Zynga Inc.

Symantec Corporation

Shawn Lohstroh

Justin Rouse

David W Grawrock

Kevin Holme

Daniel Hurd

Jessica Oyhenart

David Chow

Jason Tomlinson

Grant Yang

William D McDonnal

Geoff Dagley

A gameplay notification system receives gameplay indications and notification configuration information from a gameplay system. The gameplay indications and configuration information are stored in a platform queue corresponding to a client device platform type. Further configuration information may be received from various gameplay devices of a user. The notification configuration information is analyzed by the gameplay notification system to schedule transmission of gameplay notifications to various client device platform types. The notifications are sent to the corresponding client devices according to frequency, day of the week, and notification states, among other configuration settings, that pertain to a user and the user's corresponding client devices.

Notifying users of actions in cross-platform environments

In a method of notifying a user of an option to participate in a meta game, a presence of a player of a computer-implemented game at a location is detected. An association between a computer-implemented meta-game and the location is identified. The player of the computer-implemented game is presented with an option to participate in the computer-implemented meta-game. An indication of an acceptance of the option to participate in the computer-implemented meta game is received from the player of the computer-implemented game. A performance of an action within the computer-implemented game by the player of the computer-implemented game is reflected within the computer-implemented meta game.

Notifying users of options to participate in meta games

In a method of managing a location-based meta game, a presence of a device is detected at a location. The device is configured to execute a computer-implemented game. Based on the detecting of the presence of the device, the device is instructed to present a user of the computer-implemented game with an option to participate in a computer-implemented meta game associated with the location.

Managing location-based meta games

A system is disclosed for controlling intelligible access to secured files by means of a user-memorized password in combination with a user-associated passport record. The passport record takes on two forms, one when it is physically secured within the workstation and a different second form when the passport record is in-transit. Log-in privileges are granted after a presented passport record passes a number of tests including digital signature authentication, and the ability to extract two different encrypted keys from the passport record. The in-transit record does not carry one of those two keys.

System for supporting secured log-in of multiple users into a plurality of computers using combined presentation of memorized password and transportable passport record

A machine system for automatic decryption of confidential file data on a per-use basis and automatic later elimination of the decrypted data by scorching and/or re-encrypting is disclosed. The system can operate within a multi-threaded environment. The following features are provided for secure and automatic recryption: (1) use of file-exclusion lists; (2) use of application-program exclusion lists; (3) decrypting as needed in response to intercepted file-OPEN requests; (4) encrypting as needed in response to intercepted file-CLOSE requests; (5) delaying post-CLOSE encryption in special cases; (6) delaying retry of failed encryption; (7) keeping track of the number of application programs that are using each piece of decrypted plaintext; (8) identifying non-confidential files according to the directories they are contained within; (9) including encryption and decryption rules within directories that contain confidential files; and (10) avoiding unnecessary encryption of non-modified plaintext.

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Plano, TX, United States of America

Shawn Lohstroh