Computer game with intuitive learning capability

• US 8,214,306 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2008
• Issued: 07/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intuition Intelligence Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Intuition Intelligence Incorporated
• Inventors: Ansari, Arif M, Shiek Ansari, Yusuf Sulaiman M
• Primary Examiner(s): Gaffin, Jeffrey A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wong, Lut
• Application Number:
  US12/329,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20090089230A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,306 Days
• Field of Search: 706/12
• US Class Current: 706/12
• 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 13/23 for interfacing with the game device, e.g. specific interfaces between game controller and console
• 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 13/338 using television networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• 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 13/798 for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame computing the game score A63F13/46
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/558 by assessing the players' skills or ranking
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6027 using adaptive systems learning from user actions, e.g. for skill level adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/443 OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/466 Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies services using the results of monitoring in broadcast systems H04H60/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4751 for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children

Abstract

A computer game and a method of providing learning capability thereto are provided. The computer game has an objective of matching a skill level of the computer game with a skill level of a game player. A move performed by the game player is identified, one of a plurality of game moves is selected based on a game move probability distribution comprising a plurality of probability values corresponding to the plurality of game moves, an outcome of the selected game move relative to the identified player move is determined, the game move probability distribution is updated based on the outcome, and one or more of the game move selection, the outcome determination, and the game move probability distribution update is modified based on the objective.

Claims

1. A method of providing learning capability to a computer game, comprising:

identifying a move performed by said game player;

selecting one of a plurality of game moves based on a game move probability distribution comprising a plurality of probability values corresponding to said plurality of game moves;

determining an outcome of said selected game move relative to said identified player move;

updating said game move probability distribution based on said outcome;

maintaining a relative score value between said game player and said computer game;

determining a current skill level of said game player relative to a current skill level of said computer game based on said maintained relative score;

modifying one or more of said game move selection, said outcome determination, and said game move probability distribution update; and

repeating the foregoing steps to modify said current skill level of said computer game to continuously and dynamically match said current skill level of the said game player.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said selected game move is selected in response to said identified player move.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said modification comprises modifying said game move selection.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said plurality of game moves are organized into a plurality of game move subsets, said selected game move is selected from one of said plurality of game move subsets, and said subsequent game move selection comprises selecting another of said plurality of game move subsets.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said game move selection comprises selecting another game move from said another of said plurality of game move subsets in response to another player move.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said modification comprises modifying said outcome determination.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said modification comprises modifying said game move probability distribution update.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said outcome is determined by performing a collision technique on said identified player move and said selected game move.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said selected game move corresponds to the highest probability value within said game move probability distribution.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said selected game move corresponds to a pseudo-random selection of a probability value within said game move probability distribution.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said plurality of game moves is performed by a game-manipulated object, and said identified player move is performed by a user-manipulated object.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said plurality of game moves comprises discrete movements of said game-manipulated object.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said plurality of game moves comprises a plurality of delays related to a movement of said game-manipulated object.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein said identified player move comprises a simulated shot taken by said user-manipulated object.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein said game-manipulated object and said user-manipulated object are visual to said game player.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein said game move probability distribution is updated using a learning automaton.

17. A computer game, comprising:

a processor;

a probabilistic learning module, when executed by the processor, configured for learning a plurality of game moves in response to a plurality of moves performed by a game player, wherein the probabilistic learning module includes;

a game move selection module configured for selecting one of a plurality of game moves, said game move selection being based on a game move probability distribution comprising a plurality of probability values corresponding to said plurality of game moves;

an outcome evaluation module configured for determining an outcome of said selected game move relative to said identified player move; and

a probability update module configured for updating said game move probability distribution based on said outcome; and

an intuition module, when executed by the processor, configured for maintaining a relative score value between said game player and said computer game, determining a current skill level of said game player relative to a current skill level of said computer game based on said maintained relative score, and modifying a functionality of said probabilistic learning module, thereby modifying said current skill level of said computer game to continuously and dynamically match said current skill level of the said game player.

18. The computer game of claim 17, wherein said intuition module is configured for modifying said functionality of said probabilistic learning module by modifying a functionality of said game move selection module.

19. The computer game of claim 17, wherein said intuition module is configured for modifying said functionality of said probabilistic learning module by modifying a functionality of said outcome evaluation module.

20. The computer game of claim 17, wherein said intuition module is configured for modifying said functionality of said probabilistic learning module by modifying a functionality of said probability update module.

21. The computer game of claim 17, wherein said plurality of game moves is performed by a game-manipulated object, and said identified player move is performed by a user-manipulated object.

22. The computer game of claim 21, wherein said plurality of game moves comprises discrete movements of said game-manipulated object.

23. The computer game of claim 21, wherein said plurality of game moves comprises a plurality of delays related to a movement of said game-manipulated object.

24. The computer game of claim 21, wherein said identified player move comprises a simulated shot taken by said user-manipulated object.

25. The computer game of claim 21, wherein said game-manipulated object and said user-manipulated object are visual to said game player.

26. The computer game of claim 17, wherein said probabilistic learning module comprises a learning automaton.