Multiplayer team balancing
US9566513B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F13/798
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for multiplayer team balancing in a virtual environment. A group activity is provided in which at least two teams of avatars participate. Each team has a respective plurality of distinct avatars, and each avatar is controlled by a respective player. The at least teams are in competition with one another to achieve a predefined objective when participating in the group activity. Upon it being determined, when the group activity is in progress, that a first player of a first avatar on a first team of the at least two teams is no longer available to participate in the group activity, a balancing action is performed in order to compensate for the first player no longer being available to participate in the group activity.
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