Real-time gameplay analysis and adjustment based on information from wearable biometric sensors

• US 10,275,026 B2
• Filed: 08/14/2015
• Issued: 04/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BandLab Singapore Pte Ltd.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bostick, James E., Ganci, Jr., John M., Keen, Martin G., Rakshit, Sarbajit K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lewis, David L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhang, Yingchuan
• Application Number:
  US14/826,319
• Publication Number:
  US 20170045942A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,355 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/212 using sensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat or leg activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/65 automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/67 adaptively or by learning from player actions, e.g. skill level adjustment or by storing successful combat sequences for re-use
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection

Abstract

Using real-time biometrics of a player during play of a game through a gaming computer to maintain player biometrics within acceptable ranges. When real-time biometric sensor data for a player has fallen out of range of the player biometric thresholds and preferences specific to the player, a query is sent to a central biometric data store to retrieve at least one corrective action which was most effective for other players who exceeded player biometric thresholds and preferences in a same stage of the game being played. At least one corrective action from the query is received and evaluated to determine what corrective action should be taken. A notification is sent to and corrective action applied to the game, such that the corrective action alters the game for the player to return the real-time biometric sensor data of the player to within the range of the player biometric thresholds and preferences.

Claims

1. A method of using real-time biometrics of a player during play of a game through a gaming computer to maintain player biometrics within acceptable ranges comprising:

the gaming computer receiving real-time biometric sensor data from a wearable biometric sensor on the player;

the gaming computer correlating the real-time biometric sensor data with stages of the game being played;

the gaming computer comparing the real-time biometric sensor data to ranges of player biometric thresholds and preferences specific to the player set by the player prior to game play;

when the real-time biometric sensor data has fallen out of range of the player biometric thresholds and preferences specific to the player set by the player prior to game play, the gaming computer;

sending a query to a central biometric data store to retrieve at least one corrective action which was most effective for other players who exceeded player biometric thresholds based on historical data of the other players and preferences set by the player prior to game play in a same stage of the game being played;

receiving and evaluating the at least one corrective action from the query to determine what corrective action should be taken; and

sending a notification to the game to apply the corrective action to the game, such that the corrective action alters the game for the player to return the real-time biometric sensor data of the player to within the range of the player biometric thresholds and preferences set by the player prior to game play.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the gaming computer further comprises:

a data store of player biometric thresholds and preferences specific to the player;

a data store of real-time biometric sensor data from the wearable biometric sensor worn by the player; and

a biometric monitoring system interfaced with the game, and in communication with the data store of player biometric thresholds and preferences specific to the player, the data store of real-time biometric sensor data from the wearable biometric sensor worn by the player and the central biometric data store.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time biometric sensor data and correlated stage pertaining to the player of the game is periodically sent to the central biometric data store.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the corrective action is alter the intensity level of the game.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the corrective action is alter the difficulty of completing a task within the game.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the corrective action is halting play of the game.

7. A computer program product for using real-time biometrics of a player during play of a game through a gaming computer to maintain player biometrics within acceptable ranges, a gaming computer comprising at least one processor, one or more memories, one or more computer readable storage media, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by the computer to perform a method comprising:

receiving, by the gaming computer, real-time biometric sensor data from a wearable biometric sensor on the player;

correlating, by the gaming computer, the real-time biometric sensor data with stages of the game being played;

comparing, by the gaming computer, the real-time biometric sensor data to ranges of player biometric thresholds and preferences specific to the player set by the player prior to game play;

when the real-time biometric sensor data has fallen out of range of the player biometric thresholds and preferences specific to the player set by the player prior to game play, the gaming computer;

sending a query to a central biometric data store to retrieve at least one corrective action which was most effective for other players who exceeded player biometric thresholds based on historical data of the other players and preferences set by the player prior to game play in a same stage of the game being played;

receiving and evaluating the at least one corrective action from the query to determine what corrective action should be taken; and

sending a notification to the game to apply the corrective action to the game, such that the corrective action alters the game for the player to return the real-time biometric sensor data of the player to within the range of the player biometric thresholds and preferences set by the player prior to game play.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the gaming computer further comprises:

a data store of player biometric thresholds and preferences specific to the player;

a data store of real-time biometric sensor data from the wearable biometric sensor worn by the player; and

a biometric monitoring system interfaced with the game, and in communication with the data store of player biometric thresholds and preferences specific to the player, the data store of real-time biometric sensor data from the wearable biometric sensor worn by the player and the central biometric data store.

9. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the real-time biometric sensor data and correlated stage pertaining to the player of the game is periodically sent to the central biometric data store.

10. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the corrective action is alter the intensity level of the game.

11. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the corrective action is alter the difficulty of completing a task within the game.

12. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the corrective action is halting play of the game.

13. A computer system for using real-time biometrics of a player during play of a game through a gaming computer to maintain player biometrics within acceptable ranges, comprising a gaming computer comprising at least one processor, one or more memories, one or more computer readable storage media having program instructions executable by the computer to perform the program instructions comprising:

receiving, by the gaming computer, real-time biometric sensor data from a wearable biometric sensor on the player;

correlating, by the gaming computer, the real-time biometric sensor data with stages of the game being played;

comparing, by the gaming computer, the real-time biometric sensor data to ranges of player biometric thresholds and preferences specific to the player set by the player prior to game play;

when the real-time biometric sensor data has fallen out of range of the player biometric thresholds and preferences specific to the player set by the player prior to game play, the gaming computer performing the program instructions comprising;

sending a query to a central biometric data store to retrieve at least one corrective action which was most effective for other players who exceeded player biometric thresholds based on historical data of the other players and preferences set by the player prior to game play in a same stage of the game being played;

receiving and evaluating the at least one corrective action from the query to determine what corrective action should be taken; and

sending a notification to the game to apply the corrective action to the game, such that the corrective action alters the game for the player to return the real-time biometric sensor data of the player to within the range of the player biometric thresholds and preferences set by the player prior to game play.

14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the gaming computer further comprises:

a data store of player biometric thresholds and preferences specific to the player;

a data store of real-time biometric sensor data from the wearable biometric sensor worn by the player; and

a biometric monitoring system interfaced with the game, and in communication with the data store of player biometric thresholds and preferences specific to the player, the data store of real-time biometric sensor data from the wearable biometric sensor worn by the player and the central biometric data store.

15. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the real-time biometric sensor data and correlated stage pertaining to the player of the game is periodically sent to the central biometric data store.

16. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the corrective action is alter the intensity level of the game.

17. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the corrective action is alter the difficulty of completing a task within the game.

18. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the corrective action is halting play of the game.