	US 11,721,305 B2
	Challenge game system
Warren Benedetto, Foothill Ranch, CA (US); Landon Noss, San Mateo, CA (US); and Andrew Herman, San Mateo, CA (US)
Assigned to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on May 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/330,300.
Application 17/330,300 is a continuation of application No. 16/788,016, filed on Feb. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,017,744, issued on May 25, 2021.
Application 16/788,016 is a continuation of application No. 15/994,579, filed on May 31, 2018, granted, now 10,559,281, issued on Feb. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0350768 A1, Nov. 11, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 13/497 (2014.01); A63F 13/86 (2014.01); G09G 5/14 (2006.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01); A63F 13/52 (2014.01); H04N 13/351 (2018.01)

CPC G09G 5/14 (2013.01) [A63F 13/30 (2014.09); A63F 13/497 (2014.09); A63F 13/52 (2014.09); A63F 13/86 (2014.09); H04N 13/351 (2018.05)]

15 Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a request to assemble a challenge game between a first player and a second player for a game;

executing the challenge game for a segment of the game in a spectator interface, the executing of the challenge game includes:

collecting first telemetry data associated with gameplay of the segment of the game by the first player and second telemetry data associated with gameplay of the segment by the second player,

processing the first telemetry data and the second telemetry data for generating modified game play metrics,

replacing game states that were produced when the segment of the game was played by each of the first player and the second player with the modified game play metrics, wherein the modified game play metrics are used to identify progress for the challenge game between the first player and the second player; and

rendering, based on the modified game play metrics, a graphical element for displaying said progress for the challenge game in the spectator interface.