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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2010
Shekhar V. Dhupelia, San Diego, CA (US);
Glen Van Datta, San Diego, CA (US);
Brian Fernandes, San Diego, CA (US);
Eiko Erika Kato, San Diego, CA (US);
William Mccarroll, San Diego, CA (US);
Shekhar V. Dhupelia, San Diego, CA (US);
Glen Van Datta, San Diego, CA (US);
Brian Fernandes, San Diego, CA (US);
Eiko Erika Kato, San Diego, CA (US);
William McCarroll, San Diego, CA (US);
Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods for creating an interactive gaming environment are provided. In various embodiments, methods of the present invention may include initializing an interactive game application at a game server which is then characterized as having an active status, notifying a lobby server concerning the active status of the game server, registering the application with a universe management server via the lobby server, and allowing users to join the interactive gaming environment. The users joining the interactive gaming environment may be identified by a server key obtained from the game server.