Systems and methods for indicating events in game video

• US 9,919,204 B1
• Filed: 08/25/2017
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• 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:
  US15/687,190
• Time in Patent Office: 207 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 user control signals;

execute gameplay based on the user control signals;

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

receive metadata associated with the gameplay;

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

associate the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators with a rendered simulation 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 one or more processors are further configured to provide 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, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to render the simulation of the gameplay.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to provide access to the rendered simulation.

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 comprise unlocking an achievement, or comprise receiving a manual event signal from a player of the game.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to generate metadata that comprises the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to translate at least some of the metadata into one or more annotations.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more annotations comprises a label describing the one or more game segments that is viewable to the viewer, or comprises game event markers to be associated with at least one position on a timeline of the simulation of the gameplay.

9. A method comprising:

receiving user control signals;

executing 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;

applying 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 a rendered simulation 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.

10. The method of claim 9, 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.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising rendering the simulation of the gameplay.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising providing access to the rendered simulation.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more events that occur during the gameplay that satisfy the one or more trigger conditions of the trigger comprise unlocking an achievement, or comprise receiving a manual event signal from a player of the game.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising generating metadata which includes the one or more trigger satisfaction indicators.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising translating at least some of the metadata into one or more annotations.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more annotations comprises a label describing the one or more game segments that is viewable to the viewer.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more annotations include the game event markers to be associated with at least one position on a timeline of the simulation of the gameplay.

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

receiving user control signals;

executing 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;

applying 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 a rendered simulation 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.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18, the method 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.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein the one or more events that occur during the gameplay that satisfy the one or more trigger conditions of the trigger comprise unlocking an achievement, or comprise receiving a manual event signal from a player of the game.