Virtual IPR system in electronic game environment

• US 20030157985A1
• Filed: 02/19/2002
• Published: 08/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Shteyn, Yevgeniy Eugene
• Application Number:
  US10/080,065
• Publication Number:
  US 20030157985A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/50 characterized by details of game servers

Abstract

A player who comes up with an innovative strategy in an electronic game is given benefits in the game environment and/or in the players'"'"' community because of creating this strategy. This extra dimension stimulates the involvement of the players and contributes to the evolution of the game.

Claims

1. A method of providing a virtual environment, the method comprising:

enabling to detect an innovative aspect in an interaction of a user with the environment;

enabling to register information about the innovative aspect; and

enabling the user to benefit from the registering of the information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the enabling to benefit comprises providing the user with an advantage in the environment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the enabling to benefit comprises providing the user with a monetary award.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the enabling to benefit comprises making the information and a name of the user available to other users.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising enabling the user to claim an exclusive right to the innovative aspect with respect to other users in the environment.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising making the registered information about the innovative aspect conditionally available to one or more other users in the environment.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the environment is associated with an electronic game.

8. Software for use with a virtual environment to enable to detect an innovative aspect in user interaction with the environment.

9. A database for use with a virtual environment, the database being a repository for information about respective innovative aspects of interactions of respective users with the environment.

10. An interactive software application for enabling a user to interact with a virtual environment and including a software component to enable to detect an innovative aspect in user interaction with the environment.