Patents
Gaming patents are legal protections for intellectual property in the gaming industry. They can cover anything from hardware and software to game mechanics and user interfaces. Patents give exclusive rights to their owners, allowing them to license and profit from their creations.
Some of the major names in the industry that consistently patent new technologies are Sony, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, and Activision. Stay tuned to eXputer as our talented team scours the web for fresh and interesting patents that hint at the involvement of more advanced technologies in the realm of gaming.
-
Industry
EA May Soon Generate Variations Of In-Game Sound Effects Using AI
EA has recently published a new patent that seeks to generate variations of in-game sound effects using AI, automating the process.
-
Industry
Sony Wants To Track The Eyes Of Disabled Players For In-Game Assistance
Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to track the gaze of players to help them by providing virtual indicators.
-
Industry
Sony Wants eSports Spectators To Participate And Help Their Team
New patents by Sony want spectators to actively participate in eSports events to help their team with numbers and different activities.
-
Games
Sony May Soon Adjust Game Difficulty In Real-Time Based On Your Skill Level
Sony has recently published a patent that wants to automatically adjust the difficulty of games in real-time based on players' skill levels.
-
Industry
Warner Bros. Patents To Make NPCs React To Player Emotions
Warner Bros. has recently published a new patent that wants to adapt gameplay based on the interaction of players with characters and more.
-
Industry
Activision Wants To Share Your In-Game Inventories With Other Players
Activision has recently published a new patent that wants to share your in-game inventories with other players based on set conditions.
-
Industry
Activision Wants To Suggest You Games Based On The Live Streams You Watch
Activision has recently published a new patent that wants to use the viewers' data during live streams to give game suggestions and more.
-
Industry
Sony Patents To Let Players Replay Campaign From Any Point
Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to allow users to play games from any part instead of having to play the whole thing.
-
Industry
Sony Wants To Block Verbal Abuse From Voice Chat In Games
Sony has recently published a patent that wants to block the toxicity and verbal abuse from players' voice chats.
-
Industry
EA Patents To Let Players Voice Characters In Video Games
EA has published a new patent that wants to allow players to use their own voice for the in-game character.
-
Industry
Google Patents To Create AI NPCs That Can Adapt To Every In-Game Situation
Google has patented a new NPC language system that can help them adapt to every in-game occurrence for a more realistic gameplay experience.
-
Industry
Sony Patents To Suggest Games And In-Game Activities To Players Based On Emotions
Sony has published a new patent that wants to use the emotions of players to suggest games to play and offer appropriate in-game rewards.
-
Industry
Activision Games May Let Spectators Influence Players’ Gameplay
Activision has published a new patent that will allow spectators to actively participate in a streamer's gameplay.
-
Industry
Sony’s New Patent Wants To Create Unique Games For People On Travel
Sony has patented to suggest and create content, including games for traveling users, based on the time of journey and other factors.
-
Industry
Sony Patents To Add Modern Accessibility Features To Existing Older Games
Sony has published a new patent that wants to add the modern accessibility features found in AAA entries to existing older titles.
-
Industry
New Sony Patent Wants To Change The Art Style Of Games
A new Sony patent wants to add a unique accessibility feature that lets gamers change the art style of a game completely through options.
-
Industry
EA Wants To Use AI for Smoother In-Game Animations With Yet Another Patent
EA has published yet another patent to automate a major part of in-game animations for its projects using AI technology.
-
Games
EA Patents Personalized And Animated Coaching System For Its Games
EA has published a new patent that wants to add animated and personalized automated coaching for users to guide them during gameplay.
-
Industry
Sony Patents A Massive Co-Op Game That Supports Hundreds Of Players In A Theater
Sony has patented a huge co-op gaming experience that can allow hundreds of users to play a single game together in a movie theater.
-
Industry
Sony Patents Dynamic Audio System That Can Change Music Depending On Gameplay
Sony has recently published a new patent that talks about changing the game audio to reflect certain gameplay moments.
