Method and system for an integrated platform wide party system within a multiplayer gaming environment
US9861896B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/5566
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and system for a platform wide party system that may be deployed in a multiplayer gaming environment. Players may associate themselves with one or more parties, wherein players within a party may choose to automatically exchange messages associated with changes in state of the players in a gaming environment. The party system exposes an API providing a plurality of function calls that may be integrated seamlessly with game play. A first player may indicate desired notification events to be received from a second player associated with the same party as the first player. Upon detection of a desired notification event on the video game console of the second player, an event notification may be communicated to a video game console of the first player causing an action to be performed on the first player's video game console. Actions may include event notifications via text and/or sound, which may be displayed to the first player while engaged in any game session and without requiring the first player to exit the current game session.
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