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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2006
Benjamin F. Kilgore, Redmond, WA (US);
Michal Bortnik, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrick W. O'kelley, Ii, Seattle, WA (US);
Vincent H. Curley, Bellevue, WA (US);
Alan T. Shen, Redmond, WA (US);
Benjamin F. Kilgore, Redmond, WA (US);
Michal Bortnik, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrick W. O'Kelley, II, Seattle, WA (US);
Vincent H. Curley, Bellevue, WA (US);
Alan T. Shen, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A game console has the capability to execute programming to unlock an achievement. After the achievements are unlocked, a data store accessible by the game console over a network stores the information in the profile of the user. The achievements associated with the user profiles can be retrieved from the store along with an indicator, that is indicative of a tier level associated with the achievement where the tier indicates a certain performance level associated with unlocking a particular achievement.