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Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026

Filed:

May. 13, 2024
Applicant:

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Paul Terence Mulligan, London, GB;

Mark Anthony, London, GB;

Jun Yen Leung, London, GB;

Richard Carter, London, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/45 (2014.01); A63F 13/52 (2014.01); A63F 13/5375 (2014.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 17/00 (2013.01); A63F 13/52 (2014.09); A63F 13/5375 (2014.09); G06T 7/70 (2017.01);
Abstract

There is provided a method of guiding a user within a virtual environment in a current session. The method includes receiving data relating to user interactions with the virtual environment of a plurality of other users in a plurality of previous sessions, where a predetermined event occurred in user interactions of each of the other users; determining a representative user position, in the virtual environment, of the other users during the previous sessions; and generating a visual indicator, within the virtual environment in the current session, of the representative user position to guide the user within the virtual environment in the current session.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Mulligan, Paul. (2026). Virtual environment guiding method and system (U.S. Patent No. 12718478). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12718478

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