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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2004
Applicants:

Patrick W. O'kelley, Ii, Seattle, WA (US);

Jerry Alan Johnson, Medina, WA (US);

Michal Bortnik, Seattle, WA (US);

Ling Tony Chen, Bellevue, WA (US);

Johan Peter Hansen, Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventors:

Patrick W. O'Kelley, II, Seattle, WA (US);

Jerry Alan Johnson, Medina, WA (US);

Michal Bortnik, Seattle, WA (US);

Ling Tony Chen, Bellevue, WA (US);

Johan Peter Hansen, Bellevue, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A matchmaking service that selects matches based on personal/social characteristics as well as skill and experience. The service takes into account direct feedback from other players about positive and negative experiences with a particular player and expectations about appropriate conduct and type of game being played before a player joins the game session.


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