Company patents
Activision Publishing, Inc.
Activision Publishing, Inc. surprisingly shows a significant shift in its patent strategy, with its core "Games & Gaming" category experiencing a sharp decline of 59.5% in 2025 and a further 29.4% so far in 2026, despite still representing 92.4% of its portfolio. Concurrently, "Image Processing" is emerging as a key focus, demonstrating a remarkable 100.0% year-over-year growth in 2026, indicating a strategic pivot towards underlying visual technologies rather than solely game mechanics.
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Yearly patent publications since 2023
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Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.
118 US filings (since 2023) · 11 categories · 12 themes
Systems and architectures that enable game execution, content delivery, and interactive social experiences through cloud infrastructure and live streaming technologies.
Games that integrate physical objects, real-world environments, or location data with virtual game elements to create interactive experiences.
Technologies that enhance player immersion through advanced graphics rendering, multi-sensory feedback (haptic, auditory), and synchronized interactive experiences in virtual or physical environments.
Techniques and hardware architectures designed to efficiently generate and display complex 3D graphics, particularly for interactive applications like virtual reality, focusing on speed and visual quality.
Techniques for rendering, interacting with, and managing content within augmented or virtual reality environments, including spatial tracking, gaze interaction, and dynamic multi-application display management.
Design and functionality of game controllers and input devices that allow for customization, modular component swapping, or specialized input methods beyond standard buttons.
Methods and systems for improving the quality of video streams, generating intermediate frames, or continuously locating and following objects within a sequence of images, even under occlusion.
Systems using artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor athlete performance, provide personalized training plans, predict physiological responses, or create virtual representations for feedback and analysis.
Mechanisms to facilitate the secure exchange of data between different entities or systems while enforcing usage policies, managing digital content rights, and ensuring data consistency during replication or transfer.
Systems and methods for identifying and blocking unauthorized access, malicious activities, or abnormal behavior within a network by analyzing traffic, system logs, or behavioral patterns.
Designing user interfaces and interaction methods specifically for mobile or wearable devices, enabling control of external systems, monitoring user states, or facilitating real-world transactions.
Techniques for protecting data at rest or in backup, ensuring its integrity, confidentiality, and verifiable origin, often involving encryption, unique identifiers, or secure repositories.
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Secure Data Sharing & Rights Management