Granted Patent B2

US 12,472,428 · App. 18/067,419 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Inventor: Nitikorn Waropas (Portland, OR)

A63F13/426A63F13/533A63F13/56A63F13/86A63F13/812A63F2300/308A63F2300/577A63F2300/6045

Abstract

Claims (127)

1 . At least one non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing instructions to enable multiple players and a coach to interact in a virtual game session, which, when executed by at least one data processor of a system, cause the system to:

render a virtual sports field, multiple virtual players associated with the multiple players, and multiple opposing virtual players,

wherein a virtual player among the multiple virtual players is configured to be controlled by a player among the multiple players and the coach,

wherein the multiple opposing virtual players are configured to be controlled by the coach;

determine a starting position of the multiple virtual players and the multiple opposing virtual players based on a player positioning in a previously recorded game session;

cause simultaneous display of the rendered virtual sports field, multiple virtual players associated with the multiple players, and multiple opposing virtual players next to the previously recorded game session on a first display screen of a player device and a second display screen of a coach device;

receive an input from the coach on a first controller of the coach device indicating a movement of the virtual player;

provide the input to the player among the multiple players controlling the virtual player through a second controller of the player device;

upon providing the input to the player, receive an input on the second controller of the player device from the player moving the virtual player;

re-render the virtual player based on the input moving the virtual player;

receive an input from the coach on the first controller of the coach device indicating a movement of the multiple opposing virtual players; and

upon receiving the input from the coach indicating the movement of the multiple opposing virtual players, re-render the multiple opposing virtual players based on the input from the coach indicating the movement of the multiple opposing virtual players.

2 . The at least one non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to:

receive an indication to create the virtual game session;

provide a quick response (QR) code associated with the virtual game session;

cause a device associated with a player to scan the QR code; and

upon scanning the QR code, cause the device associated with the player to provide an interface to the virtual game session,

wherein the interface includes a control configured to change a state associated with the virtual player on the virtual sports field.

3 . The at least one non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to:

receive an indication to create a group of opposing players from the multiple opposing virtual players;

based on the indication, create the group of opposing players,

wherein the group of opposing players is configured to be controlled by the coach;

receive an input from the coach indicating a state of the group of opposing players; and

render the group of opposing players based on the indicated state.

4 . The at least one non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to:

receive an indication to simulate a state of at least a portion of the multiple opposing virtual players;

obtain a state associated with the virtual player among the multiple virtual players;

based on the state associated with the virtual player among the multiple virtual players, simulate the state of at least the portion of the multiple opposing virtual players; and

render at least the portion of the multiple opposing virtual players based on the simulation.

5 . The at least one non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to:

receive an indication from an intermediary device to initiate the virtual game session;

provide an indication of the virtual sports field, the multiple virtual players associated with the multiple players, and the multiple opposing virtual players; and

cause a rendering of the virtual sports field, the multiple virtual players associated with the multiple players, and the multiple opposing virtual players on a display.

6 . The at least one non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to:

record the virtual game session including multiple actions associated with the multiple virtual players and multiple actions associated with the multiple opposing virtual players to obtain a recording;

create a link to the recording; and

share the link.

7 . The at least one non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to:

obtain a recording of a game;

enable the coach to provide commentary associated with the game by providing a drawing tool and an audio channel;

receive a drawing from the coach and an audio;

provide the audio to the player among the multiple players via the audio channel; and

render the drawing from the coach over the recording of the game.

8 . A method comprising:

rendering a virtual field, multiple virtual participants, and multiple opposing virtual participants,

wherein a virtual participant among the multiple virtual participants is configured to be controlled by a participant among multiple participants and a first participant,

wherein the multiple opposing virtual participants are configured to be controlled by the first participant;

determining a starting position of the multiple virtual participants and the multiple opposing virtual participants based on a participant positioning in a previously recorded game session;

causing simultaneous display of the rendered virtual field, multiple virtual participants associated with the multiple participants, and multiple opposing virtual participants next to the previously recorded game session on a first display screen of a participant device and a second display screen of a first participant device;

receiving an input from the first participant on a first controller of the first participant device indicating a movement of the virtual participant;

providing the input to the participant among the multiple participants controlling the virtual participant through the participant device;

upon providing the input to the participant, receiving an input on a second controller of the participant device changing a state of the virtual participant;

re-rendering the virtual participant based on the input changing the state of the virtual participant;

receiving an input from the first participant on the first controller of the first participant device indicating a state of the multiple opposing virtual participants; and

upon receiving the input from the first participant indicating the state of the multiple opposing virtual participants, re-rendering the multiple opposing virtual participants based on the input from the first participant indicating the state of the multiple opposing virtual participants.

9 . The method of claim 8 , comprising:

receiving an indication to create a virtual session;

providing a quick resposse (QR) code associated with the virtual session;

causing a device associated with a participant to scan the QR code; and

upon scanning the QR code, causing the device associated with the participant to provide an interface to the virtual session,

wherein the interface includes a control configured to change a state associated with the virtual participant on the virtual field.

10 . The method of claim 8 , comprising:

receiving an indication to create a group of opposing virtual participants from the multiple opposing virtual participants;

based on the indication, creating the group of opposing virtual participants,

wherein the group of opposing virtual participants is configured to be controlled by the first participant;

receiving an input from the first participant indicating a state of the group of opposing virtual participants; and

rendering the group of opposing virtual participants based on the indicated state.

11 . The method of claim 8 , comprising:

receiving an indication to simulate a state of at least a portion of the multiple opposing virtual participants;

obtaining a state associated with the virtual participant among the multiple virtual participants;

based on the state associated with the virtual participant among the multiple virtual participants, simulating the state of at least the portion of the multiple opposing virtual participants; and

rendering at least the portion of the multiple opposing virtual participants based on the simulation.

12 . The method of claim 8 , comprising:

receiving an indication from an intermediary device to initiate a virtual session;

providing an indication of the virtual field, the multiple virtual participants, and the multiple opposing virtual participants; and

causing a rendering of the virtual field, the multiple virtual participants, and the multiple opposing virtual participants on a display.

13 . The method of claim 8 , comprising:

obtaining a recording of a game;

enabling the first participant to provide commentary associated with the game by providing a drawing tool and an audio channel;

receiving a drawing from the first participant and an audio;

providing the audio to the multiple participants via the audio channel; and

rendering the drawing from the first participant over the recording of the game.

14 . A system comprising:

at least one hardware processor; and

at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the system to:

render a virtual field, multiple virtual participants, and multiple opposing virtual participants,

wherein a virtual participant among the multiple virtual participants is configured to be controlled by a participant among multiple participants and a first participant,

wherein the multiple opposing virtual participants are configured to be controlled by the first participant;

determine a starting position of the multiple virtual participants and the multiple opposing virtual participants based on a participant positioning in a previously recorded game session;

cause simultaneous display of the rendered virtual field, multiple virtual participants associated with the multiple participants, and multiple opposing virtual participants next to the previously recorded game session on a first display screen of a participant device and a second display screen of a first participant device;

receive an input from the first participant on a first controller of the first participant device indicating a movement of the virtual participant;

provide the input to the participant among the multiple participants controlling the virtual participant through the participant device;

upon providing the input to the participant, receive an input on a second controller of the participant device changing a state of the virtual participant;

re-render the virtual participant based on the input changing the state of the virtual participant;

receive an input from the first participant on the first controller of the first participant device indicating a state of the multiple opposing virtual participants; and

upon receiving the input from the first participant indicating the state of the multiple opposing virtual participants, re-render the multiple opposing virtual participants based on the input from the first participant indicating the state of the multiple opposing virtual participants.

15 . The system of claim 14 , comprising instructions to:

receive an indication to create a virtual session;

provide a quick response (QR) code associated with the virtual session;

cause a device associated with a participant to scan the QR code; and

upon scanning the QR code, cause the device associated with the participant to provide an interface to the virtual session,

wherein the interface includes a control configured to change a state associated with the virtual participant on the virtual field.

16 . The system of claim 14 , comprising instructions to:

receive an indication to create a group of opposing virtual participants from the multiple opposing virtual participants;

based on the indication, create the group of opposing virtual participants,

wherein the group of opposing virtual participants is configured to be controlled by the first participant;

receive an input from the first participant indicating a state of the group of opposing virtual participants; and

render the group of opposing virtual participants based on the indicated state.

17 . The system of claim 14 , comprising instructions to:

receive an indication to simulate a state of at least a portion of the multiple opposing virtual participants;

obtain a state associated with the virtual participant among the multiple virtual participants;

based on the state associated with the virtual participant among the multiple virtual participants, simulate the state of at least the portion of the multiple opposing virtual participants; and

render at least the portion of the multiple opposing virtual participants based on the simulation.

18 . The system of claim 14 , comprising instructions to:

receive an indication from an intermediary device to initiate a virtual session;

provide an indication of the virtual field, the multiple virtual participants, and the multiple opposing virtual participants; and

cause a rendering of the virtual field, the multiple virtual participants, and the multiple opposing virtual participants on a display.

19 . The system of claim 14 , comprising instructions to:

record a virtual session including multiple actions associated with the multiple virtual participants and multiple actions associated with the multiple opposing virtual participants to obtain a recording;

create a link to the recording; and

share the link.

20 . The system of claim 14 , comprising instructions to:

obtain a recording of a game;

enable the first participant to provide commentary associated with the game by providing a drawing tool and an audio channel;

receive a drawing from the first participant and an audio;

provide the audio to the participant among the multiple participants via the audio channel; and

render the drawing from the first participant over the recording of the game.

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