公开(公告)号：US09861896B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US12204236

申请日：2008-09-04

申请人： Thomas A. Langan ,  Vipul Hingne ,  Ryan Ross Cooper ,  Tian Lim ,  Andrew Murphy

发明人： Thomas A. Langan ,  Vipul Hingne ,  Ryan Ross Cooper ,  Tian Lim ,  Andrew Murphy

IPC分类号： A63F13/795 ,  A63F13/85 ,  H04L29/06 ,  A63F13/30

CPC分类号： A63F13/795 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/85 ,  A63F2300/209 ,  A63F2300/556 ,  A63F2300/5566 ,  H04L65/40

摘要： A method and system for a platform wide party system that may be deployed in a multiplayer gaming environment. Players may associate themselves with one or more parties, wherein players within a party may choose to automatically exchange messages associated with changes in state of the players in a gaming environment. The party system exposes an API providing a plurality of function calls that may be integrated seamlessly with game play. A first player may indicate desired notification events to be received from a second player associated with the same party as the first player. Upon detection of a desired notification event on the video game console of the second player, an event notification may be communicated to a video game console of the first player causing an action to be performed on the first player's video game console. Actions may include event notifications via text and/or sound, which may be displayed to the first player while engaged in any game session and without requiring the first player to exit the current game session.

公开(公告)号：US20100056280A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-04

申请号：US12204236

申请日：2008-09-04

申请人： Thomas A. Langan ,  Vipul Hingne ,  Ryan Ross Cooper ,  Tian Lim

发明人： Thomas A. Langan ,  Vipul Hingne ,  Ryan Ross Cooper ,  Tian Lim

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/795 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/85 ,  A63F2300/209 ,  A63F2300/556 ,  A63F2300/5566 ,  H04L65/40

摘要： A method and system for a platform wide party system that may be deployed in a multiplayer gaming environment. Players may associate themselves with one or more parties, wherein players within a party may choose to automatically exchange messages associated with changes in state of the players in a gaming environment. The party system exposes an API providing a plurality of function calls that may be integrated seamlessly with game play. A first player may indicate desired notification events to be received from a second player associated with the same party as the first player. Upon detection of a desired notification event on the video game console of the second player, an event notification may be communicated to a video game console of the first player causing an action to be performed on the first player's video game console. Actions may include event notifications via text and/or sound, which may be displayed to the first player while engaged in any game session and without requiring the first player to exit the current game session.

摘要翻译： 一种可以部署在多人游戏环境中的平台广泛派对系统的方法和系统。 玩家可以将自己与一方或多方缔结，其中一方内的玩家可以选择自动交换与游戏环境中的玩家状态变化相关联的消息。 派对系统公开了提供可以与游戏播放无缝集成的多个功能调用的API。 第一玩家可以指示要从与第一玩家相同的一方相关联的第二玩家接收到的期望的通知事件。 当在第二播放器的视频游戏机上检测到期望的通知事件时，事件通知可以被传送到第一玩家的视频游戏控制台，导致在第一玩家的视频游戏控制台上执行动作。 动作可以包括通过文本和/或声音的事件通知，其可以在参与任何游戏会话期间显示给第一玩家，而不需要第一玩家退出当前游戏会话。

公开(公告)号：US20100056268A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-04

申请号：US12200210

申请日：2008-08-28

申请人： Thomas A. Langan ,  Vipul Hingne ,  Tian Lim ,  Nicholas B. Wild

发明人： Thomas A. Langan ,  Vipul Hingne ,  Tian Lim ,  Nicholas B. Wild

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/77 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/795 ,  A63F13/87 ,  A63F2300/535 ,  A63F2300/552 ,  A63F2300/5566 ,  A63F2300/572 ,  G06Q30/08

摘要： An automated direct transaction and delivery system for digital content (“ATDDC”) provides for automated detection of missing digital content or resources required for a player or participant to participate in a multimedia application in either a single player or multiplayer environment is described. The ATDDC automatically detects that a player may not have installed particular required content or that a title update is required in order to participate in a media session or video game. Upon detection of missing content or resources the ATDDC provides direct bid to purchase the content or resources, provides for automatic download, installation and configuration of the content while allowing the player to remain in contact with other players within a party.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于数字内容（“ATDDC”）的自动直接交易和递送系统，用于自动检测丢失的数字内容或玩家或参与者参与单播或多人游戏环境中的多媒体应用所需的资源。 ATDDC自动检测到玩家可能没有安装特定要求的内容，或者为了参加媒体会话或视频游戏而需要更新标题。 在检测到缺少的内容或资源后，ATDDC提供直接投标来购买内容或资源，提供内容的自动下载，安装和配置，同时允许玩家与一方内的其他玩家保持联系。

公开(公告)号：US08229796B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-24

申请号：US12200210

申请日：2008-08-28

申请人： Thomas A. Langan ,  Vipul Hingne ,  Tian Lim ,  Nicholas B. Wild

发明人： Thomas A. Langan ,  Vipul Hingne ,  Tian Lim ,  Nicholas B. Wild

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  A63F9/24

CPC分类号： A63F13/77 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/795 ,  A63F13/87 ,  A63F2300/535 ,  A63F2300/552 ,  A63F2300/5566 ,  A63F2300/572 ,  G06Q30/08

摘要： An automated direct transaction and delivery system for digital content (“ATDDC”) provides for automated detection of missing digital content or resources required for a player or participant to participate in a multimedia application in either a single player or multiplayer environment is described. The ATDDC automatically detects that a player may not have installed particular required content or that a title update is required in order to participate in a media session or video game. Upon detection of missing content or resources the ATDDC provides direct bid to purchase the content or resources, provides for automatic download, installation and configuration of the content while allowing the player to remain in contact with other players within a party.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于数字内容（“ATDDC”）的自动直接交易和递送系统，用于自动检测丢失的数字内容或玩家或参与者参与单播或多人游戏环境中的多媒体应用所需的资源。 ATDDC自动检测到玩家可能没有安装特定要求的内容，或者为了参加媒体会话或视频游戏而需要更新标题。 在检测到缺少的内容或资源后，ATDDC提供直接投标来购买内容或资源，提供内容的自动下载，安装和配置，同时允许玩家与一方内的其他玩家保持联系。

公开(公告)号：US20090182817A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-16

申请号：US12013324

申请日：2008-01-11

申请人： Tian Lim ,  Thomas A. Langan ,  Vipul Hingne

发明人： Tian Lim ,  Thomas A. Langan ,  Vipul Hingne

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F17/30194

摘要： Various aspects are disclosed herein for an architecture for online communal and connected experiences. This architecture can be embodied in an application running a host computing device, where the application provides functionalities such as finding modules on local devices or hosted on online services, launching such modules, switching between a plurality of such concurrently running modules, and providing many-to-many text, voice, and video functionality. This application can also interface with managed runtime code on the host computing device, thereby providing inputting, outputting, and network communication means among a plurality of computing devices having different platforms.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了用于在线公共和连接体验的架构的各个方面。 该架构可以体现在运行主计算设备的应用中，其中应用提供诸如在本地设备上查找模块或托管在线服务上的功能，启动这样的模块，在多个这样的并行运行的模块之间切换， 多个文本，语音和视频功能。 该应用还可以与主机计算设备上的受管运行时代码进行接口，从而在具有不同平台的多个计算设备之间提供输入，输出和网络通信手段。

公开(公告)号：US07904537B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-08

申请号：US12013324

申请日：2008-01-11

申请人： Tian Lim ,  Thomas A. Langan ,  Vipul Hingne

发明人： Tian Lim ,  Thomas A. Langan ,  Vipul Hingne

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F17/30194

摘要： Various aspects are disclosed herein for an architecture for online communal and connected experiences. This architecture can be embodied in an application running a host computing device, where the application provides functionalities such as finding modules on local devices or hosted on online services, launching such modules, switching between a plurality of such concurrently running modules, and providing many-to-many text, voice, and video functionality. This application can also interface with managed runtime code on the host computing device, thereby providing inputting, outputting, and network communication means among a plurality of computing devices having different platforms.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了用于在线公共和连接体验的架构的各个方面。 该架构可以体现在运行主计算设备的应用中，其中应用提供诸如在本地设备上查找模块或托管在线服务上的功能，启动这样的模块，在多个这样的并行运行的模块之间切换， 多个文本，语音和视频功能。 该应用还可以与主机计算设备上的受管运行时代码进行接口，从而在具有不同平台的多个计算设备之间提供输入，输出和网络通信手段。

公开(公告)号：US20100227682A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-09

申请号：US12398020

申请日：2009-03-04

申请人： Brendan Reville ,  Derek H. Smith ,  Stacey Law ,  Thomas A. Langan

发明人： Brendan Reville ,  Derek H. Smith ,  Stacey Law ,  Thomas A. Langan

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/69 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/49 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/95 ,  A63F2300/401 ,  A63F2300/532 ,  A63F2300/552 ,  A63F2300/554 ,  A63F2300/5553

摘要： Embodiments related to the introduction of new avatar items to a video game environment are disclosed. One embodiment provides a computer-readable medium comprising code executable by a computing device to perform a method of presenting a video game to a user. The code comprises code executable to display in the video game an avatar representing the user, code executable to receive input from a user of the video game during game play, code executable to detect an occurrence of a designated event in the video game during game play that results from input received from the user during game play, code executable to award the user access to an avatar item upon the occurrence of the designated event, and code executable to store code representing the appearance of the avatar item in a location external to the video game.

摘要翻译： 公开了将新的化身项目引入视频游戏环境的实施例。 一个实施例提供了一种计算机可读介质，其包括可由计算设备执行的代码，以执行向用户呈现视频游戏的方法。 该代码包括可执行代码，以在视频游戏中显示代表用户的化身，可执行以在游戏过程中从视频游戏的用户接收输入的代码，可执行代码以在游戏过程中检测视频游戏中的指定事件的发生 在游戏过程中从用户接收到的输入产生的代码，可执行以在发生指定事件时授予用户对化身项目的访问的代码，以及可执行代码以将代表化身项目的外观的代码存储在 视频游戏。

公开(公告)号：US07617256B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-10

申请号：US10954747

申请日：2004-09-30

申请人： Ahmed H. Mohamed ,  David Kruse ,  Thomas A. Langan

发明人： Ahmed H. Mohamed ,  David Kruse ,  Thomas A. Langan

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/42 ,  H04L69/04 ,  Y10S707/99954

摘要： An improved remote protocol enables efficient and reliable updating of files on a remote server. A gather-copy extension to a remote protocol enables a client to instruct a server to gather portions of data from an existing source file on the server and to copy those portions of data to appropriate offsets within a new destination file on the server. The gather-copy extension thus enables the client to leave blank locations in the destination file into which the client can write new data during a file update. The gather-copy extension also enables the client to effectively delete portions of the source file by not copying them from the source file to the destination file. File updates can therefore be made without having to transfer the entire file from the client to the server.

摘要翻译： 改进的远程协议可以高效可靠地更新远程服务器上的文件。 远程协议的收集副本扩展使客户端能够指示服务器从服务器上的现有源文件收集数据部分，并将这些部分数据复制到服务器上的新目标文件中的适当偏移量。 收集副本扩展因此使得客户端能够在目的地文件中留下空白位置，客户端可以在文件更新期间写入新数据。 收集副本扩展还使客户端能够通过不将源文件从源文件复制到目标文件来有效地删除源文件的部分。 因此，可以进行文件更新，而无需将整个文件从客户端传输到服务器。

公开(公告)号：US08446414B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-21

申请号：US12271690

申请日：2008-11-14

申请人： Brendan K. Reville ,  Thomas A. Langan ,  Dan B. Kroymann ,  Derek H. Smith ,  Stacey Law ,  Bjorn Toft Madsen ,  Rodney Alan Boyd

发明人： Brendan K. Reville ,  Thomas A. Langan ,  Dan B. Kroymann ,  Derek H. Smith ,  Stacey Law ,  Bjorn Toft Madsen ,  Rodney Alan Boyd

IPC分类号： G06T15/70

CPC分类号： A63F13/355 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/52 ,  A63F13/63 ,  A63F13/77 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F2300/513 ,  A63F2300/538 ,  A63F2300/552 ,  A63F2300/5553 ,  A63F2300/6018 ,  A63F2300/6607

摘要： Disclosed is an application programming interface (API) that provides for an extensible avatar system. In one embodiment an API may allow video game applications to retrieve structures of data which represent an avatar. The game can then take those structures and incorporate the data into its own rendering system. In another embodiment an API may allow a video game application to render an avatar to a render target or texture wherein the video game system performs rendering and animation functions.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种提供可扩展头像系统的应用程序编程接口（API）。 在一个实施例中，API可以允许视频游戏应用程序检索代表化身的数据的结构。 然后，游戏可以将这些结构并入数据到其自己的渲染系统中。 在另一个实施例中，API可以允许视频游戏应用程序将化身呈现给呈现目标或纹理，其中视频游戏系统执行渲染和动画功能。

公开(公告)号：US08874661B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-28

申请号：US12187467

申请日：2008-08-07

申请人： Nicholas B. Wild ,  Thomas A. Langan ,  Tian F. Lim ,  Vipul V. Hingne

发明人： Nicholas B. Wild ,  Thomas A. Langan ,  Tian F. Lim ,  Vipul V. Hingne

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  A63F13/30

CPC分类号： A63F13/65 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/35 ,  A63F13/86 ,  A63F2300/203 ,  A63F2300/577 ,  H04L67/24 ,  H04L67/325 ,  H04L69/04

摘要： A method and system for allowing spectators to experience multimedia information over a network generated by an online video game running on a participant's device comprises a participant system and a universal spectator client system. A participant may utilize a device to experience game play. Each spectator may also have an associated device, which may allow the spectator to receive multimedia information generated by the participant system over a network. A spectator may experience multimedia information generated by a participant regardless of whether the spectator has the same title installed on an associated device and regardless of whether the associated spectator device provides the same capabilities and functionality as the participant device.

摘要翻译： 允许观众通过在参与者设备上运行的在线视频游戏生成的网络上体验多媒体信息的方法和系统包括参与者系统和通用观众客户系统。 参与者可以使用设备来体验游戏。 每个观众还可以具有相关联的设备，其可以允许观众接收由参与者系统通过网络生成的多媒体信息。 旁观者可以体验参与者产生的多媒体信息，而不管观众是否具有安装在相关设备上的相同标题，而不管相关联的观众设备是否提供与参与者设备相同的能力和功能。