Multi-player game employing dynamic re-sequencing
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1. A method of compensating for network latency in an online multiplayer game requiring more than two participants, wherein the client structure of said game utilizes at least one server, comprising the steps of:
- qualifying all participants in the game as members of either an active group or an awaiting group;
qualifying a member of said active group as an initiator;
qualifying at least one member of said active group as an intended receiver;
qualifying at least one member of said active group as an interceptor;
conveying an action initiated by said initiator and directed to said intended receiver first to said interceptor, wherein said interceptor has the initial opportunity to react to said action, and wherein a reaction by said interceptor results in an outcome signal; and
conveying said outcome signal to each of said initiator, intended receiver and interceptor at a specific time for each, wherein each will witness the reaction concurrently.
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Abstract
A solution for network latency inherent in a multiplayer online game involving more than two players. The solution is a dynamic re-sequencing and synchronization mechanism that enables seamless and simultaneous participation by remote users, such that an event can have an immediate and consequential effect on a related event without the unwanted effects resulting from network latency.
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1. A method of compensating for network latency in an online multiplayer game requiring more than two participants, wherein the client structure of said game utilizes at least one server, comprising the steps of:
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qualifying all participants in the game as members of either an active group or an awaiting group;
qualifying a member of said active group as an initiator;
qualifying at least one member of said active group as an intended receiver;
qualifying at least one member of said active group as an interceptor;
conveying an action initiated by said initiator and directed to said intended receiver first to said interceptor, wherein said interceptor has the initial opportunity to react to said action, and wherein a reaction by said interceptor results in an outcome signal; and
conveying said outcome signal to each of said initiator, intended receiver and interceptor at a specific time for each, wherein each will witness the reaction concurrently. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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