IP Library Granted Patent US 10,616,655
Granted Patent B2
US 10,616,655 · App. 16/243,931 · Granted Apr 7, 2020

Systems and methods for transmitting media associated with a measure of quality based on level of game play in an interactive video gaming environment

Inventors: David D. Chung (Walnut Creek, CA); Walter R. Klappert (North Hollywood, CA)
Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
H04N21/4781A63F13/00A63F13/25A63F13/35A63F13/52H04N21/274H04N21/4784H04N21/812
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Patent No.
US 10,616,655
App. No.
16/243,931
Granted
Apr 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for incorporating online user generated media content (e.g., videos) into an interactive video gaming environment are provided. Media assets that are associated with different measures of quality generated by users are stored on a remote server. A player action is received by the remote server. A determination is made as to which one of the plurality of levels of the interactive video gaming environment corresponds to the action. One of the videos associated with one of the measures of quality is selected based on the determination of the level corresponding to the action. The selected video is transmitted to the player.

Claims (31)

1. A method for repositioning media asset selections in 3D video gaming environments, the method comprising:

generating, by processing circuitry, a display of a 3D video gaming environment comprising a plurality of media assets wherein each of the plurality of media assets has a corresponding position in the 3D video gaming environment;

receiving a selection of a media asset from the plurality of media assets from a user device, wherein the user device is represented at a position in the 3D video gaming environment; and

in response to receiving the selection of the media asset from the plurality of media assets from the user device, repositioning the selection of the media asset from its original corresponding position in the 3D video gaming environment to a position closer to the represented position of the user device in the 3D video gaming environment.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

downloading the 3D interactive video gaming environment from a first source; and

executing the 3D interactive video gaming environment on a user equipment device comprising the processing circuitry and a storage device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the storage device is a remote server, and wherein identifying the subset of the plurality of videos comprises searching the remote server for content associated with the 3D interactive video gaming environment provided by the plurality of other users.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising retrieving, from the storage device, user profile information that indicates a first measure of progress of the user in the interactive application.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user device may be a stereoscopic optical device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of media assets is received from a plurality of users and the plurality of media assets comprise a first set of the plurality of videos categorized as reward videos and a second set of the plurality of videos categorized as penalty videos.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a selection of a media asset from the plurality of media assets from a user device comprises at least one of the first set of the plurality of videos categorized as reward videos or the second set of the plurality of videos categorized as penalty videos.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the position closer to the represented position of the user device in the 3D video gaming environment comprises a position farther than the background of the interactive video game screen.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the position closer to the represented position of the user device in the 3D video gaming environment comprises a position closer to other portions of the interactive video game screen that are not being used.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the position closer to the represented position of the user device in the 3D video gaming environment provides for at least a portion of the selection of the media asset to be closer to the represented position of the user device in the 3D video gaming environment.

11. A system for repositioning media asset selections in 3D video gaming environments, the system comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

generate, by processing circuitry, a display of a 3D video gaming environment comprising a plurality of media assets wherein each of the plurality of media assets has a corresponding position in the 3D video gaming environment;

receive a selection of a media asset from the plurality of media assets from a user device, wherein the user device is represented at a position in the 3D video gaming environment; and

in response to receiving the selection of the media asset from the plurality of media assets from the user device, reposition the selection of the media asset from its original corresponding position in the 3D video gaming environment to a position closer to the represented position of the user device in the 3D video gaming environment.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

download the 3D interactive video gaming environment from a first source; and

execute the 3D interactive video gaming environment on a user equipment device comprising the processing circuitry and a storage device.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the storage device is a remote server, and wherein identifying the subset of the plurality of videos comprises searching the remote server for content associated with the 3D interactive video gaming environment provided by the plurality of other users.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to retrieve, from the storage device, user profile information that indicates a first measure of progress of the user in the interactive application.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the user device may be a stereoscopic optical device.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of media assets is received from a plurality of users and the plurality of media assets comprise a first set of the plurality of videos categorized as reward videos and a second set of the plurality of videos categorized as penalty videos.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured, when receiving a selection of a media asset from the plurality of media assets from a user device, to comprise at least one of the first set of the plurality of videos categorized as reward videos or the second set of the plurality of videos categorized as penalty videos.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the position closer to the represented position of the user device in the 3D video gaming environment comprises a position farther than the background of the interactive video game screen.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the position closer to the represented position of the user device in the 3D video gaming environment comprises a position closer to other portions of the interactive video game screen that are not being used.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the position closer to the represented position of the user device in the 3D video gaming environment provides for at least a portion of the selection of the media asset to be closer to the represented position of the user device in the 3D video gaming environment.

Assignments (10)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2024
From: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
To: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
Reel/Frame 069085/0376 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
To: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 053481/0790 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
To: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 053458/0749 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.; VEVEO, INC.; INVENSAS CORPORATION; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053468/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 25, 2019
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051110/0006 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2019
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051143/0468 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2019
From: CHUNG, DAVID D.; KLAPPERT, WALTER R.
To: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 047946/0376 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 9, 2019
From: UV CORP.
To: TV GUIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 048042/0085 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 9, 2019
From: TV GUIDE, INC.
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 047946/0388 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 9, 2019
From: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
To: UV CORP.
Reel/Frame 047946/0380 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 15979939 · May 15, 2018
Continuation 15827485 · Nov 30, 2017
Continuation 15286846 · Oct 6, 2016
Continuation 14102149 · Dec 10, 2013
Continuation 13118712 · May 31, 2011
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