Program, information storage medium, image processing device, image processing method, and data structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9792950-B2
Application number	US-200913203411-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2009
Priority date	Mar 19, 2009
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

To provide a program, an information storage medium, an image processing device, an image processing method, and a data structure capable of collaboration between replay data and a motion picture produced by an image capturing unit during a period corresponding to the replay data. A replay data obtaining unit obtains replay data for reproducing the status of execution of a program. A captured motion picture obtaining unit obtains a captured motion picture that is produced by the image capturing unit during an image capturing period including at least a part of a reproduction period in which the status of execution of the program is reproduced based on replay data. A data holding unit holds replay data and a captured motion picture so as to be correlated to each other.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A non-transitory information storage medium storing instructions which are to be executed by a client computer terminal, the instructions comprising:
instructions for executing a program in accordance with user operation data received from a user input device and generating a first plurality of frame images in accordance with a first mode to produce a motion picture for display to the user based on the program execution and user operation data;
replay data obtaining instructions for obtaining replay data for reproducing a status of execution of the program when the program is executed, wherein the replay data include the user operation data and the replay data is produced simultaneously with producing the motion picture for display to the user;
motion picture for playback producing instructions for generating, after obtaining the replay data, a second plurality of frame images in accordance with a second mode for producing a motion picture for playback by executing the program using the obtained replay data, wherein the first and second modes are different and the first and second plurality of frames are different such that the motion picture for playback is at a lower resolution than the motion picture for display, and that the motion picture for playback is in condition to be uploaded from the client computing terminal to a motion picture distribution server for distribution over a computer data network;
captured motion data obtaining instructions for obtaining a captured motion picture produced during at least a part of a reproduction period in which the status of execution of the program is reproduced based on the replay data;
instructions to produce a replay motion picture based on the replay data and the captured motion picture; and
instructions to produce the motion picture for playback based on the replay motion picture and the captured motion picture.

2. A non-transitory information storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions to produce the motion picture for playback comprise instructions to combine the replay motion picture and the captured motion picture according to a rule for producing the motion picture for playback.

3. A non-transitory information storage medium according to claim 2 , wherein the instructions to produce the motion picture for playback comprise instructions to play back a motion picture that is based on the replay data and the captured motion picture to thereby produce the motion picture for playback.

4. A non-transitory information storage medium according to claim 2 , wherein the rule is a predetermined rule.

5. A non-transitory information storage medium according to claim 2 , wherein the rule is determined based on the replay motion picture to thereby produce a motion picture for playback.

6. A non-transitory information storage medium according to claim 2 , wherein the instructions to produce the motion picture for playback further comprise changing instructions for changing the rule for combining the replay motion picture and the captured motion picture according to a user operation.

7. A non-transitory information storage medium according to claim 2 , wherein the instructions to produce the motion picture for playback further comprise motion picture for playback output instructions for outputting, in response to a request from a user, the motion picture for playback so as to be correlated to an identifier of the user to a motion picture output server for outputting a motion picture.

8. A non-transitory information storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the replay data describes at least content of an operation carried out by a user.

9. A non-lransitory information storage medium according to claim 1 , the instructions further comprising:
instructions for holding the replay data and the captured motion picture in holding means so as to be correlated to each other.

10. A non-transitory information storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein the image capturing period is a period longer than the reproduction period.

11. An image processing device including a client computer terminal, comprising:
a program execution unit for executing a program in accordance with user operation data received from a user input device and generating a first plurality of frame images in accordance with a first mode to produce a motion picture for display to the user based on the program execution and user operation data;
a replay data obtaining unit for obtaining replay data for reproducing a status of execution of the program when the program is executed, wherein the replay data include the user operation data and the replay data is produced simultaneously with producing the motion picture for display to the user;
a motion picture for playback producing unit for generating, after obtaining the replay data, a second plurality of frame images in accordance with a second mode for producing a motion picture for playback by executing the program using the obtained replay data, wherein the first and second modes are different and the first and second plurality of frames are different such that the motion picture for playback is at a lower resolution than the motion picture for display, and that the motion picture for playback is in condition to be uploaded from the client computer terminal to a motion picture distribution server for distribution over a computer data network;
a captured motion picture obtaining unit for obtaining a captured motion picture produced during at least a part of a reproduction period in which the status of execution of the program is reproduced based the replay data: and
a replay motion picture obtaining unit for reproducing a replay motion picture based on the replay data and the captured motion picture,
wherein the motion picture for playback producing unit produces the motion picture for playback based on the replay motion picture and the captured motion picture.

12. An image processing method carried out on a client computer terminal, comprising:
executing a program in accordance with user operation data received from a user input device and generating a first plurality of frame images in accordance with a first mode to produce a motion picture for display to the user based on the program execution and user operation data;
obtaining replay data for reproducing a status of execution of the program when the program is executed, wherein the replay data include the user operation data and the replay data is produced simultaneously with producing the motion picture for display to the user;
after obtaining the replay data, generating a second plurality of frame images in accordance with a second mode for producing a motion picture for playback by executing the program using the obtained replay data, wherein the first and second modes are different and the first and second plurality of frames are different such that the motion picture for playback is at a lower resolution than the motion picture for display, and that the motion picture for playback is in condition to be uploaded from the client computer terminal to a motion picture distribution server for distribution over a computer data network;
obtaining a captured motion picture produced during at least a part of a reproduction period in which the status of execution of the program is reproduced based the replay data: and
producing a replay motion picture based on the replay data and the captured motion picture,
wherein the producing the motion picture for playback includes producing the motion picture for playback based on the replay motion picture and the captured motion picture.

Assignees

• Suzuki Tatsuya
• Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc

Inventors

• Suzuki Tatsuya

Classifications

• A63F13/655

  by importing photos, e.g. of the player · CPC title

• H04N5/772

  the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure · CPC title

• A63F2300/577

  for watching a game played by other players · CPC title

• G11B27/007 Primary

  reproducing continuously a part of the information, i.e. repeating · CPC title

• A63F13/86

  Watching games played by other players · CPC title