Calvin C Lin

US Patent:

20190224569, Jul 25, 2019

Filed:

Jan 22, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/254365

Inventors:

- Santa Monica CA, US
Paul Kerby - Sherman Oaks CA, US
Calvin Lin - Los Angeles CA, US
Edward Alexander Hampton - Lake Balboa CA, US
Paul R. Haile - Los Angeles CA, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/60
A63F 13/573
A63F 13/493

Abstract:

Disclosed is a system and method of generating, for a given game map, an LOS catalog before gameplay and identifying a spawn location during gameplay based on the LOS catalog. For every unique pair of map nodes in a game map, the LOS catalog may indicate the minimum distance that must be traveled from a first map node of the pair to achieve LOS to a second map node of the pair, an identifier for the first map node, and an identifier for the second map node. When a gameplay session is initiated, the LOS catalog may be retrieved and used to identify relatively safe spawn points based on distances that must be traveled from enemy positions to achieve LOS to potential spawn points.

US Patent:

20170312632, Nov 2, 2017

Filed:

Apr 29, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/142468

Inventors:

- SANTA MONICA CA, US
Paul KERBY - SHERMAN OAKS CA, US
Calvin LIN - LOS ANGELES CA, US
Edward Alexander HAMPTON - LAKE BALBOA CA, US
Paul R. HAILE - LOS ANGELES CA, US

Assignee:

ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC. - SANTA MONICA CA

International Classification:

A63F 13/537

Abstract:

Disclosed is a system and method of generating, for a given game map, an LOS catalog before gameplay and identifying a spawn location during gameplay based on the LOS catalog. For every unique pair of map nodes in a game map, the LOS catalog may indicate the minimum distance that must be traveled from a first map node of the pair to achieve LOS to a second map node of the pair, an identifier for the first map node, and an identifier for the second map node. When a gameplay session is initiated, the LOS catalog may be retrieved and used to identify relatively safe spawn points based on distances that must be traveled from enemy positions to achieve LOS to potential spawn points.