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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2023
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Olga Rudi, San Mateo, CA (US);
Bethany Tinklenberg, San Mateo, CA (US);
Mahdi Azmandian, San Mateo, CA (US);
Hsin-Yi Chien, San Mateo, CA (US);
Sarah Karp, San Mateo, CA (US);
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system and method for providing a customized in-game interaction is disclosed. A plurality of different player attributes are stored in memory, each player attribute associated with a different pattern of in-game engagement and in-game customization in a virtual environment. Data sent over a communication network regarding one or more activity files associated with in-game engagement by a user of a user device with one or more non-playable characters in one or more game sessions are received. The activity files are analyzed to identify a pattern of engagement exhibited by the user with each of the non-playable characters. A player attribute are assigned to the user based on the determined pattern of engagement matching a stored pattern corresponding to the player attribute. A customized interaction with a non-playable character during a current game session with the user device are provided.