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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2012
Mark Kern, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Scott Rudi, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Mark Kern, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Scott Rudi, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Red 5 Studios, Inc., Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a broadcaster mode within a gaming environment of a video game is provided. The method includes receiving, via a networked gaming system, a request from a broadcaster for a video signal for a peripheral display, the broadcaster being a non-participant in the video game occurring within the gaming environment. The method also includes providing the video signal for the peripheral display. A system that facilitates broadcasting a gaming environment is provided and includes a broadcaster module and an interactivity module that provides the broadcaster with one or more options for displaying information. The broadcaster module also includes a display controller include a primary display controller and a secondary display controller. A primary view of the gaming environment displayed on a primary display of the broadcaster being broadcast to at least one spectator. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program is provided.