US 2013/0260896 A1 · SHARING RECORDED GAMEPLAY TO A SOCIAL GRAPH

Abstract

A method for sharing recorded gameplay to a social graph is provided. Video of a user's gameplay is recorded during an active state of a gameplay session. A command is received to initiate a sharing operation during the active state of the gameplay session. In response to receiving the command, a paused state of the gameplay session is entered and a sharing interface is presented. Input received via the sharing interface is processed to determine a user-defined selection of the recorded video. The user-defined selection of the recorded video is shared to a social graph of the user, and the active state of the gameplay session is resumed.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for sharing recorded gameplay to a social graph, comprising:

recording video of a user's gameplay during an active state of a gameplay session;
receiving a command to initiate a sharing operation during the active state of the gameplay session;
in response to receiving the command, entering a paused state of the gameplay session and presenting a sharing interface;
processing input received via the sharing interface to determine a user-defined selection of the recorded video;
sharing the user-defined selection of the recorded video to a social graph of the user;
resuming the active state of the gameplay session;
wherein the method is executed by a processor.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/839,382Filed 15 Mar 2013

Priority

13 Mar 2012

Published

3 Oct 2013

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

A63F 13/86
Providing additional services to players: watching games played by other players
A63F 13/35
Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection…: details…
A63F 13/47
Controlling the progress of the video game: involving branching, e.g. choosing one of several possible scenarios at a given point in time
A63F 13/497
Saving the game status; Pausing or ending the game: partially or entirely replaying previous game actions

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Sharing recorded gameplay to a social graph

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Abstract

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