for feature points such that EDS events are related to only one LED at a time.

公开(公告)号：US20220143820A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-12

申请号：US17095586

申请日：2020-11-11

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Sergey Bashkirov ,  Michael Taylor

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/12 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06F30/27

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for training a control input system involve taking an integral of an output value from a Motion Decision Neural Network for one or more movable joints to generate an integrated output value and comparing the integrated output value to a backlash threshold. A subsequent output value is generated using a machine learning algorithm that includes a sensor value and a previous joint position if the integrated output value does not at least meet the threshold. A position of the one or more movable joints is simulated based on an integral of the subsequent output value; and the Motion Decision Neural Network is trained with the machine learning algorithm based upon at least a result of the simulation of the position of the one or more movable joints.

公开(公告)号：US11241614B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-08

申请号：US16865303

申请日：2020-05-02

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Sergey Bashkirov ,  Takeo Matsukawa ,  Jeffrey R. Stafford

IPC: A63F13/21 ,  A63F13/428 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  A63F13/5255

Abstract: To derive three dimensional (3D) position and orientation of a 3-axis (or more) magnetometer/accelerometer device (such as may be implemented in VR or AR headset or computer game controller) without line of sight constraints, a spinning magnetic field is used to discriminate and remove the external (Earth's) magnetic field from the spinning magnetic field. This reduces the problem to finding the distance to the source of the magnetic field using a calibration table (or formula), finding two angles describing the deviation of the magnetic sensor from the axis of rotation of the spinning magnetic field and the phase around this axis, and from these values deriving the orientation of the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20210405739A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US16913079

申请日：2020-06-26

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Sergey Bashkirov

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06T13/40 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: Motion sensor assemblies are provided on the head and in both hands of a person to generate pose information. The pose information is used to enter a database of animations of whole skeleton bone poses that correlates signals from the three assemblies to whole body pose signals. The closest matching frame in the database and subsequent frames are used to provide a whole-body animation sequence based on the signals from the three motion sensor assemblies.

公开(公告)号：US11104001B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US16352023

申请日：2019-03-13

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Michael G. Taylor ,  Sergey Bashkirov

IPC: B25J9/16

Abstract: Techniques for transferring highly dimensional movements to lower dimensional robot movements are described. In an example, a reference motion of a target is used to train a non-linear approximator of a robot to learn how to perform the motion. The robot and the target are associated with a robot model and a target model, respectively. Features related to the positions of the robot joints are input to the non-linear approximator. During the training, a robot joint is simulated, which results in movement of this joint and different directions of a robot link connected thereto. The robot link is mapped to a link of the target model. The directions of the robot link are compared to the direction of the target link to learn the best movement of the robot joint. The training is repeated for the different links and for different phases of the reference motion.

公开(公告)号：US20210158141A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US16693093

申请日：2019-11-22

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Sergey Bashkirov

IPC: G06N3/08 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G06N3/04 ,  B25J9/16

Abstract: A method, system and non-transitory instructions for control input, comprising, taking an integral of an output value from a Motion Decision Neural Network for a movable joint to generate an integrated output value. Generating a subsequent output value using a machine learning algorithm that includes a sensor value and the integrated output value as inputs to the Motion Decision Neural Network and imparting movement with the moveable joint according to an integral of the subsequent output value.

公开(公告)号：US20200290203A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-17

申请号：US16352023

申请日：2019-03-13

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Michael G. Taylor ,  Sergey Bashkirov

IPC: B25J9/16

Abstract: Techniques for transferring highly dimensional movements to lower dimensional robot movements are described. In an example, a reference motion of a target is used to train a non-linear approximator of a robot to learn how to perform the motion. The robot and the target are associated with a robot model and a target model, respectively. Features related to the positions of the robot joints are input to the non-linear approximator. During the training, a robot joint is simulated, which results in movement of this joint and different directions of a robot link connected thereto. The robot link is mapped to a link of the target model. The directions of the robot link are compared to the direction of the target link to learn the best movement of the robot joint. The training is repeated for the different links and for different phases of the reference motion.

公开(公告)号：US20190105558A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-11

申请号：US16216204

申请日：2018-12-11

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Sergey Bashkirov ,  Takeo Matsukawa ,  Jeffrey R. Stafford

IPC: A63F13/21 ,  A63F13/428

Abstract: To derive three dimensional (3D) position and orientation of a 3-axis (or more) magnetometer/accelerometer device (such as may be implemented in VR or AR headset or computer game controller) without line of sight constraints, a spinning magnetic field is used to discriminate and remove the external (Earth's) magnetic field from the spinning magnetic field. This reduces the problem to finding the distance to the source of the magnetic field using a calibration table (or formula), finding two angles describing the deviation of the magnetic sensor from the axis of rotation of the spinning magnetic field and the phase around this axis, and from these values deriving the orientation of the sensor.