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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2012
Stephen Latta, Seattle, WA (US);
Kevin Geisner, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Brian Mount, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel Mcculloch, Kirkland, WA (US);
Cameron Brown, Redmond, WA (US);
Jeffrey Alan Kohler, Redmond, WA (US);
Wei Zhang, Redmond, WA (US);
Ryan Hastings, Seattle, WA (US);
Darren Bennett, Seattle, WA (US);
Ian Mcintyre, Redmond, WA (US);
Stephen Latta, Seattle, WA (US);
Kevin Geisner, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Brian Mount, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel McCulloch, Kirkland, WA (US);
Cameron Brown, Redmond, WA (US);
Jeffrey Alan Kohler, Redmond, WA (US);
Wei Zhang, Redmond, WA (US);
Ryan Hastings, Seattle, WA (US);
Darren Bennett, Seattle, WA (US);
Ian McIntyre, Redmond, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments for matching participants in a virtual multiplayer entertainment experience are provided. For example, one embodiment provides a method including receiving from each user of a plurality of users a request to join the virtual multiplayer entertainment experience, receiving from each user of the plurality of users information regarding characteristics of a physical space in which each user is located, and matching two or more users of the plurality of users for participation in the virtual multiplayer entertainment experience based on the characteristics of the physical space of each of the two or more users.