US 10,471,357 B2Granted

Systems and methods for simulating a particular user in an interactive computer system

AssigneeTake-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

InventorsJeffrey J. Thomas, Abraham J. Navarro, Gordon K. Read, David M. Zydyrko, Jr.

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Abstract

The field of the invention relates to interactive computer systems and more particularly to systems and methods for simulating a particular user's behavior in an interactive computer system. In one embodiment, a computer program product includes a simulator configured to simulate a user interacting with a computer program. The simulator includes a learning mode of operation and a simulation mode of operation. During the learning mode, the simulator is configured to monitor the user's interaction with the computer program for one or more events and analyze one or more current circumstances during the occurrence of the one or more events. The simulator is further configured to record one or more user inputs in response to the occurrence of the one or more events, store the one or more user inputs in one or more data fields, and associate the one or more data fields with the one or more events and the one or more current circumstances. During the simulation mode of operation, the simulator is configured to monitor the computer program for the one or more particular events, retrieve the one or more data fields associated with the one or more particular events, analyze one or more current circumstances upon the occurrence of the one or more particular events, and invoke one or more simulated inputs based on the value of the one or more data fields in response to the occurrence of the one or more events and the one or more current circumstances.

Claims12

Dependent claims

An interactive computer system for simulating a particular user's behavior in a multi-user computer game comprising:

an interactive computer program product;
one or more local client computers generating network communication requests through said interactive computer program product, each local client computer coupled to a display for presenting a user interface of the multi-user computer game, the user interface being generated by said interactive computer program product;
a server operatively coupled with the one or more local client computers through said interactive computer program product that is configured to simulate the particular user's decisions and behavior for display on the user interface of each local client computer;
and
a relational database coupled with the server for maintaining one or more data fields,
wherein said server monitors the interactive computer program product for at least one event, analyzes at least one current circumstance of the interactive computer program product upon the occurrence of the at least one event, retrieves at least one data field associated with the at least one event and the at least one current circumstance from the relational database, and invokes a response to a selected local client computer based on the value of the at least one data field subsequent to the occurrence of the at least one event and the at least one current circumstance,
the value of the at least one data field representing a statistical occurrence of possible responses to determine a representation of the particular user's response to the occurrence of the at least one event given the at least one current circumstance, said server invokes the response based on randomly generated number that corresponds to the value of a selected data field, said invoked response for stimulating the particular user's decisions and behavior for display on the user interface of each local client computer.

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A computer program product comprising a processor-readable medium having a sequence of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to execute a process for simulating a first user interacting with a multi-user computer game to enable a second user to interact with a substantial simulation of the first user via the computer program and comprises:

monitoring the computer game for at least one event;
analyzing at least one current circumstance upon the occurrence of the at least one event;
retrieving at least one data field associated with the at least one event and the at least one current circumstance;
and
invoking a response based on the value of the at least one data field subsequent to the occurrence of the at least one event and the at least one current circumstance,
wherein the value of the at least one data field represents a statistical occurrence of possible responses to determine a representation of the first user's response to the occurrence of the at least one event given the at least one current circumstance, for the respective event and the associated at least one current circumstance, a randomly generated number that corresponds to the value of a selected data field provides the invoked response so that the processor simulates the first user of the multi-user computer game for display on a display coupled to at least one console, the at least one console presenting a user interface of the multi-user computer game on the display.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/224,066Filed 24 Mar 2014 · continuation
Priority: 13 Apr 2005
Published: US 2015/0057086 A126 Feb 2015
Granted: 12 Nov 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

A63F 13/67
Generating or modifying game content before or while executing the game program, e.g. authoring tools specially adapted for game development or…:…
A63F 13/42
Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment: by mapping the input…
A63F 13/79
Game security or game management aspects: involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
G06F 3/0481
Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]: based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a…

Family

Application11/105,734Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 13 Apr 2005
Application11/252,695Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 17 Oct 2005
Application11/292,162Parent of this continuation · filed 30 Nov 2005
US 8,016,664 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 13 Sep 2011
Application13/430,641Parent of this continuation · filed 26 Mar 2012
US 8,142,268 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 27 Mar 2012
US 2015/0057086 A1Pre-grant publication · published 26 Feb 2015
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Application11/292,162Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2006/0246972 A1Published application
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