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Recent Intelligence
Published Date: Apr 9, 2026
Electronic Arts Inc.

EA Patents AI Game Narrator for Blind Players

A method includes receiving runtime data from a gameplay session by a player of a video game and providing the runtime data from the gameplay session...

Published Date: Apr 7, 2026
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC

Sony's Biometric Gaming Patent: Games That Read Your Heart Rate

A biometric sensor such as a heart rate sensor sends signals representative of a video gamer's physical state, e.g., heart rate, to a computer game s...

Published Date: Apr 2, 2026
NINTENDO CO., LTD.

Nintendo's Smart Spectator System Challenges PlayStation and Xbox

When the sum of the number of accounts that are participating in a game session as an operator and the number of accounts that are participating in t...

Industry Reports
Published: Apr 8, 2026
Quarterly Report / Filed Patents

What's New in Gaming Patents? Q1 2026 Quarterly Filed Report

Q1 2026 saw 209 patents from 77 companies. AI/ML, hardware, cross-platform, game engine, and VR/AR dominated activity. Common problems address...

Published: Apr 8, 2026
Quarterly Report / Granted Patents

What's New in Gaming Patents? Q1 2026 Quarterly Granted Report

Q1 2026 saw 123 patents from 53 companies. AI/ML, hardware, cross-platform, VR/AR, and cloud gaming dominated activity. Most patents addressed...

Published: Apr 8, 2026
Monthly Report / Filed Patents

What's New in Gaming Patents? March 2026 Filed Report

AI and cloud gaming dominated technical activity, with companies prioritizing automated content creation and latency reduction over new gameplay exper...

Published: Apr 8, 2026
Monthly Report / Granted Patents

What's New in Gaming Patents? March 2026 Granted Report

AI and machine learning dominated the month, with patents spanning content generation, player adaptation, NPC behavior, and facial animation across mu...

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