Monetization & Business Models Gaming Patents

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Published: May 28, 2026 Filed

Sony Filed a Patent to Put Ads on Your PlayStation Loading Screens

Sony Interactive Entertainment filed a patent in November 2024, published on the USPTO on May 21, 2026, describing a platform-level system that detects imminent game wait periods, estimates their dura...

Published: Feb 26, 2026 Filed

Adeia's Mood-Reading Ad System Targets Gaming Monetization

Adeia Guides Inc. filed this patent in August 2024, which was published by the USPTO in February 2026, describing a system that monitors player emotional states and attention levels during gameplay to...

Published: Feb 17, 2026 Granted

Betty Gaming Patents Cross-Game Loyalty Systems for Subscription Platforms

Betty Gaming has secured a patent for a cross-game loyalty system that tracks player progress across multiple titles using a universal progress bar, converting game-specific achievements into platform...

Published: Jan 22, 2026 Filed

Konami's Patent Could Reshape Gaming Ad Economics

Konami has filed a patent for a comprehensive audio advertising audibility measurement system that tracks whether players can actually hear in-game ads by monitoring volume settings, headphone usage, ...

Published: Dec 16, 2025 Granted

Cross-Game Currency Patent Solves a Problem Publishers Don't Want Fixed

This patent establishes a blockchain-based framework for transferring virtual currency and items between different games using machine learning to determine exchange rates. Filed in August 2023 and ju...

Published: Dec 4, 2025 Filed

Tesoro XP Patent: Verify Real Purchases, Earn In-Game Rewards

Tesoro XP, Inc. has filed a patent for a location-based gaming platform that bridges virtual gameplay with verified real-world commerce by tracking player purchases at physical merchant locations and ...

Published: Nov 11, 2025 Granted

Tesoro XP patents verified purchase rewards for location-based AR games

Tesoro XP's recently granted patent (September 2025) establishes a system for location-based AR games to reward players with in-game items only after verifying real-world purchases at merchant locatio...

Patents tracked per month

	Oct 25	Nov 25	Dec 25	Jan 26	Feb 26	Mar 26	Apr 26	May 26	Jun 26
Total	11	4	5	7	4	4	3	5	2
Granted	8	1	4	2	2	1	0	0	1
Filed	3	3	1	5	2	3	3	5	1

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Filed (5)

April 2026 monthly

Filed (3)

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Granted (4) Filed (8)

Top companies

Sony

5

3 granted · 2 filed

Atlas Reality

3

2 granted · 1 filed

King.Com

2

2 granted · 0 filed

Konami

2

0 granted · 2 filed

Fandex

2

1 granted · 1 filed

Tesoro

2

1 granted · 1 filed

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