This month's cloud gaming and streaming category includes 2 filed patent applications from Beijing Zitiao Network Technology (1) and Sony (1).
Sony's filing describes an AI-driven system that automatically captures game footage to identify bugs, address difficulty spikes, and highlight exceptional player performances. Beijing Zitiao Network Technology, a ByteDance subsidiary, filed a patent for technology that transforms single-player cloud games into multiplayer experiences by allowing viewers to join streamers' sessions for real-time collaborative gameplay.
Sony received 1 patent describing technology that uses artificial intelligence to automatically record gameplay footage for multiple purposes. When enough players fail at the same game section, the system sends targeted capture requests to affected devices, collecting video evidence that developers can analyze remotely to diagnose problems and deliver patches without waiting for manual bug reports. The same infrastructure generates highlight reels by identifying extraordinary player moments, creating a dual-purpose capture system that serves both quality assurance and content creation functions.
Beijing Zitiao Network Technology received 1 patent for an approach that adds multiplayer functionality to cloud games originally designed for single players. Because cloud game instances typically run in isolation and cannot communicate with each other, the technology provisions a new shared instance that acts as a collaborative environment where multiple users can play together. This creates a social layer without requiring changes to the underlying game engine, enabling streamers and viewers to participate in cooperative gameplay even when the original title lacks native multiplayer support.
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