IP Library Granted Patent US 9,776,076
Granted Patent B2
US 9,776,076 · App. 14/216,854 · Granted Oct 3, 2017

Systems and methods for generating a compilation reel in game video

Inventors: Michael Lewis (San Francisco, CA); Hans Van Veenendaal (Vancouver, CA); Jonathan Back (West Vancouver, CA); Thomas Bruckschlegel (Adliswil, CH)
Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
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Patent No.
US 9,776,076
App. No.
14/216,854
Granted
Oct 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some embodiments, a system comprises an interface, a set of compilation rules, a trigger indication selection module, and a compilation reel generation module. The interface may be configured to receive metadata corresponding to gameplay on a digital device. The metadata may include a set of trigger indicators associated with a set of gameplay events occurring during the gameplay. The set of trigger indicators may be based on a set of trigger conditions occurring during the gameplay. The trigger indicator selection module may be configured to select a subset of the set of trigger indicators based on the set of compilation reel rules. The compilation reel generation module may be configured to generate a compilation reel based on the subset of trigger indicators selected by the trigger indicator selection module, the compilation reel including video of the gameplay events corresponding to the subset of trigger indicators.

Claims (36)

1. A system comprising:

a memory comprising a set of compilation reel rules; and

a processor configured to execute instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to:

receive metadata corresponding to gameplay on a digital device, the metadata including a set of trigger indicators associated with a set of gameplay events occurring during the gameplay, the set of trigger indicators being based on a set of trigger conditions occurring during the gameplay, wherein each trigger condition is associated with a weight indicative of a relative significance of a corresponding gameplay event that satisfied the trigger condition;

select a subset of the set of trigger indicators based on the set of compilation reel rules and based on the weight associated with the trigger conditions corresponding to the subset of the set of trigger indicators; and

generate a compilation reel based on the subset of trigger indicators, the compilation reel including video of the gameplay events that occurred during the gameplay corresponding to the subset of trigger indicators.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the set of trigger conditions is satisfied by at least one of the set of gameplay events.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the compilation reel comprises two or more segments from at least one video recording of the gameplay.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the compilation reel comprises two or more links to at least one video recording of the gameplay.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the compilation reel rules require selection of the subset of the set of trigger indicators be based, at least in part, on the metadata.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further caused to identify a start time and determine an end time of at least one segment of a video recording of the gameplay.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one segment corresponds to at least one of the subset of trigger indicators.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the video of the gameplay events corresponding to the subset of trigger indicators comprises the video of the gameplay events including the at least one segment of the video recording of the gameplay.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further caused to provide at least one trigger to the digital device, the trigger being satisfied by at least one of the set of trigger conditions occurring during the gameplay.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the metadata includes at least one category of at least one of the set of trigger indicators.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein selecting the subset of the set of trigger indicators based on the set of compilation reel rules comprises selecting the subset of the set of trigger indicators based, at least in part, on the at least one category.

12. A method comprising:

receiving metadata corresponding to gameplay on a digital device, the metadata including a set of trigger indicators associated with a set of gameplay events occurring during the gameplay, the set of trigger indicators being based on a set of trigger conditions occurring during the gameplay, wherein each trigger condition is associated with a weight indicative of a relative significance of a corresponding gameplay event that satisfied the trigger condition;

retrieving a set of compilation reel rules;

selecting a subset of the set of trigger indicators based on the set of compilation reel rules and based on the weight associated with the trigger conditions corresponding to the subset of the set of trigger indicators; and

generating a compilation reel based on the selected subset of trigger indicators, the compilation reel including video of the gameplay events that occurred during the gameplay corresponding to the subset of trigger indicators.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the set of trigger conditions is satisfied by at least one of the set of gameplay events.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the compilation reel comprises two or more segments from at least one video recording of the gameplay.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the compilation reel comprises two or more links to at least one video recording of the gameplay.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the compilation reel rules require selection of the subset of the set of trigger indicators be based, at least in part, on the metadata.

17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising identifying a start time and determining an end time of at least one segment of a video recording of the gameplay.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one segment corresponds to at least one of the subset of trigger indicators.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the video of the gameplay events corresponding to the subset of trigger indicators comprises the video of gameplay events including the at least one segment of the video recording of the gameplay.

20. The method of claim 12 , further comprising providing at least one trigger to the digital device, the trigger being satisfied by at least one of the set of trigger conditions occurring during the gameplay.

21. The method of claim 12 , wherein the metadata includes at least one category of at least one of the set of trigger indicators.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein selecting the subset of the set of trigger indicators based on the set of compilation reel rules comprises selecting the subset of the set of trigger indicators based, at least in part, on the at least one category.

23. A computer readable media comprising executable instructions, the instructions being executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving metadata corresponding to gameplay on a digital device, the metadata including a set of trigger indicators associated with a set of gameplay events occurring during the gameplay, the set of trigger indicators being based on a set of trigger conditions occurring during the gameplay, wherein each trigger condition is associated with a weight indicative of a relative significance of a corresponding gameplay event that satisfied the trigger condition;

retrieving a set of compilation reel rules;

selecting a subset of the set of trigger indicators based on the set of compilation reel rules and based on the weight associated with the trigger conditions corresponding to the subset of the set of trigger indicators; and

generating a compilation reel based on the subset of trigger indicators selected by the trigger indicator selection module, the compilation reel including video of the gameplay events that occurred during the gameplay corresponding to the subset of trigger indicators.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2015
From: LEWIS, MICHAEL; VEENENDAAL, HANS VAN; BACK, JONATHAN; BRUCKSCHLEGEL, THOMAS
To: ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61800159 · Mar 15, 2013
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