System and method for capturing and sharing console gaming data

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12290749-B2
Application number	US-202016889081-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 1, 2020
Priority date	Mar 13, 2012
Publication date	May 6, 2025
Grant date	May 6, 2025

Abstract

A system and method for capturing and sharing console gaming data is described. Embodiments capture gameplay data directly at the gaming console, without the need for external hardware. This allows users to easily capture rich console gaming experiences and share them across a variety of outlets. In one embodiment, the methods described herein can be implemented with a patch or driver on the operating system of the user device, rendering it unnecessary to heavily modify the source code of the game.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for sharing gameplay, the method comprising:
during execution of gameplay by a first game console, receiving a request at the first game console from a first user to capture a first portion of the gameplay;
capturing, by the first game console, the first portion of the gameplay in response to the request, the first portion of the gameplay being associated with the first user and a second user and being from a point of view of the first user;
transmitting, by the first game console, telemetry or metadata representative of the first portion of the gameplay to the second user for recreating the first portion of the gameplay; and
presenting, by a second game console, the first portion of the gameplay to the second user from the point of view of the first user.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
buffering a second portion of the gameplay prior to the first portion of the gameplay, the second portion of the gameplay being associated with the first user and the second user and being from the point of view of the first user; and
combining the second portion of the gameplay with the first portion of the gameplay subsequent to the request from the first user to capture the first portion of the gameplay.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising transmitting the telemetry or metadata further representative of the second portion the gameplay to the second user with the first portion of the gameplay.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second portion of the gameplay captures a portion of the gameplay leading up to an interaction between the first user and the second user in the gameplay.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the gameplay captures an interaction between the first user and the second user in the gameplay.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising capturing a second portion of the gameplay in response to a request from the second user, the second portion of the gameplay being associated with the first user and the second user and being from a point of view of the second user.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising presenting the second portion of the gameplay to the second user from the point of view of the second user in combination with the presenting of the first portion of the gameplay.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
transmitting the second portion of the gameplay to the first user; and
presenting the second portion of the gameplay to the first user from the point of view of the second user.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising recreating the first portion of the gameplay for the second user based on the telemetry or metadata representative of the first portion of the gameplay.

10. A system for sharing gameplay, the system comprising:
a processor operable to:
receive a request from a first user to capture a first portion of the gameplay during execution of gameplay;
capture the first portion of the gameplay in response to the request, the first portion of the gameplay being associated with the first user and a second user and being from a point of view of the first user;
cause a transmission of telemetry or metadata representative of the first portion of the gameplay to the second user for recreating the first portion of the gameplay; and
cause a presentation of the first portion of the gameplay to the second user from the point of view of the first user.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is operable to:
buffer a second portion of the gameplay prior to the first portion of the gameplay, the second portion of the gameplay being associated with the first user and the second user and being from the point of view of the first user; and
combine the second portion of the gameplay with the first portion of the gameplay subsequent to the request from the first user to capture the first portion of the gameplay.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is operable to cause a transmission of the telemetry or metadata further representative of the second portion the gameplay to the second user with the first portion of the gameplay.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second portion of the gameplay captures a portion of the gameplay leading up to an interaction between the first user and the second user in the gameplay.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first portion of the gameplay captures an interaction between the first user and the second user in the gameplay.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is operable to capture a second portion of the gameplay in response to a request from the second user, the second portion of the gameplay being associated with the first user and the second user and being from a point of view of the second user.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is operable to cause a presentation of the second portion of the gameplay to the second user from the point of view of the second user in combination with the presenting of the first portion of the gameplay.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the processor is operable to:
cause a transmission of the second portion of the gameplay to the first user; and
cause a presentation of the second portion of the gameplay to the first user from the point of view of the second user.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable instructions embedded thereon for performing the steps of:
during execution of gameplay, receiving a request from a first user to capture a first portion of the gameplay;
capturing the first portion of the gameplay in response to the request, the first portion of the gameplay being associated with the first user and a second user and being from a point of view of the first user;
causing a transmitting of telemetry or metadata representative of the first portion of the gameplay to the second user for recreating the first portion of the gameplay; and
causing a presenting of the first portion of the gameplay to the second user from the point of view of the first user.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , further having computer executable instructions embedded thereon for performing the steps of:
buffering a second portion of the gameplay prior to the first portion of the gameplay, the second portion of the gameplay being associated with the first user and the second user and being from the point of view of the first user; and
combining the second portion of the gameplay with the first portion of the gameplay subsequent to the request from the first user to capture the first portion of the gameplay.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , further having computer executable instructions embedded thereon for performing the step of causing a transmitting of the telemetry or metadata further representative of the second portion the gameplay to the second user with the first portion of the gameplay.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the second portion of the gameplay captures a portion of the gameplay leading up to an interaction between the first user and the second user in the gameplay.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the first portion of the gameplay captures an interaction between the first user and the second user in the gameplay.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , further having computer executable instructions

Assignees

• Sony Interactive Entertainment America Llc
• Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC

Inventors

• Gary Nathan

Classifications

• G06V20/49

  Segmenting video sequences, i.e. computational techniques such as parsing or cutting the sequence, low-level clustering or determining units such as shots or scenes · CPC title

• A63F2300/634

  for replaying partially or entirely the game actions since the beginning of the game · CPC title

• A63F2300/577

  for watching a game played by other players · CPC title

• A63F2300/5546

  using player registration data, e.g. identification, account, preferences, game history · CPC title

• A63F2300/554

  by saving game or status data · CPC title