Touch magnitude identification as input to game

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11745101-B2
Application number	US-202117472631-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 11, 2021
Priority date	Sep 11, 2021
Publication date	Sep 5, 2023
Grant date	Sep 5, 2023

Abstract

During execution of a video game or other interactive virtual content, a magnitude and/or amount of force applied to a touch-enabled surface may be used as input to the video game to take at least one action related to the video game's execution.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
at least one computer medium that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to:
identify a magnitude of touch input received at a touch-enabled display; and
in conformance with the identified magnitude, present a video game character being played as part of a video game as having a particular emotion such that a first magnitude of touch input causes the video game character to visually demonstrate a first emotion and a second magnitude of touch input causes the video game character to visually demonstrate a second emotion different from the first emotion, the second magnitude being different from the first magnitude;
wherein the first emotion is visually demonstrated through smiling and wherein the second emotion is visually demonstrated through laughter.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
identify the magnitude of touch input based on an identified size of a display area encompassing the touch input.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
identify the magnitude of touch input based on input from at least one pressure sensor accessible to the at least one processor.

4. The system of claim 3 , comprising the at least one pressure sensor.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
in conformance with the identified magnitude, change an attack mode for a video game character from the video game.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
in conformance with the identified magnitude, change a weapon being used by a video game character from the video game.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
in conformance with the identified magnitude, move the video game character such that a third magnitude of touch input causes the video game character to move at a first speed and a fourth magnitude of touch input causes the video game character to move at a second speed faster than the first speed, the fourth magnitude being greater than the third magnitude.

8. The system of claim 1 , comprising the at least one processor.

9. The system 8 , comprising the touch-enabled display.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system comprises a server, wherein the touch-enabled display is disposed on a device different from the server and with which the server communicates, and wherein the instructions are executable to:
communicate, using the server, with the device to execute the video game in conformance with the identified magnitude.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable to:
based on the identified magnitude, identify at least one emotion of a person playing the video game; and
based on the identification of the at least one emotion of the person playing the video game, change a difficulty level associated with execution of the video game.

Assignees

• Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc

Inventors

• Yang Yiwei
• Daniel Alvin

Classifications

• A63F13/422 Primary

  automatically for the purpose of assisting the player, e.g. automatic braking in a driving game · CPC title

• A63F13/218

  using pressure sensors, e.g. generating a signal proportional to the pressure applied by the player · CPC title

• A63F13/2145 Primary

  the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens · CPC title

• A63F2300/1056

  involving pressure sensitive buttons · CPC title

• A63F2300/1075

  using a touch screen · CPC title