公开(公告)号：US09868057B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-16

申请号：US15071642

申请日：2016-03-16

Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Toshiya Ikenaga ,  Makoto Ishii

IPC: A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/843 ,  A63F13/22 ,  A63F13/40 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/20 ,  A63F13/32

CPC classification number: A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/20 ,  A63F13/22 ,  A63F13/32 ,  A63F13/40 ,  A63F13/843 ,  A63F2300/1031 ,  A63F2300/402 ,  A63F2300/403 ,  A63F2300/636

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: executing a game program in response to each of a plurality of operation signals that input to each of the plurality of ports of a controller port from a plurality of operation devices, wherein the controller port comprises the plurality of ports to which the plurality of operation signals are input from the plurality of operation devices via a network; assigning the plurality of the operation devices to the plurality of ports; obtaining connection information indicating a connection status between the plurality of ports and the plurality of operation devices; and changing the assignment of the plurality of operation devices to the plurality of ports depending on the obtained connection status.

公开(公告)号：US10471354B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US15027270

申请日：2014-05-14

Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Toshiya Ikenaga ,  Nobuaki Tanaka ,  Yasuhiro Watari ,  Toshiharu Sayano ,  Hiromasa Ohkubo

IPC: A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/525 ,  A63F13/803 ,  A63F13/5255

Abstract: In a game system, a game managing server includes: a game controlling unit that controls a game; a game player instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction from a game player and forwards the instruction to the game controlling unit; and a watching point setting unit that sets a viewpoint position for generating a watching screen for viewing the game, the watching screen being offered to a plurality of watching players different from the game player.

公开(公告)号：US10071315B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US14314155

申请日：2014-06-25

Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yasuhiro Watari ,  Nobuaki Tanaka ,  Toshiharu Sayano ,  Toshiya Ikenaga

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  A63F13/60 ,  A63F13/352 ,  A63F13/355

CPC classification number: A63F13/60 ,  A63F13/352 ,  A63F13/355

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a content providing method for a content providing server to provide contents to client terminals via a network. The method includes: obtaining play data indicating progress conditions of a computer game progressing according to user operation on the client terminals; evaluating game plays by each predetermined evaluation item on a basis of the play data; obtaining data of a moving image of a game play extracted according to an evaluation result; and distributing the data of the moving image to the client terminals via the network.

公开(公告)号：US20160250553A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-01

申请号：US15027270

申请日：2014-05-14

Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Toshiya Ikenaga ,  Nobuaki Tanaka ,  Yasuhiro Watari ,  Toshiharu Sayano ,  Hiromasa Ohkubo

IPC: A63F13/525 ,  A63F13/86

CPC classification number: A63F13/525 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/803 ,  A63F13/86 ,  A63F2300/577 ,  A63F2300/6036

Abstract: In a game system 1, a game managing server 100 includes: a game controlling unit that controls a game; a game player instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction from a game player and forwards the instruction to the game controlling unit; and a watching point setting unit that sets a viewpoint position for generating a watching screen for viewing the game, the watching screen being offered to a plurality of watching players different from the game player.

Abstract translation: 在游戏系统1中，游戏管理服务器100包括：控制游戏的游戏控制部; 游戏者指令接收单元，其接收来自游戏者的指令并将该指令转发到游戏控制单元; 以及观看点设定单元，其设定用于生成用于观看游戏的观看屏幕的视点位置，将观看屏幕提供给与游戏者不同的多个观看玩家。

公开(公告)号：US09868061B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-16

申请号：US14377394

申请日：2012-10-26

Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Toshiya Ikenaga

IPC: A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/358 ,  A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/40

CPC classification number: A63F13/358 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F2300/534

Abstract: The moving images of a program being executed on one terminal can be effectively viewed on another terminal even if the state of communication between the program-executing terminal and the server or the other terminal is not good. There is provided an information processing system including: a first information processing device including first operation information acquisition section which sequentially acquires operation information input by a user, first execution section which executes an application using the operation information acquired sequentially by the first operation information acquisition section, and operation information transmission section which sequentially transmits the operation information via a network; and a second information processing device including second operation information acquisition section which sequentially acquires the operation information transmitted from the first operation information transmission section, and second execution section which executes the application using the operation information acquired sequentially by the second operation information acquisition section.