公开(公告)号：US20240382842A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18662300

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Maria Chiara Monti ,  Daniel Israel Pereira Jimenez ,  Navin Kamath ,  Jesus Lucas Barcias ,  Michael Eder ,  David Erwan Damien Uberti ,  Mandana Jenabzadeh ,  Pierluigi Vito Amadori

IPC: A63F13/28 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/23

Abstract: A video game peripheral device includes an electromagnet and circuitry, the circuitry being configured to: receive data from a data processing apparatus executing a video game application; based on the received data, control an electric current supplied to the electromagnet to control a magnetic interaction between the electromagnet and a magnetic material of a second video game peripheral device wearable or holdable by a user.

公开(公告)号：US20240226751A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18406292

申请日：2024-01-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Calum Armstrong ,  Navin Kamath ,  Ross Maw ,  Maria Chiara Monti

IPC: A63F13/67 ,  A63F13/63 ,  A63F13/79

CPC classification number: A63F13/67 ,  A63F13/63 ,  A63F13/79

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to: store information indicative of a general difficulty rating associated with each of one or more general gaming characteristics applicable to a plurality of video games; provide access to the stored information to an application of a first video game to enable a specific difficulty rating associated with a specific gaming characteristic applicable to the first video game to be determined based on each general difficulty rating; and provide access to the stored information to an application of a second video game to enable a specific difficulty rating associated with a specific gaming characteristic applicable to the second video game to be determined based on each general difficulty rating.

公开(公告)号：US20240100421A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18468872

申请日：2023-09-18

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Rajeev Gupta ,  Navin Kamath ,  Calum Armstrong ,  Nima Karshenas ,  Daniele Bernabei

IPC: A63F13/31 ,  A63F13/24

CPC classification number: A63F13/31 ,  A63F13/24

Abstract: An input device for controlling a computing system includes one or more sensors configured to sense a change in weight distribution of a user positioned on the input device in use, and a transmitter configured to transmit a signal based on the sensed change in weight distribution, for use in a virtual joystick input to a computing system.