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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2010
Michael P. Mahan, San Diego, CA (US);
David M. Minch, West Linn, OR (US);
Michael P. Mahan, San Diego, CA (US);
David M. Minch, West Linn, OR (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of receiving a leaderboard associated with a software game executed at a wireless device is provided. The method includes monitoring at least one metric associated with the software game while the software game is played. The method further includes collecting a value of the at least one metric when the game is over and comparing the value of the at least one metric to a device leaderboard. The method additionally includes transmitting the value of the at least one metric to a game server when the value of the at least one metric is a best value when compared to the device leaderboard. The device leaderboard may indicate a ranking of scores achieved by playing the software game at the wireless device in which the software game is executed.