公开(公告)号：US11125561B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-21

申请号：US15394285

申请日：2016-12-29

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Dennis Dale Castleman

IPC: G01C21/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G08G5/04 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: A steering assist 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 steering assist system creates a virtual UAV model to represent the UAV in the virtual world model. The steering assist system determines capability parameters for the UAV, and receives flight data for the UAV. The steering assist system determines a predicted trajectory for the virtual UAV model within the virtual world model, based on the capability parameters and flight data for the UAV. The steering assist system determines a navigation suggestion for the UAV based on the predicted trajectory and capability parameters for the UAV, and displays the navigation suggestion.

公开(公告)号：US11100708B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-24

申请号：US16927887

申请日：2020-07-13

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Erik Beran

IPC: G06T7/50 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G02B27/01 ,  A63F13/25 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/24 ,  A63F13/217 ,  A63F13/65 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  G06T7/174 ,  G06T7/586

Abstract: A method is provided, including: using a robot having a plurality of sensors to acquire sensor data about a local environment; processing the sensor data to generate a spatial model of a real object, the spatial model defining virtual surfaces that correspond to real surfaces of the real object; further processing the sensor data to generate texture information that is associated to the virtual surfaces; wherein using the robot to acquire sensor data includes sampling at least one representative portion by moving the robot to different locations and capturing images of a given representative portion from a plurality of angles; wherein processing the sensor data to generate the texture information includes processing the images captured from the plurality of angles to generate texture information; using the spatial model and the texture information to render a virtual object corresponding to the real object in a virtual environment.

公开(公告)号：US11065549B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-20

申请号：US16355543

申请日：2019-03-15

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Javier Fernandez Rico ,  Michael Taylor ,  Glenn Black

IPC: A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/798 ,  A63F13/67 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: A method is provided, including the following operations: recording gameplay data from a first session of a video game, the first session defined for interactive gameplay of a user; training a machine learning model using the gameplay data, wherein the training causes the machine learning model to imitate the interactive gameplay of the user; after the training, determining a classification of the machine learning model by exposing the machine learning model to one or more scenarios of the video game, and evaluating actions of the machine learning model in response to the one or more scenarios; using the classification of the machine learning model to assign the user to a second session of the video game.

公开(公告)号：US11027194B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-08

申请号：US16290410

申请日：2019-03-01

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Glenn Black ,  Michael Taylor ,  Javier Fernandez Rico

IPC: A63F13/285 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/245

Abstract: Force feedback is applied to a computer simulation controller, such as to a joystick element or analog trigger of the controller, depending on the context of the simulation.

公开(公告)号：US20210146255A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-20

申请号：US17107863

申请日：2020-11-30

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Glenn Black

IPC: A63F13/655 ,  G06K9/00 ,  A63F13/87 ,  H04L12/58 ,  A63F13/213

Abstract: Techniques for emoji-based communications derived from facial features during game play provide a communication channel accessible by players associated with gameplay hosted by the online game platform and capture an image of a user using a controller that includes a camera. The techniques further determine facial features of the user based on the image, generate an emoji based on the facial features of the user, and transmit the emoji to the players associated with the online game platform over the communication channel.

公开(公告)号：US20210039000A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US17081679

申请日：2020-10-27

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Glenn Black

IPC: A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/44 ,  A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/54 ,  A63F13/31 ,  A63F13/58 ,  G06N3/04 ,  A63F13/285

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.

公开(公告)号：US10888783B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-12

申请号：US15710733

申请日：2017-09-20

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Glenn Black

IPC: A63F9/24 ,  A63F11/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  A63F13/54 ,  A63F13/60 ,  A63F13/67

Abstract: A method for dynamically modifying audio playback of a video game is provided. The method includes ascertaining a game music data associated with the video game. The game music data may include a plurality of game soundtracks classified according to predetermined criteria. The method may include collecting feedback over a period of time while the user is playing the video game. The method may continue with determining, based on the feedback, one or more replacement soundtracks based on criteria associated with the one or more replacement soundtracks. The method may further include dynamically modifying the game music data while the user is playing the video game by replacing at least one of the plurality of game soundtracks with the one or more replacement soundtracks to obtain modified game music data. The modified game music data may be provided to the user while the user is playing the video game.

公开(公告)号：US10780350B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US16224775

申请日：2018-12-18

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Jeffrey Roger Stafford

IPC: A63F13/655 ,  A63F13/25 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/428 ,  A63F13/26 ,  A63F13/65 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/98

Abstract: A robot, including: a controller that communicates with a computing device, wherein the computing device executes a video game and renders a primary video feed of the video game to a display device, the primary video feed providing a first view into a virtual space that is defined by the executing video game; a camera that captures images of a local environment in which the robot is disposed; a projector; wherein the controller processes the images of the local environment to identify a projection surface in the local environment; wherein the computing device generates a secondary video feed of the video game and transmits the secondary video feed of the video game to the robot, the secondary video feed providing a second view into the virtual space; wherein the controller of the robot activates the projector to project the secondary video feed onto the projection surface in the local environment.

公开(公告)号：US20200134781A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-30

申请号：US16728833

申请日：2019-12-27

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Dennis Dale Castleman

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

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：US20190246179A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US15892213

申请日：2018-02-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Michael Taylor ,  Glenn Black

IPC: H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/478 ,  A63F13/53 ,  A63F13/86

CPC classification number: H04N21/482 ,  A63F13/53 ,  A63F13/86 ,  G06K9/00711 ,  H04N21/4781 ,  H04N21/8133

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.