Enhanced Real-time Gaming Assistance through Expert Matching and Personalization

Publication ID: 24-11857883_0006_PTD
Published: October 28, 2025
Category:Direct Improvements & Enhancements

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced Real-time Gaming Assistance through Expert Matching and Personalization,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857883_0006_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857883_0006_PTD
This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,883.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

This inventive concept improves the original gaming assistance system by introducing expert matching based on success rates, personalized assistance through user behavior analysis, and real-time feedback to experts, enhancing the overall gaming experience and assistance effectiveness.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent described a system for connecting players to recorded help sessions in real-time during game play. However, it had limitations in expert matching, assistance personalization, and feedback mechanisms. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by introducing novel expert matching, personalization, and feedback mechanisms, providing a more efficient and effective gaming assistance system.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The enhanced gaming assistance system comprises a game state data collector, a game context definer, and a help session manager. The help session manager connects users to experts based on their ability to resolve similar game contexts, prioritizing experts with higher success rates. The system also includes a communication module, a game state analyzer, and a guidance generator to provide real-time guidance information to users. Additionally, the system collects user behavior data and game state data to analyze patterns and preferences, providing personalized gaming assistance. The system further includes a feedback generator and a feedback provider to provide real-time feedback to experts, improving their ability to provide gaming assistance.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new inventive concept introduces novel expert matching based on success rates, personalized assistance through user behavior analysis, and real-time feedback to experts, which are not present in the original patent. These features provide a significant improvement in the gaming assistance system, making it more efficient and effective.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept could include implementing the expert matching and personalized assistance mechanisms in different gaming platforms, such as console or PC gaming. Variations could include using machine learning algorithms to analyze user behavior data and game state data, or incorporating additional data sources, such as player profiles and game metrics.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The enhanced gaming assistance system has significant commercial potential in the gaming industry, particularly in online gaming platforms, esports, and game development. The system could be integrated into existing gaming platforms, providing a competitive advantage and enhancing the overall gaming experience. The market for gaming assistance systems is growing, driven by the increasing complexity of video games and the need for efficient and effective assistance mechanisms.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
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

Field of Art

Video game assistance systems, interactive gaming technologies, and computer-implemented support platforms, with expertise in game state analysis, expert matching, and real-time user guidance mechanisms

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A software engineer or computer scientist with specialized knowledge in game design, user experience optimization, and interactive assistance technologies, typically holding a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science with 3-5 years of experience in gaming platforms and user support systems

Obviousness Rationale

A person having ordinary skill in the art would recognize that the published technical disclosure represents predictable variations and logical extensions of the source patent's core gaming assistance framework. The PTD introduces incremental improvements that leverage existing technological foundations by adding expert success rate prioritization, personalized guidance, and real-time feedback mechanisms. These enhancements represent standard design iterations that would be obvious to a skilled practitioner seeking to optimize gaming assistance technologies.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Collecting game state data and defining game contexts for matching players with assistance
PTD Variation
Adding expert success rate prioritization and personalized matching based on game context similarity
Obviousness Reasoning
Known technique of refining matching algorithms by introducing performance metrics, representing a predictable optimization of existing system design
Source Patent Element
Connecting users with experts during gameplay
PTD Variation
Implementing real-time guidance generation and communication modules with dynamic feedback mechanisms
Obviousness Reasoning
Logical extension of existing assistance framework using standard software engineering techniques for enhancing user interaction and support
Source Patent Element
Game state data collection for assistance purposes
PTD Variation
Incorporating user behavior analysis and machine learning for personalized gaming assistance
Obviousness Reasoning
Applying well-established machine learning techniques to improve contextual understanding, representing an obvious technological progression
Source Patent Element
Expert-based gaming assistance system
PTD Variation
Adding feedback generation and expert performance tracking systems
Obviousness Reasoning
Implementing standard performance improvement mechanisms that would be obvious to a skilled practitioner seeking to optimize assistance platforms
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11857883 and the published technical disclosure, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the claimed variations obvious and anticipated, as the disclosed innovations represent predictable combinations of known techniques in gaming assistance technologies, lacking any non-obvious inventive step beyond the existing prior art.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,857,883
TitleConnecting a player to a recorded help session in real-time during game play of a video game
Assignee(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.