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Presenting digital content item with tiered functionality

US10391387B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

Frank R. Morrison, III · Seattle, US
Brandon T. Hunt · Bellevue, US
Jeffrey David Henshaw · Redmond, US
Michael Gallop · Sammamish, US
Ivan P. Trindev · Issaquah, US
Eric Neil Lockard · Redmond, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2012
Grant date	Aug 27, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA63F2300/632
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Acquiring an interactive digital content item including a plurality of content portions includes receiving a first set of the content portions that is less than an entirety of the content portions. A partial functionality version of the interactive digital content item is presented using the first set of content portions. A second set of the content portions is received while the partial functionality version of the interactive digital content item is presented. Functionality is added to the partial functionality version of the interactive digital content item using the second set of content portions without interrupting presentation of the partial functionality version of the interactive digital content item.

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