Multiplayer video game matchmaking system and methods
US10286327B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F13/67
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Embodiments of systems presented herein may identify users to play a multiplayer video game together using a mapping system and machine learning algorithms to create sets of matchmaking plans for the multiplayer video game that increases player or user retention. Embodiments of systems presented herein can determine the predicted churn rate, or conversely retention rate, of a user waiting to play a video game if the user is matched with one or more additional users in a multiplayer instance of the video game.
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