Patent ID: 9597600
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A63F

Claim:
1. A method for providing hints, the method comprising: generating a display of a video game comprising a series of segments, wherein the video game is received from a first source; determining that a segment of the series of segments corresponds to a current level of progress of a user in the video game, wherein determining that the segment of the series of segments corresponds to the current level of progress of the user comprises: comparing, using processing circuitry, the current level of progress to a threshold level of progress; in response to the comparing, determining that the current level of progress is lower than the threshold level of progress; in response to the determining that the current level of progress is lower than the threshold level of progress, automatically retrieving from the second source a hint video that provides a hint for the segment; and in response to the automatically retrieving the hint video, automatically generating a display of the retrieved hint video to the user.