Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC

Alvin J Daniel

Warren M Benedetto

Glenn T Black

Yiwei Yang

Daniel S Hiatt

Jon Webb

Charles Denison

Jonathan Warren Webb

Jonathan Webb

Systems and methods are disclosed for determining that a first end-user entity has performed a task within a computer simulation for which a non-fungible token (NFT) is to be provided, where the NFT is associated with a digital asset. Responsive to the determination, the NFT is provided to the first end-user entity so that the digital asset may be used, via the NFT, across plural different computer simulations and/or across plural different computer simulation platforms. Ownership of the NFT may also be subsequently transferred to other end-user entities for their own use across different simulations and/or platforms.

NFT framework for transferring and using digital assets between game platforms

Methods and systems are provided for streaming gameplay to user devices from a cloud gaming system. The cloud gaming system includes a server. The method includes identifying, by the server, a device of a user for playing a game. The method includes identifying, by the server, a bandwidth associated with the device of the user while the user plays the game. The method includes generating, by the server, a video stream to be transmitted to the device. The method further includes dynamically removing, by the server, one or more graphic layers of the video stream before being transmitted to the device.

Bifurcation of gameplay between mobile and non-mobile play with intelligent game state saving, and startups

A game guide system, method, and apparatus are provided. A system for providing computer simulated game guidance content, comprising a game guide database, a game objectives database, a network connector configured to communicate with a plurality of user devices over a network, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to receive a game guide request from a user, receive an audio segment recorded from a game by a user device associated with the user, identify the game and a game objective from the game objectives database based on the audio segment, select a content item in the game guide database based on the game objective, and provide the content item to the user.

Video game guidance system

A controller device includes a controller body with an interface port and least one control information output port. A modular input control is removably attachable to the controller body. The modular input control includes an interface connector region that is configured to communicatively couple the modular input control to the interface port. The modular input control is configured to be freely rotatable when attached to the controller body and operable in any orientation about the axis of rotation.

Controller with removable modular input control and expansion interface

Methods and systems are provided for processing operations of a game to be played via a mobile device is provided. The method includes establishing a connection with the mobile device to play the game. The method includes receiving controller input from the mobile device; the controller input being from the mobile device to perform an action in the game. The method includes determining a correction value required to perform the action. The method includes applying the correction value to the controller input to increase an accuracy of the controller input when performing the action. In this way, when correction values are applied to the controller input from the mobile device of a user playing a game, the accuracy of the control input is increased so that the user can achieve the intended action in the game.

During execution of a video game or other interactive virtual content, a magnitude and/or amount of force applied to a touch-enabled surface may be used as input to the video game to take at least one action related to the video game's execution.

Touch magnitude identification as input to game

A controller device comprises a controller body that includes one or more interface ports, at least which is a control information output port. A joystick coupled to the controller body has an axis control orientation that is configurable relative to the controller body.

Two-axis controller interface with reconfigurable orientation

Controller with swappable, rotatable button cluster

A controller device comprises a controller body that includes at least two interface ports and a control information output port. A modular input control that is removably attachable to the controller body includes an interface connector region that communicatively couples the modular input control to any of the at least two interface ports.

Controller with swappable input controls

A system, method, and processor-readable storage medium for providing metronome signals are disclosed. An example method includes receiving at least one metronome timing profile, obtaining an audio stream of a computer game, receiving a player instruction or software instruction, and generating, based on the player or software instruction, metronome signals according to the at least one metronome timing profile. The metronome signals and the audio stream can be combined and output simultaneously. The players can also provide settings for the metronome signals such as a selection of a sound or a frequency. The players can also create and edit metronome timing profiles. The metronome timing profiles can be also shared among players.

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Redwood Shores, CA, United States of America

Alvin J Daniel