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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2023
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Sony Interactive Entertainment Llc, San Mateo, CA (US);
Bethany Tinklenberg, Oakland, CA (US);
Angela Webb, San Lorenzo, CA (US);
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for providing a player with assistance during gameplay of a video game is provided. The method includes executing a video game for a game session. The player controls a player character during the game session. The method includes detecting selection of ghost assistance for the game session. The method includes linking or connecting the game session to an assistance artificial intelligence (AI) engine. The assistance AI engine operates to provide ghost assistance to the player in accordance with a mode setting. The ghost assistance is provided via a ghost character. The method includes rendering, during the game session, the ghost character performing interactive actions in the game. The interactive actions are generated responsive to control inputs generated by the assistance AI engine. The interactive actions by the ghost character are configured to progress the ghost character along an interactive path of the game.