Systems and Methods for Ranking of Cloud Executed Mini-Games Based on Tag Content and Social Network Content
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
InventorsDavid Perry, Victor Octav Suba Miura, Michael Taylor
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Abstract
Methods for managing mini-games created and executed in a game cloud system are provided. One method includes providing a plurality of mini-games stored in the game cloud system. Each mini-game is created based on a video recording of a game play for a game title, and is shared in a social network. The method further includes identifying user interactions for each mini-game and ranking the mini-games based on the identified user interactions associated with each mini-game. Then, some or all of the mini-games are displayed on a game site and/or a social network site in an order that is based on the ranking.
Claims20
A method for managing mini-games created and executed in a game cloud system, comprising:
- providing a plurality of mini-games stored in the game cloud system, wherein each of the plurality of mini-games is created based on a video recording of a game play for a game title, wherein each of the plurality of mini-games is shared in a social network;
- identifying user interactions for each of the plurality of mini-games;
- ranking the mini-games based on the identified user interactions associated with each mini-game;
- and
- displaying the mini-games in an order that is based on the ranking, the method being executed by a processor.
A system, comprising:
- a game cloud system including,
- a mini-game processor,
- a tag processor, and
- a social connection manager,
- wherein the mini-game processor is configured to provide a plurality of mini-games stored in the game cloud system, each of the plurality of mini-games is created based on a video recording of a game play of a video game title,
- wherein the social connection manager is configured to enable posting of at least one of the plurality of mini-games to be shared in a social network and to obtain social network content for each shared mini-game;
- wherein the tag processor is configured to obtain tag content for each shared mini-game,
- wherein the mini-game processor is further configured to rank the plurality of mini-games based in part on the tag content and the social network content associated with each mini-game.
A method for sharing mini-games, comprising:
- generating a video recording of game play of a game title in a cloud gaming system while playing the game title online in a streaming format;
- enabling viewing of the video recording;
- providing controls to enable selection of a portion of the video recording;
- generating mini-game that corresponds to the portion of the video recording selected, the mini-game being a portion of the game title that is playable online in a streaming format;
- enabling sharing of the mini-game, the mini-game being shared with the portion of the video recording;
- receiving tag data from one or more users that either played the portion of the video recording or played the mini-game, in response to the sharing;
- and
- using the tag data to rank the mini-game, the ranking being used to display the mini-game on a website in an order that is based in part on the ranking, the method being executed by a processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.