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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Epic Games, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Inventors:
Joseph James Graf, Cary, NC (US);
Geremy Steele Mustard, Springville, UT (US);
Assignee:
EPIC GAMES, INC., Cary, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/12 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01); A63F 13/35 (2014.01); A63F 13/45 (2014.01); A63F 13/795 (2014.01); A63F 13/847 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/12 (2013.01); A63F 13/35 (2014.09); A63F 13/45 (2014.09); A63F 13/795 (2014.09); A63F 13/847 (2014.09);
Abstract
Various exemplary embodiments use social networks and their social graph APIs to participate in a game without needing to own, install, or play the game. These embodiments have the game post data to social networks and then allow the social media users to interact with that data. The embodiments perform this interaction without ever having to download, install, or play the game. The games then read that interaction and score it for participation in the game.