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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Steven Osman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Xiadong Mao, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A63B 69/36 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); A63F 13/25 (2014.01); A63F 13/497 (2014.01); A63F 13/5258 (2014.01); A63F 13/493 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/00 (2013.01); A63F 13/25 (2014.09); A63F 13/493 (2014.09); A63F 13/497 (2014.09); A63F 13/5258 (2014.09); G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0118 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for transitioning gameplay is provided, the method including: receiving a signal to interrupt gameplay of a video game, the gameplay being presented on a head-mounted display; in response to receiving the signal, transitioning the gameplay from an active state to a paused state; wherein transitioning the gameplay includes identifying an intensity of a gameplay aspect, and progressively reducing the intensity of the gameplay aspect before entering the paused state.