System and method to deliver video games
First Claim
1. A method of delivering games, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for a game from a set-top box device;
determining whether at least one user identity is associated with the set-top box device;
retrieving previous game information associated with the at least one user identity;
providing the previous game information to the set-top box device; and
allowing at least one user to continue a previously executed game in response to a user selection at least partially based on the previous game information.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method to deliver video games. The method includes receiving a request for a game from a set-top box device. The method also includes determining whether at least one user identity is associated with the set-top box device. The method also includes retrieving previous game information associated with the at least one user identity. The method can also include providing the previous game information to the set-top box device and allowing at least one user to continue a previously executed game in response to a user selection at least partially based on the previous game information.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of delivering games, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a game from a set-top box device;
determining whether at least one user identity is associated with the set-top box device;
retrieving previous game information associated with the at least one user identity;
providing the previous game information to the set-top box device; and
allowing at least one user to continue a previously executed game in response to a user selection at least partially based on the previous game information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of delivering games, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a game, wherein the request is identified by a first user identity associated with a set-top box device;
receiving a selection to play the game in an online room with a plurality of additional players;
retrieving previous game information associated with the first user identity and with additional user identities associated with the plurality of additional players;
providing the previous game information to the set-top box device; and
continuing the game based on the previous game information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of receiving games, the method comprising:
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requesting a game;
receiving information from at least one previous game;
displaying the information from the at least one previous game at a display device; and
wherein the information from the at least one previous game is associated with at least one user identity associated with a set-top box device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system to deliver games, the system comprising:
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a server having a processor and a memory accessible to the processor;
a computer program embedded in the memory, the computer program comprising instructions to receive a request for a game from a set-top box device;
instructions to retrieve previous game information associated with at least one user identity associated with the set-top box device; and
instructions to authorize at least one user to continue the game based on the previous game information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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