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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 27, 2017
Applicant:

Sony Interactive Entertainment America Llc, San Mateo, CA (US);

Inventors:

Shekhar V. Dhupelia, San Diego, CA (US);

Glen Van Datta, San Diego, CA (US);

Brian Fernandes, San Diego, CA (US);

Eiko Erika Kato, San Diego, CA (US);

William McCarroll, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2005.12); A63F 13/352 (2013.12); G06Q 40/00 (2011.12); A63F 13/358 (2013.12); A63F 13/71 (2013.12); G06Q 10/02 (2011.12); G06Q 20/10 (2011.12); H04L 29/08 (2005.12); H04L 29/06 (2005.12); A63F 13/335 (2013.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/352 (2014.09); A63F 13/358 (2014.09); A63F 13/71 (2014.09); G06Q 10/025 (2012.12); G06Q 20/108 (2012.12); G06Q 40/123 (2013.12); H04L 67/1002 (2012.12); H04L 67/1012 (2012.12); H04L 67/1014 (2012.12); H04L 67/38 (2012.12); A63F 13/335 (2014.09); A63F 2300/401 (2012.12); A63F 2300/407 (2012.12); A63F 2300/50 (2012.12); A63F 2300/513 (2012.12); A63F 2300/532 (2012.12); A63F 2300/534 (2012.12); A63F 2300/5546 (2012.12); Y10S 707/99931 (2012.12); Y10S 707/99936 (2012.12);
Abstract

Methods for creating an interactive gaming environment are provided. In various embodiments, methods of the present invention may include initializing an interactive game application at a game server which is then characterized as having an active status, notifying a lobby server concerning the active status of the game server, registering the application with a universe management server via the lobby server, and allowing users to join the interactive gaming environment. The users joining the interactive gaming environment. may be identified by a server key obtained from the game server.


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