Metrics-based gaming operations

• US 9,656,176 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2012
• Issued: 05/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Riego, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): YOO, JASSON H
• Application Number:
  US13/528,562
• Publication Number:
  US 20120283021A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,798 Days
• Field of Search: 463 1, 463 9, 463 23, 463 29, 463 40- 43, 434118, 434128
• 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 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/795 for finding other players; for building a team; for providing a buddy list
• 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 2300/535 for monitoring, e.g. of user parameters, terminal parameters, application parameters, network parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5566 by matching opponents or finding partners to build a team, e.g. by skill level, geographical area, background, play style
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/558 by assessing the players' skills or ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication

Abstract

Methods and systems for metrics-based gaming operations are provided. Information concerning game play for each play may be received and stored. Such information may be used to generate certain metrics. The generated metrics, in turn, may be used to determine how to customize a game operation. Such game operations may include providing training to a player, matching a player up with another player or with a team, adjusting a game event, etc.

Claims

1. A method for metrics-based game operations, the method comprising:

receiving gameplay data over a communication network associated with a first player in past online game sessions of a plurality of different game titles;

extracting information from the received gameplay data from of the plurality of different game titles, wherein the extracted information includes one or more metadata tags that define in-game specialized skills associated with the first player;

translating, via a metrics module, the extracted information regarding the in-game specialized skills defined by the metadata tags into one or more pre-determined metrics, wherein the pre-determined metrics of the in-game skills defined by metadata tags are compared against a plurality of predefined benchmarks, and wherein the comparisons to the plurality of predefined benchmarks are used to characterize a skill level for each of a plurality of different types of in-game specialized skills;

storing the characterized skill levels for each of the plurality of different types of in-game specialized skills associated with the first player gameplay across the plurality of the different game titles in memory;

receiving a match-making request from the first player to join an online game session, wherein the received match-making request is indicative of a need for a skill level in a type of in-game specialized skill; and

executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor;

retrieves the pre-determined metrics associated with the first player, and

matches the first player with one or more other players, wherein the matching is based on generated metrics for each of the other players corresponding to the identified need for the skill level in the type of in-game skill specified in the match-making request, wherein the generated metrics for each of the other players are based on respective gameplay data from across a respective plurality of different game titles.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a training video for the first player based on a determined training curriculum and game play strengths and weaknesses of the first player derived from the pre-determined metrics.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting a training video for the first player based on the determined training curriculum and game play strengths and weaknesses of the first player derived from the pre-determined metrics.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein matching the first player with a second player comprises determining a training curriculum for the first player that includes one-on-one mentor-mentee in-game training with the second player derived from the pre-determined metrics.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a report including the received gameplay data, the generated pre-determined metric for the first player, and the match to a second player.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the match of the first player to a second player is based on the metric of the first player and the metric of the second player indicating a quickness or amount of resources used in exercising the needed in-game specialized skill type under conditions associated with the predefined game task to achieve one or more goals of the predefined game task.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the match of the first player to a second player is based on the metric of the first player and the metric of the second player indicating different but complementary skill levels for the in-game specialized skill type.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the match is initiated in response to a request by the first player.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying one or more needs of the first player related to the predefined game task and wherein the match of the first player to a second player is further based on the identified needs.

10. A system for metrics-based game operations, the system comprising:

a network interface that communicate over a communication network, wherein the network interface;

receives gameplay data over a communication network associated with a first player in past online game sessions of a plurality of different game titles, and

receives a match-making request from the first player to join an online game session, wherein the received match-making request is indicative of a need for a skill level in a type of in-game specialized skill; and

a processor that executes instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions;

extracts information from the received gameplay data from of the plurality of different game titles, wherein the extracted information includes one or more metadata tags that define in-game specialized skills associated with the first player,

translates, via a metrics module, the extracted information regarding the in-game specialized skills defined by the metadata tags into one or more pre-determined metrics, wherein the pre-determined metrics of the in-game skills defined by metadata tags are compared against a plurality of predefined benchmarks, and wherein the comparisons to the plurality of predefined benchmarks are used to characterize a skill level for each of a plurality of different types of in-game specialized skills,

stores the characterized skill levels for each of the plurality of different types of in-game specialized skills associated with the first player gameplay across the plurality of different game titles,

retrieves the pre-determined metrics associated with the first player, and

matches the first player with one or more other players, wherein the matching is based on generated metrics for each of the other players corresponding to the identified need for the skill level in the type of in-game skill specified in the match-making request, wherein the generated metrics for each of the other players are based on respective gameplay data from across a respective plurality of different game titles;

wherein the network interface provides information concerning the match to the first player.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a training video module executable to determine a training curriculum for the first player.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising a repository that stores a plurality of training videos, wherein the processor is further configured to select a training video from the repository based on a determined training curriculum and game play strengths and weaknesses of the first player derived from the pre-determined metrics.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the training video module is executable to adjust a pre-existing training video based on the determined training curriculum and game play strengths and weaknesses of the first player derived from the pre-determined metrics.

14. The system of claim 10, further comprising a matching tool executable by the processor to match the first player with a second player based on the generated metrics for the first player and the generated metrics for the second player regarding the needed in-game specialized skill type under conditions associated with the predefined game task.

15. The system of claim 10, further comprising a report generator configured to generate a report including the received information concerning the game play, the generated metric for the first player, and the match to a second player.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the match of the first player to a second player is based on the metric of the first player and the metric of the second player indicating a quickness or amount of resources used in exercising the needed in-game specialized skill type under conditions associated with the predefined game task to achieve one or more goals of the predefined game task.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the match of the first player to a second player is based on the metric of the first player and the metric of the second player indicating different but complementary skill levels for the predefined game task.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the match is initiated in response to a request by the first player.

19. The system of claim 10, wherein further execution of instructions by the processor identifies one or more needs of the first player related to the predefined game task and wherein the match of the first player to a second player is further based on the identified needs.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a computer processor to perform a method for metrics-based game operations, the method comprising:

receiving gameplay data over a communication network associated with a first player in past online game sessions of a plurality of different game titles;

extracting information from the received gameplay data from of the plurality of different game titles, wherein the extracted information includes one or more metadata tags that define in-game specialized skills associated with the first player;

translating, via a metrics module, the extracted information regarding the in-game specialized skills defined by the metadata tags into one or more pre-determined metrics, wherein the pre-determined metrics of the in-game skills defined by metadata tags are compared against a plurality of predefined benchmarks, and wherein the comparisons to the plurality of predefined benchmarks are used to characterize a skill level for each of a plurality of different types of in-game specialized skills;

storing the characterized skill levels for each of the plurality of different types of in-game specialized skills associated with the first player gameplay across the plurality of the different game titles in memory;

receiving a match-making request from the first player to join an online game session, wherein the received match-making request is indicative of a need for a skill level in a type of in-game specialized skill;

retrieving the pre-determined metrics associated with the first player; and

matching the first player with one or more other players, wherein the matching is based on generated metrics for each of the other players corresponding to the identified need for the skill level in the type of in-game skill specified in the match-making request, wherein the generated metrics for each of the other players are based on respective gameplay data from across a respective plurality of different game.