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Setting up on-line game sessions out of a game context

US8535165B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Patrick W. O'Kelley, II · Seattle, US
J. Clinton Paul Fowler · Seattle, US
Johan Peter Hansen · Bellevue, US
William B. Fulton · Seattle, US
Jerry Alan Johnson · Bellevue, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 13, 2012
Grant date	Sep 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 13, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/54
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A service that provides for setting up game sessions for a plurality of game players. A number of game players that each have a computing device capable of playing a computer game are linked together by the service. The service allows a player to set up a common game session so that a subset of the players can simultaneously start playing the game at the same level. Additionally, the service allows game competitions to be structured and played among a subset of the game players.

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