IP Library Granted Patent US 12,477,193
Granted Patent B2
US 12,477,193 · App. 18/399,775 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Video processing method and video processing system

Inventor: Daiki Hayata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
H04N21/816G06T7/20G06T7/70G06T19/20G06T2219/2004
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Patent No.
US 12,477,193
App. No.
18/399,775
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A video processing method executed by processing circuitry, the video processing method comprises obtaining at least one format element which is used to generate a first video including a first avatar in a virtual space; and generating a second video, including a second avatar different from the first avatar, using a selection format element which is selected from the at least one format element.

Claims (45)

1 . A video processing method executed by processing circuitry, the video processing method comprising:

obtaining at least one format element which is used to generate a first video including a first avatar in a virtual space; and

generating a second video, including a second avatar different from the first avatar, using a selection format element which is selected from the at least one format element.

2 . The video processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one format element includes virtual space identification information that identifies the virtual space.

3 . The video processing method according to claim 2 , wherein in a case that the virtual space identification information is selected as the selection format element, the second avatar is placed in the virtual space in the second video.

4 . The video processing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first video includes the first avatar captured by a virtual camera in the virtual space, and

the at least one format element includes coordinate information that identifies a position of the first avatar in the virtual space at a time of image capture.

5 . The video processing method according to claim 4 , wherein in a case that the coordinate information is selected as the selection format element, the second avatar is placed at the position identified by the coordinate information in the virtual space in the second video.

6 . The video processing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first video includes the first avatar captured by a virtual camera in the virtual space, and

the at least one format element includes image capture setting information of the virtual camera at a time of image capture.

7 . The video processing method according to claim 6 , wherein in a case that the image capture setting information is selected as the selection format element, the second video is generated to include the second avatar that is captured in the virtual space in accordance with the image capture setting information.

8 . The video processing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first video includes the first avatar captured by a virtual camera in the virtual space, and

the at least one format element includes motion information that identifies a motion of the first avatar at a time of image capture.

9 . The video processing method according to claim 8 , wherein in a case that the motion information is selected as the selection format element, the second video is generated to include the second avatar that moves in accordance with the motion information.

10 . The video processing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first video includes the first avatar captured by a virtual camera in the virtual space, and

the at least one format element includes object information that identifies an object in association with the first avatar, the object being placed in the virtual space at a time of image capture.

11 . The video processing method according to claim 10 , wherein in a case that the object information is selected as the selection format element, the second avatar is displayed in the second video in association with the object identified by the object information.

12 . The video processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one format element includes musical piece information that identifies a musical piece to be replayed in synchronization with an image in the first video.

13 . The video processing method according to claim 12 , wherein in a case that the musical piece information is selected as the selection format element, the musical piece identified by the musical piece information is replayed in synchronization with an image including the second avatar at a time of viewing of the second video.

14 . The video processing method according to claim 1 , wherein a selection element to select at least one of selection format elements is displayed along with the first video.

15 . The video processing method according to claim 14 , wherein

the at least one format element includes a first format element,

the selection element includes a first selection element to select the first format element, and

in response to detection of selection of the first selection element, video information on a video generated using the first format element is displayed.

16 . The video processing method according to claim 14 , wherein

the at least one format element includes a first format element,

the selection element includes a first selection element to select the first format element, and

in response to detection of selection of the first selection element, format information on the first format element is displayed.

17 . The video processing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one format element is a plurality of format elements, and

the generating the second video further includes changing at least part of the selection format element to another format element of the plurality of format elements.

18 . The video processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one format element is available to generate the second video under a condition of payment of counter value.

19 . The video processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one format element is tokenized as a non-fungible token.

20 . The video processing method according to claim 1 , further comprising replaying the first video generated based on the at least one format element.

21 . An image processing system, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to

obtain at least one format element which is used to generate a first video including a first avatar in a virtual space; and

generate a second video, including a second avatar different from the first avatar, using a selection format element which is selected from the at least one format element.

22 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions which, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to execute a process comprising:

obtaining at least one format element which is used to generate a first video including a first avatar in a virtual space; and

generating a second video, including a second avatar different from the first avatar, using a selection format element which is selected from the at least one format element.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY STREET ADDRESS AND ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 71308 FRAME: 765. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jun 10, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071611/0252 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 16, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071308/0765 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2023
From: HAYATA, DAIKI
To: GREE, INC.
Reel/Frame 065978/0125 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-057975 · Mar 31, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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