公开(公告)号：US11413545B1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-16

申请号：US17081328

申请日：2020-10-27

Applicant: Robert Marc Zeidman

Inventor： Robert Marc Zeidman

IPC: A63F13/86 ,  G07F17/32 ,  A63F13/537

Abstract: This invention allows the players of multiplayer games like poker, chess, backgammon, go, board games, and video games to play the game online while commenting on the game and explaining their strategies to an online audience without sharing that information with their opponents.

公开(公告)号：US20220203234A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17561525

申请日：2021-12-23

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Richard Olabode ,  Mario M. Sarria, JR. ,  Warren M. Benedetto

IPC: A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/86

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for selecting a viewport into a video game for a spectator viewing a video game played by a player. The method includes identifying a plurality of virtual cameras for providing a plurality of viewports into scenes of the video game. The method includes accessing a spectator playbook, the spectator playbook is stored in association with a profile of the spectator. The spectator playbook identifies viewing history of the spectator for types of video games viewed by the spectator. The method includes accessing a player playbook, the player playbook is stored in association with a profile of the player. The player playbook identifies performance of the player for types of video games played by the player. The method includes accessing gameplay data for the video game played by the player. The method includes selecting a viewport from the plurality of viewports into the video game. The selected viewport is dynamically updated based on processing the spectator playbook, the player playbook, and changes in the gameplay data. The method includes streaming a spectator video stream for the spectator. The spectator video stream automatically changes based on the dynamic updating of the viewport while the spectator views the video game. In this way, viewports into a video game are selected and dynamically updated to provide the spectator with a customized viewing experience

公开(公告)号：US20220203232A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17223014

申请日：2021-04-06

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Elke Wiggeshoff

IPC: A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/86

Abstract: A method is provided, for enabling a spectator of a video game to provide assistance to a player, including: streaming, over a network to a spectator client device operated by a spectator, gameplay video generated from a session of a video game driven by interactive gameplay of a player via a player client device, the gameplay video being rendered by the spectator client device through a spectator interface for viewing by the spectator; during the streaming of the gameplay video, receiving a request from the player client device; responsive to the request, surfacing a notification through the spectator interface, the notification indicating a request for assistance; receiving via the spectator interface, a response to the notification indicating acceptance of the request; responsive to receiving the response, initiating a private communication channel between the spectator client device and the player client device to enable communication between the spectator and the player.

公开(公告)号：US11369885B1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US17006598

申请日：2020-08-28

Applicant: Electronic Arts Inc.

Inventor： Alexander Lucas ,  Mike Kriz ,  Nathan Frederick

IPC: A63F13/86 ,  G06K9/62 ,  A63F13/537 ,  H04N19/42 ,  G06V20/40

Abstract: Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for extracting information from videos. The method includes annotating portions of interest within screen captures. The method also includes receiving at least a first set of videos for a video game. The method also includes training a first machine-learning model to identify the portions of interest within the first set of videos. The method also includes generating validation data based on results of the first machine-learning model. The method also includes extracting information based on the portions of interest identified in the first set of videos.

公开(公告)号：US20220193559A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17689725

申请日：2022-03-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC

Inventor： Warren Benedetto

IPC: A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/497 ,  G06F16/74 ,  H04N21/478 ,  A63F13/49 ,  A63F13/47 ,  A63F13/30 ,  H04N21/274 ,  H04N21/472 ,  A63F13/355 ,  A63F13/493 ,  A63F13/63

Abstract: A method for gaming, including receiving from a client device of a user selection of a video recording of game play of a player for a gaming application, and streaming the video recording to the client device. The video recording is associated with a snapshot captured at a first point in the recorded game play. Selection of a jump point in the recorded game play is received from the client device. An instance of the gaming application is initiated based on the snapshot to initiate a jump game play. Input commands used to direct the game play and associated with the snapshot are accessed. Image frames are generated based on the input commands for rendering at the client device, the image frames replaying the game play to the jump point. Input commands from the client device are handled beginning from the jump point for the jump game play.

公开(公告)号：US20220193553A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17527788

申请日：2021-11-16

Applicant: Madison Kruse

Inventor： Madison Kruse

IPC: A63F13/65 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/431 ,  A63F13/86

Abstract: Systems and methods for embedding multiple video streams within a single display. The systems and methods comprise trimming or clipping a first video feed (generally the output of a video game being played by the streamer) to fit within the minor axis width of a mobile device display in portrait mode. Additionally, a second video stream (generally the headshot feed of the streamer), is likewise trimmed and resized to fit within the same width. Blank space within the image is then filled in with blurred content extensions, generally from the first video stream, which provides a smooth and uniform color palette, and subdues perceived animation to provide an overall pleasing visual experience.

公开(公告)号：US20220193543A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17692449

申请日：2022-03-11

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Toshiya Ikenaga

IPC: A63F13/355 ,  A63F13/426 ,  A63F13/49 ,  A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/497 ,  A63F13/86

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: receiving, at at least one game server, an execution request for execution of a game program from a user terminal over a network and, in response, loading and executing the game program, where the execution request is associated with a play point in a video that shows previously played content of the game program; transmitting the video, by way of at least one of the at least one game server and at least one video server, to the user terminal over the network, where the video is displayed to a user of the user terminal and the execution request is initiated by the user; obtaining, at the at least one game server, certain game situation data that is identified based on the play point associated with the execution request, from a storage unit that stores respective game situation data which indicate respective situations of the game program that are associated with respective play points in the video; starting executing the game program, by the at least one game server, from a situation that is indicated by the certain game situation data obtained; and transmitting game data to the user terminal over the network such that the user may enter into gameplay.

公开(公告)号：US11358057B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US16362561

申请日：2019-03-22

Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Inventor： Andi Smithers

IPC: A63F13/5255 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06T3/00 ,  A63F13/86

Abstract: Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to allowing interactive broadcast streamed video from games and other dynamic content. In accordance with some implementations, a content creator may publish a plurality of video surfaces of an environment for streaming to a plurality of client devices for video playback. The plurality of video surfaces may correspond, for example, to a cube map of a gaming environment captured from the perspective of a player. Upon receiving a stream including multiple video surfaces such as a cubemap, a media player of a viewer may generate a fully-rendered three-dimensional view of the environment.

公开(公告)号：US20220161143A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17537016

申请日：2021-11-29

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Govind Raveendranathan Nair ,  Sangeeta Parida ,  Rajendran Pichaimurthy ,  Amrit Srivastava ,  Prakash Viswanathan

IPC: A63F13/798 ,  A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/87 ,  H04N21/8549

Abstract: Systems and methods for recommending video game content based on video game performance are disclosed. A level is identified from among a sequence of playable levels of a currently active video game. A video game performance metric for the identified level is determined. Based on the determined video game performance metric, a video of a performance of the identified level of the video game is selected for recommendation from among a plurality of videos stored in a database in association with corresponding video game performance metrics. An option, which is selectable to cause playback of the selected video, is transmitted for display via a computing device.

公开(公告)号：US11338211B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US16761187

申请日：2018-11-22

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Masahiro Fujihara ,  Kiyobumi Matsunaga

IPC: A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/35 ,  A63F13/812

Abstract: An application execution unit 110 generates a game image. A message generation unit 112 generates a notification message. An image processing unit 118 generates a distribution image including the game image. A distribution processing unit 126 distributes the distribution image to one or more information processing terminals through a shared server. A setting unit 114 allows a user to set whether or not the notification message is included in the distribution image so as to be visually recognizable, and registers setting contents in a storage apparatus.