公开(公告)号：US20210129031A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US16674827

申请日：2019-11-05

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Joshua M. Eads ,  Matthew D. Bennett ,  Brendan Matera Rehon ,  Mahdi Azmandian ,  Zhenhao Ge ,  Todd Tokubo

IPC: A63F13/67 ,  A63F13/45

Abstract: The performance of a player of a computer game is noted and the player accorded a latency handicap based thereon. The latency handicap is used to slow down play of the computer game, preferably only during times of high player activity. The latency handicap can be reduced over time or owing to improvement in the player's performance.

公开(公告)号：US20210034146A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-04

申请号：US16528527

申请日：2019-07-31

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Todd Tokubo

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06Q10/10

Abstract: Eye tracking based on images from a camera juxtaposed with a computer such as a display thereof is used to ensure that a user reads a legal document or disclaimer. To ensure the identity of the user accepting the terms, a video confirmation of the user's face image (or other unique identifier such as a retinal fingerprint) can be recorded responsive to the user accepting the terms.

公开(公告)号：US20200238177A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：US16848795

申请日：2020-04-14

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Glenn T. Black ,  Michael G. Taylor ,  Todd Tokubo

IPC: A63F13/65 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/211 ,  G06T11/60 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/837 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06T13/80

Abstract: Methods for providing guidance to a user wearing a head mounted display (HMD) are provided. One example method includes using a camera of the HMD to track the user wearing the HMD in a real-world space, and identifying a safe zone within the real-world space for interacting with a virtual reality space via the HMD. The method further includes detecting movements of the user in the real-world space. The method includes integrating content into the virtual reality space. The content is configured to provide guidance in direction of movement of the user toward the safe zone of the real-world space. If the user continues to move away from safe zone, pausing presentation of the virtual reality space, and resuming the presentation when the user is in the safe zone.

公开(公告)号：US20200162757A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-21

申请号：US16749225

申请日：2020-01-22

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Erik Beran ,  Todd Tokubo

IPC: H04N19/597 ,  H04N21/6373 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/81

Abstract: Predictive pre-fetching of streams for 360 degree video is described. User view orientation metadata is obtained for a 360 degree video stream that includes data for a plurality of viewports. Data corresponding to one or more high-resolution frames for a particular one of the viewports is pre-fetched based on the user view orientation metadata and those frames are displayed. The high resolution frames are characterized by a higher resolution than for remaining viewports.

公开(公告)号：US20200097075A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16696237

申请日：2019-11-26

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Todd Tokubo

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/327 ,  A63F13/332 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/53 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/03 ,  H04B7/04 ,  H04B7/06 ,  A63F13/211

Abstract: A method, including: receiving, by the computer, captured image frames of an interactive environment in which a HMD is disposed; receiving inertial data processed from at least one inertial sensor of the HMD; analyzing the captured image frames and the inertial data to track movement of the HMD, wherein analyzing the captured image frames includes examining changes within a sequence of said captured image frames to track the movement of the HMD, wherein analyzing the captured image frames includes processing the captured image frames to identify and map one or more fixed objects in the interactive environment and tracking the one or more fixed objects to enable the tracking of the movement of the HMD; using the tracked movement of the HMD to adjust a beamforming direction of an RF transceiver towards the HMD; adjusting an angular spread of the RF transceiver based on the movement of the HMD.

公开(公告)号：US10514754B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-24

申请号：US16236283

申请日：2018-12-28

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Todd Tokubo

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/03 ,  A63F13/332 ,  A63F13/53 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/327 ,  H04B7/04 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/212 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H04B7/06

Abstract: A method is provided, including the following method operations: receiving captured images of an interactive environment in which a head-mounted display (HMD) is disposed; receiving inertial data processed from at least one inertial sensor of the HMD; analyzing the captured images and the inertial data to determine movement of the HMD; using the movement of the HMD to adjust a beamforming direction of an RF transceiver towards the HMD.

公开(公告)号：US10445925B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15283144

申请日：2016-09-30

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Todd Tokubo

IPC: G06T15/20 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/30 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/843 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/92 ,  A63F13/56 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/0346

Abstract: A method is provided, including the following method operations: tracking a location of a head-mounted display (HMD) in a real space; rendering to the HMD a first view of a virtual reality (VR) space, the first view of the VR space being defined from a perspective determined by the location of the HMD in the real space; tracking a location of a portable device in the real space; rendering to the portable device a second view of the VR space, the second view of the VR space being defined from a perspective determined by the location of the portable device in the real space relative to the location of the HMD in the real space.

公开(公告)号：US10209771B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-19

申请号：US15283138

申请日：2016-09-30

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Todd Tokubo

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/03 ,  A63F13/332 ,  A63F13/53 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/327 ,  H04B7/04 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/212 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: A method is provided, including the following method operations: receiving captured images of an interactive environment in which a head-mounted display (HMD) is disposed; receiving inertial data processed from at least one inertial sensor of the HMD; analyzing the captured images and the inertial data to determine a predicted future location of the HMD; using the predicted future location of the HMD to adjust a beamforming direction of an RF transceiver towards the predicted future location of the HMD.

公开(公告)号：US20180095529A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15283138

申请日：2016-09-30

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Todd Tokubo

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G09G5/00 ,  A63F13/332 ,  A63F13/53

CPC classification number: G06F3/012 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/327 ,  A63F13/332 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/53 ,  A63F2300/8082 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06F2203/0384 ,  H04B7/04 ,  H04B7/0617

Abstract: A method is provided, including the following method operations: receiving captured images of an interactive environment in which a head-mounted display (HMD) is disposed; receiving inertial data processed from at least one inertial sensor of the HMD; analyzing the captured images and the inertial data to determine a predicted future location of the HMD; using the predicted future location of the HMD to adjust a beamforming direction of an RF transceiver towards the predicted future location of the HMD.

公开(公告)号：US20180093186A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15715114

申请日：2017-09-25

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Glenn T. Black ,  Michael G. Taylor ,  Todd Tokubo

IPC: A63F13/65 ,  G06T11/60 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/30

CPC classification number: A63F13/65 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/837 ,  A63F2300/8082 ,  G06F3/013 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T13/80 ,  G06T19/003 ,  G09G2354/00

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media are provided for providing guidance to a user wearing a head mounted display. One example method includes tracking the user wearing the HMD in a real-world space. The method also includes identifying the real-world space and a safe zone within the real-world space for interacting with a virtual reality space via the HMD. Then, detecting movements of the user in the real-world space. The method includes integrating content into the virtual reality space to guide the user to stay in the safe zone of the real-world space.