Online software video capture and replay system

A non-transitory computer program product storing instructions, which when executed by at least one data processor of at least one computing system, implement a method comprising:

• receiving, by a stream server and from each of one or more clients, a user-activity video signal comprising a video capture characterizing a user's interaction with a software application on a client, the software application having an interface display space on the client and the software application executing on the client in operation with at least one remote backend computing system;
• receiving, by a replay server, data characterizing backend user interaction data corresponding to the user's interaction with the software application as generated by the at least one remote backend computing system;
• detecting, by the replay server, user-activity events of interest;
• generating a new video automatically, the new video comprising a plurality of divided segments of the user-activity video signal, the generating performed at least by the stream server and using the backend user interaction data, the user-activity events of interest, a state of the stream server with respect to the user-activity video signal, and a plurality of predefined rules, the new video comprising a plurality of divided segments of the user-activity video signals;
• and
• providing the new video;
• wherein the state of the stream server with respect to the user-activity video signal includes initializing, on-going, finished, real-time rebroadcast, retroactive viewing, and editing, and wherein the stream server and the replay server comprise at least one data processor forming part of at least one computing system, and wherein the interface display space comprises a user interface of an online multiplayer video game.

A system comprising:

• a video stream server comprising at least one data processor and memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one data processor, causes the at least one data processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving from each of one or more clients a user-activity video signal comprising a video capture characterizing a user's interaction with a software application on the client, the software application having an interface display space on the client and the software application executing on the client in operation with at least one remote backend computing system;
• and
• a replay server comprising at least one data processor and memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one data processor, causes the at least one data processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving data characterizing backend user interaction data corresponding to the user's interaction with the software application as generated by the at least one remote backend computing system;
• detecting user-activity events of interest;
• and
• generating dynamic commands automatically, the dynamic commands instructing the video stream server to create a new video, the dynamic commands generated at least by using the backend user interaction data, the user-activity events of interest, a state of the video stream server with respect to the user-activity video signal, and a plurality of predefined rules, the new video comprising a plurality of divided segments of the user-activity video signals,
• wherein the state of the stream server with respect to the user-activity video signal includes initializing, on-going, finished, real-time rebroadcast, retroactive viewing, and editing, wherein the interface display space comprises a user interface of an online multiplayer video game, and wherein the video stream server creates the new video.