US 11,724,204 B2
In-game location based game play companion application
Warren Benedetto, San Mateo, CA (US); Landon Noss, San Mateo, CA (US); Adil Sherwani, San Mateo, CA (US); and Akihiko Kusumoto, 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 Jun. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/336,248.
Application 17/336,248 is a continuation of application No. 15/474,331, filed on Mar. 30, 2017, granted, now 11,045,737.
Application 15/474,331 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/411,421, filed on Jan. 20, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/375,834, filed on Aug. 16, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/365,202, filed on Jul. 21, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/349,546, filed on Jun. 13, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0283514 A1, Sep. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. A63F 13/87 (2014.01); A63F 13/216 (2014.01); A63F 13/31 (2014.01); A63F 13/58 (2014.01); A63F 13/50 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/87 (2014.09) [A63F 13/216 (2014.09); A63F 13/31 (2014.09); A63F 13/50 (2014.09); A63F 13/58 (2014.09); A63F 2300/308 (2013.01); A63F 2300/69 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
executing a first instance of a video game for a game play of a user;
receiving location based information for the game play of the user as displayed on a first device associated with the user, wherein the location based information is made with reference to a virtual location of a character in the game play of the user in a gaming world associated with the video game;
predicting a task to be completed by the character in the game play of the user based on the location based information;
sending an offer to complete the task for viewing by the user;
receiving an acceptance of the offer to automatically complete the task; and
instantiating a second instance of the video game for a game play of an expert based on the location based information of the game play of the user, wherein the expert completes the task in the game play of the expert as executed in the second instance of the video game;
receiving location based information for the game play of the expert; and
instantiating a third instance of the video game for the game play of the user based on the location based information of the game play of the expert, wherein the game play of the user as executed in the third instance is controlled by the user.