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公开(公告)号：US10390064B2
公开(公告)日：2019-08-20
申请号：US14755955
申请日：2015-06-30
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Christopher Paul Dury , David Hendrik Verfaillie , Hok Peng Leung , Patrick Gilmore , Ethan Zane Evans , Michael Anthony Willette , Collin Charles Davis , Richard Bantegui , Francis Xavier Surjo-Subagio , Michael Anthony Frazzini , Michael Martin George
IPC: A63F13/49 , A63F13/85 , A63F13/86 , H04N21/81 , H04N21/254 , H04N21/443 , H04N21/478 , H04N21/4784
Abstract: A spectating system that leverages game metadata and/or broadcast metadata to provide rewards to or otherwise acknowledge participants in broadcasts. The system may analyze the metadata to detect events or other information about broadcasts, and may recognize and/or reward participants based at least in part on the analysis. Spectators may be rewarded for participating in broadcasts, or in particular events in broadcasts. Broadcasters may be rewarded for in-game achievements or for achieving levels of audience participation or support. Participants may select or vote on other participants to receive rewards. Rewards may, for example, include acknowledgement of participants via the user interface, virtual items such as in-game virtual gear, physical items such as game-related merchandise, and granting of benefits or privileges by the spectating system and/or game system such as special content for a broadcaster's channel.
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公开(公告)号：US09814987B1
公开(公告)日：2017-11-14
申请号：US14579033
申请日：2014-12-22
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Nicholas Joshua Lawson , Patrick Gilmore , Michael Donges , Joseph Conlin Connors , Rosen Ognyanov Baklov , Eric Schenk
CPC classification number: A63F13/86 , A63F13/352 , A63F13/355 , A63F13/65 , A63F13/87
Abstract: A first content item instance may be played by one or more participants and may be presented by one or more first compute nodes to the one or more participants. Information associated with the first content item instance may be collected. The information may include, for example, game state, user inputs, and other information associated with the first content item instance. The information may be provided as input to a second content item instance executing at one or more second compute nodes. Audio and/or video information output by the second content item instance may then be collected, and data including the collected information may be transmitted to one or more third compute nodes for presentation to spectators. Spectator feedback may be received and provided back to the first content item instance, which may be presented based, at least in part, on the spectator feedback.
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公开(公告)号：US11071919B2
公开(公告)日：2021-07-27
申请号：US14755905
申请日：2015-06-30
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Michael Anthony Willette , David Hendrik Verfaillie , Hok Peng Leung , Patrick Gilmore , Ethan Zane Evans , Christopher Paul Dury , Collin Charles Davis , Richard Bantegui , Francis Xavier Surjo-Subagio , Michael Anthony Frazzini , Michael Martin George
Abstract: A game spectating system that leverages game metadata to allow spectators to join or “step into” games being broadcast. Broadcast content may include user interface elements via which spectators can order, purchase, or otherwise obtain demo or full versions of games. Game client software and game data may be obtained and downloaded to the spectator's devices via the spectating system interfaces and broadcast streams. Spectators can order, purchase, or otherwise obtain characters, avatars, and gear for participation in particular games. Using the spectating UI to obtain the game client software, game data, characters, and gear via the broadcast streams, the spectators may join live game sessions of online games, start new game sessions, and/or replay previously recorded game sessions.
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公开(公告)号：US10345897B2
公开(公告)日：2019-07-09
申请号：US14755922
申请日：2015-06-30
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： David Hendrik Verfaillie , Hok Peng Leung , Patrick Gilmore , Ethan Zane Evans , Michael Anthony Willette , Christopher Paul Dury , Collin Charles Davis , Richard Bantegui , Francis Xavier Surjo-Subagio , Michael Anthony Frazzini , Michael Martin George
Abstract: A spectating system that generates game inputs based on spectator inputs and interactions, and provides the game inputs to game systems according to an application programming interface (API). The spectating system may allow spectators to interact with and affect a game being broadcast via inputs to and interactions with user interface (UI) elements presented on the spectating UI. Spectators may affect or influence the game, objects within the game universe, events within the game, or the players in the game via the UI elements on the spectating UI. The spectators may become involved in the games being broadcast by influencing game play via the spectating inputs. Game play for the players may be enhanced by providing interesting variations in game play based on the spectating inputs.
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公开(公告)号：US11161045B1
公开(公告)日：2021-11-02
申请号：US16114637
申请日：2018-08-28
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Francis Xavier Surjo-Subagio , Brian David Fisher , David Edward Maldonado , Patrick Gilmore , Christopher Thomas Larson , Yu Ping Hu
Abstract: Techniques for forking and merging of electronically presented content items, such as MMO and other video games, are described herein. In particular, a first content item session may be forked to generate a second (forked) content item session. The first and forked content item sessions may then continue to execute and evolve in separate directions from one another. In some examples, a user of the forked content item session may serve as an administrator of the forked content item session and may receive compensation in exchange for serving as an administrator. Additionally, one or more forked or other separate content item sessions may be merged together to form a merged content item session. In some examples, conflicts between merged content item sessions may be identified and resolved based, at least in part, on input from administrators.
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公开(公告)号：US10441891B1
公开(公告)日：2019-10-15
申请号：US15795556
申请日：2017-10-27
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Rosen Ognyanov Baklov , Nicholas Joshua Lawson , Patrick Gilmore , Michael Donges , Joseph Conlin Connors , Eric Schenk
IPC: A63F13/86
Abstract: A first content item instance may be played by one or more participants and may be presented by one or more first compute nodes to the one or more participants. Information associated with the first content item instance may be collected. The information may include, for example, game state, user inputs, and other information associated with the first content item instance. The information may be provided as input to a second content item instance executing at one or more second compute nodes. Audio and/or video information output by the second content item instance may then be collected, and data including the collected information may be transmitted to one or more third compute nodes for presentation to spectators. Spectator feedback may be received and provided back to the first content item instance, which may be presented based, at least in part, on the spectator feedback.
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公开(公告)号：US10376795B2
公开(公告)日：2019-08-13
申请号：US14755934
申请日：2015-06-30
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Rohit Garg , Ethan Zane Evans , David Hendrik Verfaillie , Patrick Gilmore
Abstract: A spectating system that generates game inputs based on spectating inputs and provides the game inputs to game systems according to an application programming interface (API). The spectating inputs may include spectator participation statistics, text chat inputs, audio inputs, and spectator interactions with a spectating user interface. The game inputs may include random numbers based on the spectating inputs that may be used as entropy sources for games. The game inputs may also include parameter inputs that provide values for parameters in the game based on spectating inputs. The spectators may become involved in the games being broadcast by influencing game play via the spectating inputs. Game play for the players may be enhanced by providing interesting variations in game play based on the spectating inputs.
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公开(公告)号：US10363488B1
公开(公告)日：2019-07-30
申请号：US14754575
申请日：2015-06-29
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Michael Anthony Willette , Patrick Gilmore , Ethan Zane Evans , Michael Martin George , Michael Anthony Frazzini
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining highlights from broadcasts in spectating environments. A highlight service obtains highlight data for broadcasts including game- and participant-specified events, audio input, and text chat, analyzes the highlight data to determine notable events (highlights) in the broadcasts, and extracts highlight segments from the broadcasts according to the determined events. Highlight reels may be created from the highlight segments according to one or more highlight selection criteria and/or spectator preferences. The highlight service may provide access to the highlights and highlight reels via a highlight user interface (UI). The spectators may selectively view the highlights or highlight reels via the highlight UI.
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公开(公告)号：US10086288B1
公开(公告)日：2018-10-02
申请号：US15194177
申请日：2016-06-27
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Francis Xavier Surjo-Subagio , Brian David Fisher , David Edward Maldonado , Patrick Gilmore , Christopher Thomas Larson , Yu Ping Hu
Abstract: Techniques for forking and merging of electronically presented content items, such as MMO and other video games, are described herein. In particular, a first content item session may be forked to generate a second (forked) content item session. The first and forked content item sessions may then continue to execute and evolve in separate directions from one another. In some examples, a user of the forked content item session may serve as an administrator of the forked content item session and may receive compensation in exchange for serving as an administrator. Additionally, one or more forked or other separate content item sessions may be merged together to form a merged content item session. In some examples, conflicts between merged content item sessions may be identified and resolved based, at least in part, on input from administrators.
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公开(公告)号：US10065122B1
公开(公告)日：2018-09-04
申请号：US15722316
申请日：2017-10-02
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Nicholas Joshua Lawson , Patrick Gilmore , Michael Donges , Joseph Conlin Connors , Rosen Ognyanov Baklov , Eric Schenk
Abstract: A first content item instance may be played by one or more participants and may be presented by one or more first compute nodes to the one or more participants. Information associated with the first content item instance may be collected. The information may include, for example, game state, user inputs, and other information associated with the first content item instance. The information may be provided as input to a second content item instance executing at one or more second compute nodes. Audio and/or video information output by the second content item instance may then be collected, and data including the collected information may be transmitted to one or more third compute nodes for presentation to spectators. Spectator feedback may be received and provided back to the first content item instance, which may be presented based, at least in part, on the spectator feedback.
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