QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE REVERSE CONTROL FOR ELECTRONIC GAMES

• US 20150190717A1
• Filed: 03/06/2013
• Published: 07/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Li, Daqi, Fang, Jun
• Granted Patent: US 9,717,991 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/40 Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/50 Controlling the output signals based on the game progress
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/53 involving additional visual information provided to the game scene, e.g. by overlay to simulate a head-up display [HUD] or displaying a laser sight in a shooting game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/533 for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu
• 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 2300/1012 involving biosensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat, limb activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/535 for monitoring, e.g. of user parameters, terminal parameters, application parameters, network parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6045 for mapping control signals received from the input arrangement into game commands
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3206 Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players

Abstract

Technologies and implementations for managing an experience during play of an interactive electronic game are generally disclosed.

Claims

1. A method for managing an experience during play of an interactive electronic game, the method comprising:

monitoring a quality of experience (QoE) of the interactive electronic game, the QoE based at least in part on sensor readings from a physiological sensor communicatively coupled to the interactive electronic game;

determining if the QoE exceeds a first value; and

applying a control action to the interactive electronic game in response to determination that the QoE exceeds the first value, the control action reducing the QoE of the interactive electronic game.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining if the QoE falls below a second value; and

terminating the control action in response to determination that the QoE falls below the second value.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a rate at which the QoE is reduced; and

terminating the control action if the determined rate exceeds a particular value.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein applying the control action comprises at least one of delaying a response time by the interactive electronic game, increasing a difficulty level of the interactive electronic game, adjusting image quality of the interactive electronic game, or randomly pausing the interactive electronic game.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein applying the control action comprises applying a control action in a subtle manner.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the physiological sensor comprises a physiological sensor configured to monitor facial expressions.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the physiological sensor comprises a physiological sensor configured to monitor blood pressure.

8. A machine readable non-transitory medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, operatively enable an interactive electronic game experience management module to:

monitor a quality of experience (QoE) during play of an interactive electronic game, the QoE based at least in part on sensor readings from a physiological sensor communicatively coupled to the interactive electronic game;

determine if the QoE exceeds a first value; and

apply a control action to the interactive electronic game in response to determination that the QoE exceeds the first value, the control action reducing the QoE of the interactive electronic game.

9. The machine readable non-transitory medium of claim 8, wherein the stored instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, further operatively enable the interactive electronic game experience management module to determine if the QoE falls below a second value, and to terminate the control action in response to determination that the QoE falls below the second value.

10. The machine readable non-transitory medium of claim 8, wherein the stored instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, further operatively enable the interactive electronic game experience management module to determine a rate at which the QoE is reduced, and to terminate the control action if the determined rate exceeds a particular value.

11. The machine readable non-transitory medium of claim 8, wherein the stored instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, further operatively enable the interactive electronic game experience management module to at least one of delay a response time by the interactive electronic game, increase a difficulty level of the interactive electronic game, adjust image quality of the interactive electronic game, or randomly pause the interactive electronic game.

12. The machine readable non-transitory medium of claim 8, wherein the stored instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, further operatively enable the interactive electronic game experience management module to apply a control action in a subtle manner.

13. The machine readable non-transitory medium of claim 8, wherein the stored instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, further operatively enable the interactive electronic game experience management module to receive sensor readings from a physiological sensor configured to monitor facial expressions.

14. The machine readable non-transitory medium of claim 8, wherein the stored instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, further operatively enable the interactive electronic game experience management module to receive sensor readings from a physiological sensor configured to monitor blood pressure.

15. A system for managing an experience during play of an interactive electronic game comprising:

a processor;

a physiological sensor; and

an interactive electronic game experience management module communicatively coupled to the processor and to the physiological sensor, the interactive electronic game experience management module configured to;

monitor a quality of experience (QoE) of an interactive electronic game, the QoE based at least in part on sensor readings from the physiological sensor communicatively coupled to the interactive electronic game;

determine if the QoE exceeds a first value; and

apply a control action to the interactive electronic game in response to determination that the QoE exceeds the first value, the control action reducing the QoE of the interactive electronic game.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the interactive electronic game experience management module is further configured to determine if the QoE falls below a second value, and to terminate the control action in response to determination that the QoE falls below the second value.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the interactive electronic game experience management module is further configured to determine a rate at which the QoE is reduced, and to terminate the control action if the determined rate exceeds a particular value.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the interactive electronic game experience management module is further configured to at least one of delay a response time by the interactive electronic game, increase a difficulty level of the interactive electronic game, adjust image quality of the interactive electronic game, or randomly pause the interactive electronic game.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the interactive electronic game experience management module is further configured to apply a control action in a subtle manner.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the physiological sensor comprises a physiological sensor configured to monitor facial expressions.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the physiological sensor comprises a physiological sensor configured to monitor blood pressure.