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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2023
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Sergey Bashkirov, Novato, CA (US);
Celeste Bean, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sudha Krishnamurthy, Foster City, CA (US);
Masanori Omote, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Sagar Sudhakara, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
System, process and device configurations are provided for detecting user socialization preferences and controlling multiplayer selection. A method can include receiving user voice output during gameplay for a first user, and determining a socialization preference for the first user based on the user voice output. The method may also include updating a user profile for the first user based on the socialization preference, selecting at least one second user, and controlling a gameplay session for the first user and the at least one second user, wherein audio output for the first user is controlled using a the user profile. Socialization preferences detected during gameplay may be used to select other users for multiplayer game sessions. The socialization preferences may also be used to control audio output by way of selection/terminating players from a session, filtering audio output to a user, filtering intensity and/or modifying audio output to a user.