Richard D Bantegui

US Patent:

20170003740, Jan 5, 2017

Filed:

Jun 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/755922

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
HOK PENG LEUNG - REDMOND WA, US
PATRICK GILMORE - AGOURA HILLS CA, US
ETHAN ZANE EVANS - SNOQUALMIE WA, US
MICHAEL ANTHONY WILLETTE - LAKE FOREST CA, US
CHRISTOPHER PAUL DURY - BELLEVUE WA, US
COLLIN CHARLES DAVIS - SEATTLE WA, US
RICHARD BANTEGUI - IRVINE CA, US
MICHAEL ANTHONY FRAZZINI - SEATTLE WA, US
MICHAEL MARTIN GEORGE - MERCER ISLAND WA, US

Assignee:

AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
A63F 13/87
A63F 13/35

Abstract:

A spectating system that generates game inputs based on spectator inputs and interactions, and provides the game inputs to game systems according to an application programming interface (API). The spectating system may allow spectators to interact with and affect a game being broadcast via inputs to and interactions with user interface (UI) elements presented on the spectating UI. Spectators may affect or influence the game, objects within the game universe, events within the game, or the players in the game via the UI elements on the spectating UI. The spectators may become involved in the games being broadcast by influencing game play via the spectating inputs. Game play for the players may be enhanced by providing interesting variations in game play based on the spectating inputs.

US Patent:

20170006322, Jan 5, 2017

Filed:

Jun 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/755955

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
DAVID HENDRIK VERFAILLIE - LAGUNA BEACH CA, US
HOK PENG LEUNG - REDMOND WA, US
PATRICK GILMORE - AGOURA HILLS CA, US
ETHAN ZANE EVANS - SNOQUALMIE WA, US
MICHAEL ANTHONY WILLETTE - LAKE FOREST CA, US
COLLIN CHARLES DAVIS - SEATTLE WA, US
RICHARD BANTEGUI - IRVINE CA, US
MICHAEL ANTHONY FRAZZINI - SEATTLE WA, US
MICHAEL MARTIN GEORGE - MERCER ISLAND WA, US

Assignee:

AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

H04N 21/254
H04N 21/478
H04N 21/443
H04N 21/81

Abstract:

A spectating system that leverages game metadata and/or broadcast metadata to provide rewards to or otherwise acknowledge participants in broadcasts. The system may analyze the metadata to detect events or other information about broadcasts, and may recognize and/or reward participants based at least in part on the analysis. Spectators may be rewarded for participating in broadcasts, or in particular events in broadcasts. Broadcasters may be rewarded for in-game achievements or for achieving levels of audience participation or support. Participants may select or vote on other participants to receive rewards. Rewards may, for example, include acknowledgement of participants via the user interface, virtual items such as in-game virtual gear, physical items such as game-related merchandise, and granting of benefits or privileges by the spectating system and/or game system such as special content for a broadcaster's channel.