PERSONALIZED GAMING EXPERIENCE

• US 20110244946A1
• Filed: 04/05/2010
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
• Original Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
• Inventors: Porwal, Gunjan
• Application Number:
  US12/753,906
• Publication Number:
  US 20110244946A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/23
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/215 comprising means for detecting acoustic signals, e.g. using a microphone
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/47 involving branching, e.g. choosing one of several possible scenarios at a given point in time
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/493 Resuming a game, e.g. after pausing, malfunction or power failure
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/61 using advertising information
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/655 by importing photos, e.g. of the player
• 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: A63F 13/87 Communicating with other players during game play, e.g. by e-mail or chat
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1081 Input via voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1093 using visible light
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5506 using advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/554 by saving game or status data
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5546 using player registration data, e.g. identification, account, preferences, game history
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5553 user representation in the game field, e.g. avatar
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6027 using adaptive systems learning from user actions, e.g. for skill level adjustment

Abstract

A method includes sensing data uniquely associated with a user of a gaming system through a sensor associated therewith and/or the gaming system. The method also includes intelligently personalizing a gaming experience of the user on the gaming system based on the sensed data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

sensing data uniquely associated with a user of a gaming system through at least one of a sensor associated therewith and the gaming system; and

intelligently personalizing, on the gaming system, a gaming experience of the user based on the sensed data.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising intelligently personalizing the gaming experience of the user during at least one of an active mode of operation and a passive mode of operation of the gaming system,

wherein the user is active with regard to gaming on the gaming system during the active mode of operation,

wherein the user is inactive with regard to gaming on the gaming system during the passive mode of operation, and

wherein the sensor of the gaming system is configured to sense the data uniquely associated with the user during both the passive mode of operation and the active mode of operation.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising sensing at least one of an image data associated with the user, an audio data associated with the user, a video data associated with the user, and a text data associated with the user.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising intelligently personalizing at least one of a virtual representation of the user associated with at least one of the gaming experience thereof and a virtual interaction associated with the gaming experience, a display attribute of the gaming system, an in-game advertising, and a game parameter.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein intelligently personalizing the gaming experience of the user comprises:

analyzing the sensed data through at least one of a processor and a memory of the gaming system to obtain requisite information associated with the intelligent personalization; and

modifying the gaming experience of the user to reflect the obtained requisite information therein.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining at least one of a user preference and a user behavioral pattern based on the sensed at least one of the image data, the audio data, the video data, and the text data.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

storing data associated with the user in a database associated with the memory of the gaming system; and

updating the database through the processor to reflect the intelligent personalization of the gaming experience of the user based on the sensed data uniquely associated with the user.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein analyzing the sensed data comprises:

leveraging at least one of a third party database and a third party search engine based on the sensed data; and

obtaining a data of interest to the user as the requisite information based on the leverage.

9. A gaming system comprising:

at least one of an interface configured to be coupled to an external sensor and an internal sensor configured to enable sensing of a data uniquely associated with a user of the gaming system;

a memory configured to store the sensed data; and

a processor configured to effect an intelligent personalization of a gaming experience of the user based on the sensed data,

wherein the memory includes storage locations configured to be addressable by the processor.

10. The gaming system of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to effect the intelligent personalization of the gaming experience of the user during at least one of an active mode of operation and a passive mode of operation of the gaming system,

wherein the user is active with regard to gaming on the gaming system during the active mode of operation,

wherein the user is inactive with regard to gaming on the gaming system during the passive mode of operation, and

wherein at least one of the external sensor and the internal sensor of the gaming system is configured to sense the data uniquely associated with the user during both the passive mode of operation and the active mode of operation.

11. The gaming system of claim 9, wherein at least one of the external sensor and the internal sensor of the gaming system is configured to sense at least one of an image data associated with the user, an audio data associated with the user, a video data associated with the user, and a text data associated with the user.

12. The gaming system of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to effect the intelligent personalization of at least one of a virtual representation of the user associated with at least one of the gaming experience thereof and a virtual interaction associated with the gaming experience, a display attribute of the gaming system, an in-game advertising, and a game parameter.

13. The gaming system of claim 9,

wherein at least one of the processor and the memory is configured to analyze the sensed data to obtain requisite information associated with the intelligent personalization, and

wherein the gaming experience of the user is modified to reflect the obtained requisite information therein.

14. The gaming system of claim 9, wherein the memory includes at least one of a non-volatile memory and a volatile memory.

15. The gaming system of claim 9, wherein the processor includes at least one of a Central Processing Unit (CPU) and a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU).

16. The gaming system of claim 9, wherein the memory and the processor are associated with at least one of a computing system and a gaming console.

17. The gaming system of claim 13,

wherein data associated with the user is configured to be stored in a database associated with the memory, and

wherein the processor is configured to update the database to reflect the intelligent personalization of the gaming experience of the user based on the sensed data uniquely associated with the user.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein at least one of a third party database and a third party search engine is leveraged based on the sensed data to obtain the requisite information.

19. A medium, readable through a gaming system and including instructions embodied therein that are executable on the gaming system, comprising:

instructions associated with sensing data uniquely associated with a user of the gaming system through at least one of a sensor associated therewith and the gaming system; and

instructions associated with intelligently personalizing a gaming experience of the user on the gaming system based on the sensed data.

20. The medium of claim 19, wherein the medium is one of a memory, a Compact Disc (CD), a Digital Video Disc (DVD), a Blu-ray™

disc, a floppy disk and a diskette.