Real-time Expert Guidance Across Diverse Industries
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Summary of the Inventive Concept
This inventive concept extends the core technology of connecting players to recorded help sessions in real-time during gameplay to various new applications, including personalized wellness coaching, enhancing virtual event experiences, remote language learning, personalized career coaching, and virtual travel guidance.
Background and Problem Solved
The original patent addressed the issue of providing expert assistance to gamers during gameplay. However, the same technology can be applied to other industries where users require real-time guidance from experts. The present inventive concept solves the problem of limited access to expert guidance in diverse fields by leveraging the core technology to connect users with relevant recorded sessions.
Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept
The inventive concept involves connecting users to recorded expert sessions in real-time, tailored to their specific needs and contexts. In personalized wellness coaching, users are connected to recorded wellness sessions provided by expert trainers who have previously completed similar workouts. For virtual event experiences, attendees are connected to recorded sessions of experts who have previously attended the virtual event. In remote language learning, language learners are connected to recorded language lessons provided by native speakers who have previously taught the language. Similarly, job seekers are connected to recorded career coaching sessions provided by expert career coaches who have previously worked with similar job seekers, and travelers are connected to recorded travel guidance sessions provided by local guides who have previously traveled to the same destination.
Novelty and Inventive Step
The new claims introduce a significant inventive step by applying the core technology to entirely new industries and use cases, including wellness, virtual events, language learning, career coaching, and travel guidance. The novelty lies in the unexpected application of the technology to solve real-time guidance problems in diverse fields.
Alternative Embodiments and Variations
Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept could include integrating AI-powered chatbots to provide additional guidance, using machine learning algorithms to match users with the most relevant recorded sessions, or incorporating virtual and augmented reality features to enhance the user experience. Variations of the inventive concept could be applied to other industries, such as education, healthcare, or finance, where real-time expert guidance is valuable.
Potential Commercial Applications and Market
The inventive concept has significant commercial potential across various industries, including wellness, events, language learning, career coaching, and travel. The market for real-time expert guidance is vast, with potential applications in both consumer and enterprise sectors. The technology could be licensed to companies operating in these industries, or developed into a standalone platform offering expert guidance services.
CPC Classifications
| Section | Class | Group |
|---|---|---|
| A | A63 | A63F13/86 |
| A | A63 | A63F13/30 |
| A | A63 | A63F13/35 |
| A | A63 | A63F13/79 |
| A | A63 | A63F13/85 |
| A | A63 | A63F13/87 |
| G | G06 | G06F16/433 |
| G | G06 | G06N3/08 |
| G | G10 | G10L15/26 |
| A | A63 | A63F13/497 |
| A | A63 | A63F13/67 |
| A | A63 | A63F2300/303 |
Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)
Field of Art
Interactive digital systems, specifically game assistance technologies, virtual guidance platforms, and context-based expert matching systems spanning video gaming, personalized coaching, and interactive learning environments
Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile
A skilled practitioner with expertise in software engineering, machine learning, user experience design, and interactive system architectures, capable of understanding context-based recommendation algorithms and real-time expert matching technologies
Obviousness Rationale
A person having ordinary skill would recognize that the core technical mechanism of context-based expert session matching from the source patent can be systematically translated across different interactive domains by applying consistent algorithmic principles of user context identification, expert classification, and session recommendation. The technical framework of collecting user context data, filtering relevant expert sessions, and dynamically connecting users represents a generalizable approach that can be readily adapted to multiple application domains with predictable results.
Obvious Combinations & Variations
Original Patent Information
| Patent Number | US 11,857,883 |
|---|---|
| Title | Connecting a player to a recorded help session in real-time during game play of a video game |
| Assignee(s) | Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. |