公开(公告)号：US12201908B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-21

申请号：US18144798

申请日：2023-05-08

Applicant: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Michael de Plater ,  Christopher Herman Hoge ,  Robert Kenyon Hull Roberts ,  Daniel Paul Valerius ,  Rocky Albert Newton ,  Kevin Leslie Stephens

IPC: A63F13/58 ,  A63F13/67 ,  A63F13/69 ,  A63F13/798

Abstract: Methods for managing non-player characters and power centers in a computer game are based on character hierarchies and individualized correspondences between each character's traits or rank and events that involve other non-player characters or objects. Players may share power centers, character hierarchies, non-player characters, and related quests involving the shared objects with other players playing separate and unrelated game instances over a computer network, with the outcome of the quests reflected in different the games. Various configurations of game machines are used to implement the methods.

公开(公告)号：US12153739B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US18334045

申请日：2023-06-13

Applicant: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Nocon ,  Tom McWilliams

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63H33/22 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G06V40/20 ,  A63H30/04

Abstract: A gesture-recognition (GR) device is disclosed that includes a capacitive touch sensor panel and a controller. The capacitive touch sensor panel comprises a plurality of sensing pads arranged in a cylindrical pattern inside a handle of the GR device and detects a multi-factor touch assertion at a set of sensing pads of the plurality of sensing pads. The controller transmits a driving signal to each of the plurality of sensing pads for the detection of the multi-factor touch assertion, generates an assertion signal, determines a signal sequence based on the assertion signal, and converts a current inactive state of the GR device to an active state based on a validation of the determined signal sequence corresponding to the multi-factor touch assertion and an inferred user intent.

公开(公告)号：US20240348745A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18654204

申请日：2024-05-03

Applicant: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： William Evans Butterworth ,  Roger Raymond Dwinell ,  Valerie McMahon

IPC: H04N7/01 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/02 ,  G09G5/14 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/4402

CPC classification number: H04N7/0117 ,  G09G5/005 ,  G09G5/026 ,  G09G5/14 ,  H04N7/0125 ,  H04N21/234363 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N21/440263

Abstract: Video conversion technology, in which a first stream of video content is accessed and multiple, different layers are extracted from the first stream of the video content. Each of the multiple, different layers are separately processed to convert the multiple, different layers into modified layers that each have a higher resolution. The modified layers are reassembled into a second stream of the video content that has a higher resolution than the first stream of the video content.

公开(公告)号：US20240335738A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US17429293

申请日：2020-02-07

Applicant: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Gary Lake-Schaal ,  Arvel Chappell, III ,  Pamela J. Allison ,  Lewis Ostrover ,  William Zajac ,  Lea Carla L. Buenaventura ,  Genevieve Morris

IPC: A63F13/216 ,  A63F13/795 ,  A63F13/803 ,  A63F13/814

CPC classification number: A63F13/216 ,  A63F13/795 ,  A63F13/803 ,  A63F13/814

Abstract: A smart media player configures interactive media customized for passengers temporarily sharing a common conveyance (e.g., an automobile or other vehicle), using programmed methods. The methods include identifying profile data for each of the passengers and trip data for the common conveyance. Then, the smart media player may select an interactive media title for the passengers as a group based on at least one of the profile data or the trip data, including one or more of a variety of games for playing with other passengers in the vehicle. The interactive media title may be configured for output by the smart media player while the passengers are sharing the common conveyance. The media player plays the interactive media title in the common conveyance enabled for interaction with the passengers during the period.

公开(公告)号：US20240256050A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18444080

申请日：2024-02-16

Applicant: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Nathan Nocon ,  Jonathan Hsu ,  Michael Goslin

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63H30/04 ,  A63H33/22 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G06V40/20

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63H33/22 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G06V40/28 ,  A63F2009/2447 ,  A63F2009/2454 ,  A63F2250/485 ,  A63H30/04 ,  A63H2200/00 ,  G06F2203/04104

Abstract: Provided is a gesture-recognition (GR) device that includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and a controller. The circuit board has an aspect ratio exceeding a threshold value that corresponds to at least a 70 percent difference between length and width of the PCB. The PCB includes a first unit and a second unit. The first unit corresponds to a base unit to be grasped by hand of a user. The second unit corresponds to an elongate unit that extends outward from the first unit. The second unit is characterized by a minimal wand form factor. A rigid strength of the second unit is based on at least a shape of an outer shell and a structural attribute of the second unit. The controller controls illumination of a plurality of light sources mounted on the second unit of the circuit board based on assertion signals.

公开(公告)号：US20240223488A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18148009

申请日：2022-12-29

Applicant: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Hazel Diana Mary ,  Erik Fortune ,  Michael Magpayo ,  Fan You

IPC: H04L43/50 ,  H04L43/022 ,  H04L43/067 ,  H04L43/0823

CPC classification number: H04L43/50 ,  H04L43/022 ,  H04L43/067 ,  H04L43/0823

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for resiliency testing at a session level. A fault injection request is received from a client device associated with a user, via a user interface. The fault injection request defines an active impairment of one of a service or an endpoint with a blast radius restricted to a scope of the received fault injection request. The scope of the received fault injection request corresponds to a first session in a production environment or a lower environment. A client request is received from the client device within the blast radius of the active impairment. Based on the fault injection request and a persistence within the blast radius, the one of the service or the endpoint is impaired in the first session. A response, received from an entity associated with the one of the service or the endpoint, is transmitted to the client device.

公开(公告)号：US11997417B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US16902252

申请日：2020-06-15

Applicant: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： William Evans Butterworth ,  Roger Raymond Dwinell ,  Valerie McMahon

IPC: H04N7/01 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/02 ,  G09G5/14 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/4402

CPC classification number: H04N7/0117 ,  G09G5/005 ,  G09G5/026 ,  G09G5/14 ,  H04N7/0125 ,  H04N21/234363 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N21/440263

Abstract: Video conversion technology, in which a first stream of video content is accessed and multiple, different layers are extracted from the first stream of the video content. Each of the multiple, different layers are separately processed to convert the multiple, different layers into modified layers that each have a higher resolution. The modified layers are reassembled into a second stream of the video content that has a higher resolution than the first stream of the video content.

公开(公告)号：US11977670B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-07

申请号：US17979946

申请日：2022-11-03

Applicant: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Michael Smith ,  Lewis Ostrover

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/217 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06T7/60 ,  G06V20/10 ,  H04S7/00 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/25

CPC classification number: G06F3/011 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/217 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06T7/60 ,  G06V20/10 ,  H04S7/304 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F2300/105 ,  A63F2300/1087 ,  A63F2300/8082 ,  H04S2400/11 ,  H04S2400/15

Abstract: A computer-implemented method in conjunction with mixed reality gear (e.g., a headset) includes imaging a real scene encompassing a user wearing a mixed reality output apparatus. The method includes determining data describing a real context of the real scene, based on the imaging; for example, identifying or classifying objects, lighting, sound or persons in the scene. The method includes selecting a set of content including content enabling rendering of at least one virtual object from a content library, based on the data describing a real context, using various selection algorithms. The method includes rendering the virtual object in the mixed reality session by the mixed reality output apparatus, optionally based on the data describing a real context (“context parameters”). An apparatus is configured to perform the method using hardware, firmware, and/or software.

公开(公告)号：US11972059B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17687480

申请日：2022-03-04

Applicant: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Gregory I Gewickey ,  William Zajac ,  Ha Nguyen ,  Sam Maliszewski

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63H33/22 ,  A63H33/26 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G06V40/20 ,  H05B45/20 ,  H05B47/13 ,  H05B47/195

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63H33/22 ,  A63H33/26 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G06V40/28 ,  H05B45/20 ,  H05B47/13 ,  H05B47/195 ,  A63F2009/2447 ,  A63F2009/2454 ,  A63F2009/247 ,  A63F2250/485

Abstract: A gesture-recognition (GR) device made to be held or worn by a user includes an electronic processor configured by program instructions in memory to recognize a gesture. The device or a cooperating system may match a gesture identifier to an action identifier for one or more target devices in a user's environment, enabling control of the target devices by user movement of the GR device in three-dimensional space.

公开(公告)号：US11908062B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17630145

申请日：2020-07-27

Applicant: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Bo Li

IPC: G06T15/00 ,  G06T1/60 ,  G06T9/00 ,  G06T15/60

CPC classification number: G06T15/005 ,  G06T1/60 ,  G06T9/00 ,  G06T15/60 ,  G06T2210/36 ,  G06T2215/12

Abstract: A method for real-time shadow rendering using cached shadow maps and deferred shading by a video processor of a game console or the like includes, for at least each key frame of video output, determining a viewpoint for a current key frame based on user input, filtering a texel of a frame-specific shadow map based on a dynamic mask wherein the texel is filtered, for a shadowed light, from a static shadow map and a dynamic shadow map or from the static shadow map only, based on the dynamic mask value for the texel, and rendering the current key frame based on the frame-specific shadow map and a deferred-shadow rendering algorithm. The method enables efficient rendering of thousands of shadowed lights in large environments by consumer-grade game consoles.