US 10,708,639 B1Granted

State-based image data stream provisioning

AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.

InventorsMark Roger Tulewicz, Torquil J B Shaw, Joel Levi Anderson

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Abstract

Techniques for state-based provisioning of image data streams are described herein. In some examples, a plurality of image data streams, such as video streams, may be captured from one or more electronically presented content items. Upon being captured, the image data streams may be transmitted to an image data streaming service, such as a video streaming service, for transmission to spectators or other viewers. In addition to the image data, state data associated with the image data streams may also be transmitted to the image data streaming service. The state data may include information that describes the contents of the image data streams. In some examples, the image data streaming service may use the state data to provision the image data streams, for example to determine one or more image data streams that match a viewer's interest and to transmit those streams to the viewer.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A computing system for image data stream provisioning comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories having stored therein instructions that, upon execution by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a spectator, a selected virtual object attribute value for a virtual object attribute associated with objects possessed by characters in a plurality of image data streams captured from one or more video games, wherein the selected virtual object attribute value is used to assist in determining player game video for transmission to the spectator;
subscribing the spectator to the selected virtual object attribute value;
receiving, by an image data streaming service, the plurality of image data streams captured from the one or more video games;
receiving, by the image data streaming service, a plurality of state data streams including state data that describes contents of the plurality of image data streams, wherein the state data is generated by the one or more video games and indicates a plurality of stream virtual object attribute values for the virtual object attribute;
comparing the plurality of stream virtual object attribute values in the state data to the selected virtual object attribute value;
matching a first stream virtual object attribute value of the plurality of stream virtual object attribute values in a first state data stream of the plurality of state data streams to the selected virtual object attribute value, wherein the first state data stream corresponds to a first image data stream of the plurality of image data streams;
determining, based at least in part on the matching, that the first image data stream is associated with the spectator;
and
transmitting the first image data stream to the spectator for display.

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A computer-implemented method for image data stream provisioning comprising:

receiving, from a spectator, a selected virtual object attribute value for a virtual object attribute associated with objects possessed by characters in a plurality of image data streams captured from one or more video games, wherein the selected virtual object attribute value is used to assist in determining player game video for transmission to the spectator;
subscribing the spectator to the selected virtual object attribute value;
receiving, by an image data streaming service, the plurality of image data streams captured from the one or more video games;
receiving, by the image data streaming service, a plurality of state data streams including state data that describes contents of the plurality of image data streams, wherein the state data is generated by the one or more video games and indicates a plurality of stream virtual object attribute values for the virtual object attribute;
comparing the plurality of stream virtual object attribute values in the state data to the selected virtual object attribute value;
matching a first stream virtual object attribute value of the plurality of stream virtual object attribute values in a first state data stream of the plurality of state data streams to the selected virtual object attribute value, wherein the first state data stream corresponds to a first image data stream of the plurality of image data streams;
determining, based at least in part on the matching, that the first image data stream is associated with the spectator;
and
transmitting the first image data stream to the spectator for display.

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One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having stored thereon instructions that, upon execution by one or more compute nodes, cause the one or more compute nodes to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a spectator, a selected virtual object attribute value for a virtual object attribute associated with objects possessed by characters in a plurality of image data streams captured from one or more video games, wherein the selected virtual object attribute value is used to assist in determining player game video for transmission to the spectator;
subscribing the spectator to the selected virtual object attribute value;
receiving, by an image data streaming service, the plurality of image data streams captured from the one or more video games;
receiving, by the image data streaming service, a plurality of state data streams including state data that describes contents of the plurality of image data streams, wherein the state data is generated by the one or more video games and indicates a plurality of stream virtual object attribute values for the virtual object attribute;
comparing the plurality of stream virtual object attribute values in the state data to the selected virtual object attribute value;
matching a first stream virtual object attribute value of the plurality of stream virtual object attribute values in a first state data stream of the plurality of state data streams to the selected virtual object attribute value, wherein the first state data stream corresponds to a first image data stream of the plurality of image data streams;
determining, based at least in part on the matching, that the first image data stream is associated with the spectator;
and
transmitting the first image data stream to the spectator for display.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/083,253Filed 28 Mar 2016
Granted: 7 Jul 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification16 codes

A63F 13/355
Details of game servers: performing operations on behalf of clients with restricted processing capabilities, e.g. servers transform changing game…
H04N 21/2365
Assembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. transport stream, by combining a video stream with other content or additional data, e.g. inserting a URL…:…
A63F 13/5252
Changing parameters of virtual cameras: using two or more virtual cameras concurrently or sequentially, e.g. automatically switching between fixed…
A63F 13/79
Game security or game management aspects: involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories