Sony: New patent lets spectators pay to throw players from a game

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is the United States United States Patent Office, the United States Tax Office, which awards patents for inventions and is responsible for establishing brand and intellectual property rights. It has been a seat since 2006 in Alexandria (Virginia).

In the US, a new patent of Sony has been released, the spectators of a live stream give a special power about the players of a video game. Accordingly, you will get access to a menu that can be made directly to the bank, more precisely to the bank. Also warnings or personal messages can be sent via this menu. The description states that alerts can be sent to a player, among other things, due to poor performance.

Decisions on the outward of a participant are made by voting. For example, a player receives 60 percent of the votes, he will be removed from the round. If a viewer is already longer, his voice should fall more in weight. However, the patent is still talking about another method. Thus, players can also be thrown against payment from the game - this can be real money or a specific in-game currency. Even crypto currency is listed as a payment option in the patent.

The patent is titled Spectators Vote to Bench Players in A Video Game and can be viewed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office database. According to Sony, developers want to find new ways to improve the experience of live streams - for example on Twitch s. Most recently, the company has built up a pillar in E-Sport with the purchase of Evolution Championship Series (EVO). The competition is one of the most prestigious events in the beat em up area.

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office

From Dominik Zwingmann author

21.10.2021 at 14:49