Systems and methods for indicating events in game video

• US 10,099,116 B1
• Filed: 01/31/2018
• Issued: 10/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronic Arts Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Electronic Arts Incorporated
• Inventors: Lewis, Michael, Veenendaal, Hans Van, Back, Jonathan, Bruckschlegel, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuff, Michael
• Application Number:
  US15/885,307
• Time in Patent Office: 258 Days
• Field of Search: 463 25, 463 42, 463 43, 463 31
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/69 by enabling or updating specific game elements, e.g. unlocking hidden features, items, levels or versions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/86 Watching games played by other players
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739

Abstract

In some embodiments, a system comprises a game controller module, a trigger satisfaction module, a metadata module, and a marker module. The game controller module may be configured to receive user control signals and execute gameplay based on the user control signals. The trigger satisfaction module may be configured to determine whether one or more events that occur during the gameplay satisfy one or more trigger conditions of a trigger. The metadata module may be configured to generate one or more trigger satisfaction indicators based on the satisfaction of the one or more trigger conditions of the trigger. The marker module may be configured to associate the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators with video of the gameplay to generate one or more game event markers to be used to enable a viewer to jump to one or more game segments associated with the trigger.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a memory comprising instructions;

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to;

receive metadata associated with gameplay generated based on received user control signals, the metadata comprising a trigger;

determine whether one or more events that occur during the gameplay satisfy one or more trigger conditions of the trigger;

generate an annotation based on the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators, the annotation comprising an instruction to alter a rendered simulation of the gameplay.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the annotation comprises an instruction to generate one or more visuals to appear over the rendered simulation of the gameplay.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the metadata is received by a processing system from a player device, and the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to provide the annotation to the player device, or to a media system when the player device provides authorization to the media system to provide access to video of the gameplay.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the user control signals are generated by a user, and the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to receive instructions from the user to restrict the media system from access to video of the gameplay.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the metadata further comprises information to generate the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators, a description of the trigger, a player device identifier, a player identifier, a game identifier, a game instance identifier, a video identifier, or a media system identifier.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the metadata is received by a processing system from a player device during simulation of the gameplay, after the simulation the gameplay, or as permitted by network connectivity between the player device and the processing system.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the metadata is received by a processing system from a player device, and the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to:

receive, by the processing system, simulation results from a simulation of the gameplay used for rendering the gameplay; and

transmit the simulation results to a media system during the simulation of the gameplay, after the simulation of the gameplay, or as permitted by network connectivity between the player device and the processing system.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators identify a time, position, or portion of an event of interest in the gameplay.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the trigger is selected from a trigger profile for the game, the trigger profile obtainable after selection of the game by a user providing the user control signals, and wherein the trigger can be generated, modified, or deleted based on indications of a plurality of players of the game.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the trigger profile can be configured for the user based on the user'"'"'s actions in the game.

11. A method comprising:

receiving metadata associated with gameplay generated based on received user control signals, the metadata comprising a trigger;

generating one or more trigger satisfaction indicators based on whether one or more events that occur during the gameplay satisfy one or more trigger conditions of the trigger, the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators identifying a time, position, or portion of an event of interest in the gameplay; and

generating an annotation based on the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators, the annotation comprising an instruction to alter a rendered simulation of the gameplay.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the annotation comprises an instruction to generate one or more visuals to appear over the rendered simulation of the gameplay.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the metadata is received by a processing system from a player device, and the method further comprises providing the annotation to the player device, or to a media system when the player device provides authorization to the media system to provide access to video of the gameplay.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the user control signals are generated by a user, and the method further comprises receiving instructions from the user to restrict the media system from access to video of the gameplay.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the metadata further comprises information to generate the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators, a description of the trigger, a player device identifier, a player identifier, a game identifier, a game instance identifier, a video identifier, or a media system identifier.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the metadata is received by a processing system from a player device during simulation of the gameplay, after the simulation the gameplay, or as permitted by network connectivity between the player device and the processing system.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the metadata is received by a processing system from a player device, and the method further comprises:

receiving, by the processing system, simulation results from a simulation of the gameplay used for rendering the gameplay; and

transmitting the simulation results to a media system during the simulation of the gameplay, after the simulation of the gameplay, or as permitted by network connectivity between the player device and the processing system.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the trigger is selected from a trigger profile for the game, the trigger profile obtainable after selection of the game by a user providing the user control signals, and wherein the trigger can be generated, modified, or deleted based on indications of a plurality of players of the game.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the trigger profile can be configured for the user based on the user'"'"'s actions in the game.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions, the instructions being executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving metadata associated with gameplay generated based on received user control signals, the metadata comprising a trigger;

generating one or more trigger satisfaction indicators based on whether one or more events that occur during the gameplay satisfy one or more trigger conditions of the trigger, the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators identifying a time, position, or portion of an event of interest in the gameplay; and

generating an annotation based on the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators, the annotation comprising an instruction to generate one or more visuals to appear over the rendered simulation of the gameplay.