Month: <span>November 2022</span>

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U.S. Patent No. 10,376,793: Videogame system and method that enables characters to earn virtual fans by completing secondary objectives

U.S. Patent No. 10,376,793: Videogame system and method that enables characters to earn virtual fans by completing secondary objectives Issued August 13, 2019, to Activision Publishing Inc. Filed: August 22, 2017 (claiming…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,500,488: Method of simultaneous playing in single-player video games

U.S. Patent No. 10,500,488: Method of simultaneous playing in single-player video games Issued December 12, 2019, to Bloober Team SA Filed/Priority to March 30, 2016 Overview: U.S. Patent No. 10,500,488 (the ‘488…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,977,872: Graphical Style Modification for Video Games Using Machine Learning

U.S. Patent No. 10,977,872: Graphical Style Modification for Video Games Using Machine Learning Issued April 13, 2021, to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Filed/Priority to October 31, 2018 Overview: U.S. Patent No. 10,977,872 (the…

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Palmer Luckey’s User-Killing VR Headset: Creepy, but Eligible to be Filed as a Patent Application

Famous VR developer Palmer Luckey recently developed a virtual reality headset rigged with bombs such that, if you lose the game, the headset explodes and kills the user.  Per Luckey’s blog: The…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,729,356: Foot-mounted sensor systems for tracking body movement

U.S. Patent No. 10,729,356: Foot-mounted sensor systems for tracking body movement Issued August 22, 2020, to Reflx Labs Inc.Filed: May 3, 2019 (claiming priority to December 17, 2012) Overview: U.S. Patent No.…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,987,595: Game publisher and broadcaster integration platform

U.S. Patent No. 10,987,595: Game publisher and broadcaster integration platform Issued April 27, 2021, to Amazon Technologies Inc.Filed/Priority to March 31, 2016 Overview: U.S. Patent No. 10,987,595 (the ‘595 patent) relates to…

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