Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Christopher DePizzol

Yiwei Yang

Anand Mehta

Sylvain Langrand

Anastasiya Drake

Anthony Graziano

Daniel Morales

Brinton Williams

Christopher Choi

The subject disclosure relates systems and methods for making upgrade recommendations, such as recommendations for version upgrades to a purchasable media-content item. A process of implementing the subject technology can include steps for authenticating a user associated, identifying affiliates of the user, wherein the affiliates are associated with the user via a social network or online gaming platform, receiving a user selection of a content item, and identifying an upgrade version of the content item, wherein the upgrade version is associated with a second version identifier and a second price indicator. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for providing a recommendation to the user, wherein the recommendation indicates the upgrade version of the content item and the second price indicator. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

Method, medium, and system for upgrade recommendations for virtual shopping cart

Techniques for providing information and functionalities based on a video game lifecycle are described. In an example, a computer system presents a page as a single user interface to information and functionalities associated with a video game. The page is generated based on a layout that is specific to a phase of the lifecycle of the video game. The page is accessible to the user across the different phases of the video game's lifecycle. The computer system updates the phase through the different phases, such that the page presents the most relevant and needed information and functionalities at any point in time.

Video game page providing information and functionalities based on video game lifecycle

The subject disclosure relates systems and methods for returning accurate and relevant search results in an online platform. In some aspects, a process of the disclosed technology can include steps for displaying a first set of search results, the first set of search results including a first plurality of media content items arranged in an order of descending relevance based on search frequency, receiving a first character input from a user of a user device, the first character input defining a first character in a search query, and updating the first set of search results to a second set of search results based on the first character input, the second set of search results comprising at least one media content item not included in the first set of search results that is available for consumption by the user. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

Adaptive search using social graph information

Techniques for providing information and functionalities based on a video game lifecycle and user context are described. In an example, a computer system presents a page as a single user interface to information and functionalities associated with a video game. The page is generated based on a layout that is specific to a phase of the lifecycle of the video game. The page is also customized based on a context of the user of the video game. The page is accessible to the user across the different phases of the video game's lifecycle. The computer system updates the phase through the different phases and based on changes to the user context, such that the page presents the most relevant and needed information and functionalities at any point in time.

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Concord, CA, United States of America

Christopher DePizzol