Corey D Rogers

US Patent:

20150298010, Oct 22, 2015

Filed:

Sep 11, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/484163

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Travis John Muhlestein - Redmond WA, US
Joanna Mason - Redmond WA, US
Christian Klein - Duvall WA, US
Corey E. Rogers - Redmond WA, US
Ryan Y. Kim - Bellevue WA, US
Sudhakar V. Prabhu - Bellevue WA, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/87
A63F 13/31

Abstract:

A video game application is executed on a computer gaming device. While the video game application is providing active gameplay, the computer gaming device receives a command to broadcast the active gameplay. Responsive to the command, the computer gaming device broadcasts the active gameplay without interrupting the active gameplay.

US Patent:

20150302514, Oct 22, 2015

Filed:

Sep 25, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/497172

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Travis John Muhlestein - Redmond WA, US
Joanna Mason - Redmond WA, US
Zachary Gutt - Seattle WA, US
Corey E. Rogers - Redmond WA, US
Ryan Y. Kim - Bellevue WA, US
Sudhakar V. Prabhu - Bellevue WA, US
Gregory M. Smith - Seattle WA, US
Ying Hao - Sammamish WA, US
Steven P. Higgins - Bellevue WA, US
Pamela Martinez - Seattle WA, US
Shailesh Shah - Sammamish WA, US
Emil Gustafsson - Redmond WA, US
Craig J. Wheeler - Woodinville WA, US
Hok Peng Leung - Redmond WA, US
Daniel Av - Kirkland WA, US
Ryan Crandall - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06Q 20/12
H04L 29/06

Abstract:

An electronic marketplace includes a plurality of video game applications available for purchase. For each of the plurality of video game applications, the electronic marketplace may display a tile identifying the video game application, a payment object for initiating a purchase of the video game application, and a preview object to initiate viewing of a live broadcast of active gameplay of the video game application.

US Patent:

20150304697, Oct 22, 2015

Filed:

Sep 12, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/485332

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Travis John Muhlestein - Redmond WA, US
Joanna Mason - Redmond WA, US
Saswata Mandal - Bellevue WA, US
Corey E. Rogers - Redmond WA, US
Ryan Y. Kim - Bellevue WA, US
Sudhakar V. Prabhu - Bellevue WA, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/266

Abstract:

While broadcasting active gameplay of the video game application with a first broadcast configuration, a computer gaming device receives a command to change the broadcast configuration to a second broadcast configuration. Responsive to the command, the computer gaming device begins broadcasting the active gameplay with the second broadcast configuration without interrupting active gameplay or broadcasting of active gameplay.

US Patent:

20150290540, Oct 15, 2015

Filed:

Aug 21, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/465701

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Travis J. Muhlestein - Redmond WA, US
Joanna Mason - Redmond WA, US
Saswata Mandal - Bellevue WA, US
Corey E. Rogers - Redmond WA, US
Ryan Y. Kim - Bellevue WA, US
Sudhakar V. Prabhu - Bellevue WA, US
Jesse D. Kaplan - Sammamish WA, US
Adam M. Smith - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

A63F 13/53
A63F 13/25

Abstract:

A gaming console composites a camera video overlay on gameplay video for broadcasting such that the gameplay area that is rendered by the gaming console is not obscured, even when the camera video overlay is composited on the gameplay video for broadcasting. The gaming console or a companion device of the gaming console can also allow a user to specify placement of the camera video overlay on the gameplay video for broadcasting, permitting the user to choose the portion of the gameplay video for broadcasting that is obscured by the camera video overlay.