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. In a highly competitive industry, gaming patents provide crucial advantages to developers seeking to capitalize on their ideas and investments. Overall, gaming patents are a necessary aspect of the gaming industry, providing legal protections for creative ideas and technological innovations.
Even if many think it slows down innovation, an idea is free, but securing it is a much more complicated process. As the industry makes progress, it will be important to strike a balance between protecting intellectual property and promoting competition and innovation. 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 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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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.
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AI Will Study Your Gameplay To Help Future Players, Suggests Sony’s Patent
Sony has published a new patent that seeks to analyze player data and strategies during gameplay to facilitate players in the future.
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Sony Could Soon Alert VR Users Of Real-Life Obstacles Using Notifications
Sony has published two patents that seek to alert VR players of real-life obstacles in the path using 3D audio and dynamic notifications.
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Sony Patents A Way To Fix Your Posture While Gaming
Sony has filed a patent that aims to make recommendations regarding breaks and stretches during long periods of play.
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Sony Patents To Personalize Game Narration And Difficulty For Every Player Using AI
Sony has recently patented a gaming system that can provide personalized game narrative and difficulty, matching players' experience.
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EA Patents To Automate Animation Of In-Game Character Models
EA's new patent seeks to automate the motion or animation of in-game character models to aid developers and easily develop games.
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Tencent Patents To Automate Live Game Stream Commentary Using AI
Tencent has published a patent that explores the prospect of automating commentary using AI technologies in live game streams.
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EA Patents To Populate In-Game Maps With Structures Using AI
Electronic Arts has published a patent that concerns producing positions of in-game structures for placement on the maps using AI.
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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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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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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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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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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.
