Ghost expressions based on ghost data augmented by user-provided information

• US 9,533,230 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2011
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Paquet, Philippe, Kalson, Amy, Stuart, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): PIERCE, DAMON JOSEPH
• Application Number:
  US13/108,297
• Publication Number:
  US 20120295718A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,059 Days
• Field of Search: 463/43
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/86 Watching games played by other players
• 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 2300/577 for watching a game played by other players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/646 for calculating the trajectory of an object
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality

Abstract

Ghost expressions with user-provided information may be provided in asynchronous gameplay. According to some implementations, ghost data associated with a first performance by a first user of a first task in a game may be obtained. The ghost data may be configured to allow generation of a ghost expression in the game corresponding to the first performance of the first task in the game by the first user. User-provided information associated with the first performance of the first task in the game may be obtained. The ghost data may be augmented with the user-provided information to obtain augmented ghost data. The augmented ghost data may be provided to effectuate presentation in the game of the ghost expression and at least some of the user-provided information via a client computing platform associated with the first user or a second user of the game.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing user-provided information in asynchronous gameplay, the method being implemented in a computer system comprising one or more physical processors and storage media storing machine-readable instructions, the method comprising:

during a first performance by a first user of a first task in a game, the game being presented to the first user via a first user interface;

obtaining ghost data associated with the first performance by the first user of the first task in the game, the ghost data being configured to allow generation of a ghost expression in the game corresponding to the first performance of the first task in the game by the first user, wherein the ghost expression includes a visualization of the first performance by the first user of the first task in the game;

subsequent to the first performance by the first user of the first task in the game;

obtaining user-provided information from the first user associated with the first performance of the first task in the game, a portion of the user-provided information corresponding to a temporal point within the first task; and

generating augmented ghost data, the augmented ghost data being generated at least by augmenting the ghost data at the temporal point within the first task with the portion of the user-provided information corresponding to the temporal point within the first task; and

during a second performance by a second user of the first task in the game, the second user being different from the first user, the game being presented to the second user via a second user interface;

providing the augmented ghost data to effectuate presentation of the augmented ghost data in the game, the presented augmented ghost data including both the ghost expression from the first performance and at least the portion of the user-provided information corresponding to the temporal point within the first task such that the portion of the user-provided information corresponding to the temporal point is provided to the second user via the second user interface during the second performance of the first task at the temporal point during the presentation of the ghost expression.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first task includes a race, a mission, a fight, an episode, a competition, a session, a quest, or a level within the game.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-provided information includes one or more of metadata, text, an image, audio, video, olfactory feedback, or haptic feedback.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein another portion of the user-provided information is provided by one or both of the first user or one or more other users of the game.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein another portion of the user-provided information corresponds to one or both of a progress point of the first task or a spatial point within the game.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the presentation of the user-provided information is based on one or more rules.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein individual ones of the one or more rules are based on one or more of an individual user identity, a group of users, a parental control metric, demographic data, a user profile, or a status associated with one or more users.

8. A system configured for providing user-provided information in asynchronous gameplay, the system comprising:

one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to;

during a first performance by a first user of a first task in a game, the game being presented to the first user via a first user interface;

obtain ghost data associated with the first performance by the first user of the first task in the game, the ghost data being configured to allow generation of a ghost expression in the game corresponding to the first performance of the first task in the game by the first user, wherein the ghost expression includes a visualization of the first performance by the first user of the first task in the game;

subsequent to the first performance by the first user of the first task in the game;

obtain user-provided information from the first user associated with the first performance of the first task in the game, a portion of the user-provided information corresponding to a temporal point within the first task; and

generate augmented ghost data, the augmented ghost data being generated at least by augmenting the ghost data at the temporal point within the first task with the portion of the user-provided information corresponding to the temporal point within the first task; and

during a second performance by a second user of the first task in the game, the second user being different from the first user, the game being presented to the second user via a second user interface;

provide the augmented ghost data to effectuate presentation of the augmented ghost data in the game, the presented augmented ghost data including both the ghost expression from the first performance and at least the portion of the user-provided information corresponding to the temporal point within the first task such that the portion of the user-provided information corresponding to the temporal point is provided to the second user via the second user interface during the second performance of the first task at the temporal point during the presentation of the ghost expression.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the first task includes a race, a mission, a fight, an episode, a competition, a session, a quest, or a level within the game.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the user-provided information includes one or more of metadata, text, an image, audio, video olfactory feedback, or haptic feedback.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein another portion of the user-provided information is provided by one or both of the first user or one or more other users of the game.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein another portion of the user-provided information corresponds to one or both of a progress point of the first task or a spatial point within the game.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to determine the presentation of the user-provided information based on one or more rules.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein individual ones of the one or more rules are based on one or more of an individual user identity, a group of users, a parental control metric, demographic data, a user profile, or a status associated with one or more users.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having machine-readable instructions embodied thereon, the machine-readable instructions being executable by one or more physical processors to perform a method for providing user provided information in asynchronous gameplay, the method comprising:

during a first performance by a first user of a first task in a game, the game being presented to the first user via a first user interface;

obtaining ghost data associated with the first performance by the first user of the first task in the game, the ghost data being configured to allow generation of a ghost expression in the game corresponding to the first performance of the first task in the game by the first user, wherein the ghost expression includes a visualization of the first performance by the first user of the first task in the game;

subsequent to the first performance by the first user of the first task in the game;

obtaining user-provided information from the first user associated with the first performance of the first task in the game, a portion of the user-provided information corresponding to a temporal point within the first task; and

obtaining augmented ghost data, the augmented ghost data being generated at least by augmenting the ghost data at the temporal point within the first task with the portion of the user-provided information corresponding to the temporal point within the first task; and

during a second performance by a second user of the first task in the game, the second user being different from the first user, the game being presented to the second user via a second user interface;

providing the augmented ghost data to effectuate presentation of the augmented ghost data in the game, the presented augmented ghost data including both the ghost expression from the first performance and at least the portion of the user-provided information corresponding to the temporal point within the first task such that the portion of the user-provided information corresponding to the temporal point is provided to the second user via the second user interface during the second performance of the first task at the temporal point during the presentation of the ghost expression.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein:

the first task includes a race, a mission, a fight, an episode, a competition, a session, a quest, or a level within the game; and

the user-provided information includes one or more of metadata, text, an image, audio, video, olfactory feedback, or haptic feedback.