Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Sony Corporation

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Masahiro Fujihara

Kiyobumi Matsunaga

Masaki Takase

Keigo Tamura

Tomoki Takaichi

Masanori Nomura

Akira Miyashita

Tomohiro Ogawa

Erika Ohno

Norihiko Shiomi

Yuji Takeuchi

Steven Patrick Trombetta

Adil Ahmed Sherwani

Nobukazu Koyama

Nodoka Tokunaga

Dustin Shawn Clingman

Benedikt Neuenfeldt

Andrew D Herman

Yohei Nishikawa

Takahisa Ishikawa

Takenori Oshima

Haijie Hewu

Akihiko Kusumoto

An image evaluating section calculates evaluation values of a plurality of game videos recorded in a recording apparatus. A data reduction processing section reduces, on the basis of each of the evaluation values of the plurality of game videos, a data amount of a game video recorded in the recording apparatus. In the recording apparatus, an upper limit capacity is set to a region in which the plurality of game videos are recorded. The data reduction processing section reduces the data amount of the already recorded game videos, when a new game video is recorded in the recording apparatus.

Information processing apparatus and game video recording method

A game image generation unit generates a game image, and a game audio generation unit generates a game audio. An audio acquiring unit acquires a microphone audio input to a microphone. A distribution processing unit distributes the microphone audio, the game audio, and the game image. An accepting unit accepts an operation made by a user. During distribution of the microphone audio, the game audio, and the game image, after the accepting unit accepts a predetermined operation, the distribution processing unit operates in either a first mode in which a first standby image is distributed and the microphone audio is distributed as well or a second mode in which a second standby image is distributed but the microphone audio is not distributed.

Information processing device and image distribution method

A sharing processing section uploads a content image recorded in an image recording device to a distribution server. A display processing section displays a display element indicative of the updated content image. The sharing processing section acquires past distribution record data regarding the uploaded content image. The display processing section displays information regarding past distribution records in association with the display element indicative of the uploaded content image.

Information processing apparatus, display element display method, and management server

A message generation unit generates a notification message. A setting unit registers setting information determining whether or not a camera image is to be included in a distribution image. A distribution processing unit distributes a distribution image. When the camera image is set to be included in the distribution image, an image processing unit generates the distribution image including a region in which the notification message is superimposed. When the camera image is set not to be included in the distribution image, the image processing unit generates the distribution image not including the region in which the notification message is superimposed.

Information processing apparatus and game image distributing method

A first ring buffer records a game moving image by game software currently being executed, together with time information. In a case where an event is generated in a game, an event information acquiring part acquires event information including an event code that identifies the generated event, from the game software. A second ring buffer records therein the acquired event information together with the time information synchronized with the first ring buffer.

Information processing device

A game image generating sectiongenerates a first image and a second image of an application. An image providing sectionprovides the first image to an output apparatus. A sharing processing sectionstreaming-distributes the second image to the sharing server. A display image generating sectionmay generate a display image including at least the first image and information associated with the second image. In addition, the sharing processing sectionmay instruct the application to generate the second image on the basis of a request from a viewing user.

Information processing apparatus and application image distribution method

A voice acquisition sectionacquires a voice of a user viewing content. A recording processing sectionrecords content data and user voice data and generates a content file in which the content data and the user voice data are associated with a recording time. A voice detection sectiondetects whether or not the voice of the user has been acquired by the voice acquisition section. An event information generation sectiongenerates event information including a start time and an end time of the acquisition of the voice of the user. A communication sectiontransmits the event information to a server.

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and content file generation method

An image processing unitgenerates a distribution image including a game image. A distribution processing unitdistributes the distribution image to one or more of information processing terminals through a shared server. A participation processing unitaccepts play requests of viewing users operating the information processing terminals and approves a game play of one of the viewing users who has made a request for a play. An application execution unitprocesses a game using operation information transmitted from the information processing terminal operated by the viewing user the game play of which has been approved.

An application execution unitgenerates a game image. A message generation unitgenerates a notification message. An image processing unitgenerates a distribution image including the game image. A distribution processing unitdistributes the distribution image to one or more information processing terminals through a shared server. A setting unitallows a user to set whether or not the notification message is included in the distribution image so as to be visually recognizable, and registers setting contents in a storage apparatus.

Techniques for presenting recently generated content on a display include presenting, based on an execution of an application, content on the display, generating a content file including at least one of a video or a screenshot of the application, storing the content file, receiving, based on user input at the input device, a request to access one or more of content files from the folder, wherein the request is received while the execution of the application continues, and presenting, in response to the request, a window over at least a first portion of the content while the execution of the application continues, wherein the window previews the content file and indicates the recency of the content file, and includes a selectable option to edit for length, crop, or annotate in the window any of the content file or the other content files.

Presenting and editing recent content in a window during an execution of a content application

An imaged image obtaining section obtains an imaged image from a camera. A face recognizing section detects the face images of a plurality of users in the imaged image. A display user determining section has a function of determining a user to be included in a display image. When an instruction receiving section receives a changing instruction, the display user determining section changes a user included in the display image. A face image clipping section clips a region including the face image of the determined user from the imaged image. A display image generating section generates the display image including the clipped region.

A game image generating sectiongenerates a first image and a second image of an application. An image providing sectionprovides the first image to an output apparatus. A sharing processing sectionstreaming-distributes the second image to the sharing server. A display image generating sectionmay generate a display image including at least the first image and information associated with the second image. In addition, the sharing processing sectionmay instruct the application to generate the second image the basis of a request from a viewing user.

An image processing system, an image processing method, a program, and an information storage medium for saving more time and effort than ever in excluding an unwanted image from an image to be delivered, the latter image being one in which is disposed an image captured of a user during play of a game, the captured image being disposed in a region occupying a portion of an image indicating the content of the game being played. A play image acquiring section acquires a play image indicative of game play content. A captured image acquiring section acquires a captured image captured by a camera during play of the game. A user image generating section generates a user image occupying in the captured image a region in which is disposed an image of the user as a delivery target. A delivery image to be delivered is generated on the basis of the play image and the user image.

Image processing system, image processing method, program, and information storage medium

A streaming data acquisition section acquires streaming data distributed from a server and including an application image, and a streaming data reproduction section reproduces the streaming data. A command input acceptance section accepts a command input to an application inputted by a user. A command transmission section transmits the inputted command. The command is provided to an information processing apparatus of a distributor of the streaming data and is reflected on processing of the application being executed in the information processing apparatus.

Information processing apparatus

Provided is a user interface having improved usability when, in a period in which information relating to a state of a game which is being executed by a game device is being distributed to another game device, users exchange messages regarding the game being distributed. The game device executes a game application, distributes the information relating to the state of the game being executed to the another game device, receives from a distribution-destination game device a message input by the user of the distribution-destination game device regarding the distributed information, and controls display means to display a game image representing the state of the game along with the received message.

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Masahiro Fujihara