Game Scrap System, Game Scrap Method, and Computer Readable Recording Medium Recording Program for Implementing the Method

• US 20080113812A1
• Filed: 03/17/2006
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Inventors: Kwon, Mi Jin
• Granted Patent: US 9,242,173 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/40 Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/49 Saving the game status; Pausing or ending the game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/497 Partially or entirely replaying previous game actions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/5375 for graphically or textually suggesting an action, e.g. by displaying an arrow indicating a turn in a driving game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/63 by the player, e.g. authoring using a level editor
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/812 Ball games, e.g. soccer or baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/245 visual
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2488 Remotely playable
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1087 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. a camera
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/203 Image generating hardware
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/305 for providing a graphical or textual hint to the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/50 characterized by details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5533 using program state or machine event data, e.g. server keeps track of the state of multiple players on in a multiple player game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/554 by saving game or status data
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6018 where the game content is authored by the player, e.g. level editor or by game device at runtime, e.g. level is created from music data on CD
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/634 for replaying partially or entirely the game actions since the beginning of the game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8011 : Ball
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/24 : Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for video games A63F13/00; computerized gaming systems G07F17/32

Abstract

A game scrap system associated with a game progress includes: a data table setting setup information by recording at least one game environment associated with a generation of a predetermined event signal; an event signal generation unit generating the event signal when a game environment according to a game progress corresponds to at least a portion of the setup information; an image capturing unit, in response to the event signal, capturing a game image to generate game image information; and an image transmission unit transmitting the generated game image information to a remote location in a network using a network address.

Claims

1. A game scrap system comprising:

a memory for storing setup information associated with a generation of a predetermined event signal wherein the predetermined event signal is generated when a predetermined game event occurs while at least one gamer is playing a video game;

an event signal generation unit configured for generating the event signal according to the stored setup information and a game progress of the gamer;

an image capturing unit configured for, in response to the event signal, capturing a game image to generate game image information; and

an image transmission unit transmitting the generated game image information to a remote location in a network.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a message information providing unit configured for providing the gamer with guide information associated with the transmission of the game image information.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the generated game image information is transmitted to a remote location in a network using a network address, and the network address is information identifying a web server associated with at least one of a blog, a homepage and a community which are associated with a gamer.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the image transmission unit controls a predetermined data storage unit to store the game image information transmitted to the web server identified by the network address, the game image information is stored according to properties of the game image information, and the properties of the game image information are related to a name or a genre of a game associated with the generation of the game image information.

5. A game scrap system comprising:

a memory for storing game image information by capturing playing image while at least one gamer is playing a video game;

a component configured for filtering at least a portion of said stored game image information to select a unit game image information, in response to a predetermined event signal; and

a component configured for transmitting the filtered unit game image information to a remote location in a network.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the component configured for filtering at least a portion of said stored game image information performs a filtering process, the filtering process comprising the process actions of:

dividing said recorded game image information into a plurality of unit playing image sessions of a predetermined time interval; and

selecting a predetermined number of said unit playing image sessions based, at least in part, upon a point in time of when the predetermined event signal is generated.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the component configured for filtering at least a portion of said stored game image information performs an editing process, the editing process comprising the process actions of:

editing said stored game image information to display a portion of said recorded game image information wherein the edited game image information displays only virtual area near a predetermined virtual object in the video game.

8. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

a memory storing setup information associated with a generation of the predetermined event signal wherein the predetermined event signal is generated when a predetermined game event occurs while at least one gamer is playing the video game; and

a component configured for generating the event signal according to the stored setup information and a game progress of the gamer.

9. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

a component configured for generating the event signal according to the game progress, wherein the component generates an event signal in response to a request for the generation of the event signal from a gamer.

10. The system of claim 5, wherein the memory stores the game image information based on at least one of a game progress time, a total capacity for maintaining information, and a game stage.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the system determines a maximum capacity of the game image information that can be maintained according to a utilized standard, and when game image information exceeding the determined maximum capacity is generated, updates game image information based on a first-in first-out method.

12. The system of claim 5, wherein:

the component configured for filtering at least a portion of said stored game image information performs an editing process, the editing process comprising the process actions of;

sorting the edited unit game image information according to a selected form, and providing a gamer with at least some of the sorted unit game.

13. The system of claim 5, wherein the generated game image information is transmitted to a remote location in a network using a network address, and the network address is information identifying a web server associated with at least one of a blog, a homepage, and a community which are associated with a gamer.

14. A game scrap method comprising the steps of:

generating an event signal associated with capturing a game playing image according to a predetermined event signal setup information and a game process which at least one gamer interacts with a video game when;

capturing at least one playing image session of which at least one gamer interacts with a video game, in response to the generated event signal; and

transmitting at least a portion of said captured playing image session to a remote location in a network.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the generated game image information is transmitted to a remote location in a network using a network address, and the network address is information identifying a web server associated with at least one of a blog, a homepage, and a community which are associated with a gamer.

16. A game scrap method comprising the steps of:

recording game image information by capturing playing image of which at least one gamer interacts with a video game;

filtering at least a portion of said recorded game image information to select a unit game image information, in response to a predetermined event signal; and

transmitting the filtered unit game image information to a remote location in a network.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the generated game image information is transmitted to a remote location in a network using a network address, and the network address is information identifying a web server associated with at least one of a blog, a homepage, and a community which are associated with a gamer.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of filtering at least a portion of said recorded game image information comprises the steps of:

dividing said recorded game image information into a plurality of unit playing image sessions of a predetermined time interval; and

selecting a predetermined number of said unit playing image sessions based, at least in part, upon a point in time of when the predetermined event signal is generated.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the step of filtering at least a portion of said recorded playing image comprises the steps of:

segmenting said recorded playing image into at least one cell; and

selecting a predetermined number of cells which are adjacent to a predetermined virtual object in the video game.

20. A computer readable storage medium storing a program for implementing the method recited in claim 16.

21. The method of claim 16, further comprising the step of:

editing said filtered playing image.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of filtering at least a portion of said recorded game image information comprises the step of:

editing said recorded game image information to display a portion of said recorded game image information wherein the edited game image information displays only virtual area near a predetermined virtual object in the video game.