Patent ID: 9084938
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A handheld device, comprising: a sensor configured to generate sensor data for determining and tracking a position and orientation of the handheld device during an interactive session of an interactive application presented on a main display, the interactive session being defined for interactivity between a user and the interactive application; a communications module configured to send the sensor data to a computing device, the communications module being further configured to receive from the computing device a spectator video stream of the interactive session that is generated based on a state of the interactive application and the tracked position and orientation of the handheld device, the state of the interactive application being determined based on the interactivity between the user and the interactive application; a display configured to render the spectator video stream; wherein the position and orientation of the handheld device define a position and orientation of a virtual viewpoint within a virtual space defined by the interactive application; and wherein the spectator video stream includes images of the virtual space captured from the perspective of the virtual viewpoint.