Restoring gameplay by replaying past inputs
US9545576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F13/95
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Methods, computer-readable media, and computing devices are described herein for restoring gameplay by replaying past inputs. During gameplay, capture logic captures participant inputs that were received to change states of game objects. The capture logic stores the captured information in an electronic record of period(s) of the gameplay. After the period(s) of gameplay, replay logic receives a request to initiate subsequent gameplay beginning from a point in time from a period of past gameplay. The replay logic causes the subsequent gameplay to begin from the point at least in part by loading saved state information and replaying the captured participant inputs.
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