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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Thomas Blair, Austin, TX (US);
Mark Halash, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Blair, Austin, TX (US);
Mark Halash, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Sony Online Entertainment LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A computer-implemented method of creating enhancements in a computer game for a recipient experiencing a performance, the method including: selecting an enhancement to apply to a recipient; modifying the enhancement; and applying the modified enhancement to the recipient, wherein the modified enhancement is effective for a fixed duration of time proportional to the time spent by the recipient experiencing the performance. Keywords include MMO, buffs, packages and performance.