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Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 22, 2017
Applicant:

Kabam, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kent Wakeford, San Francisco, CA (US);

Clifford J. Harrington, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Aftershock Services, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/537 (2014.01); A63F 13/23 (2014.01); A63F 13/40 (2014.01); A63F 13/795 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/537 (2014.09); A63F 13/23 (2014.09); A63F 13/40 (2014.09); A63F 13/795 (2014.09);
Abstract

A virtual space is provided to users via client computing devices. Device information related to a client computing platform used by a user to interact with the virtual space may be obtained. Customized in-game capabilities available for the user may be determined based on the device information, which may include a description of or otherwise identify the client computing platform. The device information may include or otherwise by used to obtain device capabilities such as hardware, software, network, and/or other specifications. Different users using different client computing platforms may be provided with different in-game capabilities such as user roles, content items, levels, and/or other content or actions available for the user in the virtual space based on the client computing platform used by the users to access the virtual space. The device information may be used to facilitate enhanced party formation between users of the virtual space.


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