ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,549, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Tokyo).

"Content evaluation system and method" was invented by Philip Cockram (London) and Peter Garner (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Digital content such as games, movies, or interactive media can be evaluated based on cognitive load experienced by users. Evaluation begins with collecting diverse data including metadata, gameplay metrics, user feedback, and the analysis of visual or audio extracts. Information about content length, scope, asset variety, and user interaction patterns is processed using models that consider both general and user-specif...