RU2605840C2 - Automatic design of proposed mini-games for cloud games based on recorded game process - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: electronics.

SUBSTANCE: disclosed is a method of creating a reproducible limited version of a video game. User game process of a full version of a video game is recorded. Recorded user game process analysed to determine area of interest. Boundaries are determined in context of game process of video game based on determined area of interest.

EFFECT: limited version of video game is created based on established boundaries.

38 cl, 31 dwg

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to methods and systems for automatically creating the proposed mini-games based on the recorded game process, for creating multi-component mini-games for cloud games based on the recorded game process, for sharing the recorded game process in a social graph and remotely controlling the game process of the first user second user.

State of the art

The video game industry has undergone many changes in recent years. With increasing computing power, video game developers have created gaming software that also takes advantage of this increase in computing power. To this end, video game developers have created game program code that includes complex operations and mathematics to create the most realistic perception of the game.

Examples of gaming platforms include Sony Playstation®, Sony Playstation2® (PS2) and Sony Playstation3® (PS3), each of which is sold as a game console. As you know, a game console is designed to be connected to a monitor (usually a TV) and makes it possible for a user to interact with the system through manual control devices. The game console was developed using specialized processing equipment, including a processor, a graphic synthesizing device for processing intensive graphic operations, a vector module for performing geometric transformations, as well as other connecting equipment, firmware, and software. The game console further comprises an optical disc tray for receiving gaming CDs for playing a local game using the game console. Network play is also possible in cases where the user can interactively play against or together with other users via the Internet. As the complexity of the game continues to interest players, manufacturers of games and equipment continue to introduce technical innovations to enable the use of additional interactivity and computer programs.

A growing trend in the gaming industry is the development of games in which the interaction between the user and the gaming system is increasing. One way to achieve a richer interactive experience is to use wireless gaming control devices, the movement of which is monitored by the gaming system to track player’s movements, and to use these movements as input to the game. Generally speaking, an input action refers to the ability of an electronic device, such as a computer system, video game console, smart device, etc., to respond to certain actions performed by a player and received by an electronic device.

Another growing trend in the industry includes the development of cloud gaming systems. Such systems may include a remote processing server that runs the gaming application and interacts with a local thin client, which can be configured to receive input from users and display video.

It is in this context that embodiments of the invention arise.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for automatically creating the proposed mini-games based on the recorded game process, for creating multi-component mini games for cloud games based on the recorded game process, for sharing the recorded game process in a social graph and remote control of the game process of the first user by the second user. It should be understood that the present invention can be implemented in many ways, such as a process, equipment, system, device or method on a computer-readable medium. Several patentable embodiments of the present invention are described below.

In one embodiment, a method for creating a reproducible limited version of a video game is provided, comprising the following method of action: recording a user's gameplay of the full version of the video game; analysis of the recorded gameplay of the user to determine the area of interest; defining boundaries in the context of the gameplay of a video game based on a specific area of interest; and creating a limited version of a video game based on certain boundaries; wherein the method is performed by the processor.

In another embodiment, a method of creating a reproducible limited version of a video game is provided, comprising the following method of actions: recording a user's gameplay of the full version of the video game; analyzing a user's recorded gameplay to determine one or more areas of interest; providing each of the areas of interest for choice; receiving an entered selection indicating the selected area of interest; for the selected area of interest, the definition of boundaries in the context of the gameplay of a video game based on a specific area of interest; and creating a limited version of a video game based on certain boundaries; wherein the method is performed by the processor.

In another embodiment, a method for creating a reproducible limited version of a video game is provided, the method comprising the steps of: recording a user's gameplay a full version of a video game, wherein recording a user's gameplay includes recording one or more user input or game state data; analysis of the user's recorded gameplay to determine one or more areas of interest, where each area of interest is automatically determined based on compliance with one or more thresholds; providing each of the areas of interest for choice; receiving an entered selection indicating the selected area of interest; for the selected area of interest, the definition of boundaries in the context of the gameplay of a video game based on a specific area of interest; creating a limited version of a video game based on certain boundaries; wherein the method is performed by the processor.

In one embodiment, a method of creating a reproducible limited version of a video game is provided, comprising the following method of action: recording a user's gameplay of the full version of the video game; determining a plurality of user-setable parts of a recorded gameplay of the user; for each user-installed part, determining boundaries in the context of the video game game process based on the user-installed part and creating a reproducible part of the video game based on certain boundaries; arranging each of the reproduced parts of the video game in sequence to form a limited version of the video game; wherein the method is performed by the processor.

In another embodiment, a physical computer-readable medium is provided comprising program instructions for creating a reproducible limited version of a video game, including the following: program instructions for recording a user's gameplay of a full version of a video game; software instructions for determining a plurality of user-setable parts of a recorded user gameplay; software instructions, for each user-installed part, for determining boundaries in the context of a video game game process based on a user-installed part and creating a reproducible video game part based on certain boundaries; software instructions for arranging each of the reproduced parts of the video game in sequence to form a limited version of the video game.

In another embodiment, a system is provided comprising the following: at least one server computing device, the at least one server computing device comprising a logic unit for creating a reproducible limited version of a video game, including a logic block for recording a user's gameplay of a full version of a video game; a logic unit for determining a plurality of user-setable parts of a recorded gameplay of the user; a logical unit, for each user-installed part, for determining boundaries in the context of a video game game process based on a user-set part and creating a reproducible video game part based on certain boundaries; a logic unit for arranging each of the reproduced parts of the video game in sequence to form a limited version of the video game.

In one embodiment, a method for sharing a recorded game process in a social graph is provided, the method including the following: recording a video of a user's game process during an active state of a game session; receiving a command to initiate a sharing operation during an active state of a gaming session; in response to receiving a command, entering a suspension state of a game session, and providing a sharing interface; processing input data obtained through the sharing interface to determine a user-selected selection of recorded video; sharing of user-selected selection of recorded video in the user's social graph; the resumption of the active state of the game session; wherein the method is performed by the processor.

In another embodiment, a method for sharing a recorded game process in a social graph is provided, the method including the following: recording a video of a user's game process during an active state of a game session; receiving a command to initiate a sharing operation during an active state of a gaming session; in response to receiving a command, establishing a user-selected selection of recorded video; sharing of user-selected selection of recorded video in the user's social graph; wherein the method is performed by the processor.

In another embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium is provided comprising program instructions for sharing a recorded game process in a social graph. Program instructions include: program instructions for recording video of a user's game process during an active state of a game session; software instructions for receiving a command to initiate a sharing operation during an active state of a game session; software instructions for establishing a user-selected selection of recorded video in response to a command; software instructions for sharing the user-selected selection of recorded video in the user's social graph.

In one embodiment, a method is provided for providing remote control of a user's gameplay, this method includes the following method of actions: presenting a video stream of a gameplay of a first user to a remotely located second user; processing a request to switch the game control of the first user to the second user; initiating control of the gameplay of the first user by the second user; wherein the method is performed by at least one processor.

In another embodiment, a method for providing a multiplayer gameplay is provided, comprising the following method of actions: presenting a streaming video of a game session of a first user to a remotely located second user; processing a request to connect the second user to the game session of the first user; initiation by the second user of the game process in the game session of the first user; wherein the method is performed by at least one processor.

In another embodiment, a computer-readable permanent storage medium is provided comprising program instructions for providing remote control of a user's game process, these program instructions include: program instructions for presenting a streaming video game process of a first user to a remotely located second user; software instructions for processing a request for transition of game control of a first user to a second user; software instructions for initiating game control of the first user by the second user.

Other aspects of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, illustrating, by way of example, the principles of the invention.

Brief Description of the Drawings

The present invention can be better understood with reference to the following description in combination with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1A illustrates a user playing a cloud video game in accordance with embodiments of the invention.

Figure 1B illustrates several users in several places participating in the gaming process of cloud video games.

2A illustrates a cloud gaming system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2B conceptually illustrates the accumulation of video games for different generations of game consoles in accordance with embodiments of the invention.

Figure 3 illustrates a method of providing a user with a demo of a game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4A illustrates the hierarchical organization of various parts of a video game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

4B illustrates an interface for selecting a portion of a game process timeline for creating a mini-game or clipping from a game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

4C illustrates an interface for selecting a portion of a game process timeline for creating a mini-game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 illustrates a sequence of screenshots showing a method of creating a mini-game from an existing cloud video game, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

6 illustrates a game clipping code generation system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7A illustrates a modification of virtual space in order to create clippings from a video game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7B illustrates a modification of the scene graph in order to create a clipping from a game in accordance with embodiments of the invention.

Figure 8 illustrates a method for creating a clipping from a game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

9A illustrates an interface for viewing game clippings associated with various video games in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

9B illustrates a game clipping information page in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 illustrates a view of user account information including displaying friends in real time in a cloud of a gaming social network in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11 illustrates a method for presenting video streams of a game of friends of a current user in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

12 illustrates a system including a cloud gaming system and a social network in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 13 is a graph illustrating various game state variables over time, in accordance with embodiments of the invention.

14A illustrates a method for creating a game clipping for a linear type video game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 14B illustrates a method for creating a clipping from a game for an open world video game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

14C illustrates a method for creating a game clipping for a sports video game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 15 conceptually illustrates the formation of a game clipping from a multi-game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 16 conceptually illustrates the creation of a mini-game clipping from a multi-game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 17 illustrates an interface for sharing a game process in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 18 illustrates an interface 1800 for selecting portions of a recorded video game process for sharing in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 illustrates an interface 1900 for viewing a real-time video stream of a user's gameplay in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

20 illustrates equipment and user interfaces that can be used to provide interactivity in a video game, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 21 illustrates additional equipment that can be used to process instructions in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

22 is an illustrative illustration of scenes A to E with a corresponding user A to E interacting with game clients 1102 connected to a processing server via the Internet, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 23 illustrates an embodiment of an information service provider architecture.

Detailed description

The following embodiments describe methods and devices for automatically creating the proposed mini-games based on the recorded game process, for creating multi-component mini-games for cloud games based on the recorded game process, for sharing the recorded game process in a social graph and remotely controlling the game process of the first user second user.

However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. In other instances, well-known process steps have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily complicate the disclosure of the present invention.

1A illustrates a user playing a cloud video game in accordance with embodiments of the invention. As shown, the user U1 plays a cloud video game displayed on the display 100. A cloud video game is a video game that is mainly executed on a remote server. A server, in one embodiment, may include separate servers or servers running on a virtual machine of a data center, where multiple servers can be virtualized to provide the required amount of computation. In the illustrated embodiment, the video game displayed on the display 100 is executed on the cloud game server (s) 104. The client 101 is located at the user's location to receive and process input data and transmit it to the cloud game servers 104, as well as receive video and audio data from the cloud game servers 104. The client 101 and the cloud game servers 104 communicate via a network 102, such as the Internet. In other embodiments, the client may be any device, portable or non-portable, wireless or non-wireless, such that the client can interact with the network and provide access to a display to display the progress of the game, and allow the user to enter for interactive control. In one embodiment, the client is a thin client. However, in other embodiments, the client may be a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, game console, personal computer, laptop computer, tablet computer, mobile computing device, portable gaming device, mobile phone, television set-top box, interface / device streaming media, a high-definition television or network display, or any other computing device that can be configured to obtain the desired client functionality as defined here. In one embodiment, the cloud game server is configured to detect the type of client device used by the user and provide a perception of the cloud game corresponding to the client device of the user. For example, image settings, audio settings, and other types of settings for a client client device can be optimized.

In various embodiments, the degree of processing performed by the client may vary with respect to input and output processing. However, in simple terms, the state of a video game is basically saved and executed on the servers of the cloud game 104, while the client mainly functions to receive and transmit data entered by the user, and to receive video / audio data for display. The client 101 may be a standalone device that is connected to the display 100 and provides video data for display on the display 100. In other embodiments, the client can be integrated into the display 100. In one embodiment, the display 100 is a network display, providing an operating system environment for programs or “applications” using the display’s network connectivity. In such an embodiment, the client may be determined by an application running in an environment provided by a display operating system.

Figure 1B illustrates several users in several places participating in the gaming process of cloud video games. The user U1 shown in the first location interacts with a video game displayed on the display 100.

Users U2 and U3 shown in a second location interact with a video game displayed on a display 106. User U4 shown in a third location plays a video game displayed on a display 108. Users U5, U6 and U7 shown in a fourth location interact with a video game displayed on the display 110.

At least one computing device is provided at each of the first, second, third, and fourth locations for processing input from various users and displaying a cloud video game on their respective displays. It should be borne in mind that the computing device can be integrated into the display or can be a standalone device, such as a personal computer, television set-top box, game console, or any other type of device having at least one processor and memory for processing and storing data. The computing device may play a role or form a client, as described above. Computing devices are networked and interact over the network, such as the Internet 102, with the servers of the cloud game 104.

Cloud game servers 104 support the execution of various video games that users play, occasionally determining the specific state of the video game and sending video data (including image and audio data) to a computing device at a specific location. The computing device at this location processes the data entered by the user (s) playing the video game and transmits the entered data to the cloud game server, which, in turn, processes the entered data to influence the state of the game in the video game. It should be borne in mind that the cloud game facilitates multiplayer games for players located in different places, providing for the execution of a video game on a remote server that is accessible to all players on the network. Thus, the execution of a video game does not depend on the equipment of any individual player or network bandwidth, although this affects the user's perception of the game for a particular player.

2A illustrates a cloud gaming system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the user 200 controls the control device 202 to enable data entry into the cloud video game. The control device 202 may include any of a variety of input devices, such as button devices, joysticks, a touchpad, trackball, and motion detection equipment, such as accelerometers, magnetometers, and gyroscopes. In one embodiment, the control device 202 may include an illuminated object that can be tracked to determine the location of the control device 202. The control device 202 can communicate wirelessly with the thin game client 204. The client 204 communicates over the network 208 with the cloud game service 210. Client 204 processes the data from the control device 202 to generate input data that is transmitted to the video game, the execution of which is provided by the cloud game service 210. In addition, the client 204 takes the video data from the cloud game service 210 for playback on the display 206. In one embodiment, the client 204 may process the received video data in such a way as to provide a video stream in a format compatible with the display 206. In one embodiment, the client 204 may include a tracking camera control device or object located on the control device. As already noted, the object can be illuminated to further facilitate its tracking based on the analysis of the recorded frames of the image from the camera.

The cloud game service 210 includes resources to provide an environment in which a video game can be executed. In simple terms, resources can include various types of computer server equipment, including processors, storage devices, and network equipment that can be used to facilitate the execution of a video game application. In the shown embodiment, the video game library 212 includes various video games. Each title of the game defines an executable code, as well as shared data and a section of libraries that are used to instantiate a video game. The host computer 214 may be a separate computing device that defines the environment for instantiating the virtual machines 216. In another embodiment, the host computer 214 may itself be a virtualized resource environment. In other words, the host computer 214 can operate on one or more server computing devices, controlling the distribution and use of resources defined by server computing devices, while simultaneously presenting a single environment in which virtual machines 216 can be instantiated.

Each virtual machine 216 defines a resource environment that can support an operating system on which the video game 218 application can run. In one embodiment, the virtual machine can be configured to emulate the resource environment of the game console equipment, with an operating system associated with the game console, running on a virtual machine to maintain control of the video games that were developed for this game console. In another embodiment, the operating system may be configured to emulate the native environment of the gaming console operating system, although the underlying virtual machine may or may not be configured to emulate the gaming console equipment. In another embodiment, the emulator application runs on top of the operating system of the virtual machine, the emulator is configured to emulate the environment of the game console’s own operating system in such a way as to support video games designed for this game console. It should be borne in mind that various modern and outdated game consoles can be emulated in a cloud gaming system. Thus, the user can access video games from various game consoles through a cloud gaming system.

When the user 200 requests a specific video game title for the game, the video game title is retrieved from the library 212. If a compatible virtual machine is not yet created or not available for use, a new compatible virtual machine is created on the host computer 214. The extracted video game title is then executed as application 218 on the existing or just created virtual machine 216. In one embodiment, this may entail determining the appropriate environment for the video game (for example, which game application rate or the operating system is required to run the game) and the appointment of video game corresponding virtual machine to perform, for example, having an emulator application that can handle the execution of the video game. The execution of the video game is transmitted by the game client 204 to provide an interactive gaming experience for the user 200. In particular, by performing the video game, the application 218 receives input from the client 204 through the network 208. The application 218 processes the input data to update the game state in the running application. As the game state changes, the application 218 outputs video data that is sent to the client 204 for display on the display 206. In addition, the application 218 can also output feedback data to the client 204, which are used to provide an additional feedback mechanism for the user. As an example, user control device 202 may include a tactile vibration sensing response mechanism that can be activated based on feedback data output from a video game application.

In one embodiment, the cloud gaming system is configured to determine the type of client device associated with the user, as well as the type of control device available for use by the user to enable data entry into the cloud video game. For example, in one embodiment, when a user logs into a cloud gaming system, they may be given the opportunity to designate the type of client device with which they access the cloud gaming system. In one embodiment, a number of client device options are provided, from which the user can select one that matches his client device. The user may also be given the opportunity to designate the type of control device that he will use to play a video game. In one embodiment, the user may be presented with a number of control device options, from which the user can select the type of control device to assign to his control device. In other embodiments, the cloud gaming system may be configured to automatically determine the type of client device and / or type of control device.

For example, during login, the client device can send information to the cloud game server, identifying itself, as well as the connected control device (for example, in response to a request from the cloud game server). Based on this information, the cloud game server can determine the appropriate output configuration and configuration of the video game input parameter to provide a gaming experience optimized for the client device and user control device. In one embodiment, a lookup table is used to determine a video game configuration and input parameter configuration based on a detected client device and a detected control device.

It should be understood that a specific video game may be designed for a specific environment and a specific associated control device. However, when such a game becomes available through the cloud gaming system presented here, the user can access the video game with another control device. For example, a game can be designed for a game console and associated control device, while a user can access the cloud version of the game from a personal computer using the keyboard and mouse. In this case, the configuration of the input parameter can determine the mapping of data from inputs that can be generated by an available user control device (in this case, a keyboard and mouse) with inputs that are acceptable for a video game.

In another example, a user can access a cloud gaming system through a tablet computing device, a touch screen smartphone, or other touch screen device. In this case, the client device and the control device are combined together in one device, with data input by detecting touch inputs / user actions. For such a device, the configuration of an input parameter may determine a particular touch screen input corresponding to game data input for a video game. For example, button devices, a navigation key, or other types of input devices may be displayed or superimposed during a video game to indicate locations on the touch screen where the user can touch to generate game input. Actions, such as sliding in certain directions or certain sensory movements, can also be detected as entering game data. In one embodiment, a user may be provided with instruction indicating how to enter data for a game process using a touch screen, for example, prior to starting a game process of a video game, in order to allow the user to adapt to the controls on the touch screen.

In some embodiments, the client device serves as a connection point for the control device. That is, the control device communicates via a wireless or wired connection with the client device to transmit input data from the control device to the client device. The client device can, in turn, process this input data, and then transmit the input data to the cloud game server via the network (for example, accessing through a local network device such as a router). However, in other embodiments, the control device may itself be a network device with the ability to transmit input data directly over the network to the cloud game server without the need to transmit this input data first through the client device. For example, the control device can connect to a local network device (for example, to the aforementioned router) to send and receive data from the cloud game server. Thus, while the client device may still need to receive the video signal output from the cloud video game and display it on the local display, input delays can be reduced if the control device can send input data directly over the network to the cloud game server, bypassing the client device.

In one embodiment, the network controller and the client device may be configured to send certain types of input data directly from the control device to the cloud game server, and other types of input data through the client device. For example, input data, the detection of which does not depend on the presence of any additional equipment or processing separately from the control device itself, can be sent directly from the control device to the cloud game server over the network, bypassing the client device. Such input data may include input data by buttons, input data by a joystick, input data from a built-in motion detector (e.g., accelerometer, magnetometer, gyroscope), etc. However, input data that uses additional equipment or requires processing by the client device can be sent by the client device to the cloud game server. These may include video or audio captured from the gaming environment, which may be processed by the client device before being sent to the cloud game server. In addition, input data from the motion detection equipment of the control device can be processed by the client device in combination with the captured video to detect the position and movement of the control device, which will subsequently be connected via the client device to the cloud game server. It should be borne in mind that the control device in accordance with various embodiments may also receive data (eg, feedback data) from a client device or directly from a cloud game server.

2B conceptually illustrates the accumulation of video games for different generations of game consoles in accordance with embodiments of the invention. In the video game industry, video games are being developed for specific video game consoles. Over time, the video game library accumulates data for a specific game console. For example, in the presented figure, the first-generation prefix 220 has a set of video games 228 that were developed for it. The second-generation console 222 is associated with a set of video games 230 that have been developed for it. Also shown is a third-generation set-top box 224 having a set of video games 232 that were developed for it. In other embodiments, there may be a set of video games 234 that has been specifically designed as cloud games for use with client 226. In addition, other types of games, such as online games, can be developed and accumulated for distribution over a cloud gaming system, such as described here. It should be borne in mind that video games from game consoles of different generations can be accumulated and combined in the cloud game library 212. As shown, library 212 includes a first generation set-top box library 236 that includes video games that were designed for first-generation set-top box 220. Similarly, library 212 also includes a second-generation set-top box library 238 and a third-generation set-top box library 240 that contain video games that were developed for the second and third generation set-top boxes, respectively. Games that were developed for client 226 and other types of games, such as online games, can also be included in game library 212. As you can see, a large number of video games for different generations of video game consoles can be accumulated and be available through the cloud game library. As described, each of these games can be executed on a virtual machine that mimics the operating system environment associated with the game console for which the game was developed. Thus, users accessing the cloud gaming system can easily access and play games from many different consoles, as well as other types of games, such as Internet games and games that have been specifically designed for use with the cloud gaming system.

3 illustrates a method of providing a user with a demo of a game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The interface 300 includes photographs or icons 302, 304, 306, 308, 310, and 312 of various video games that are available for demonstration. Each icon can be customized to provide an image of the game it represents. In one embodiment, when a user hovers over a given icon, the icon may be activated and show an animation or video clip that represents a video game or otherwise provides additional information to the user about the contents of the video game. In the shown embodiment, the user hovered over the icon 302, which consequently became highlighted and an active animation showing the scene from the video game was displayed. When the user selects an icon, a video preview may be shown in accordance with method action 314. If the user continues to select a game in method step 316, and then in method step 318, a game demo program is started. In action 320 of the method, the demo game instantly becomes available for the user to play. It should be borne in mind that since the demo game is cloud-based, it can be accessed instantly from a pre-loaded instance of the demo game in the cloud.

When the demo game is started, execution of the pre-loaded instance of the demo game is initiated. At act 322 of the method, it is determined whether the user wishes to continue the gameplay of the demo game or play another demo video game, if any. If so, the method returns to act 322 to continue to execute the demo game or to run a new demo game for the video game. If not, then in action 324 of the method, the user is given the opportunity to purchase a mini version of the video game. In addition, in step 326 of the method, the user may be given the opportunity to purchase the full version of the video game. If the user has chosen the option of purchasing a mini version or the full version of the game, then in step 328, a version of this game will be added to the user account. It should be borne in mind that, since games are accessible through a cloud-based gaming system, adding a game to a user account can simply entail linking access rights to a specific version of the game with the user account. In addition, after the purchase, the game can be available to the user for the game process almost instantly from the cloud system, in particular, a copy of the game can be preliminarily created in the cloud system.

4A illustrates the hierarchical organization of various parts of a video game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As an example, a video game may be organized into a series of segments 400. In the embodiment shown, they may include an installation segment, an introduction segment, segments of various levels, and an ending segment. The set level can be further divided into a number of scenes. As shown, the level 3 segment is divided into a series of scenes 402. When a user plays a given scene, the chronology of the gameplay of this scene can be recorded, including recording a video of the user's game process, as well as recording input data and game states of the game application being executed. In the shown embodiment, the gameplay timeline 404 characterizes the gameplay of the users of the stage 2 level 3 game. In accordance with embodiments of the invention, a user can select parts from his recorded gameplay from which a mini-game or game clipping will be created. For example, in the illustrated embodiment, the gameplay timeline 404 has a start time T ₀ and an end time T _z . The mini-game is created from the selected part of the timeline of the game process from time T _x to time T _y .

FIG. 4B illustrates an interface for selecting a portion of a game process timeline for creating a mini-game or clipping from a game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the shown embodiment, the interface 412 is presented on the touch screen 411 of the device 410. In one embodiment, the device 410 is a tablet computing device. Interface 412 includes a selectable gameplay timeline 414. In an expanded view 430 of the gameplay timeline 414, it can be seen that in one embodiment, the gameplay timeline 414 is in the form of a film with adjustable markers 416 and 418. Marker 416 indicates the starting point on the selected gameplay timeline 414, while as marker 418 denotes an endpoint on a selectable gameplay timeline. In addition, a marker 419 may be located within this part of the gameplay timeline 414, which has been indicated by a start marker 416 and an end marker 418. For ease of use and to make it clear visually to the user that part of his game process has been selected, a first frame may be shown 420 corresponding to a point on the timeline of the game process at which the marker 416 is located. The start frame 420 is an image of the recorded video of the game process corresponding to the time at which it is positioned an initial marker 416. Similarly, a representative final frame 424 may be shown at a corresponding point on the timeline of the game process at which the marker 418 is positioned. Similarly, the final frame 424 is an image of the recorded video of the game process corresponding to the time at which the final marker 418 is positioned. In addition, the exponential frame 422 may be displayed corresponding to the position of the marker 419 on the timeline of the gameplay. An exponential frame 422 can be used as an exponential image for a mini-game that is created based on a selected part of the gameplay timeline. It should be understood that, although the touch screen interface is provided and described in the embodiment shown, in other embodiments, various other input types can be used to select the start and end points for indicating part of the game process to create a mini-game. For example, data can be entered using a game control device, keyboard, input actions, voice input, and other types of input devices and mechanisms in order to select part of the game process along with selecting an image of an exponential frame from the recorded video of the game process.

In some embodiments, the selection markers may not be continuously adjustable on the timeline of the game process, but may instead be adjusted to be fixed at predetermined time points on the timeline of the gameplay. For example, predetermined time points can be defined so as to correspond to certain events occurring on the timeline of the game process. Certain events of a given timeline of the game process for which predefined time points will be assigned can be obtained based on the analysis of the game process of users and will depend on the specific architecture of the game process of the video game. In one embodiment, predetermined time points may be assigned based on the geographic location of the character in a virtual world defined by a video game. For example, predefined time points can be assigned to specific points in time at which a character moves from one geographical area to another geographical area, for example, movement from one place in a scene to another place in a scene, movement from one city to another city, entrance to a building, Entrance to a room in a building, entrance to a vehicle, entrance to another type of environment or any other type of geographical transition as such. In another embodiment, predetermined time points may be assigned based on the development of a character or user object that is controlled in a video game. For example, predetermined time points can be assigned when a character or user-driven object completes a task, acquires a skill, acquires an object, passes a level, or otherwise completes part of a video game, or performs or achieves any other form of significant activity in a video game.

Fig. 4C illustrates an interface for selecting a part of a game process timeline for creating a mini-game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The gameplay timeline 414 graphically illustrates a timeline on which the user can set the start and end marks 416 and 418 in such a way as to indicate a selection of gameplay from which to create a mini-game. The starting frame 410 corresponding to the position of the starting marker 416 is shown, as well as the ending frame 424 corresponding to the position of the ending marker 418. It should be borne in mind that the frames can be identified from the recorded video of the user's gameplay. A number of proposed frames 440, 442, 444 and 446 are presented, from which the user can select one to use as an exponential frame for a mini-game. The frames proposed for selection can be determined in accordance with various methods. For example, the proposed frames can be presented at fractional intervals from a selected part of the timeline of the gameplay. The intervals can be equal in size, so that the proposed frames are evenly spaced along the timeline of the game process, or the intervals can be unequal in size, so that some frames are closer to each other than others in the timeline of the game process. In one embodiment, a higher density of the proposed frames is formed from the preceding parts of the selected part of the gameplay timeline as compared to the later parts of the selected part of the gameplay timeline. In one embodiment, a higher density of the proposed frames is formed from both previous and later regions of the selected part of the gameplay timeline, while a lower density of the proposed frames is formed from the central parts of the selected part of the gameplay timeline.

After a user has selected a part of a game process from which a mini-game can be created, embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for creating a reproducible mini-game based on a selected part of a game process. In particular, the mini-game allows another user to play essentially the same part of the video game that the original user played, and possibly basically in the same setting and with the same parameters. In this sense, the mini-game is more than just playing the video of the gameplay of the original user (although playing the video clip of the gameplay of the original user can be presented in conjunction with the mini-game), and is the reproducible part of the video game itself that was defined based on the selection by the user from his own gameplay. The second user can thus experience essentially the same gaming experience as the original user.

Figure 5 illustrates a sequence of screen shots showing a method of creating a mini-game from an existing cloud video game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Screenshot 500 shows the progress of a user's video game. In the shown embodiment, the user plays at level 3 of the video game. In the screenshot 502, the user completed level 3 of a video game. After completing the level, the user is given the opportunity to create clippings from the game or mini-games based on the user's gameplay at this level. When the user makes a choice to create a cut from the game, in the screenshot 504, the user is presented with an interface for selecting the starting point of the cut from the game from the user's recorded game process. As described earlier, the timeline representation of the game process can be displayed with an adjustable slider that the user can move to the designated starting point for clipping from the game. After the user has determined the starting point, in the screenshot 506, the user is presented with an interface configured to select the cut-off end point from the game. Again, the adjustable slider is moved by the user to indicate in the interface the end point on the indicative timeline of the gameplay. After the start and end points of the user's gameplay timeline are identified, the system creates a clipping from the game or a mini-game, as described elsewhere here. In the screenshot 508, the user may be presented with an additional opportunity, such as the ability to share the newly created clipping from the game with other users or otherwise inform other users about the creation of a new clipping from the game, the ability to create another clipping from the game from the same timeline of the game process, the ability to continue the gameplay of the current video game, the ability to view existing clippings from the user's game, etc. If the user has chosen to view his existing clippings from the game, an interface appears on the screenshot 510 showing previously created clippings from the user's game. In the shown embodiment, the user can select one of the previously created game clippings, as well as view information and statistics associated with this game clipping, as shown in screenshot 512. Information and statistics associated with this game clipping may include or from the following: the title of the clipping from the game, the video game from which the clipping was originally created, the date the clipping was created from the game, the number of times that the clipping was played by other users, the percentage of completion, indicating the average percentage of clippings from the game that were finished by users who started playing clippings from the game, comments left by other users, etc.

Although in the described embodiment, the opportunity to create a clipping from the game is provided to the user after the completion of the video game level, it should be understood that in other embodiments, the user can create the clipping from the game at any other time during or outside the game process of the video game, provided that there is a recorded game a video game process, the selection from which can be defined by the user to create a clipping from the game. For example, in one embodiment, an interface may be provided that provides access to various recorded game processes from various video games that are associated with a given user. The user can select the gameplay of a particular video game and create a clipping from the game by selecting a portion of the recorded game process from which it is possible to create a clipping from the game in accordance with the embodiments described herein.

6 illustrates a system for generating a game clipping code in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The terms clippings from the game and mini-games are used interchangeably herein to define a small and reproducible part of a video game that is created based on a user’s selection from an existing recorded gameplay. In the shown embodiment, the gameplay of the user 600 conceptually represents a user interacting with the full version of the video game. The main game code 602 is executed to determine the full version of the video game displayed by the user. During a game in a video game, various kinds of game process output are generated, including video data, game state data, and user input. They can be recorded in such a way as to determine the recorded gameplay of the user. In the shown embodiment, the image stream 604 conceptually represents video output produced by a video game. Also shown are game state metadata 606 and user input data 608. Game status data 606 includes data defining a game state of an ongoing video game from moment to moment during gameplay. Game state data may include the values of any variables that determine the progress of a video game. User input data is data obtained by capturing user-initiated actions that occur during interactive interaction with a video game, for example, it can be activation of input devices on control devices, detection of sensory data (for example, motion sensors), captured data from an audio input, etc. .P.

As described previously, the user interface can graphically display the recorded game process of the user to facilitate the selection by the user of the part of the game process of the user from which the clipping is created from the game. In the shown embodiment, the user created a selection 610 from the recorded gameplay. This sample of the user's recorded gameplay is used by the game clipping generator to create a clipping code from the game 622, which determines a limited game based on the selected part of the user’s gameplay. The game clipping generator 612 includes a game state analyzer 614 that analyzes the game state of the recorded sample 610. Based on the analysis of the game state of the recorded sample, the game breakpoint processor determines the appropriate breakpoints to determine the start and end of the game clipping. Breakpoints can be determined based on geography, time, task or goal, scene boundaries (physical or temporal), or any other aspect of a video game, according to which the video game's gameplay can be segmented to create a clipping from the game. A brief description of some illustrative embodiments will serve to highlight certain possibilities for defining breakpoints.

For example, some video games involve controlling a character who can be moved from one geographic scene or terrain to another scene or terrain. The selected part of the gameplay of the user can be defined as being created from the gameplay in a specific scene. In such an embodiment, the boundaries of a particular scene can be determined by the geographic breakpoint for clipping from the game, choosing a scene to exclude other scenes, which may result in the exclusion of other adjacent or neighboring scenes, as well as scenes that are not adjacent or adjacent, or other, less related or not related to a particular scene. It should be borne in mind that the recorded sample of the game process 610 may include a game process of several scenes, in which case the breakpoint processor of the game 616 may be configured to determine breakpoints corresponding to the boundaries of several scenes that are used for the recorded sample of the game process.

It should be noted that the scene can be both geographic and temporary. That is, a scene can determine not only a geographic region in a virtual space limited by a video game, but can also be configured to exist for a certain time or at a specific chronological point in the wider context of a video game. Such a scene may have certain tasks or goals that must be completed by the player. Thus, game breakpoints can be determined based on timeline or other temporal aspects, as defined in a video game.

In addition, this scene may have related objects or functions that are presented as part of the scene during the gameplay. These objects or functions can be analyzed to determine additional breakpoints according to their inclusion. For example, objects in a scene can be taken from a subset of a resource library, in which case a subset of the resource library can be defined to cut out game breakpoints from the game 616 by the processor to exclude other objects in the resource library that are not used in the scene (s) associated with a recorded sample of the gameplay. It should be understood that objects and functions can be dynamic elements of a given scene with associated mechanisms for determining their changes in response to events occurring in a video game. For example, an object may have a damage modeling module that determines and adjusts the appearance of an object when it is damaged (for example, when struck by a weapon). Or the function can be a vehicle that becomes available during the scene, while the vehicle has a logic associated with it that determines its appearance during the gameplay, as well as its functioning and response to user actions. Such logic or damage modeling may further define game breakpoints to create a clipping from the game.

Various aspects of a video game that define or otherwise are used for a selected part of a video game can be the basis for determining the breakpoint of a game. The examples described here are provided only as an example, and not as a limitation. It should be understood that in other embodiments, other aspects of a video game can serve as the basis for determining breakpoints to create a clipping from a game.

In one embodiment, the video game can be organized into various scenes that need to be completed linearly, so that a later scene cannot occur until the scene preceding it is completed. Each scene may include a series of tasks or goals, some of which may be required to complete the scene and some of which may be optional to complete the scene. Tasks can include moving from your original location to a predetermined end point in the scene, surviving for a given period of time, destroying a predetermined number of enemies, getting a certain number of points, defeating a specific enemy, or any other activity that can determine the task in the game. A scene can have various predetermined completion points, that is, points where the user, upon reaching the completion point, can then return to this point if the user cannot continue the game process for some reason (for example, the user quits the game, the user's game character dies or his life or health ends, the user's vehicle crashes, etc.). At predetermined end points, a video game can be configured to automatically save the user's achievements in the game or provide an opportunity for the user to save his achievements.

In one embodiment, the game breakpoint processor 616 is configured to determine game breakpoints at predetermined completion points. In one embodiment, this is achieved by finding completion points closest to the selected start and end points of the recorded sample of the gameplay of the user, and using these nearest completion points to determine game breakpoints for clipping from the game. In another embodiment, the closest termination point that appears before the selected start point of the recorded gameplay sample is used to determine the starting breakpoint, while the closest termination point that appears after the selected endpoint of the recorded gameplay sample is used to determine the endpoint of the create clippings from the game. In yet another embodiment, if the termination point lies within a predetermined radius (for example, before or after) the start or end points of the recorded sample of the user's gameplay, then this termination point is used to determine the corresponding start or end point of the game interruption for clipping from the game. Moreover, if there is no completion point within a predetermined radius, the game interruption point is determined so as to more closely match the selected user start or end point for the recorded sample. In other embodiments, the predetermined radius for the start and end points may differ to determine whether to use an existing termination point to determine the breakpoint of the game.

As already discussed, the game breakpoint processor 616 determines the corresponding breakpoints applicable to various aspects of the video game based on an analysis of a recorded sample of the gameplay of users. Breakpoints determined using processor 616 are used to determine the limited game clipping limits that will be created based on a recorded sample of users ’gameplay. In one embodiment, the overlap processor 617 is designed to create overlays that can enhance the user experience when playing a game clipping generated by a game clipping generator from a game 612. For example, in one embodiment, the overlapping processor 617 determines the clipping data of the cut that defines the video or gameplay, or additional information that may be provided as an introduction to a clipping from a game before the actual game clipping of a game. One example of clipping pre-game data is an introductory video that can provide context for the user that initiates the game process of the clipping. In another embodiment, the pre-cut clipping data may define an introductory game process for clipping from a game, which may provide the user with the opportunity to learn about skills that may be useful or necessary for completing a game in this clipping from a game. In another embodiment, the pre-game clipping data may determine a sequence of one or more information screens or images that provide the user with clipping information from the game. Such information may include the configuration of the control device, additional plot information, tasks and goals, maps, or any other type of information relating to the clipping from the game, which may be useful to the user or otherwise improve the user experience of playing the game in the clipping from the game.

The overlap processor 617 may also be configured to determine post-game clipping data. In some embodiments, the post-game clipping data may determine the video or images that will be displayed upon completion of the game process in the clipping from the game. For example, a congratulatory video may be shown after the user completes the game in a clipping. Such a video can be individualized based on the game process of the user cutting out the game, for example, information or images that are based on the game process of the user can be displayed. In one embodiment, the post-game clipping data may determine the playback mechanism of the recorded parts of the game process of the user cutting the game after it is completed. In another embodiment, the post-game clipping data may be configured to display statistics about the gameplay of users of the clipping game and may display comparisons of the gameplay of users and that of other users or the original creator of the clipping game. In still other embodiments, post-game clipping data may define additional interactive elements for presentation to the user after completion of clipping from the game. These may include the ability to purchase part or the full version of the video game on which the clipping is based on the game, redirect options to additional sources of information related to the video game, etc.

In some embodiments, the overlap processor 617 may be configured to determine elements that overlap in a game clipping. These may include elements that can be customized by the user playing a clipping from the game, for example, customizing characters, objects, properties, and other types of customization options. In some embodiments, the overlap processor 617 may be configured to determine simplified elements for clipping from a game so as to reduce the complexity of the clipping code from the game and the amount of resources needed to perform clipping from the game. As an example, many video games include objects with artificial intelligence (AI, English AI), such as characters, vehicles, opponents, etc. These objects with artificial intelligence can be controlled by artificial intelligence models in the full version of a video game, which determine the reaction and actions of objects with artificial intelligence based on events occurring in a video game. However, in the context of a clipping from a game that has a limited scope, it may be acceptable to simply determine the action of an object with artificial intelligence through a rigidly defined definition or simplified extrapolations, rather than by fully simulating the actions of an object with artificial intelligence, as it could be in the full version of a video game.

For example, if in a recorded sample of the game process of the full version of a video game, this artificial intelligence character moves in a certain way in accordance with his artificial intelligence model, which is unlikely to change in the clipping from the game, then this may be more effective for determining the approximation of the movement of a character with artificial intelligence for this clipping from the game. Such an approximation will not require a full artificial intelligence model, which will be included as part of the clipping code from the game, while giving the user the opportunity to play the clipping from the game, with essentially the same impression with respect to this character with the artificial intelligence of the user's original gameplay, from which the clipping from the game was created. The resource saving realized by approximating the actions of objects with artificial intelligence can be even more significant when several objects with artificial intelligence are present and interact in a recorded sample of the gameplay of the user. For each of the objects with artificial intelligence, there may be models of artificial intelligence that depend on the output of other objects with artificial intelligence. However, when the gameplay is recorded, the actions of each of these objects with artificial intelligence are known and therefore can be reproduced in a clipping from the game using simplified mechanisms, such as direct coding of their control quantities and approximation of their actions.

6, the game state setting processor 618 is for determining an initial state of a game clipping. Based on the operation of the game state analyzer 614, the game breakpoint processor 616, and the game state setting processor 618, the code building program 620 collects various pieces of code to determine the clipping code from the game 622. When the clipping code is executed from the game 622, the user of the game process 624 makes an input to determine the execution state of the clipping code from the game, which produces the output of the game process, including video data and feedback data for displaying clippings from the game to the user. The video data may include pre-game overlay clipping video 622, video clipping from game 624, which is video obtained during the game clipping game process, and post-game overlay clipping video 626.

It should be understood that in one embodiment, the clipping code from game 622 is completely independent, including all parts of the code that are necessary to perform clipping from the game. However, in other embodiments, the clipping code from game 622 may include links or pointers to existing pieces of code in the main game code of the full version of the video game. In addition, the clipping code from the game 622 may include a link or use existing resources from the resource libraries of the main game code of the full version of the video game. However, in other embodiments, new resource libraries may be created for the game clipping code.

7A illustrates a modification of virtual space for the purpose of creating a clipping from a video game game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Map 700 is a scene or a geographical part of a video game. The map, as shown, is a two-dimensional image that can reflect three-dimensional virtual space that moves and is exposed during the actual gameplay of a video game. As shown, the map 700 illustrates an area 702 and several tracks 704, 706, 708 and 710. In the recorded video game gameplay, the character of the user 712 moves from the area 702 along the track 710. Based on this recorded movement and other analysis of the gameplay of the video game, it can be determined. that additional tracks 704, 706 and 708 are not necessary to create a clipping from the game. The tracks may provide the wrong choice compared to track 710 or may lead to places that are not related to clipping from the game, or may diminish the ability of the clipping player to follow the track and the impression of a similar gameplay as the original user. In addition, if the areas resulting from tracks 704, 706, and 708 are not supported in a clipping from a game, then the inclusion of such tracks may lead to confusion among the players or at least worsen the user experience. Thus, in the modified map 720, the tracks 704, 706 and 708 are made inaccessible to the game process in a cut from the game, while the track 710, as well as the area 702, remain unchanged. Thus, when a user plays in a clipping from a game that includes the topography defined by map 720, he will see a virtual space in which tracks 704, 706 and 708 are not accessible for passage. The user will most likely walk along track 710, as the original user did, thus obtaining a similar gameplay.

It should be borne in mind that part of the virtual space defined for clipping from a game or mini-game can be denoted by boundaries that are determined based on the recorded gameplay of the user. Borders will denote a subdomain of a larger virtual space and will include a subset of the functions that are available in a larger virtual space. In some embodiments, the boundaries of the virtual space can be determined by determining locations in the virtual space determined by the gameplay of the user, and then by establishing predefined boundaries associated with the virtual space that is located closest to these places and located so as to encompass them. For example, a gameplay of a user may determine a track traveled by a user character in a video game. This track can be analyzed, and, depending on the location of the track in the virtual space, a set of predefined boundaries can be selected in such a way as to indicate the area covering the track. In some embodiments, predetermined boundaries can be defined by specific features that inherently define parts of the virtual space, for example, doors, windows, walls, rooms, corridors, fences, roads, intersections, etc.

7B illustrates a modification of a scene graph in order to create a clipping from a game in accordance with embodiments of the invention. The scene graph 730 conceptually illustrates the organization of various scenes from A to G of a video game. It should be borne in mind that the scenes described here may be geographical and / or temporary and each may represent a reproducible part of a video game, such as a stage, level, segment, location or any other organizational unit of the video game, according to which the player can move from one scene to another scene. The scene graph 730 shows various nodes depicting scenes A-G. As shown, the player can go from scene A to scene B, and from scene B to either scene D or to scene E. The player can also go from scene A to scene C, and from scene C to any of scenes F or G. The scene graph 730 illustrates the scene organization of the full version of the video game. However, to create a clipping from a game, not all of the available scenes may be required in a clipping from a game. Thus, as an example, the scene graph 732 illustrates the organization of scenes for clipping from the game. As shown, the scene graph 732 includes scenes A, B, C, and F, without the rest of the scenes that were included in the scene graph 730 of the full version of the video game. Thus, the user can go from scene A to any of scenes B or C, and from scene C to scene F. However, other scenes from the graph of scene 730 of the full version of the video game are not available for the game process in a cut from the game. As described previously, systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention may be configured to limit the inclusion of scenes when creating a clipping from a game. Thus, clipping from a game does not include scenes that are not required for the limited context of its gameplay and purpose.

FIG. 8 illustrates a method for creating a clipping from a game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In action 800 of the method, a gameplay of a video game of users is recorded, including recording a video of a gameplay of users and video game data, such as input data and game state data of a given video game. At act 802 of the method, a user interface for selecting a recorded game process for creating a clipping from a game is presented. The interface defines the mechanisms for obtaining user input to determine the start and end points in the recorded gameplay. For example, an interface may be provided for viewing the recorded video of the game process so that the user can determine the start and end points in the video of the game process based on moving through or playing back the video of the game process. At act 804 of the method, a user-set selection from a video game process is received. At act 806 of the method, based on the received user-set sample from the video game process, the video game break points are set. In one embodiment, predefined video game breakpoints exist. Based on a user-set sample from a video game process, game breakpoints that are closest to the start and end points of a user-set sample can be selected as game breakpoints for the resulting game clipping. At act 808 of the method, the game code for fetching the cut is determined to be determined by certain breakpoints. At act 810 of the method, the state of the game setting for fetching the cut is determined. In one embodiment, the game setting state is based on a game state that occurs during a user’s gameplay recording. In step 812 of the method, a clipping code is generated from the game, and in step 814 of the method, the clipping code is stored in the game clipping library and linked to the user account.

In one embodiment, the method may include a method action 816 in which the proposed video clips of a game clipping are created based on the recorded video of the game process and user data. Proposed user gameplay samples can be determined based on an analysis of a recorded user gameplay. For example, parts of the gameplay where a high level of activity is determined (for example, an activity level that exceeds a predetermined threshold) can be suggested as possible video samples of a clipping from a game. In method action 818, the aforementioned user interface for selecting a game clipping may provide the proposed video clips of a game clipping to a user. In one embodiment, a representative screen shot of each proposed video clipping from a game may be provided to the user. In action 820 of the method, the result will be obtained by the user selecting one of the proposed video selections from the game. Based on the user’s choice, a clipping code from the game can be created and saved as previously described.

Fig. 9A illustrates an interface for viewing game clippings associated with various video games in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the shown embodiment, the interface is organized into a series of tabs including tabs 900, 902 and 904, which, when selected, provide access to various pages corresponding to different video games. In the shown embodiment, the tab 900 is currently selected, so that the page displays information about the cuts from the game that were created for a particular T1 video game. The 904 clippings list lists various clippings from the game that were created from the T1 video game. In one embodiment, the clippings list from game 904 also identifies the user who created the clippings from the game (for example, displaying the name of the user who created the clippings from the game). In one embodiment, the list of clippings from game 904 may be viewed, or it may be possible to navigate through it in such a way as to highlight some of the clippings from the game listed in the list of clippings from game 904. In the shown embodiment, the clipping from game A created by the user is highlighted A, for which detailed information 906 relating to a clipping from game A is output. Detailed information 906 may include various kinds of information related to clipping from a game of the level or stage at which it was created clipping from the game, more specific information about the location from which the clipping from the game was created, comments from user A, who created the clipping from the game, the number of other people's comments, information about how many times the clipping was played, is displayed in the detailed information of the game, or any other kind of clipping information that can be provided when an item in the clipping list is highlighted.

9B illustrates a game clipping information page in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The clipping information page of the game is output for clipping from the game A discussed with reference to FIG. 9A, and can be displayed when the user selects the clipping list from the game A, as shown in FIG. 9A. As shown in FIG. 9B, a game clipping information page provides various kinds of information related to a game clipping. In addition to bibliographic information about a clipping from the game (for example, a title, the name of the user who created the clipping from the game, the date of creation, etc.), video 910 of the clipping from the game can be displayed. In one embodiment, video 910 is a recorded video of the gameplay of the original user who created the clipping from the game. In another embodiment, video 910 may be a recorded video of the gameplay of other users, for example, the user who earned the most points in a clipping from a game, or the user who last played that clipping from a game. In one embodiment, video 910 may be a streaming video of a user who is currently playing a game clipping. In other embodiments, an example image from a game clipping may be displayed instead of video.

The game clipping information page may further include a selectable button 912 to initiate the game clipping game process. The game clipping information page may also include a detailed information section 914, which may contain various details and statistical information about the clipping from the game, such as the number of games, the average percentage of completion, etc. The game clipping information page may also include a comment section 916 displaying comments left by users. A sorting button 918 may be present to select various options for sorting comments (for example, in chronological order, in reverse chronological order, by popularity, by rating, in relation to the current user (for example, comments of user friends in a social graph are priority), etc. .).

10 illustrates a view of user account information including displaying friends in real time in a cloud of a gaming social network in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The library section 1002 displays various video games in the user's library. These can be video games that the user purchased or received in another way. Displaying video games may include displaying indicative graphics in addition to header information. It should be borne in mind that games can be full versions of video games, but can also be mini versions of limited versions, each of which can be part of the full version of video games or be limited in a different quality compared to the full version of video games. The friends list 1004 lists the friends of the current user on the social network associated with the cloud gaming system (i.e. other users in the social graph of the current user). A social network may be a social network that is specific to the cloud gaming system, or it may be a (third party) social network that exists separately from the cloud gaming system with which the cloud gaming system interacts to obtain information about the user's social graph. The list of friends 1004 may include additional information about the user's friends, for example, images of games that belong to each of the friends, identification of the friend’s network status (for example, online, offline, inactive, etc.), the last username of the friend and the duration of his game, last game played by friend, etc.

In one embodiment, the active active users section 1006 displays the current gameplay of friends who are currently online and can play a video game. In one embodiment, each user has an option to determine whether to make their current gameplay available for viewing in real time by other users or not. In such an embodiment, real-time viewing is displayed only for those users who have selected an option allowing their current gameplay to be visible to other users. In the shown embodiment, the active active users section 1006 includes viewing in real time 1008 the current gameplay of friend A, as well as viewing in real time 1010 the current gameplay of friend B. In one embodiment, the current user can navigate through the friends list or browse friends in the friends list 1004 and / or view the view in real time, which is available in the section of active active users 1006. In one embodiment, the view is in real time. The total time can be allocated when the current user navigates to it, and can be displayed in a way different from the way that other views are displayed in real time. For example, live view can be displayed by default in unsaturated colors, but when selected or highlighted, displayed in fully saturated colors. Live view can also be displayed at a lower resolution, frame rate or default size, but when selected, will be displayed at a higher resolution, frame rate or size. Thus, a window bar can be arranged for a specific live view based on a user’s choice to present a live view that the user wishes to view with sharper clarity than other real-time views that can be simultaneously active. It should be borne in mind that real-time viewing can display not only the specific gameplay of a video game, but also another friend’s action in the cloud gaming system, for example, moving around the menu or other types of actions associated with his cloud gaming session.

In one embodiment, real-time viewing is available only to those users who are currently actively involved in the video game gameplay. In other words, for this user, the live view will not be displayed if this user is offline or online, but is not actively involved in the video game game process. Thus, if the user performs other, non-gaming, actions in the cloud gaming system (for example, navigates in the graphical interface of the cloud gaming system upon entering the system), such actions are not available for viewing in real time to other users. In another embodiment, real-time viewing may include all the actions of the user logging into the cloud gaming system, including both the user's game process and other non-game actions.

In one embodiment, the real-time viewing of a given user may be filtered so as not to reveal potentially important or personal information for viewing by other users. For example, a cloud gaming system may support a chat function. Since some users may wish to keep their chats hidden, the option to hide the chat log when displaying live view may be provided. It should be borne in mind that the chat function can be carried out both during game activity and in non-game time, and can be filtered from live viewing based on one or both of these circumstances. In another embodiment, aspects of a video game may be filtered out from live viewing. For example, a user may wish to keep their user settings private, as they may give an advantage to that user during gameplay. Thus, an option may be provided for actions related to settings that should not be displayed as part of the video stream (for example, when the user goes to the video game settings interface). In another embodiment, real-time viewing can be configured to prevent viewing of personal information (for example, prohibiting viewing when a user accesses a personal information page, visits a payment information page, enters a password, etc.).

In one embodiment, the interface provides an option for a primary user to send a request to join a gaming session for a secondary user who is currently online. For example, the primary user may view the video stream of the secondary user's gameplay in real time and wish to join the secondary user's gameplay. In one embodiment, when the option is activated, a request is sent to the secondary user, notifying the secondary user that the primary user wishes to join his session. If the secondary user accepts the request, then the multi-user video game mode is initiated, facilitating the multiplayer gameplay involving the first and second users. In another embodiment, two or more secondary users may already be participants in a multiplayer gameplay. In such an embodiment, the primary user may send a request to join the multiplayer game process. After the request is accepted by one of the secondary users (for example, the game session assigned by the main computer), the primary user can join the video game multiplayer session. It should be borne in mind that the aforementioned interface displaying the video stream of the game process in real time to secondary users facilitates the primary user to join secondary users to the game process when he can see their game process.

In one embodiment, the ability to send a request for a secondary user to join the game process is based on determining the ownership status of the video game by the primary user. If the primary user does not own the video game, then he will not be given the option, while if the primary user owns the same video game as the secondary user, the option to send a request for joining the game process of the secondary user becomes available as part of the interface. In one embodiment, if it is determined that the primary user does not own the video game, the primary user can still join the secondary user’s gameplay in multiplayer mode, but with limited capabilities, for example, limiting the duration of the gameplay, available scenes / levels / stages etc., settings, abilities, skills, weapons, characters, vehicles, or any other aspects of a video game that may be limited. In one embodiment, after the game process in a limited version of the video game, the primary user is given the opportunity to purchase the full video game. In another embodiment, the primary user is given the opportunity to purchase an additional part of the video game.

10, the displayed information may also include game history information 1012 of the user's friends. Information about the history of the game 1012 may provide information about the history of the game process of a given friend, for example, the last played games, duration of sessions of the game process, statistics related to the game process, etc.

It should be borne in mind that many methods and configurations for presenting a cloud gaming interface are possible in accordance with various embodiments of the invention. In one such embodiment, a method for displaying a current state of a game of users of a cloud gaming system is provided, comprising the following method steps: presenting a cloud gaming interface of a primary user; identifying one or more secondary users who are friends of the primary user; determination of the current status of each of the secondary users, the current status is determined as online or offline; for at least one online secondary user, providing a real-time video stream of the current gaming session of the online secondary user in the cloud gaming interface of the primary user, the real-time video stream includes providing an option for the primary user to join an online secondary user in the current gaming session ; in response to receiving a request to activate the option for the primary user to join an online secondary user to the current game session, initiate a multiplayer mode of the current gaming session of the online secondary user, the multiplayer mode provides the primary user game process in the current gaming session of the online secondary user; wherein the initiation of the multiplayer mode includes determining the status of the primary user owning a video game that determines the current gaming session of an online secondary user; in this case, if the primary user is defined as the owner of the video game, the multiplayer mode provides for the gameplay of the full version of the video game; in this case, if the primary user is defined as not owning a video game, the multiplayer mode provides for the gameplay of a limited version of the video game.

In one embodiment, a limited version of a video game determines a reduction compared to the full version of a video game in one or more of the available levels, available scenes, available functions, time limits, reduced virtual space, campaign duration, number of lives, or number of replayings.

In one embodiment, the method further includes the action of the presentation method, if the primary user does not own the video game, the options for the primary user to acquire at least a portion of the video game.

In one embodiment, the live video stream of an online secondary user is presented in a first resolution; and the selection of this video stream in real time causes the video stream to be presented in real time to the online secondary user in a second resolution higher than the first resolution.

In one embodiment, the real-time video stream of an online secondary user is presented in a saturated color gamut, and selecting this real-time video stream presents a real-time video stream of an online secondary user in a saturated color gamut.

In one embodiment, the presentation of the cloud gaming interface includes a presentation of a library of video games associated with each of the secondary users.

In one embodiment, determining one or more secondary users includes accessing a social graph associated with the primary user. In one embodiment, accessing a social graph includes accessing a social network API.

In one embodiment, the presentation of the cloud gaming interface of the primary user includes providing a list of all secondary users in priority order, this priority order based on one or more of the current status, novelty of entry, or total ownership of the game with the primary user.

11 illustrates a method for presenting video streams of a friends game game in real time to a current user in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. At act 1100 of the method, the current user logs on to the cloud gaming system. At act 1102, the friends of the current user are identified from the social graph of the current user. As already noted, the current user's social graph can be taken from a social network that is specific to the cloud gaming system, or can be taken from a social network that exists separately from the cloud gaming system. At act 1104 of the method, a library of information about the user's friends is retrieved. The user's friend information library may allow video games to be identified in the user's friend libraries. At act 1106 of the method, the current statuses of friends of the current user are identified. If the current status of this friend is online, then in step 1108 of the method, it is determined whether the friend is currently participating in the video game game process in the cloud system. If so, then in action 1112 of the method, a video stream of the game process is received in real time. In method action 1110, friends of the current user have priority to display based on various factors or parameters. In action 1114 of the method, information about the friends of the current user and information about their statuses, and the video stream of the game process in real time are provided in order of priority. In one embodiment, friends of the current user who are online may take precedence over friends who are currently offline. In one embodiment, friends of the current user who are currently participating in an active game process may take precedence over friends who are not currently participating in an active game process. In one embodiment, friends having an available live video gameplay stream may take precedence over other friends. In one embodiment, friends may take precedence based on the measure of novelty with which they entered the system in a cloud gaming system. In another embodiment, friends may take precedence based on common ownership of video games. The above friend priority examples are provided as an example only and not as a limitation. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, in other embodiments, the friends of the current user may be assigned and presented priority in accordance with the priority order based on any other suitable factor.

12 illustrates a system including a cloud gaming system and a social network in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The 1200 cloud gaming system provides access to your cloud games. The cloud gaming system includes a game library 1202 that contains various video games that users can play. User data 1204 contains various types of data that are associated with user accounts, such as video games owned by the user, and any stored game processes of the user. In the embodiment shown, various gameplay sessions are conceptually shown, including session A, session B, and session C. Session A defines the gameplay of user A who sees the gameplay of session A on display 1208. The gameplay of session A is displayed as viewing 1210 on the user's display A 1208. Similarly, session B defines the gameplay of user B, which is displayed on device 1212 of user B as viewing 1214. In the shown embodiment, viewing 1214 session of user B displays an interface c, including real-time views of other users, including real-time viewing of session A and real-time viewing of session C. When the game process of sessions A and C is performed, video of the game process is output from sessions A and C and can be transmitted to user B so as to be displayed on the viewing 1214 of the user B. Video of the game process can be processed for streaming to the session of the user B, for example, with a reduced resolution, size, frame rate, color saturation, etc. . To save bandwidth.

12 also shows the social network 1216. The social network 1216 includes user data 1218, which includes data such as user social graphs, messages, photos, videos, biographical information, etc. 1220 applications can run in a social network environment. A graphical user interface (GUI) 1222 defines an interface for interacting with a social network. API 1224 facilitates access to the social network. The notification generation module 1226 processes notifications of social network users in accordance with their preferences. As already noted, viewing 1214 user B includes a real-time video stream from sessions of other users. In one embodiment, the friends of user B were determined by accessing the API 1224 on the social network 1216 to determine the members of the social graph of user B. These members had cross-references with users of the cloud gaming system to provide real-time video streams of the gameplay from the friends of the user B, including video streams from sessions A and C.

In one embodiment, user A decides to share his gameplay session A with his social graph. Session A of user A is transmitted through API 1224 to activate the notification generation module 1226 of social network 1216 to send the corresponding notification to friends in the social graph of user A. When the user 1230 of the social network located in the social graph of user A accesses the social network via device 1228 , he can see the message or announcement from user A about the session of user A. With appropriate settings, the user can receive notifications, such as an e-mail message you, indicating that user A has shared something on a social network. It should be borne in mind that user A can share information about related activities in various video games, for example, about achievements in a video game, invitations to play a video game, comments about a video game, an invitation to view or play a clipping from a game created by user A, view a video clip of a game user A process, etc.

13 is a graph illustrating various game state variables over time, in accordance with embodiments of the invention. It should be understood that in various embodiments, many different kinds of game state variables that will be specific to particular video games can be used. Presented and described with reference to the illustrated embodiment, is offered only as an example, and not as a limitation. Game state variables may include values that are determined by the implementation of the video game, as well as values that are determined by user input. In the illustrated embodiment, there are variable positions indicating the X, Y, and Z positions of an object in the virtual space of a video game, for example, a character or a vehicle. Shooting angle variables indicate the direction of the virtual camera or virtual view in the video game. In one embodiment, the shooting angle is determined and the azimuthal component is measured (for example, along a horizontal plane) and the azimuth reference and tilt component measured relative to the tilt reference (for example, relative to the vertical). Action variables, such as the illustrated action variables A and B, indicate the initiation and maintenance of various actions in a video game. It should be borne in mind that the actions for this video game will be specific in the context of this video game. As an example, actions can include initiating certain maneuvers, applying skills, triggering modification mechanisms that modify an existing action, such as increasing its level of intensity or frequency, etc., or any other type of action or activity that may be triggered by input user data during a video game. Referring to FIG. 13, a weapon variable indicates a weapon being triggered in a video game. A health variable indicates the level of health of, for example, the user's character in a video game. Variable buttons indicate the state of the buttons on the control device, for example, whether the button is pressed or released. Joystick state variables in the shown embodiment indicate the amount of movement of the joystick relative to the neutral position. The above game state variables, which have been described with reference to the shown embodiment, are only exemplary and, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, many other types of game state variables can be detected over time.

According to the embodiment of FIG. 6, in one embodiment, the game state analyzer 614 may be configured to analyze game state variables of the recorded game process of the user. Based on the analysis of the user's recorded game process, various areas of interest of the recorded user game process can be determined and presented to the user as possible samples from which a clipping from the game is created. For example, a gameplay area characterized by high levels of activity for certain game state variables may determine a sample of a user's recorded gameplay. It should be borne in mind that the level of activity for a given state of the game variable can be based on various factors such as intensity level, activation frequency, duration of maintenance, etc. In some embodiments, the analysis of game state variables may result in a search for areas of the game process in which activity levels of two or more different game state variables are correlated in a predetermined manner, for example, two or more variables have a high level of activity at the same time. A high level of activity can be determined based on a predetermined threshold value.

In various embodiments, the region of interest of the recorded game process of the user can be automatically determined based on a threshold detection of any one or more of the following features: one or more user inputs, user input speed, input frequency, input type repetitions, input set cases, combined inputs (e.g., combination keys), motion vectors, pressure exerted on the control device, user excitement (e.g., detect aemogo based on the image capturing user data or audio).

Fig. 14A illustrates a method for creating a game clipping for a linear type video game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Generally speaking, in a linear video game, a player’s progress in a video game is linear, where, in order to move in a video game, a player must complete his early tasks before moving on to subsequent goals. Thus, all players must complete the same tasks in the same order in order to advance in the video game process. Tasks in a linear type of video game can be associated with both geographical and temporal locations within the context of the spatio-temporal storyline of the video game. At act 1400, a video game scene is designated. A scene can have both spatial and temporary character and have various tasks set in it. At act 1402 of the method, the spatial or temporal extent of the scene is determined. The length of the scene can be determined in accordance with the input of user data, and can also be determined based on tasks associated with the scene. In action 1404 of the method, the initial properties of objects, characters, or any other objects of the scene for which the properties can be intended are set. In act 1406 of the method, a clipping from a game is created for a specific duration of a scene having initial properties, as previously defined.

14B illustrates a method for creating a clipping from a game for an open world video game according to an embodiment of the invention. An open-world video game can be described as one in which the user is free to perform any number of tasks in accordance with his own choice. Typically, open-world video games also allow the user to navigate one or more virtual spaces as desired. In order to move further to different levels of the video game or to complete the video game, a certain set of tasks may be required, however, the user may be free to choose the sequence of these tasks. At act 1410 of the method, a location in the virtual world of a video game is indicated. In action 1412 of the method, a limited part of the virtual world is defined. A limited part of the virtual world can be determined based on user input that determines the selection of the recorded gameplay, as described above. For example, a user's gameplay in an open world video game may have a wide variety of locations during the gameplay. However, in order to create a clipping from the game, the user can select a part of the game process taking place in a limited geographical area of the virtual world of a video game. A limited geographical area can be determined based on an analysis of a selected part of a recorded gameplay by a user, for example, tracking the location of a user-controlled character in the virtual world and determining boundaries that include all locations in which the presence of characters was found. In action 1414 of the method, the initial properties of various objects, characters, objects, vehicles, or any other found objects within the limited geographical area previously determined from the recorded sample of the gameplay of the user are determined. In action 1416 of the method, a clipping from a game is created based on the limited geographical area of the “open world” and previously defined properties.

14C illustrates a method for creating a clipping from a game for sports video games in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. A clipping from a game may be created based on a user-set selection of a recorded gameplay of the user. At act 1420, the settings are determined based on a sample of the recorded gameplay of the user. As an example, the settings can determine the location of a sporting event, such as a court, stadium, track, or any other set place where a sporting event of a video game can take place. At act 1422 of the method, a time period is determined based on a sample of the recorded gameplay of the user. The time period determines the time period over which the clipping from the game will be created, and can be determined based on a sample of the recorded gameplay of the user. The duration of sports video games may determine some aspects of clipping from the game, for example, the inclusion of special rules or actions that occur over specific periods of time during a sports game. In action 1424 of the method, game clippers are determined based on players included in a recorded sample of a user's gameplay. Players can include one or more characters that are user-defined, as well as characters with artificial intelligence (AI), which are controlled by a logical character control unit with the AI of the video game during the game process. As described above, the actions of characters with AI in some cases can be approximately equal. Whereas in some embodiments of the invention, the AI character control block is determined for cutouts from the game with those parameters that were indicated in the recorded sample of the gameplay of the user. At act 1426 of the method, scene attributes for setting the location of sports clippings from a video game are determined. For example, they may include characteristics such as weather, track or court conditions, and other characteristics of sports settings. In action 1428 of the method, a game clipping for video games is created based on the above parameters.

FIG. 15 conceptually illustrates the formation of a game clipping from a multi-game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. A video game can be organized in several levels or stages. In the illustrated embodiment, various levels of a video game in a user's gameplay are shown. In particular, the timeline of the gameplay 1500 represents the user's gameplay at the first level of the video game, while the timeline of the gameplay 1502 and the timeline of the gameplay 1506 represent the user's gameplay at the second and third levels of the video game, respectively. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user may combine several video game clippings to form a large multi-game clipping in a mini-game. In the illustrated embodiment, a sample 1502 from the timeline of the gameplay 1500 is used to determine the first clipping of the game 1514. A sample 1504 from the timeline of the gameplay 15 of two is used to determine the second clipping of the game 1818. A sample 1508 from the timeline of the gameplay 1506 of two used to determine the third clippings of the game 1522. The first, second and third clippings from the game are arranged in sequential order to determine the mini-game 1510. In this case, the mini-game 1510 includes clippings from games of the first, second and third levels of a video game. Thus, the user who plays the mini-game 1510 has the ability to go through the limited parts of several levels of the video game by playing the mini-game 1510. This can be useful to provide a more visual preview or demo of the video game compared to conventional demo games, where the user can play only one part of one level or stage of a video game. The impression is similar to the preview of the film, where the viewer is usually given a cut of different parts of the film, rather than one single piece. According to embodiments of the present invention, the user can try out several parts of the demo examples that provide a better sense of the scale of the full version of the video game and which can give a continuous picture of the gameplay from one part to another.

In one embodiment of the invention, the user can insert additional materials, such as user-defined videos, messages, images or any other kind of information, before or after cutting out of the game. In the shown embodiment, the introduction 1512 is intended to familiarize the player with the mini-game 1510 and possibly also to familiarize the player with the first clipping from the game 1514. In addition, a message 1516 is inserted between the first clipping from the game 1514 and the second clipping from the game 1518, while another message 1520 is inserted between the second clipping from the game 1518 and the third clipping from the game 1522. In one embodiment of the invention, the embedded materials may include a recorded video of the game progress of the user's original gameplay, de loin was created out of the game. If the recorded game process is shown before starting the cut from the game, the player familiar with the cut from the game can better understand the cut from the game and its tasks before starting the game, while the recorded game process shown after the game cutting from the game allows the player to understand how his game clipping process differs from the game process of the original user.

Fig. 16 conceptually illustrates the creation of a mini-game clipping from a multi-game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the illustrated embodiment, the recorded timeline of the gameplay of the user 1600 for the game A is presented, as well as the recorded timeline of the gameplay of the user 1604 for the game B and the recorded timeline of the gameplay of the user 1608 for game C. In one embodiment of the invention, the user able to create a mini-game clipping from a multi-game based on game clippings from various video games. In the shown embodiment, the sample 1602 of the recorded game process of the user 1600 is used to determine the clipping from the game 1616, while the sample 1606 from the recorded game process of the user 1604 is used to determine the clipping from the game 1620, and the sample 1610 of the recorded game process of the user 1608 is used to determine the clipping from the game 1624. Clippings from the game 1616, 1620, 1624 are arranged sequentially to define the mini-game 1612. Optionally, additional materials can be installed before or after and groove clippings. In the shown embodiment, the introduction 1614 is set before clipping from the game 1616, while the gap 1618 is formed between the clipping from the game 1616 and the clipping from the game 1620, and another gap 1622 is formed between the clipping from the game 1620 and the clipping from the game 1624.

In the shown embodiment, it should be borne in mind that the clippings from the game are taken from various video games. This allows the user to have great flexibility in combining together clippings from a game of a variety of video games, genres, and even control the playback system. By way of example only, a user can create a mini-game having cuttings from a game from each of several video games in the same sequence of video games. In this way, the mini-game player can experience and evaluate the development of the sequence of video games in the continuous experience of the gameplay.

Embodiments of the present invention are generally described with reference to cloud gaming systems. However, as should be understood by those skilled in the art, similar concepts and principles, as described herein, can be applied to traditional video game console systems, possibly in combination with cloud gaming systems. For example, a user can play a console video game and have user game input and remaining game metadata recorded during the game process. Based on the user’s gameplay input and game state metadata, the actual result of the video game’s gameplay can be recreated later. Thus, the recorded input data and game state metadata can be used in combination with a video game code to provide an interface for fetching a part of the game process of the user from which the mini-game is created, as described above. The mini-game code can be created in the console and downloaded to the cloud system, and made available for download by other users. In another embodiment of the present invention, the minigame code is generated by the cloud system after receiving a portion of a sample of user-entered gameplay data and game state metadata. The cloud system processes part of a sample of user-entered gameplay data and game state metadata to generate a mini-game code based on a video game code stored in the cloud system. The created mini-game can become available for cloud games, where the execution of the mini-game takes place in the cloud, but it can also be available for download for traditional console systems to run them on the console, to facilitate the console game process of the mini-game. Thus, mini-games can be created and used both by users of console video game systems and users of cloud-based video game systems.

Embodiments of the present invention are generally described with reference to mini-games or reproducible portions of video games set by a user. However, as this should be understood by those skilled in the art, many of the principles that have been described here can also be easily applied to create and share recorded game processes, including sharing the recorded video game process, screenshots and real-time video stream time. In some embodiments of the present invention, providing access to a mini-game (for example, in response to receiving a notification) may include a presentation of the recorded video gameplay of the original user, which became the basis for the mini-game. In still other embodiments of the present invention, the methods, systems and interfaces are designed to facilitate the sharing of the gameplay of the user in the social graph of the user.

In one embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method for maintaining a gameplay. The game process can be performed through the operating system of the game console in response to a user request, which can be issued in the form of a standard file operation regarding a set of data associated with the necessary game process. The request may be transmitted from the application associated with the game. The game process may comprise, for example, video content, audio content and / or static visual content, including wallpapers, themes, additional program content, or any other kind of content related to the game. It is assumed that such content can be created by the user or developer, for free or with payment, the full version is either trial, and / or for sale, or for rent.

Part of the gameplay can be buffered, i.e. temporarily saved. For example, the previous 15 seconds, a previously completed level, previous actions within the game process may be temporarily stored, as described hereinafter. The term "part", as used here, can correspond to any part of the gameplay, which can be divided into any related or arbitrary groups consisting of one or more bits or bytes of data. For example, the “parts” of the game process may correspond to levels, sections, episodes, actions, characters, musical accompaniments, textures, lines of behavior, manifestations of activity, songs, themes, durations, sizes, files, their components and their combinations. In addition, parts of the gameplay may include screenshots or a set duration of video capture.

In one embodiment of the invention, parts of the game process can be locally stored in the game console both temporarily and for permanent storage. As an alternative or addition, parts of the gameplay can be transferred over the network and stored remotely. For example, parts of the gameplay can be transferred wirelessly or wired to another computing device, another game console, or to a remote server. Such remote servers may include public media servers.

Optionally, parts of the game process not extracted from the buffer, or parts of the game process outside a certain game interval (for example, a certain duration, level, section, direction, etc.) can be deleted from the buffer. This removal process can be performed using standard operating system files.

Parts of the game process may be displayed on any of a plurality of display devices having access to a stored game process. For example, the stored game process may be displayed on a television connected to the game console from which the game process was received. In another example, the stored game process may be displayed on the computer to which the stored game process has been transferred. The saved gameplay may be displayed separately or in conjunction with other information, for example, on public media websites.

In one embodiment of the invention, parts of the game process are displayed by another game console associated with a different user other than the user who buffered or recorded the game process. According to this embodiment, parts of the game process may show a ball thrown by the first user to the second user from the observation point of the first user. Parts of the gameplay can then be transferred to the game console of the second user. Thus, the second user can then see the gameplay from the observation point of the first user. The second user may also have parts of a stored gameplay showing a ball thrown by the first user and caught by the second user from the observation point of the second user. In this embodiment, the second user can view the gameplay from both the observation point of the first user and the observation point of the second user. Moreover, parts of the game process stored by the second user can be transferred to the game console of the first user, so that the first user can observe the game process from two observation points. This embodiment of the invention can be used by any number of users having any number of observation points, so that the game process can be viewed from any number of different angles.

With regard to the storage, transmission and / or display of parts of the game process, as described here, it is understood that parts of the game process can be stored, transmitted and displayed in the form of images or video data. However, in another embodiment of the invention, parts of the game process may be stored and transmitted as telemetric data or metadata represented by the image or video data, and may be recreated as an image or video by a game console or any other device before display.

In some embodiments of the invention, part of the gameplay has a predetermined relationship with the gameplay being executed. For example, part of the game process may correspond to a certain number of game processes before the currently running game process, for example, the previous 10 seconds of the game process. In another embodiment, the first part of the game process has a predetermined relationship with the second part of the game process. For example, the first part of the game process may correspond to a certain number of game processes before receiving a request to capture the second part of the game process, for example, 10 seconds of the game process before selecting a capture button. In each of these embodiments, the number of game processes buffered before the current game process or the requested game process can be customized and adjusted by the user according to his or her specific preferences.

In other embodiments, the buffer is “smart” or “flexible,” so that it captures gameplay in accordance with variables without regard to time. In one such embodiment of the invention, the first part of the game process has a predetermined connection with an event associated with the game process. For example, the first part of the game process can be buffered to take into account statistical deviations, such as achieving a high score, accumulating a large number of points in a short period of time, multiple selection of buttons on the control device, and other rare cases. Such statistical deviations can be determined by comparing the performance of the game process with the average performance for a particular game or scene or for all games in general. Such averages can be stored locally or remotely for comparison. For example, a game console can track a high score for a particular game around the world and buffer the gameplay in which the user approached or exceeded this highest score. In another example, a remote server can track a high score for a specific game around the world and transmit the received information to a game console, which places the game process in a buffer where the user approached or exceeded this highest score.

In another example, part of the gameplay may be buffered to include achievements, such as well-deserved rewards or other differences achieved. Such awards or distinctions record any indicator or achievement in the game, such as a certain number of points achieved, passing a certain level and the like. For example, the gameplay can be buffered in order to record the receipt of a well-deserved reward for completing level 10, reaching 100,000 points, etc.

Similarly, progress towards achieving an event, in addition to actually receiving an award or a statistical deviation, can be buffered for inclusion in part of the gameplay. For example, screenshots of each level from the first to 10 can be taken, creating a photo album to record the receipt of rewards for reaching level 10. In another example, a video can be made where the user wins the race one to five times, where the award is awarded for five wins.

Thus, in accordance with embodiments of the invention, at least a portion of the game process performed can always be stored in a working buffer. In other words, when a request to share a part of a game process is received, a part of the previous game process, including previous frames, can be obtained. For example, if a game sharing request is received after a user crosses a finish line in a racing game, a game process placed in a buffer may include a frame where the user crosses the finish line. In other words, the user will be able to capture the moments that occur before the request is made in order to share the gameplay.

17 illustrates an interface for sharing a game process in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Interface 1700, as shown, includes various selectable icons to facilitate sharing with a user's friends, for example, members of a user's social graph. In one embodiment, the interface 1700 can be accessed via a dedicated button on the control device. When a button is pressed during gameplay, an interface 1700 may be provided to allow users to share their gameplay.

An icon 1702 may be selected to initiate a download of a screen shot of a user's gameplay. In one embodiment, the area 1704 of the icon 1702 is populated with a representative screenshot of the user's last gameplay, thereby providing a short preview of the screenshot that can be shared. In one embodiment of the invention, the selection of the icon 1702 may provide access to an additional screenshot selection interface, allowing the user to select a single screenshot from the recorded gameplay of the user for sharing in the user's social graph. It can take the form of a controlled timeline of the video game process, which can be passed or controlled to indicate a specific point in time within the game process and the corresponding screenshot.

An icon 1706 may be selected to start downloading a video of a user's gameplay. An area 1708 of the icon 1706 can be configured to display a representative video clip of the user's last gameplay, for example, the last 5 seconds of the user’s gameplay, last achievement, etc., and thus displays a short preview of the user’s gameplay video, which may be shared with others.

An icon 1710 may be selected to initiate a user's streaming video gameplay in real time. In one embodiment of the invention, the selection of the icon 1710 will resume the user's gameplay when the user initiates real-time streaming of the user's gameplay. In another embodiment, selecting an icon 1710 provides access to an interface for determining parameters for video streaming, for example, with whom to share video streaming, whether to enable the video stream from a local image capturing device to show the user himself throughout the game, whether comments, etc.

It should be borne in mind that the user can share the game process (for example, the selected screenshot, video or video stream of the game process in real time) with one or more specially selected friends, in his entire social graph or with any user of the social network. A social network may be a gaming social network associated with the environment in which the video game is running, or a third-party social network that exists separately from the video game or its environment. Access to the social network can be obtained through the API set to interact with the social network. Users for whom sharing has been allowed may receive a notification informing them of the sharing of the gameplay. Such a notification can take the form of posting in a social news feed, personal messages through a social network, in-game notifications, email, chat notifications, etc. Sharing the game process on a social network may result in the availability of the game process for other subsets of users of the social network, which may or may not be part of the social graph of the user for whom sharing is allowed. For example, for a given video game for the game process, sharing can be allowed or it can be made available to any user of the social network who also owns the video game and therefore is given access to the game process for sharing a video game. Such sharing gameplay may be available through online forums, chat rooms or other online channels that are only available to video game players. In one embodiment, the video game may have a special page or website on a social network. Game sharing can be made available to users accessing a page or site of a video game. Of course, it should be borne in mind that from the perspective of the user providing the shared access, options can be provided that allow the user to define and configure all the parameters of the forum on which his gameplay will be shared.

FIG. 18 illustrates an interface 1800 for selecting portions of a recorded video game process for sharing in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Interface 1800 includes a preview area 1802 that loops a preview of the currently selected portion of the video from the user's gameplay. Screenshots 1804, 1806, 1808, 1810 and 1812 are located next to each other in chronological order to determine the timeline of the screen shots indicating the content of the video game process. Various screenshots 1804, 1806, 1808, 1810, and 1812 may be image frames extracted at regular intervals from the video game process. The timeline of the screen shot can be scrolled left or right to display additional frames preceding or currently being displayed. Markers 1814 and 1816 indicate the start and end points for the currently selected video clip (or segment, or part). The currently selected video clip can be repeatedly played in the preview area 1802, as already noted.

In one embodiment, buttons 1818 and 1820 may be selected to decrease or increase, respectively, the duration of the selected portion of the video. Preview option 1822 can be selected to start playing a full-screen preview of the currently selected video clip. Crop option 1824 can be selected to access the optional video crop function.

FIG. 19 illustrates an interface 1900 for viewing a real-time video stream of a user's gameplay in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The link 1902 shows the name and / or pseudonym of the user who transmits the video stream of his gameplay. The link 1904 shows the number of users who are currently viewing the video stream in real time. A real-time video stream of a user's gameplay is displayed in the video display area 1906. In addition, the current user video 1908 may be included, showing real-time video of the actual user whose gameplay is currently being transmitted. The command option 1910 can be selected to allow viewing by the user to issue commands that affect the video game, or even take control of the video stream of the user's gameplay. It should be borne in mind that issuing commands in a game or remotely controlling a user's game process may require permission, which must be either predetermined or requested during the game process, from the user playing the game to allow the viewing user to perform such actions.

Option 1912 allows the viewing user to join the gameplay of the transmitting user. And option 1914 allows the viewing user to purchase a video game during its execution.

In addition, the interface may include a comment section 1916 that displays comments from users viewing live video streaming indicating the time of each comment. Comment input field 1918 is intended for the viewing user to enter text for the comment to be published. And the submit button 1920 is pressed to download a comment for viewing by the user sending the video stream and other views of the video stream in real time.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described with respect to access to various interfaces for sharing by pressing a special button, it should be understood that in other embodiments, some or all of these interfaces may not be required to facilitate the sharing of gameplay in a user's social graph. For example, in one embodiment, the button of the control device may be configured to capture a screenshot of the gameplay of users when it is pressed. The resulting screenshot can then be automatically downloaded and shared in the user's social graph.

In another embodiment, pressing a specific button on a control device initiates video recording of the gameplay. If this special button is pressed a second time, the video recording of the game process is stopped, and the video clip can be downloaded and shared in the user's social graph. In one embodiment, downloading and sharing a video clip in a user's social graph may occur automatically after the video recording operation is completed. However, in another embodiment, if a special button is pressed a second time to stop recording, an interface is presented to allow the user to configure various options, such as cropping the video, selecting a representative screenshot for the video, identifying specific users with whom the video will be shared, adding a signature or title, etc. After user configuration, the video can be shared with others or otherwise made available for viewing.

In one embodiment, a specific button on a control device may be configured to share a video game process of a predetermined duration on a social network. For example, the user can indicate that when the button is pressed, the previous 10 seconds of the video of the game process will be shared in the user's social graph. In another embodiment, it may be indicated that when the button is pressed, the next 10 seconds of the video of the gameplay will be recorded and shared in a social graph. It should be understood that video trim options and other types of settings can be applied to the recorded video of the game process. In addition, a video of a game process of a predetermined duration recorded after a button is pressed can be combined with a previously buffered video of a game process, as described previously.

In yet another embodiment, a specific button on the control device may be configured to initiate streaming video of an active gameplay of users. It can be established that streaming video should be accessible only to members of the user's social graph or to other smaller or larger groups of users, such as a specific subset of the user social graph, to all users who own or otherwise have access to the same video game, to any user game environment etc.

AUTOMATIC CREATION OF THE OFFERED MINI GAMES FOR A CLOUD GAME BASED ON A RECORDED GAME PROCESS

In one embodiment, a method for creating a reproducible limited version of a video game is provided, comprising the following method of action: recording a user's gameplay of the full version of the video game; analysis of the recorded gameplay of the user to determine the area of interest; defining boundaries in the context of the gameplay of a video game based on a specific area of interest; and creating a limited version of a video game based on certain boundaries; wherein the method is performed by the processor.

In one embodiment, recording a user's gameplay includes recording one or more user input or game state data. In one embodiment, analyzing a recorded user's gameplay includes determining activity levels of user input or game state data, wherein the area of interest is an area having activity levels that exceed a predetermined threshold.

In one embodiment, defining boundaries in the context of a video game game process includes determining a spatial boundary in a virtual space of a video game. In one embodiment, the spatial boundary in the virtual space of the video game defines a portion of the virtual space that is smaller than the entire virtual space, while the portion of the virtual space has a subset of the functions of the virtual space.

In one embodiment, the definition of boundaries in the context of the gameplay of a video game includes determining the time limit in the temporary context of a video game.

In one embodiment, defining boundaries includes determining the closest starting point or closest end point of one or more of a stage, level, or scene.

In one embodiment, analyzing a recorded user game process includes determining user settings for a game state based on a recorded user game process, and creating a limited version of a video game includes determining a limited version of a video game so that it has initial game state settings based on certain user state settings games.

In one embodiment, the area of interest is automatically determined based on compliance with one or more thresholds. In one embodiment, at least one of said thresholds is associated with one or more of user input, user input rate, user input frequency, user input retries, sample input, sharing the gameplay context with other users, posting comments related to the gameplay on a social network or the prevalence of parts of a video game based on levels of sharing on a social network.

In another embodiment, a method of creating a reproducible limited version of a video game is provided, comprising the following method of actions: recording a user's gameplay of the full version of the video game; analyzing a user's recorded gameplay to determine one or more areas of interest; providing each of the areas of interest for choice; receiving an entered selection indicating the selected area of interest; for the selected area of interest, the definition of boundaries in the context of the video game game process based on the selected area of interest; and creating a limited version of a video game based on certain boundaries; wherein the method is performed by the processor.

In one embodiment, recording a user's gameplay includes recording one or more of user input or game state data. In one embodiment, analyzing a user's recorded gameplay includes determining activity levels of user input or game state data, wherein each of the areas of interest is an area having activity levels that exceed a predetermined threshold.

In one embodiment, analyzing a recorded user game process includes determining user settings for a game state based on a recorded user game process, and creating a limited version of a video game includes determining a limited version of a video game so that it has initial game state settings based on certain user state settings games.

In one embodiment, each area of interest is automatically determined based on compliance with one or more thresholds.

In another embodiment, a method for creating a reproducible limited version of a video game is provided, the method including the steps of: recording a user's game process of a full version of a video game, wherein recording a user's game process includes recording one or more of user input or game state data; analysis of the user's recorded gameplay to determine one or more areas of interest, with each area of interest being determined automatically based on compliance with one or more thresholds; providing each of the areas of interest for choice; receiving an entered selection indicating the selected area of interest; for the selected area of interest, the definition of boundaries in the context of the gameplay of a video game based on a specific area of interest; creating a limited version of a video game based on certain boundaries; wherein the method is performed by the processor.

In one embodiment, defining boundaries in the context of a video game game process includes determining a spatial boundary in a virtual space of a video game; in this case, the spatial boundary in the virtual space of the video game defines a part of the virtual space that is smaller than the entire virtual space, while the part of the virtual space has a subset of the functions of the virtual space.

In one embodiment, the definition of boundaries in the context of the gameplay of a video game includes determining the time limit in the temporary context of a video game.

In one embodiment, defining boundaries includes determining the closest starting point or closest end point of one or more of a stage, level, or scene.

In one embodiment, at least one of said thresholds is associated with one or more of user input, user input rate, user input frequency, user input retries, sample input, sharing the gameplay context with other users, posting comments related to the gameplay on a social network or the prevalence of parts of a video game based on levels of sharing on a social network.

CREATION OF A MULTI-COMPONENT MINI GAME FOR A CLOUD GAME BASED ON A RECORDED GAME PROCESS

In one embodiment, a method for creating a reproducible limited version of a video game is provided, comprising the following method of action: recording a user's gameplay of the full version of the video game; determining a plurality of user-setable parts of a recorded gameplay of the user; for each user-installed part, determining boundaries in the context of the video game game process based on the user-installed part and creating a reproducible part of the video game based on the established boundaries; arranging each of the reproduced parts of the video game in sequence to form a limited version of the video game; wherein the method is performed by the processor.

In one embodiment, the determination of each user-installable part of the recorded user game process includes obtaining a user-set start and end point in the recorded user game process and determining a user-installable part based on the received user-set start and end points.

In one embodiment, recording a user's gameplay includes recording one or more of user input or game state data. In one embodiment, creating a reproducible portion of a video game includes analyzing game state data to determine code elements and assembling code elements to form executable code defining a reproducible portion of the video game.

In one embodiment, defining boundaries in the context of a video game game process includes determining a spatial boundary in a virtual space of a video game. In one embodiment, the spatial boundary in the virtual space of the video game defines a portion of the virtual space that is smaller than the entire virtual space, while the portion of the virtual space has a subset of the functions of the virtual space.

In one embodiment, the definition of boundaries in the context of the gameplay of a video game includes determining the time limit in the temporary context of a video game.

In one embodiment, the method further includes, for each user installable part, analyzing a recorded user game process to determine user game state settings; and wherein the creation of the reproducible part of the video game includes determining the reproducible part of the video game so that it has initial game state settings based on certain user game state settings.

In one embodiment, the definition of boundaries includes determining the closest starting point or the closest end point from one or more stages, levels or scenes.

In one embodiment, the method further includes recording a user-setable video, wherein arranging the reproduced parts of the video game includes arranging the user-setable video in a position in the sequence preceding or following one of the reproducing parts of the video game. In one embodiment, a user-setable video includes video from at least one of the user-setable parts of a recorded user gameplay.

In another embodiment, a physical machine-readable medium is provided that includes program instructions for creating a reproducible limited version of a video game, including the following: program instructions for recording a user's gameplay of a full version of a video game; software instructions for determining a plurality of user-setable parts of a recorded user gameplay; software instructions, for each user-installed part, for determining boundaries in the context of a video game game process based on a user-installed part and creating a reproducible video game part based on certain boundaries; software instructions for arranging each of the reproduced parts of the video game in sequence to form a limited version of the video game.

In one embodiment, the determination of each user-installable part of the recorded user game process includes obtaining a user-set start and end point in the recorded user game process and determining a user-installable part based on the received user-set start and end points.

In one embodiment, recording a user's gameplay includes recording one or more of user input or game state data. In one embodiment, creating a reproducible portion of a video game includes analyzing game state data to determine code elements and assembling code elements to form executable code defining a reproducible portion of the video game.

In one embodiment, the physical computer-readable medium further includes program instructions, for each user installable part, for analyzing a user's recorded gameplay in order to determine user game state settings; and wherein the creation of the reproducible part of the video game includes determining the reproducible part of the video game so that it has initial game state settings based on certain user game state settings.

In another embodiment, a system is provided comprising the following: at least one server computing device, wherein the at least one server computing device has a logic unit for creating a reproducible limited version of a video game, including a logic unit for recording a user's gameplay of a full video game; a logic unit for determining a plurality of user-setable parts of a recorded gameplay of the user; a logical unit, for each user-installed part, for determining boundaries in the context of a video game game process based on a user-installed part and creating a reproducible video game part based on certain boundaries; a logic unit for arranging each of the reproduced parts of the video game in sequence to form a limited version of the video game.

In one embodiment, the determination of each user-installable part of the recorded user game process includes obtaining a user-set start and end point in the recorded user game process and determining a user-installable part based on the received user-set start and end points.

In one embodiment, recording a user's gameplay includes recording one or more of user input or game state data. In one embodiment, creating a reproducible part of a video game includes analyzing game state data to determine code elements and assembling code elements to determine executable code that defines the reproduced part of the video game.

In one embodiment, said logic unit further includes a logic unit, for each user installable part, for analyzing a user's recorded gameplay in order to determine user settings for a game state; and wherein the creation of the reproducible part of the video game includes determining the reproducible part of the video game so that it has initial game state settings based on certain user game state settings.

JOINT USE OF A RECORDED GAME PROCESS IN A SOCIAL GRAPH

In one embodiment, a method for sharing a recorded game process in a social graph is provided, the method including the following: recording a video of a user's game process during an active state of a game process session; receiving a command to initiate a sharing operation during an active session state of a game process; in response to receiving a command, entering a suspension state of a gameplay session, and providing a sharing interface; processing input data obtained through the sharing interface to determine a user-selected selection of recorded video; sharing of user-selected selection of recorded video in the user's social graph; the resumption of the active state of the gameplay session; wherein the method is performed by the processor.

In one embodiment, recording a user's gameplay video includes storing the video in a buffer during an active session state of the gameplay.

In one embodiment, providing a sharing interface includes retrieving and providing one or more portions of a video from a buffer.

In one embodiment, the sharing interface includes a duration selector for determining the duration of a user-selectable selection.

In one embodiment, sharing a selection includes loading a selection for accessibility in a social network service that defines a user's social graph.

In one embodiment, loading a selection includes compressing a selection and loading a compressed selection.

In one embodiment, sharing the selection includes creating a notification to the member of the user's social graph.

In one embodiment, the notification is defined by one or more of a private message, a chat message, an in-game notification, a news feed on a social network, or an email message.

In one embodiment, sharing a selection includes providing a selection on a user profile page.

In one embodiment, the receipt of a command to initiate a sharing operation is determined by pressing a button on the control device.

In another embodiment, a method for sharing a recorded game process in a social graph is provided, comprising the following method of actions: recording a video of a user's game process during an active state of a game process session; receiving a command to initiate a sharing operation during an active session state of a game process; in response to receiving a command, determining a user-selected selection of the recorded video; sharing of user-selected selection of recorded video in the user's social graph; wherein the method is performed by the processor.

In one embodiment, recording a user's gameplay video includes storing the video in a buffer during an active session state of the gameplay.

In one embodiment, determining a user-selectable selection of recorded video includes retrieving and providing the video from the buffer and processing user input data defining a portion of the video.

In one embodiment, sharing a selection includes loading a selection for accessibility in a social network service that defines a user's social graph.

In one embodiment, the receipt of a command to initiate a sharing operation is determined by pressing a button on the control device.

In another embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium is provided having software instructions for sharing a recorded game process in a social graph. Program instructions include: program instructions for recording video of a user's game process during an active state of a game process session; software instructions for receiving a command to initiate a sharing operation during an active session state of a game process; software instructions, in response to receiving a command, to determine a user-selected selection of recorded video; software instructions for sharing the user-selected selection of recorded video in the user's social graph.

In one embodiment, recording a user's gameplay video includes storing the video in a buffer during an active session state of the gameplay.

In one embodiment, determining a user-selectable selection of recorded video includes retrieving and providing the video from the buffer and processing user input data defining a portion of the video.

In one embodiment, sharing a selection includes loading a selection for accessibility in a social network service that defines a user's social graph.

In one embodiment, the receipt of a command to initiate a sharing operation is determined by pressing a button on the control device.

REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF THE FIRST USER GAME PROCESS BY THE SECOND USER

In one embodiment, a method is provided for providing remote control of a user's game process, this method includes the following method of actions: presenting a streaming video of a first user game process to a remotely located second user; processing a request to switch the game control of the first user to the second user; initiating control of the gameplay of the first user by the second user; wherein the method is performed by at least one processor.

In one embodiment, initiating the first user’s game process control by the second user includes disabling the first user game process control by the first control device associated with the first user, and turning on the first user game process control by the second control device associated with the second user.

In one embodiment, controlling the gameplay of the first user by the second control device includes receiving input commands from the second control device and applying input commands to determine the gameplay of the first user.

In one embodiment, streaming video is provided through a social interface to a second user, the social interface providing access to the social graph of the second user, the first user being defined as a member of the social graph of the second user.

In one embodiment, the social interface includes a comment interface for posting comments during the gameplay of the first user.

In one embodiment, the control transition request processing includes receiving confirmation from the first user of the permission to control the game process of the first user by the second user.

In one embodiment, providing the first user streaming video gameplay to the second user includes providing the video in full-screen format for streaming the first user game process to the second user, including starting the full-screen streaming video presentation.

In another embodiment, a method for providing a multiplayer game process is provided, comprising the following method of actions: presenting a streaming video session of a game process of a first user to a remotely located second user; processing a request to connect the second user to the game session of the first user; initiation by the second user of the game process in the game process session of the first user; wherein the method is performed by at least one processor.

In one embodiment, initiating a game process by a second user in a game session of a first user includes initiating a multiplayer video game mode.

In one embodiment, streaming video is provided through a social interface to a second user, the social interface providing access to the social graph of the second user, the first user being defined as a member of the social graph of the second user.

In one embodiment, the social interface includes a comment interface for posting comments during the gameplay of the first user.

In one embodiment, the processing of a request to connect to a session of a game process of a first user includes receiving confirmation from a first user of permission for a game to be performed by a second user in a game session of a first user.

In one embodiment, providing a first user streaming video gameplay to a second user includes providing a non-full-screen video streaming, and initiating a second user game process in a first user game session includes starting a full-screen streaming video presentation.

In another embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium is provided that includes program instructions for providing remote control of a user's game process, the program instructions including: program instructions for presenting a streaming video game process of a first user to a remotely located second user; software instructions for processing a request for transition of game control of a first user to a second user; software instructions for initiating game control of the first user by the second user.

In one embodiment, initiating the first user’s game process control by the second user includes disabling the first user game process control by the first control device associated with the first user, and turning on the first user game process control by the second control device associated with the second user.

In one embodiment, controlling the gameplay of the first user by the second control device includes receiving input commands from the second control device and applying input commands to determine the gameplay of the first user.

In one embodiment, streaming video is provided through a social interface to a second user, the social interface providing access to the social graph of the second user, the first user being defined as a member of the social graph of the second user.

In one embodiment, the social interface includes a comment interface for posting comments during the gameplay of the first user.

In one embodiment, the control transition request processing includes receiving confirmation from the first user of the permission to control the game process of the first user by the second user.

In one embodiment, providing the first user streaming video gameplay to the second user includes providing the video in full-screen format for streaming the first user game process to the second user, and initiating the full-screen video streaming.

20 illustrates equipment and user interfaces that can be used to provide interactivity in a video game, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 20 schematically illustrates the overall system architecture of a Sony® Playstation3® entertainment device, a set-top box that can be compatible with a control device for which a computer program is running on a primary computing device, in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. A system unit 2000 is provided with various peripheral devices that can be connected to the system unit 2000. The system unit 2000 comprises: a cell processor 2028; Rambus® Corporation Random Access Dynamic Memory Unit (XDRAM) 2026; an RSX 2030 graphics processor unit with a dedicated random access video memory unit (VRAM) 2032; and an I / O bridge 2034. The system unit 2000 also includes a Blu Ray® BD-ROM® 2040 optical disc reader for reading from a 2040a disc, and a removable slot-mounted hard disk drive (HDD) 2036 that can be accessed produced through an I / O bridge 2034. Optionally, the system unit 2000 also includes a card reader 2038 for reading compact flash cards, Memory Stick® media, and the like, accessed similarly via an I / O bridge 2034.

The 2034 I / O bridge is also connected to six USB 2.0 ports 2024; Gigabit Ethernet port 2022; port of wireless access to a network (Wi-Fi) IEEE 802.11 b / g 2020; and a Bluetooth® 2018 wireless port, capable of supporting up to seven Bluetooth connections.

During operation, the 2034 I / O bridge processes all data received through wireless connections, USB and Ethernet ports, including data received from one or more game control devices from 2002-2003. For example, when a user plays a game, the I / O bridge 2034 receives data from the 2002-2003 gaming control device via a Bluetooth connection and sends it to the Cell processor 2028, which accordingly updates the current state of the game.

Wireless ports, USB and Ethernet ports also provide the ability to connect other peripheral devices in addition to the game control devices 2002-2003, such as: remotely located control device 2004; keyboard 2006; mouse 2008; 2010 portable entertainment device, such as a Sony Playstation Portable® entertainment device; a video camera, such as an EyeTow® 2012 video camera; microphone headset 2014; and a microphone 2015. Such peripheral devices can therefore, in principle, be connected to the system unit 2000 via a wireless connection; for example, the portable entertainment device 2010 can communicate via an episodic Wi-Fi connection, while the microphone headset 2014 can communicate via a Bluetooth connection.

Providing these interfaces means that the Playstation 3 device is also potentially compatible with other peripheral devices such as digital video recorders (DVRs), set-top boxes, digital cameras, portable multimedia players, telephones using a telephony system using the Internet protocol, mobile phones printers and scanners.

In addition, a card reader for reading obsolete memory cards 2016 can be connected to the system unit via a USB port 2024, providing the ability to read 2048 memory cards of the types used by Playstation® or Playstation 2® devices.

In 2002-2003, game control devices are capable of interacting through a wireless connection with the system unit 2000 via a Bluetooth connection or be connected to a USB port, thereby also providing power for charging the battery of 2002-2003 game control devices. 2002-2003 gaming control devices may also include a memory device; CPU; card reader; read only memory device such as flash memory; light emitting devices, such as an illuminated spherical region, light emitting diodes, or infrared radiation sources; microphone and loudspeaker for interaction with ultrasound; acoustic camera; digital camera; internal clock; an easily recognizable shape, such as a spherical region facing the game console; and wireless communications using protocols such as Bluetooth®, WiFi ™, etc.

Game control device 2002 is a control device designed for two-handed use, and game control device 2003 is a control device for one-handed operation using a nozzle. In addition to one or more analog joysticks and traditional control buttons, the gaming control device is susceptible to 3D positioning. Therefore, the gestures and movements of the user of the game control device can be recognized as game input data in addition to or instead of commands from a traditional button or joystick. Optionally, other wireless peripheral devices, such as a Playstation ™ Portable, may be used as the control device. If you are using a Playstation ™ Portable, additional information related to the game or controls (such as control instructions or number of lives) may be displayed on the screen of the device. Other alternative or additional control devices, such as a dance mat (not shown), a light pen (not shown), a steering wheel and pedals (not shown), or custom-made control devices, such as one or more large buttons, can also be used. for a quiz game with quick answers (also not shown).

The remotely located control unit 2004 is also able, during operation, to communicate via a wireless connection to the system unit 2000 via a Bluetooth connection. The remotely located control device 704 includes control devices that are suitable for use with a Blu Ray ™ BD-ROM 2040 disc reader and for viewing the contents of a disc.

The Blu Ray ™ BD-ROM 2040 disc reader can read CD-ROMs compatible with Playstation and Playstation 2 devices in addition to traditional pre-recorded and rewritable CDs, and so-called Super Audio CDs. The 2040 reader can also read DVD-ROMs compatible with Playstation 2 and Playstation 3 devices in addition to traditional pre-recorded and rewritable DVDs. The 2040 reader is also able to read BD-ROM discs compatible with the Playstation 3 device as well as traditional pre-recorded and rewritable Blu-ray discs.

During operation, the system unit 2000 is capable of supplying audio and video signals, both created and decoded by the Playstation 3 device using the RSX 2030 graphics processor unit, through audio and video connectors to the display and 2042 audio output device, such as a monitor or television receiver, having a display 2044 and one or more loudspeakers 2046. Audio connectors 2050 may include traditional analog and digital outputs, while video connectors 2052 may at different times include component output, S-video output, composite output d and one or more outputs of a High Resolution Multimedia Interface (HDMI). Therefore, the video output signal may have a format such as PAL or NTSC, or 720p, 1080i, or 1080p high resolution.

Audio processing (creation, decoding, etc.) is performed by the 2028 Cell processor. The Playstation 3 operating system supports Dolby® 5.1 surround sound, Dolby® Theater Surround (DTS) surround sound and decodes the surround sound of 7.1 Blu-Ray® discs.

In the present embodiment, the 2012 camcorder comprises one charge-coupled device (CCD), an LED indicator, and hardware-based real-time data compression and encoding equipment, so that the compressed video data can be transmitted in a suitable format, such as the MPEG (motion) standard picture expert group - an expert group on a moving image) based on images with internal encoding, for decoding by the system unit 2000. The LED indicator of the camera is configured to glow in response to s relevant control data from the system unit 2000, for example, to indicate the unfavorable lighting conditions. Embodiments of the 2012 camcorder may at different times be connected to the system unit 700 via a USB, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi communication port. Embodiments of a video camera may include one or more coupled microphones and also be capable of transmitting audio data. In embodiments of the camcorder, the CCD may have a resolution suitable for capturing high resolution video. In use, images captured by a video camera can, for example, be inserted into a game or interpreted as input game control data. In another embodiment, the camera is an infrared camera suitable for detecting infrared radiation.

In general, in order to successfully exchange data with a peripheral device, such as a video camera or a remotely located control device, it is necessary to provide an appropriate piece of software, such as a device driver, through one of the communication ports of the system unit 2000. The technology for using device drivers is well known and will not be described in detail here, except for the note that one skilled in the art will be aware that a device driver or similar program interface may be required in the present described embodiment.

Figure 21 illustrates additional hardware that can be used to process instructions in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. Cell processor 2028 has an architecture comprising four basic components: external input and output structures comprising a memory controller 2160 and a dual bus interface controller 2170A, B; a main processor called the Power Element 2150; eight coprocessors called synergetic processor elements (SPEs) 2110A-H; and a ring data bus connecting the above components, called the element bus 2180. The overall performance of the Cell processor when performing operations with floating point is 218 GFLOPS, compared with 6.2 GFLOPS processor Emotion Engine Playstation 2 device.

The Power Element (PPE) 2150 is based on the dual-channel PowerPC core, which provides simultaneous multitasking, compatible with the Power 570 (PPU) 855, operating at an internal clock frequency of 3.2 GHz. It contains a cache of the second level (L2) of 512 kB and a cache of the first level (L1) of 32 kB. MPE 2150 is capable of performing eight separate positional operations in one clock cycle, translating up to 25.6 GFLOPS at a frequency of 3.2 GHz. The main role of the MPE 2150 is to act as a control device for the synergistic processor elements 2110A-H, which take up most of the computational workload. In the process, the MPE 2150 maintains a work queue, creating a work schedule for the synergistic processor elements 2110A-H and monitoring the progress of their implementation. Accordingly, each synergistic processor element 2110A-H launches a core, the role of which is to obtain work, its implementation and synchronization with MPE 2150.

Each synergetic processor element (SPE) 2110A-H contains a corresponding synergetic processor unit (SPB) 2120A-N and a corresponding memory stream controller (PPC) 2140A-N, which in turn contains a corresponding dynamic memory access controller (KDDP) 2142A-N, the corresponding memory control unit (BCU) 2144A-H and a bus interface (not shown). Each SPB 2120A-N is a 3.2 GHz RISC processor and contains 256 KB of local RAM 2130A-N, the volume of which can, in principle, be expanded to 4 GB. Each SPE provides a theoretical single-precision performance of 25.6 GFLOPS. SPB can process 4 single-precision floating-point elements, 4 32-bit integers, 8 16-bit integers or 16 8-bit integers in one clock cycle. For the same period of the clock frequency, he can also perform an operation in memory. SPB 2120A-N does not have direct access to the system memory XDRAM 2026; The 64-bit addresses generated by the SPB 2120A-N are transmitted to the 2140A-N checkpoint, which instruct their DDP 2142A-N controllers to gain access to the memory through the connecting bus of the elements 2180 and the memory controller 2160.

Element Connecting Bus (SSE) 2180 is a logical ring communication bus internal to the Cell processor 2028, which connects the aforementioned processor elements, namely: MPE 2150, memory controller 2160, dual bus interface 2170A, B and 8 SPE 2110A-N that, in total, is 12 elements. Elements can simultaneously read or write to the bus at a speed of 8 bytes per clock period. As noted above, each SPE 2110A-N contains KDDP 2142A-N, designed for graphing longer reading or writing sequences. The SSE contains four channels, two in a clockwise direction and two in a counterclockwise direction. Therefore, for twelve elements, the longest step-by-step data flow between any two elements is six steps in the corresponding direction. The theoretical peak instantaneous bandwidth of the SSE for 12 slots is therefore 96 B per cycle if fully utilized through arbitration between elements. This corresponds to a theoretical peak throughput of 307.2 GB / s (gigabytes per second) at a clock frequency of 3.2 GHz.

The 2160 memory controller contains the XDRAM 2162 interface developed by Rambus Incorporated. The memory controller interacts with the Rambus XDRAM 2026 with a theoretical peak throughput of 25.6 GB / s.

The dual bus interface 2170A, B contains the Rambus FlexIO® 2172A, B system interface. The interface is divided into 12 channels, each of which is 8 bits wide, with five paths inbound and seven outbound. This provides a theoretical peak throughput of 62.4 GB / s (36.4 GB / s outbound, 26 GB / s inbound) between the Cell processor and the 2034 I / O bridge via the 2170A controller, and the RSX 2130 GPU via the 2170V controller .

The data sent by the Cell processor 2128 to the RSX 2130 GPU block will usually contain display lists, which are a sequence of commands designed to draw vertices, apply textures to polygons, set lighting conditions, etc.

Figure 22 is an exemplary illustration of scenes A to E when respective users A to E interact with game clients 2202 that are connected to server processing via the Internet, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. A game client is a device that allows users to connect to server applications and processing over the Internet. The game client allows users to access and play entertainment content online, such as games, movies, music and photographs, without being limited thereto. In addition, the game client can provide access to online communication applications such as VOIP, text chat protocols and email.

The user interacts with the game client through the control device. In some embodiments, the control device is a game client-specific control device, while in other embodiments, the control device may be a combination of a keyboard and a mouse. In one embodiment, the gaming client is a standalone device capable of outputting audio and video signals to create a multimedia environment through a monitor / TV and associated audio equipment. For example, a game client may be, but is not limited to, a thin client, an internal card connected to the PCI-express bus, an external device connected to the PCI-express bus, a device connected via ExpressCard, an internal, external or wireless USB device, or a device connected to the Firewire bus, etc. In other embodiments, the gaming client is integrated with a television or other multimedia device such as a DVR, Blu-ray player, DVD player, or multi-channel receiver.

In scene A in Figure 22, user A interacts with a client application displayed on monitor 2204A using a control device 2206A paired with game client 2202A. Similarly, in scene B, user B interacts with another client application that is displayed on a 2204 V monitor using a 2206 V control device paired with game client 2202 B. Scene C illustrates a rear view of user C when he looks at the monitor that is displayed the game and the list of contacts from the game client 2202C. While Figure 22 shows a single-server processing module in one embodiment, multi-server processing modules exist in the world. Each server processing module includes user session management submodules, sharing / interaction logic blocks, user geolocation blocks, and a load balancing processing service. Moreover, the server processing module includes network processing and a distributed storage medium.

When the game client 2202 connects to the server processing module, the user session management device can be used to authenticate the user. An authenticated user may have associated virtualized distributed storage medium and virtualized network processing. Exemplary elements that may be stored as part of a user-virtualized distributed storage medium include, but are not limited to, acquired media such as games, videos and music, etc. In addition, a distributed storage medium can be used to save game status for collective games, user settings for individual games, and general settings for a game client. In one embodiment, the server processing user geolocation module is used to determine the geographic location of the user and his respective game client. The geographic location of the user can be used by both the sharing / interaction logic unit and the load balancing processing service to optimize performance based on geographic location and processing requirements from multiple server processing modules. Virtualization of network processing and network storage of information or any one of them will allow you to dynamically move processing tasks from gaming clients to an incompletely loaded server processing module (s). Thus, load balancing can be used to minimize the latency associated with both retrieving information from the storage medium and transferring data between server processing modules and game clients.

The server processing module has instances of the server application class A and server application B. The server processing module is capable of supporting multiple server applications, as indicated by the server application X ₁ and the server application X ₂ . In one embodiment, server processing is based on a cluster computing architecture that allows multiple processors within a cluster to process server applications. In another embodiment, a different type of processing scheme using multiple computers is used to process server applications. This allows you to scale server processing in order to coordinate more game clients running multiple client applications and the corresponding server applications. Alternatively, server processing can be scaled to accommodate the increased required computing power, the need for which is determined by processing more demanding graphics resources or a game, video compression, or application complexity. In one embodiment, the server processing module performs most of the processing using the server application. This allows relatively expensive components, such as graphics processors, random access memory and general-purpose processors, to be located centrally and reduces the cost of the game client. The processed server application data is sent back to the corresponding game client via the Internet with their output to the monitor.

Scene C illustrates an example application that can be executed by a game client and server processing module. For example, in one embodiment, the game client 2202C allows user C to create and view a contact list 2220 that includes user A, user B, user D, and user E. As shown, in scene C, user C can see either real-time images on monitor 2204C time, or "avatars" of the corresponding user. Server processing executes the corresponding applications of the game client 2202C and with the corresponding game clients 2202 of user A, user B, user D, and user E. Since server processing has information about the applications executed by game client B, the contact list for user A can indicate which the game is played by user B. In addition, in one embodiment, user A can view the actual video in the game directly from user B. This becomes possible, only wb sending the processed data to the server application for the user in the game client, and in addition to the game client B.

In addition to being able to view video from the contact list, the communication application can provide real-time contact members of the contact list. Relative to the previous example, this allows user A to provide support or give hints when watching user B’s video in real time. In one embodiment, real-time two-channel voice communication is established through a client / server application. In another embodiment, the client / server application allows for text chat. In yet another embodiment, the client / server application converts speech to text to display a member of the contact list.

Scene D and scene E illustrate the respective user D and user E interacting, respectively, with game consoles 2210D and 2210E. Each game console 2210D and 2210E is connected to a server processing module and illustrates a network in which server processing modules coordinate the game process for both game consoles and game clients.

23 illustrates an embodiment of an information service provider architecture. An Information Service Provider (ISP) 2370 delivers multiple information services to users 2382 distributed geographically and connected through a 2386 network. An ISP can deliver only one type of service, such as updated stock prices, or multiple services, such as broadcast media , news, sports, games, etc. In addition, the services offered by each PSI are dynamic, that is, services can be added or removed at any time. Thus, PSI, providing a specific type of service to a particular person, can change over time. For example, a user may be served by a PSI located in close proximity to the user when the user is in her hometown, and a user may be served by another PSI when the user moves to another city. PSI of the hometown will transmit the required information and data to the new PSI, so that the information for the user “follows” the user to the new city, bringing the data closer to the user and making it easier to access. In another embodiment, a master server relationship can be established between the master PSI, which manages information for the user, and the server PSI, which interacts directly with the user under the control of the master PSI. In another embodiment, data is transmitted from one PSI to another PSI as the client moves around the world, so that the PSI, which is in a better location relative to the user, provides these services.

PSI 2370 includes an Application Service Provider (ISP) 2372, which provides computer services to clients over a network. The software offered when using the SRP model is also sometimes referred to as on-demand software or service-based software. A simple form of providing access to a specific application program (such as customer relationship management) is to provide access using a standard protocol such as HTTP. The application software is located in the seller’s system, and users can access it through a web browser using HTML, using specialized client software provided by the seller, or another remotely located interface, such as a thin client.

Services delivered across a vast geographic area often use cloud computing. Cloud computing is a computing style in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided over the Internet as a service. Users do not need to be experts in technology infrastructure in the “cloud” that supports them. Cloud computing can be divided into various services, such as infrastructure as a service (IvS), platform as a service (PvS) and software as a service (PvS). Cloud computing services often provide online general-purpose business applications that are accessed through a web browser, while software and data are stored on servers. The term “cloud” is used as a metaphor for the Internet, based on how the Internet is portrayed in computer network diagrams, and is an abstraction to denote the complex infrastructure that it encompasses.

In addition, PSI 2370 includes a game processing server (SDI) 2374, which is used by game clients to play single-player and multi-player video games. Most video games that are played over the Internet work by connecting to a game server. As a rule, games use a specialized server application that collects data from players and transfers them to other players. This is more efficient and effective than a decentralized organization, but it does require a separate server on which the server application resides. In another embodiment, the SDI establishes interaction between players, and their respective gaming devices exchange information without resorting to a centralized SDI.

Specialized SDIs are servers that run independently of the client. Such servers typically run on specialized hardware located in data centers, providing greater bandwidth and specialized processing power. Dedicated servers are the preferred way to host game servers for most PC-based multiplayer games. On a large scale, multiplayer online games run on specialized servers, typically hosted by a software company that owns the name of the game, allowing them to manage and update content.

The broadcast processing server (SOV) 2376 distributes audio or video signals to an audience. Broadcasting to a very narrow audience is sometimes referred to as a newsletter. The final stage of broadcast distribution is how the signal reaches the listener or viewer, and it can come through the air, as in the case of a radio station or television station, to an antenna or receiver, or it can come through a television cable or cable radio (or “wireless cable” ») Through the station or directly from the network. Through the Internet, the recipient can also access radio or television, in particular in the case of group broadcasting, providing the possibility of sharing the signal and bandwidth. Historically, broadcasting is delimited by geographical areas, for example, national broadcasting or regional broadcasting. However, with the spread of high-speed access to the Internet, broadcasting is not determined by geography, since the content can reach almost any country in the world.

Information Storage Service Provider (ISSI) 2378 provides computer storage space and associated management services. CAPs also offer the ability to periodically back up and archive. Having an offer of storing information in the form of a service, users can, if necessary, order a larger volume for storing information. Another major advantage is that NSIs include backup services, and users will not lose all their data if a failure occurs on the hard drives on their computers. In addition, many CIDs can have full or partial copies of user data, which allows users to effectively access data regardless of where the user or device is used to access the data. For example, a user can access personal files on a home computer, as well as using a mobile phone when the user is on the go.

Communication Provider 380 provides users with connectivity. One type of communications provider is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that offers access to the Internet. PSI connects its customers using data transfer technology that is suitable for delivering Internet protocol datagrams, such as connecting over a telephone line, digital subscriber line (DSL), using a cable modem, wireless or specialized high-speed interconnects. A communications provider can also provide access to messaging services such as email, instant messaging, and SMS text messaging. Another type of communication provider is a network service provider (MSS), which sells bandwidth or network access by providing direct backbone Internet access. Network service providers may consist of telecommunications companies, telephone companies, wireless service providers, Internet service providers, cable TV operators offering high-speed Internet access, etc.

Data exchange 2388 interconnects several modules within the PSI 2370 and connects these modules to users 2382 through the network 2386. Data exchange 2388 can cover a small area in which all PSI 2370 modules are in close proximity to each other, or can cover a wide geographical area in which various modules are geographically dispersed. For example, data exchange 2388 may include fast gigabit Ethernet (or even faster) within a data center rack or an intercontinental virtual network (VLAN).

Users 2382 access remote services using a client device 2384, which includes at least a CPU, a display, and an input / output device. The client device can be a personal computer, mobile phone, netbook, pocket electronic notebook, etc. In one embodiment, the PSI 2370 recognizes the type of device used by the client and selects the applicable interaction method. In other cases, client devices use a standard way of interaction, such as html, to gain access to the PSI 2370.

Embodiments of the present invention may be practiced with various computer system configurations, including handheld devices, microprocessor systems, microprocessor-based household electronic devices or programmable, mini-computers, large electronic computers, and the like. The invention may also be practiced in distributed computing environments in which tasks are performed by remotely located processing devices that are connected via a cable or wireless network.

In view of the above embodiments, it should be understood that various computer-implemented operations using data stored in computer systems may be used in the invention. These operations are those that require physical manipulation of physical quantities. Any of the operations described herein that form part of the invention are useful machine operations. The invention also relates to a device or equipment for performing these operations. The equipment may be specially designed for the desired purpose, or the equipment may be a general purpose computer selectively powered or configured using a computer program stored in a computer. In particular, various general-purpose machines can be used together with computer programs written in accordance with the basic theoretical principles presented here, or it may be more convenient to design more specialized equipment to carry out the required operations.

The invention may also be embodied as a computer-readable code on a computer-readable storage medium. A computer-readable storage medium is any information storage device on which data can be stored that can then be read by a computer system. Examples of computer-readable storage media include hard drives, network attached storage devices (UDHPS), read-only memory devices, random access memory devices, CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, magnetic tapes and other optical and non-optical storage devices. The computer-readable storage medium may include computer-readable material storage media distributed in a networked computer system, so that the computer-readable code is stored and executed in a distributed form.

Although the method of actions has been described in a certain order, it should be understood that other service operations can be performed between operations, or operations can be selected so that they are performed at slightly different points in time, or can be distributed in the system, which allows processing operations to be performed with at various processing intervals, provided that the processing of the overlay operations is performed in the desired manner.

Although the invention described above has been described in some detail for purposes of clarity, it will be apparent that certain changes and modifications may be practiced within the scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, the present embodiments should be considered as illustrative and not limiting, and the invention should not be limited to the details presented here, but may be modified within the scope and equivalents of the attached claims.

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1. A method of creating a reproducible limited version of a video game, including:
Recording the user's gameplay of the full version of the video game;
analysis of the recorded gameplay of the user to determine the area of interest;
defining boundaries in the context of the gameplay of a video game based on a specific area of interest; and
creating a limited version of a video game based on certain boundaries; wherein the method is performed by the processor. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the recording of a user's game process includes recording one or more user input or game state data. 3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that the analysis of the recorded game process of the user includes determining the intensity levels of inputting user data or game state data, the area of interest is an area having intensity levels exceeding a predetermined threshold. 4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the definition of boundaries in the context of the gameplay of a video game includes determining the spatial boundary in the virtual space of the video game. 5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that the spatial boundary in the virtual space of the video game defines a portion of the virtual space smaller than the entire virtual space, while the portion of the virtual space has a subset of the functions of the virtual space. 6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the definition of boundaries in the context of the game process of a video game includes determining a time limit in the temporary context of a video game. 7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the definition of boundaries includes the identification of the closest starting point or the closest end point from one or more stages, levels or scenes. 8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the analysis of the recorded game process of the user includes determining settings for the game state of the user based on the recorded game process of the user; and
however, creating a limited version of a video game includes determining a limited version of the video game in order to have initial game state settings based on certain user game state settings. 9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the area of interest is automatically identified based on compliance with one or more threshold values. 10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that at least one of these thresholds is associated with one or more user input data, user input speed, user input frequency, user data repeats, input data sets, sharing the context of the game process with other users, posting comments related to the game process on a social network or the popularity of parts of a video game, determined on the basis of levels of social sharing etyah. 11. A method of creating a reproducible limited version of a video game, including:
Recording the user's gameplay of the full version of the video game;
determining a plurality of user-setable parts of a recorded gameplay of the user;
for each user-installable part, determining boundaries in the context of a video game game process based on a user-installable part and creating a reproducible video game part based on certain boundaries;
arranging each of the reproduced parts of the video game in sequence to determine a limited version of the video game; moreover, the method is performed using a processor. 12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that the determination of each user-installable part of the recorded game process of the user includes obtaining a user-set start and end point within the recorded game process of the user and determining a user-installable part based on the received user-set start and end points. 13. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that the recording of a user's game process includes recording one or more user input data or game state data. 14. The method according to item 13, wherein the creation of the reproducible part of the video game includes the analysis of the game state data to determine the code elements and the assembly of code elements to determine the executable code that defines the reproduced part of the video game. 15. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that the definition of boundaries in the context of the gameplay of a video game includes determining the spatial boundary in the virtual space of the video game. 16. The method according to clause 15, wherein the spatial boundary in the virtual space of the video game defines a portion of the virtual space smaller than the entire virtual space, while the portion of the virtual space has a subset of the functions of the virtual space. 17. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that the definition of boundaries in the context of the game process of the video game includes determining the time limit within the time context of the video game. 18. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that it further comprises,
for each user-installable part, analysis of the user's recorded gameplay to determine the user's game state settings; and
wherein the creation of the reproducible part of the video game includes determining the reproducible part of the video game to obtain initial game state settings based on user-defined game state settings. 19. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that the definition of boundaries includes the identification of the closest starting point or end point of one or more of the stage, level or scene. 20. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that it further comprises recording a user-setable video;
wherein the ordering of the reproduced parts of the video game includes the ordering of the user-set video in place in the sequence before or after one of the reproduced parts of the video game. 21. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that the user-setable video includes video from at least one user-setable part of the recorded gameplay of the user. 22. A method for sharing a recorded gameplay in a social graph, including:
recording a video of a user's game process during an active state of a game process session;
receiving a command to initiate a sharing operation during an active session state of a game process;
in response to receiving a command, entering a suspension state of a gameplay session, and providing a sharing interface;
processing input data obtained through the sharing interface to determine a user-selectable set of recorded video;
sharing a user-setable selection of recorded video in the user's social graph;
the resumption of the active state of the gameplay session;
wherein the method is performed by the processor. 23. The method according to p. 22, characterized in that the video recording of the game process of the user includes storing the video in the buffer during the active session state of the game process. 24. The method according to item 23, wherein the presentation of the sharing interface includes retrieving and presenting one or more parts of the video from the buffer. 25. The method according to item 22, wherein the sharing interface includes a duration switch for determining the duration of a user-set sample. 26. The method according to item 22, wherein the sharing of the sample includes downloading the sample for its availability in the social network service, which defines the user's social graph. 27. The method according to p. 26, wherein the sample download includes compressing the sample and loading the compressed sample. 28. The method according to item 22, wherein the sharing of the sample includes creating a notification to the member of the user's social graph. 29. The method of claim 28, wherein the notification is defined by one or more of a personal message, a chat message, a notification in a game, a post in a social news feed, email. 30. The method according to item 22, wherein the sharing of the sample includes the presentation of the sample on the user profile page. 31. The method according to item 22, wherein the receipt of the command to initiate the sharing operation is determined by pressing a button on the control device. 32. A method for providing remote control of a user's gameplay, including:
providing streaming video gameplay of the first user to the remote second user;
processing a request to switch the game control of the first user to the second user;
initiating control of the gameplay of the first user by the second user;
wherein the method is performed by at least one processor. 33. The method according to p, characterized in that initiating the control of the game process of the first user by the second user includes disabling the control of the game process of the first user by the first control device associated with the first user, and activating the control of the game process of the first user by the second control device with the second user. 34. The method according to p. 33, characterized in that the control of the game process of the first user using the second control device includes receiving input commands from the second control device and applying input commands to determine the gameplay of the first user. 35. The method according to p, characterized in that the streaming video is provided through a social interface for the second user, while the social interface provides access to the social graph of the second user, and the first user is defined as a member of the social graph of the second user. 36. The method according to clause 35, wherein the social interface includes a comment interface for posting comments during the gameplay of the first user. 37. The method according to p, characterized in that the processing of the request for transfer of control includes receiving confirmation from the first user, allowing control of the game process of the first user by the second user. 38. The method according to p, characterized in that the presentation of the streaming video game process of the first user to the second user includes the presentation of the streaming video in full-screen format, and
wherein the initiation of the game control of the first user by the second user includes starting the presentation of the streaming video in full screen format.

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