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Tiered achievement system

US8469805B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 2006
Grant dateJun 25, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/5546
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A game console has the capability to execute programming to unlock an achievement. After the achievements are unlocked, a data store accessible by the game console over a network stores the information in the profile of the user. The achievements associated with the user profiles can be retrieved from the store along with an indicator, that is indicative of a tier level associated with the achievement where the tier indicates a certain performance level associated with unlocking a particular achievement.

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