公开(公告)号：EP1955268A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-13

申请号：EP06826604.8

申请日：2006-10-23

申请人： Microsoft Corporation

发明人： FOWLER, J., Clinton, Paul ,  HAWKINS, Dax, H. ,  GEHLSEN, John, M. ,  BORTNIK, Michal ,  LAMB, Steven, D. ,  RECTOR, Walter, Reed

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/335 ,  A63F13/85 ,  A63F2300/5546 ,  A63F2300/5553 ,  A63F2300/577 ,  G06F17/30377 ,  G06F17/30581 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3232

摘要： A gamercard associated with an integrated gamer profile to identify a gamer is provided to the gamer and other PC/console users who also participate in other online gaming community activities such as game-related web sites. The gamercard is also provided to the user in a modular fashion formatted in a way suitable for the user to display it directly within other applications of the user (such as their personal web sites and mobile device applications for display on their cell phone) without the user having to update the information within the other applications when the information changes in the central database.

公开(公告)号：EP1979866A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-15

申请号：EP06845252.3

申请日：2006-12-11

申请人： Microsoft Corporation

发明人： KILGORE, Benjamin F. ,  BORTNIK, Michal ,  O'KELLEY II, Patrick W. ,  CURLEY, Vincent H. ,  SHEN, Alan T.

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/335 ,  A63F13/69 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F2300/303 ,  A63F2300/554 ,  A63F2300/5546

摘要： A game console has the capability to execute programming to unlock an achievement. After the achievements are unlocked, a data store accessible by the game console over a network stores the information in the profile of the user. The achievements associated with the user profiles can be retrieved from the store along with an indicator, that is indicative of a tier level associated with the achievement where the tier indicates a certain performance level associated with unlocking a particular achievement.

公开(公告)号：EP1871497A2

公开(公告)日：2008-01-02

申请号：EP06750723.6

申请日：2006-04-19

申请人： MICROSOFT CORPORATION

发明人： O'KELLEY, Patrick, W., II ,  LAMB, Steven, D. ,  BORTNIK, Michal ,  HANSEN, Johan, Peter

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： A63F13/795 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/335 ,  A63F2300/5546 ,  A63F2300/5586 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3262

摘要： A service that receives feedback from players in a game playing service. The service provides an aggregation of the feedback so that a reputation score can be determined by various players in the system. The service takes into account direct feedback from other players about positive and negative experiences with a particular player and expectations about appropriate conduct and type of game being played before a player joins the game session.

公开(公告)号：EP1979867A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-15

申请号：EP06845254.9

申请日：2006-12-11

申请人： Microsoft Corporation

发明人： MULTERER, Boyd Cannon ,  JOHNSON, Jerry Alan ,  HANSEN, Johan Peter ,  BORTNIK, Michal ,  O'KELLEY, Patrick W.

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/795 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/87 ,  A63F2300/5546 ,  A63F2300/556 ,  A63F2300/5566

摘要： Groups are formed, in a computer-based (e.g., on-line) gaming environment, based on social relationships between players. The group is assigned an identity. The identity of the group is maintained within a single game title, across multiple sessions of a game title, and across multiple game titles. The group can interact within the gaming environment much like an individual user can interact. Group interaction provides a mechanism for social and cooperative game play. Groups can play games with other groups. Group members can play games with each other. Group statistics and achievements can be accumulated and aggregated. Group profiles provide information about the group, such as a list of the members of the group. Via group profiles, a member of a group can see information about other members of the group, such as other groups to which they belong. Group members can send and receive intra-group messages.

公开(公告)号：EP1977382A2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-08

申请号：EP06848377.5

申请日：2006-12-29

申请人： Microsoft Corporation

发明人： SHAW, David ,  PROTEAU, Steve ,  HANSEN, Johan Peter ,  BORTNIK, Michal ,  JEN, James ,  O'KELLEY, Patrick W.

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/795 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/86 ,  A63F2300/5546 ,  A63F2300/556 ,  A63F2300/5566

摘要： A computer-based, multi-player, on-line, game session is capable of being joined while the session is in progress without requiring an invitation from the host of the game session. A player can join the game session via a set of User Interfaces (UIs) provided by the gaming system. The player is not required to contact the host prior to joining the game session. A game session is joinable if slots are available for additional players, the host has not declared the game session private, the player requesting to join the game session is not currently in the game session, and parental controls have not be set preventing the player from joining the game session.