A63F 13/5372
For tagging characters, objects or locations in the game scene
Official title: for tagging characters, objects or locations in the game scene, e.g. displaying a circle under the character controlled by the player
A63F13/5372 (For tagging characters, objects or locations in the game scene) appears on 421 US grants and 597 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 421
- Published applications
- 597
- Assignees
- 152
- Inventors
- 1,034
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 |
| 2003 | 11 | 9 |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 | 10 |
| 2007 | 3 | 13 |
| 2008 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 16 |
| 2011 | 6 | 20 |
| 2012 | 16 | 21 |
| 2013 | 16 | 21 |
| 2014 | 17 | 13 |
| 2015 | 15 | 8 |
| 2016 | 19 | 11 |
| 2017 | 4 | 12 |
| 2018 | 6 | 22 |
| 2019 | 14 | 27 |
| 2020 | 26 | 46 |
| 2021 | 32 | 23 |
| 2022 | 32 | 49 |
| 2023 | 36 | 64 |
| 2024 | 40 | 80 |
| 2025 | 52 | 41 |
| 2026 | 35 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Non-transitory computer-readable medium, information processing system, information processing method, and information processing apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,728,360 B2Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for guiding task in game25 Aug 2026US 12,714,938 B2Netease (Hangzhou) Network Co., Ltd.
- Virtual environment guiding method and system25 Aug 2026US 12,718,478 B2Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Information processing device, information processing method, and computer-readable storage medium25 Aug 2026US 12,718,501 B2NEC Corporation
- Accessible audio intent visualization for interactive environments11 Aug 2026US 12,705,015 B2Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Method for real-time spatial haptic rendering via dynamic priority management and distance-based object culling using intelligent haptic signal mediation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295386 A1Nokia Technologies Oy
- Game data processing method, apparatus and device, and storage medium1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295422 A1Netease (Hangzhou) Network Co., Ltd.
- Non-transitory computer-readable storage media, computer- implemented method, and system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284535 A1Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Method, computer device, and storage medium for virtual object switching17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273401 A1Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
- Method and apparatus for summoning virtual pet, device, and storage medium17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273408 A1Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Simulation device for fostering a virtual creature397US 6,227,966 B1Bandai Co., Ltd. · 2001
- Match-style 3D video game device and controller therefor143US 6,921,332 B2Konami Corporation · 2005
- Safety scheme for gesture-based game system137US 8,657,681 B2Empire Technology Development LLC · 2014
- Video game apparatus, image processing method and program133US 7,140,962 B2Konami Corporation · 2006
- Game system and game program129US 6,821,204 B2Nintendo Co., Ltd. · 2004