公开(公告)号：US20210299575A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US16836133

申请日：2020-03-31

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey Stafford ,  Justice Adams ,  Mario Sarria, JR. ,  Jorge Arroyo Palacios ,  Nirmal Rajkumar ,  Michael Chow

IPC: A63F13/79

Abstract: A method is provided, including the following operations: monitoring gameplay activity in a plurality of game sessions, wherein the monitoring includes, for each game session, analyzing the gameplay activity in said game session to predict future gameplay activity in said game session; identifying one or more characteristics of a plurality of spectators interacting with a virtual character, wherein each of the spectators interacting with the virtual character accesses, over a network, a channel that is attributed to the virtual character; through the channel, providing access to the spectators to spectate a selected game session that is one of the plurality of game sessions, selected based on the predicted future gameplay activity and based on the characteristics of the plurality of spectators.

公开(公告)号：US20210142624A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US16678630

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Michael Chow

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G06F9/451 ,  G06N5/04 ,  G06Q50/34

Abstract: Odds for various propositions concerning the play of a computer simulation are determined and presented to a viewer for pecuniary or non-pecuniary wagering purposes. The odds may be determined using past game analytics, or may be determined parimutuelly.

公开(公告)号：US11623154B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US16836133

申请日：2020-03-31

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey Stafford ,  Justice Adams ,  Mario Sarria, Jr. ,  Jorge Arroyo Palacios ,  Nirmal Rajkumar ,  Michael Chow

IPC: A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/497 ,  A63F13/55 ,  A63F13/69 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/85

Abstract: A method is provided, including the following operations: monitoring gameplay activity in a plurality of game sessions, wherein the monitoring includes, for each game session, analyzing the gameplay activity in said game session to predict future gameplay activity in said game session; identifying one or more characteristics of a plurality of spectators interacting with a virtual character, wherein each of the spectators interacting with the virtual character accesses, over a network, a channel that is attributed to the virtual character; through the channel, providing access to the spectators to spectate a selected game session that is one of the plurality of game sessions, selected based on the predicted future gameplay activity and based on the characteristics of the plurality of spectators.