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U.S. Patent No: 10,500,500: Massively single-playing online game

U.S. Patent No: 10,500,500: Massively single-playing online game Issued December 10, 2019 to Nintendo Co. Ltd Priority Date: February 2, 2010 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,500,500 (the ’500 Patent) relates to players…

10500500 Massively single-playing online game MMORPG MSO
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U.S. Patent No. 10,532,284: Camera based safety mechanisms for users of head mounted displays

U.S. Patent No. 10,532,284: Camera based safety mechanisms for users of head mounted displays Issued January 14, 2020 to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Priority Date: September 30, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…

10532284 Head-mounted device head-mounted display HMD
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U.S. Patent No. 10,532,283: Virtual playbook with user controls

U.S. Patent No. 10,532,283: Virtual playbook with user controls Issued January 14, 2020 to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date: December 3, 2008 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,532,283 (the ’283 Patent) relates to…

10532283 camera editing Electronic Arts Inc. user controls
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U.S. Patent No. 10,569,178: Automatic movement of player character in network game

U.S. Patent No. 10,569,178: Automatic movement of player character in network game Issued February 25, 2020 to Square Enix Co Ltd Priority Date: January 12, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,569,178 (the…

10569178 AFK Automatic movement NPC
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U.S. Patent No. 10,610,779: Methods and systems for scheduling game play of a video game

U.S. Patent No. 10,610,779: Methods and systems for scheduling game play of a video game Issued April 7, 2020 to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date: June 19, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent…

10610779 Cloud hosting geo location preloading
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U.S. Patent No. 10,463,962: Spectator view perspectives in VR environments

U.S. Patent No. 10,463,962: Spectator view perspectives in VR environments Issued November 5, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Priority Date: March 18, 2016   Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,463,962 (the ’962…

10463962 Head-mounted device head-mounted display HMD
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U.S. Patent No. 10,387,973: Trending stories in game activity feeds

U.S. Patent No. 10,387,973: Trending stories in game activity feeds Issued August 20, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date: February 28, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,387,973 (the ’973 Patent)…

10387973 Activity Feed news feed Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
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U.S. Patent No. 10,668,381: System and method for transparently styling non-player characters in a multiplayer video game

U.S. Patent No. 10,668,381: System and method for transparently styling non-player characters in a multiplayer video game Issued June 2, 2020 to Activision Publishing Inc. Priority Date: December 15, 2014 Summary: U.S.…

10668381 Activision Publishing Inc creation Non-player character
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U.S. Patent No. 10,369,465: System and method for streaming game video

U.S. Patent No. 10,369,465: System and method for streaming game video Issued August 6, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date: December 10, 2002 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,369,465 (the ’465…

10369465 Hosting Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Video Streaming
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U.S. Patent No. 10,569,171: TV-to-game sync

U.S. Patent No. 10,569,171: TV-to-game sync Issued February 25, 2020, to Disney Enterprises Inc. Priority Date: July 2, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,569,171 (the ’171 Patent) relates to unlocking premium in-game…

10569171 Disney Enterprises Inc. television TV
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U.S. Patent No. 10,456,680: Determining play of the game based on gameplay events

U.S. Patent No. 10,456,680: Determining play of the game based on gameplay events Issued: October 29, 2019, to Blizzard Entertainment Inc. Priority Date: December 9, 2016 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,456,680 (the…

10456680 Blizzard Entertainment Inc. Overwatch Play of the Game
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U.S. Patent No. 10,532,290: Sharing recorded gameplay to a social graph

U.S. Patent No. 10,532,290: Sharing recorded gameplay to a social graph Issued: January 14, 2020, to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date: March 13, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,532,290 (the ’290…

10532290 recorded gameplay social media Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
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U.S. Patent No. 10,471,357: Systems and methods for simulating a particular user in an interactive computer system

U.S. Patent No. 10,471,357: Systems and methods for simulating a particular user in an interactive computer system Issued: November 12, 2019, to Take Two Interactive Software Inc. Priority Date: April 13, 2005…

10471357 patent Simulator Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
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U.S. Patent No. 10,478,735: Video game system with spectator mode hud

U.S. Patent No. 10,478,735: Video game system with spectator mode hud Issued: November 19, 2019, to Riot Games, Inc. Priority Date: April 26, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,478,735 (the ’375 Patent)…

10478735 heads up display hud Riot Games Inc.
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U.S. Patent No. 10,509,461: Augmented reality video game systems

U.S. Patent No. 10,509,461: Augmented reality video game systems Issued: December 17, 2019, to Jeffrey David Mullen Priority Date: October 11,  2007 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,509,461 (the ’461 Patent) relates to…

10509461 AR augmented reality Head-mounted device
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U.S. Patent No. 10,441,876: Video game integrating recorded video

U.S. Patent No. 10,441,876: Video game integrating recorded video Issued: October 15, 2019, to Activision Publishing Inc. Priority Date December 20, 2013   Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,441,876 (the ‘876 Patent) relates…

10441876 Activision Publishing Inc music Recorded Video
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U.S. Patent No. 10,625,156: Method and system for sharing video game content

U.S. Patent No. 10, 625,156: Method and system for sharing video game content Issued: April 21, 2020, to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date February 27, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,625,156…

10625156 Asynchronous Gameplay Sharing Gameplay Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
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U.S. Patent no. 9,492,740: Remote and/or distributed equipping of video game characters

U.S. Patent no. 9,492,740: Remote and/or distributed equipping of video game characters Issued November 15, 2016 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date June 7, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,492,740 (the ‘740…

9492740 Activision Publishing Inc Character customization Character modification
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U.S. Patent no. 9,498,706: System and method for providing an enhanced research game mechanic

U.S. Patent no. 9,498,706: System and method for providing an enhanced research game mechanic Issued November 22, 2016 to Kabam Inc. (later assigned to Electronic Arts Inc.) Priority Date March 1, 2013…

9498706 Electronic Arts Inc. Kabam Inc. patent
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U.S. Patent no. 9,533,229: Custom reward for viral help in game

U.S. Patent no. 9,533,229: Custom reward for viral help in game Issued January 3, 2017 to Zynga Inc. Priority Date June 29, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,533,229 (the ‘229 Patent) relates…

9533229 Custom reward for viral help in game Help request In-game rewards