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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Industry
Tencent Patents Virtual Reality Device With Next-Level Quality Upgrades
Tencent has published a patent relating to its rumored VR headset with innovative features, seeking to improve the VR display effect.
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Industry
Blizzard Patents A New System To Calculate User Rankings In Games
Blizzard has patented a new method to calculate in-game user rankings of players by using two separate internal and external scores.
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EA Patents To Reenact Playable Moments From Recorded Gameplay Videos
EA's recent patent will let users reenact playable moments from videos. It will allow players to practice certain actions and relive them.
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Sony Patents To Pre-Record Gameplay Videos For Real-Time Player Assistance
Sony has patented a system to pre-record specific gameplays online from live streams and such to present to users needing in-game assistance.
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EA Patents To Potentially Ban Players For Partnering Up With Enemy Team Members
EA published a patent to punish users, including potentially banning them, for collaborating with players from opposing teams using AI.
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Sony Publishes Patent For In-Game Asset Generation Using Voice
Sony's newly published patent discusses creation of assets and background generation by natural human speech using machine learning models.
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EA Patents To Automate In-Game Challenges Based On Real-Life Events
EA's recent patent discusses automating real-time events on the spot in multiplayer games depending on variables like players' experience.
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Activision Patents To Generate Unique In-Game Music For Each Player
Activision's newly published patent discusses uniquely composing game soundtracks for players based on various collected variables using AI.
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Industry
Sony Plans On Revamping Sound Feedback With Proposed Ultrasonic Haptic Patent
Sony in their most recent patent filing has introduced an ultrasonic haptic interface that plans on taking virtual reality to next level.
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Industry
Riot Games Patents A System For Better Team Formation
The system by Riot Games will rely on timeframes, skill, and various factors to match up players with similarities for better team formation.
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Games
Sony Possibly Patenting for Easier Quick-Time Events
Sony has patented a new system that makes QTEs and other timed interactions generally more forgiving for players.
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Games
Blizzard Patents Automatic Prop Placement With Machine Learning
Blizzard Entertainment's recently published patent will significantly reduce development time by letting AI populate a map with props.
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EA Patents An Automated Coaching System For Online Gaming
EA's system will measure the performance of players using its own parameters and teach them how to improve.
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Activision Files Patent To Allow Bonus Matches For MVPs Decided By Non-MVPs
The patent is for a system that allows MVPs of matches to participate in bonus matches controlled by non-MVPs.
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New EA Patent To Generate Multiplayer Maps Based On Players’ Single-Player Objectives
The recently-published EA patent will let players complete single-player objectives in multiplayer mode to advance the storyline for players.
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Konami Publishes Patent For In-Game Advertising Based On “Spectators”
Konami recently published a patent that discusses in-game image and video advertising utilizing data from the spectators to appeal to them.
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Industry
Konami Publishes Patent For AR-Based Headset With Dancing Game
Konami recently published a patent concerning a revolutionizing AR-based dancing game which uses a headset to project UI into real life.
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Industry
Patent Discusses Preventing Wall-Hacking In Shooters Using Ray Tracing
Recent patent filed (now published) by a Canadian software company claims to have found a way to deal with wall-hacking using ray tracing.
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Industry
SQUARE ENIX Patent Suggests New Game With Innovative Team Combat
SQUARE ENIX's new patent discusses a new system to improve strategic team combat and innovates the scoring formula by promoting cooperation.
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Nintendo
Recent Nintendo Patent Could Suggest New Ring-Con In Development
Nintendo recently published a patent for a motion sensory add-on device for the Nintendo Switch, suggesting a new Ring-Con in development.