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Computing application instant replay

  • US 9,498,717 B2
  • Filed: 02/10/2014
  • Issued: 11/22/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An instant replay method for video games, the method comprising:

  • on a computer gaming device configured to play a plurality of different video games, overseeing a currently playing video game of the plurality of different video games with a platform-level instant replay companion that executes separately from any of the plurality of different video games;

    with the platform-level instant replay companion, automatically and continuously recording a most recently played portion of rendered gameplay from the currently playing video game;

    recognizing a user-initiated instant replay command provided by a video game player via one or more of a handheld game controller, a touch screen, a camera, and a microphone; and

    with the platform-level instant replay companion, displaying a recorded gameplay segment from the most recently played portion of rendered gameplay while a game state of the currently playing video game is displayed.

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