US Patent Application 18450339. IN-GAME LOCATION BASED GAME PLAY COMPANION APPLICATION WITH TRIGGERED MESSAGE FROM FRIEND simplified abstract

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IN-GAME LOCATION BASED GAME PLAY COMPANION APPLICATION WITH TRIGGERED MESSAGE FROM FRIEND

Organization Name

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC

Inventor(s)

Warren Benedetto of San Mateo CA (US)

Landon Noss of San Mateo CA (US)

Adil Sherwani of San Mateo CA (US)

Akihiko Kusumoto of San Mateo CA (US)

IN-GAME LOCATION BASED GAME PLAY COMPANION APPLICATION WITH TRIGGERED MESSAGE FROM FRIEND - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18450339 titled 'IN-GAME LOCATION BASED GAME PLAY COMPANION APPLICATION WITH TRIGGERED MESSAGE FROM FRIEND

Simplified Explanation

This patent application describes a method for enhancing gaming experiences by providing contextually relevant information to users while they play a game on their first computing device. Here are the key points:

  • The method involves receiving location-based information of a user playing a gaming application on their first computing device.
  • This location-based information is related to the location of a character in the game world.
  • The method then aggregates location-based information from multiple users playing the same game.
  • Based on this aggregated information, contextually relevant information is generated for the location of the user's character.
  • A companion interface is created with this contextually relevant information.
  • The companion interface is sent to a second computing device associated with the user.
  • The companion interface is displayed on the second device simultaneously with the user's gameplay.

Overall, this method aims to provide users with additional information that enhances their gaming experience by utilizing location-based data from multiple players.


Original Abstract Submitted

A method for gaming. The method including receiving location based information of game play of a user playing a gaming application as displayed on a first computing device, wherein the location based information is made with reference to a location of a character in the game play of the user in a gaming world associated with the gaming application. The method including aggregating location based information of a plurality of game plays of a plurality of users playing the gaming application. The method including generating contextually relevant information for the location of the character based on the location based information of the plurality of game plays. The method including generating a companion interface including the contextually relevant information. The method including sending the companion interface to a second computing device associated with the user for display concurrent with the game play of the user.

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