Systems and methods for indicating events in game video

• US 9,776,075 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2014
• Issued: 10/03/2017
• 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:
  US14/216,831
• Publication Number:
  US 20140274387A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,296 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 game controller module configured to receive user control signals and execute gameplay based on the user control signals;

a trigger satisfaction module configured to determine whether one or more events that occur during the gameplay satisfy one or more trigger conditions of a trigger;

a metadata module configured to receive metadata associated with the gameplay and apply metadata game rules to generate one or more trigger satisfaction indicators based on the satisfaction of the one or more trigger conditions of the trigger; and

a marker module 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.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the marker module provides the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators to a remote server to enable the remote server to generate the one or more game event markers.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a render module configured to render the video of the gameplay.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising a sharing module configured to provide access to the rendered video.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more events that occur during the gameplay that satisfy the one or more trigger conditions of the trigger include unlocking an achievement.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more events that occur during the gameplay that satisfy the one or more trigger conditions of the trigger include receiving a manual event signal from a player of the game.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the metadata module is further configured to generate metadata which includes the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising a metadata translation module configured to translate at least some of the metadata into one or more annotations.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more annotations include a label describing the one or more game segments that is viewable to the viewer.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more annotations include the game event markers to be associated with at least one position on a timeline of the video of the gameplay.

11. A method comprising:

receiving user control signals and execute gameplay based on the user control signals;

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

receiving metadata associated with the gameplay and apply metadata game rules to generate one or more trigger satisfaction indicators based on the satisfaction of the one or more trigger conditions of the trigger; and

associating 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.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising providing the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators to a remote server to enable the remote server to generate the one or more game event markers.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising rendering the video of the gameplay.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing access to the rendered video.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more events that occur during the gameplay that satisfy the one or more trigger conditions of the trigger include unlocking an achievement.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more events that occur during the gameplay that satisfy the one or more trigger conditions of the trigger include receiving a manual event signal from a player of the game.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising generating metadata which includes the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising translating at least some of the metadata into one or more annotations.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the one or more annotations includes a label describing the one or more game segments that is viewable to the viewer.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the one or more annotations include the game event markers to be associated with at least one position on a timeline of the video of the gameplay.

21. A computer readable media comprising executable instructions, the instructions being executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving user control signals and execute gameplay based on the user control signals;

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

receiving metadata associated with the gameplay and apply metadata game rules to generate one or more trigger satisfaction indicators based on the satisfaction of the one or more trigger conditions of the trigger; and

associating 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.