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A description of a new Sony patent related to assistance in games.

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NM a») United States i Patent Application Publication «0 Pu Benedetto et al. Ln . No.: US 2023/0211240 AL Sul. 6, 2023 (43) Pub. Date: (51) CONNECTING 4 PLAYER TO A RECORDED HELP SESSION IN REAL-TIME DURING GAME PLAY OF AVIDEO GAME (71) Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, San Mateo, CA’ (US) (72) Inveotors: Warren Benedetto, Foothill Ranch, CA (CS), Landon Noss, San Mateo, CA (US), Andrew Herman, Lake Fores, CALS) Tam Stisook, Mission Vie, AUS) Chad Rolinsk, Raneio Santa Margarit, CA (US); Parsa Shirai Long Beach, CA (US) 18/176,380 Feb, 28, 2023, Related US. Application Data en @) Appl No, io: (63) Continuation of application No, 17/137,197, fled on Dee. 29, 2020, now Pat. No, 11,590,128, which i comtinaation of application No, 15/973,246, fled on May 7, 2018, now Pat No, 10,874,947, (6) Provisional application No, 62/647 541, filed on Mar 28,2018 Publication Classification 6 Ine ABP 13786 ASE 1387 AOE 1385 (2006.01) (Gons01) {2006.01} a ———— 10 ws | enacen fasne| | cor Sew ‘ \ oe | |e | Pam || Pa] 161) |e J L148} Lowe we Go6r 16432 2006.01) AGE 1930 (00801), ABE 1Y79 (2006.01), “ASF 1373s (00801), Goan 308 Gooso1) GIL 1826 (00801), 2) [Link] coe AGBE 13286 2014.03), ABB 1380 (G01408). 408 Bas QOLL09, AaBr B79 (201409), ARF BAS 201409). ABP B87 (2014.09); GO6E 164433 (2019.01), GOBN 308 (2013.01), GI0L 18726 201301), AG3F 13/497 (2014.08) on ABSTRACT ‘A method for gaming assistance, Information relating ta ‘game plays of player for a gaming application is received fata backend server. current game context of a first ‘game play ofa fst player is deteminedfeom the informs- ‘on, Historical expert game contexts of expert game plays ‘ofexpers tht have played the gaming appliation are deter ‘mined from the information. An asistanee query related to the fist gume play is received, The current game context of the fist layer is compared to the histoal expert game conten fo dstenmine atleast one expert having a core ‘ponding historical expert game context that matches the frst pame context. A fist expect is assigned {0 the fist player for obtaining assistance. A. communication session Fs generated between a device ofthe fstexpet and a device ofthe frst player to enable the ist expert to render assis — 2b Al | Pape 7) Glen aevce iy ae Gane reer 204 User eSttna | | Mapseatee | | “Sawer” | | soos | | fre irae tram’ | | “foc S| | 8 ai || See | eee | 2 | LA icy) | [Saar \ Ss. cee) LJ Lat | ree a || ecg ees veree | | ae . v0 ison S| erg cee Seamer] | “tame | | oe A Pater ‘ta | | Opes a 133 Ecce | | 189 2 comer | | Sag 185 e-- 180 at wee | | atte 102 ‘Cagecomee| | Meme” | | Ssaer | | Praar® tr a4 | | a6 US 2023/0211240 AL Sheet 1 of 15 Jul. 6, 2023 Patent Application Publication BOz 1910s oweD wi Bid OSE — Zap zee ver ocr vst eer s0yes8U09 eubua | Jreosaen | L2aueoeues | | Omen uoss95 den dion ost vz popioces soyesau99 = yosa Buen sav st vedrquoses | | E2b ee sorseuee | | auius ou eubua engueou, Sucre Suynooxg veer a veers eweo soyonueo fog 1003 ver | | zz = ont or sobevey | | 20180v00 azF sunnosca maant Sponet | | ousdeus | | soyonvoo os 2s neu uoaing a2euS 2 Foz s0sseo0id owe: oor Woz, 2 201n9p uo) ju 10K 1g Lo Tr) { mr ‘” © * 9 ayoie put || pyouten oneasiooy [ost veda || “uve Oe ove US 2023/0211240 AL Sheet 2 of 15 Jul. 6, 2023 Patent Application Publi ub ‘Old ue urbu3 uuoanoexg 06 ni, wep 21607 eweo, ‘21009 wOIID oz a cz 4STIONINOO NOISS3S d73H asveviva om wanas BWNvO ; oH wy NION3 ONISS300¢d MBAVIEAILINN ao + Y ’ 31907 | | ysTIowiNoo uaavis NOISES HAN | yay nme | ft onravus | ou BLVIS uognoox3 hi, Swed 21607 eweg, eo1n0q wed O 8 cy 220 oo AaNMBUNT oo Mu wz 4 oo L ‘eul6u3 oui6ua, vvonnasx3, ‘oni, we) 2607 wed 01g waiIg 1] 8 m1 Q US 2023/0211240 AL Sheet 3 of 15 Jul. 6, 2023 Patent Application Publication Ob Sls 004 8s ina Ww ml @ oz wnss ; hw8 ¥ 90 7 6b 7 ‘SNIDN3 + onseaooud aNONa SNESIO0%E | | vuses008d BAW IAIN usTiouiNoo 4 ; - NoSa8 oe ' i ‘ Soe] aREEINES goo | ore | | Mme pee l|| orcas i waTIONNOD |, ' in NOwSaS aE NRIvHS wu aLvis on Ww ABNUBINI 30130 : zh goinaa nano 38 a1 US 2023/0211240 AL Sheet 4 of 15 Patent Application Publication Jul. 6, 2023 af We 30030 (shaves Two0ssr2— Le io (Suaanoye PO = Wis T9008 F — Pere) an z"9l4 gad / ae © \ Gand OVARBIN PUOIMEN sw SYN a [w = . avrasia BOHN g w | 9001 ag NN Lee] _seadov 430 Ng |r — oe. I * voneaqunuiwos ope SuaAVId YEO WNH NOSIS 2IV9 id foal [*™ ousdeus, ttt 2 [ «ft 40103735] _. | U3OWNYIN {OSS300Ud waCuOORY ANNO90¥ o¥L 030 seyonuog | (SOONALSAS » vosses den] ONO SHVD O12 a wanes | anv Patent Application Publication Jul. 6, 2023 Sheet 5 of 15 US 2023/0211240 AL Receiving information related to game plays of players for a gaming application y Determining from the information a currant game context ofa first game play of a first player y Determining from the information historical expert game contexts of expert game plays of classified experts that have played the gaming application y Receiving an assistance query related to the first game play y ‘Comparing the current game context to the historical expert game Contexts to determine at least one expert having a corresponding historical expert game context that matches the current game context y Assigning to the first player a first expert for obtaining assistance My Generating @ communication session between a device of the frst expert and a device of the first player to enable the first expert to render ‘assistance FIG. 3A 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 Patent Application Publication Jul. 6, 2023 Sheet 6 of 15 US 2023/0211240 Al 300B Comparing the current game context to the historical expert game contexts to determine matching vectors, each matching vector incicating the quality of matching a0 the corresponding historical expert game context to the first game context y Determining a set of matched expert game contexts having matching values of vectors that exceed a ost threshold 2 Y Determining one or more recorded No help sessions having historical we Any expert avalible? » expert game contexts having matching values of vectors that ‘exceed the threshold 9 , y Deliver the recorded help session . having the highest matching value a to the first player . oR ' ’ Send a notfcation to next Broadcast notifications to available expert having a ‘experts having cortesponding 386, > corresponding matched matched expert game expert game context inthe contexts inthe set set ’ No us Y Recelving a response tothe oer ‘Any positive response? noiicaion having the shortest response ime Yes , ’ ‘Assign the responding expert to the first player a FIG. 3B Vv ‘Sls 02 }9)U) US 2023/0211240 AL sao esn, sa uoIssey Ss soe LeU) J8s7) i on de (12) | 0K Id 5 ‘Kuan i ost ep ox a eee uaozy z ooo saoey ' = eco ‘y9F-027 ta = eulbuz, = eee c01s-0zr Suyoew = eee bd-02% z ooo 13-027 2 sxo1og = ewes) czy : our es & US 2023/0211240 AL Sheet 8 of 15 Jul. 6, 2023 Patent Application Publication sor a Ged era 98 ap ‘Sls a : (O.299M) efosu09 1804-01190 owen ey zw O° hy sehelg boon US 2023/0211240 AL Sheet 9 of 15 Jul. 6, 2023 Patent Application Publi 08 e or 988 e ‘squoa guedeg FLA ames 21 A ns dune yo A | poms 0 A pus - 90 | A | seyeroug 4 » caer or sso @ » 168 e og 198 e , zo lA beds Pe LA) es zt] le aun ro.) poms a 0 A pows a eeu solr Jersey. 1 cy » vaoze laze sso pupues yea Zo | _sqwog vr Zh 70 go] plus ‘08 90 | sepereyo 4 ove be-ozp (td) 1 J0Keld we uonoajeg yedx3 4 05 suo}oey reuonppy 1 os Bunybiom, ‘ rc Bulyorew euatig, (sa) Syeda anding sey vs ‘Sl4 ez oes ont sz, > a, 9, us aug US 2023/0211240 AL Sheet 10 of 15 Jul. 6, 2023 Patent Application Publi as ‘Old co = = eyeg pedxg eye ssn e e e e e e e ' eyeq wedxa preg sesn eyeg Hedy eyeq zasn - £05 pea 205 ea oun pedxg Jesn voer aut jeg wedxg ejeq sesp ouit Bes wis vedkg 1S INS 4087) ‘eulLL Feld 10 Aoves0x Fed Jo Kous90x oui, JorDe 19n0dS 20193 fulgedIOH a, out Sunes wads Bugey 1057) Aad oui, Bupiuery weds ‘wone007 oui Auigeneny siassy ‘OwitL Hoist doe mnopeot G oui, 188 HAS 120 oz eo e eo e 965 areig owen ayes owed 208 908 ayy OWED 08 TOS seg aueg are1g aureD Je}28849 20ey JBUD 0) TeAoT S| aI a Patent Application Publication Jul. 6, 2023 Sheet 11 of 15 US 2023/0211240 AL le > & i 2 5 ze : ‘ 23 a ¢ i : s € 28 soa Ze H i i igi 4 | @ @ sie fo f 110-P1 Fig. 6A Patent Application Publication Jul. 6, 2023 Sheet 12 of 15 US 2023/0211240 AL FIG. 6B Embedded Video Expert 5: Aspen sig" sit ~ 110-P 1 Patent Application Publi £ 2 5 25 |_| | 2S of s ee 38 g ga 58s 8 . «Ss se 7 Oo a Oo a a Oo a4 * S| oO SI Total Number Time (Months) > 12 14 10 FIG. 7 ion Jul. 6, 2023 Sheet 13 of 15 US 2023/0211240 AL Patent Application Publication Jul. 6, 2023 Sheet 14 of 15 US 2023/0211240 Al 800 02 a | \ aa i cpu \ NeMoRy i \ i \ ' HELP SESSION ! CONTROLLER v 1 1 20 06 i i YU ‘STORAGE. ! 1 ———————— 1 08 NM ee i =| | [ crapacsmenoay | 1 >! ' es | PU ' Vv ' ee Se | a ¥ DISPLAY 10 en ee FIG. 8 US 2023/0211240 AL Jul. 6, 2023. Sheet 15 of 15 Patent Application Publication 6 ‘Old woys%s Supper ze) SUOSNIS-OLOHG SHOSNES‘OIB NOLWOINNIWNIOD oINOsAIN SuOsNas NOLIN LNaNt Nn NOWWOINNIWOCD —~ Hoo1ana zo NN aim 6 26 sn waavaa son wovaoray FULL NOHEOXOIN ! suawads veya yeaa avo LU Hidid agoosousa | H8 RuaWoURZ00v 216 SaUZNOLNOVN ~~“ 018. NoWoaLa0 an NOWOW 31avL8Od 906 eave S| Avasia | 206 aura | 06 wossz00ud AvTdSIO gaLNNOW-GvH US 2023/0211240 Al CONNECTING A PLAYER TO A RECORDED HELP SESSION IN REAL-TIME DURING GAME PLAY OF A VIDEO GAME CLAIM OF PRIORITY 0001] The present application is continuation of and ‘lis prionty to and the benefit ofthe eommenly owned, patent application, US. Serial No. 17/137,197 filed on Dee. 29, 200, Attomey Docket No. SONYP3S0CI, entitled SCONNECTING A PLAYER TO. EXPERT” HELP. IN REAL-TIME DURING GAME PLAY OF A GAMING APPLICATION"; which is @ continuation of and claims ‘ririy to and the benefit of the commonly owned. patent application, US. Serial No. 15/973 246, fled on May 7, 2018. Attorney Docket No. SONYP350, ented “CON NECTING A PLAYER TO EXPERT HELP IN REAL ‘TIME DURING GAME PLAY OF A GAMING APPLICA: TION”, wich claims pry to and the benefit of th com- ‘monly owned, Provisional Pat. Application, US. Serial No, 62/687,34, fled on Mar. 23, 2018, Attorney Docket No. SONYP356}, ented “CONNECTING A PLAYER TO EXPERT HELP IN REAL-TIME DURING GAME PLAY (OP A GAMING APPLICATION”, ll of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entities. ‘TECHNICAL FIELD 0002] The present disclosure is related to gaming appli «ations, Among othe things. this disclosure deserbes meth ‘ods and systems for providing expert assistance in support ‘of game play ofa player playing a gaming application BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 0003] With higher processing power video games are hocoming more complex and expansive, However with the increased complexity, users may find it increasingly difficult to navigate through andor complete the video game. For ‘example, video games may become moce expansive and ichide millions and even uillions of avaiable options availale to users. As such, a user could not posibly even try each of those available options, or even understand which of those options are avatable. In other eases, a user ‘may reach point ina video game thats seemingly impos- sible Io navigate through or solve. For wsers this occurs ‘quite frequently where the user increasingly becomes fr Stated with a game due to its diiculky or an inability 10 ‘advance trough the game and eventually ends up quiting the video game. For instance, inthe game pay of video nme the user may be trying to passthrough an obvious [pnleway to reach another pot of the gning world inorder to advance the game play. To ilustate, a user may novd 1 ‘20 through a waterfall acing as the gateway, and has se mingly exhausted all available options in trying {© pass. Hoviover, eventhough a sofuton is available and simple if known (€ pick up stabilizing oek and run through the waterfall), for whatever reason the user is unable o find the comect path or sequence of operations to gain enty Aer hours of ftiity. the user may end up quiting the fame becuse the user ean find no way to advance. {0004} Ici inthis context hat embodiments ofthe diselo- Jul. 6, 2023 SUMMARY [0005] Embodiments of the present disclosure relate 10 ‘connecting player playing # gaming application to an ‘spert over a Communication session to provide real-time ‘sistance during ame pay of the player Several inventive ‘embradiments ofthe preset disclosure are described below [Won6] "Ts one embodiment, a method for providing pam ing sistance is disclosed, The method includes receiving ‘over a nework ata back-end server information related @ plurality of game plays of players fora gaming application, The method includes determining from the information 2 current game context of a frst game play ofa first player ‘The method includes determining ftom the information & ploality of historical expert game contexts ofa plurality ‘ofexpert game plays of expert that have played the gaming application, The expert game plays being generated. rom players clasiied as experts for the gaming application The method inchades receiving an assistance query tealed to the fst game play: The method inckudes comparing the current game context of the frst player tothe plraity of historical exper ene contexts to determine a east one ‘expert having a corresponding historical expert game con- text that_matches the fist-game context. The method includes assigning tothe fist player a first exper for abain- ing assistance. The method inludes generating & commani- ‘alion session between a device of the fis expert and @ evice of the frst player to enable the st expert to render ‘assistance to the first player [0007] In another embodiment, anon-tansitory compatsr- readable medium storing a computer program lor providing ‘giming assistance is disclosed. The computerreadable ‘medi includes program instructions for receiving over a relwork ata back-end server information related toa pla ality of game plays of players fora gaming application. The ‘computerrealable miu includes program instructions Tor determining fromthe information a current same context ‘of frst game play ofa fst player. The computer-zeadable ‘medium includes program intrctons for determining fom the information a plurality of lstrical expert game con- texts of a platy of expert game plays of experts that ‘ave played the gaming application, the expert game plays generated from players classified as experts forthe gaming pplication, The computer-readable medi inludes pro- ‘gram insinition for receiving an assistance query related {othe frst game play. The computer-readable medium includes program instructions for comparing the curent ‘game context ofthe fist player to the plurality of historical {expert game context to determine at eastone expert having ‘corresponding historical expert game context tat matches the fist game context. The compitereadahle medi includes program instuctions for assigning. to the fist player a first expert for obiaining assistance, The compl eadable medium includes program instructions fr geu- ating a communication sesion betveen a device of the Tist expert and a device of the list player to enable the fist expert to render assistance tothe fist paver [ons] In still another embodiment, a computer system is disclosed having @ processor and memory coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein insrutions ‘hat, executed by te computer system, cause the compu ter system to execute a method for providing gaming asi tance. The method includes receiving over a netiork at @ Inucleend server information related to a pluraity of game US 2023/0211240 Al plays of players for a gaming application. The method Imcludes determining ffom the information a current game context ofa first game play of a list player. The method inches determining from the information a plurality of hs- torial expert etme contexts of a plrality of expert game plays of experts that have played the gaming application, “The expert game plays being generated rom players class fied as experts for the gaming application. The method includes receiving an assistance query related to the fst fame play: The method includes comparing the cient ame context ofthe fist player to the plurality of historical ‘expt game contests to determine atleast one expert ving ‘corresponding historical expert game context that matches the ist game context, The mothodinclndes assigning tothe fist player a fist eapert for obiaiting assistance. The method includes generating communieation_ session between device ofthe fist expert and a device of the frst player to enable te fst expert to render assistance 10 the st player. [009] Other aspects of the disclosure will become appr ‘ent fiom the following detailed desription, taken in con- jmetion with the accompanying drawings, illustrating by ‘vay of example the printpes of the disclors [BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. [0010] The disclosure may best be understood by reer ‘ence tothe following description taken i conjunction wath the accompanying dining in which [0011] FIG. LA illustrates @ system used for providing realtime assistance during game play of a paver playing & ‘gaming application by connecting the plaer wo aa expert ‘over a communication session, wherein the gaming applic- tion canbe executing on a Toca computing device or over a

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