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.
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Sony VR Headsets May Soon Detect Real-Life Objects For In-Game Emulation
Sony has recently published a new patent that can detect real-life objects by the sounds they produce and emulate them in the game.
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Sony May Add A Common Help System That Generates A “Help Map” In Its Games
Sony is seemingly working towards improving its in-game support. Its latest patent talks about a global help system that could be added to most of its games. The patent dubbed…
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EA Wants To Minimize Latency In Multiplayer Games With New Patent
EA has recently published a new patent that wants to minimize the latency and delays present in multiplayer games by improving the technology.
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Square Enix Wants Players To Train In-Game NPCs And Alter Their Behavior
Square Enix has recently published a new patent that wants players to train in-game NPCs to make them more immersive and detailed.
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Tencent Wants To Evolve In-Game Enemy AI Using Concept Of Evolution
Tencent has recently published a patent that seeks to improve the in-game enemy AI using the concepts of evolution to remove the tediousness.
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EA Wants To Automate Emotions Of In-Game Characters Using AI
EA has recently patented a new system that wants to predict and produce the facial expressions of in-game characters using AI.
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EA Could Create In-Game Character Animations Using AI To Replace Motion Capture
EA has patented a system that seeks to generate animations of in-game characters automatically using AI to replace the use of motion capture.
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Activision Wants To Automate In-Game Asset Creation With Existing Resources
Activision has recently published a new patent that discusses automating the asset generation process in development using existing assets.
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Activision Patents To Automate Development Of In-Game Terrain
Activision has recently published a patent that seeks to help developers automate in-game biome and terrain generation process.
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Sony Patents To Let Players Buy “Shares” In Game-Related NFTs
Sony has published a patent that discusses allowing every player, spectator, and other involved parties to buy "shares" of an NFT.
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Microsoft Patents A Modular VR Device That Can Be Personalized By Every User
Microsoft has recently patented a new VR and AR modular device that can seemingly switch between peripherals depending on the users' needs.
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Activision Wants To Create In-Game Characters Without Pre-Defined Limits
Activision has patented "blank" playable characters without any pre-existing stats to make it a more fair competitive experience.
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Blizzard Patents To Let Games Combine Players’ Real-Life Location With In-Game Areas
Blizzard Entertainment has patented an idea to let games combine your real-life locations with their fictional counterparts.
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EA Patents To Let Players Play As A Videographer In-Game To Record Gameplay
EA has recently published a patent that will let players join games as videographers to record gameplay with additional features.
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Sony Patents To Let You Watch Players’ Failed Attempts During Gameplay
Sony has published a new patent that will let players analyze past failed recorded attempts of other users during certain points in gameplay.
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Sony Controllers Could Soon Emulate Temperatures To Reflect Gameplay
Sony's recent patent discusses a new deformable elastic sensor to replace the plastic ones to improve haptic feedback in controllers.
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Sony Could Soon Punish You For Immoral In-Game Voice Chat Behavior
Sony's recent patent wants to curb the hostile conduct of users in voice chat by letting you block out specific negative emotional responses.
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Sony Patents To Improve Voice Chat In Games For Disabled Users
Sony has published a patent that discusses improving its in-game voice chat capabilities for users with hearing loss and disabilities.
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Sony Could Soon Show A Ghost Avatar Of Your Past Playthroughs In Real-Time
Sony has recently published a patent that seeks to improve the integration of real-time stats and ghost projections in games.
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Games
Sony Could Predict The Value Of Your NFTs In Near Future Using AI
Sony has recently published a patent that seeks to predict the values of NFTs in Sony games using AI to aid the unexperienced users.
