Tournament matchups for a multiplayer environment
First Claim
1. A tournament method, comprising the steps of:
- storing, in one or more computer-readable storage devices, a set of qualification requirements for a multi-round tournament, wherein rounds of said tournament comprise one or more matches involving a plurality of competing players, wherein a subset of players is to be eliminated by each match, and a subset of players advances from each match to compete in a later round of said tournament;
electronically receiving a plurality of player qualification scores;
ranking a plurality of players according to said plurality of qualification scores and said qualification requirements;
determining a variable tournament parameter for said tournament based on said ranked plurality of qualification scores, wherein said variable tournament parameter varies between instances of said tournament, and is one of the following parameters;
i) a number of players in a final round of said tournament;
ii) a number of players advancing from a non-final round of said tournament to a subsequent round in said tournament;
iii) a number of players in each match of said tournament; and
iv) a number of rounds in said tournament; and
conducting a first instance of said tournament on one or more computing devices using said determined variable tournament parameter after said variable tournament parameter is determined.
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Abstract
Multiplayer tournaments may be established, and then automatically executed by tournament server devices to help provide users with quality matchups against players of similar skill. Tournaments may be defined by an administrator, and then automatically instantiated any number of times to accommodate demand by players. Some tournaments may dynamically adjust tournament parameters to accommodate a variable number of qualifiers entering the tournament. Tournaments may perform ranking, before and/or during the tournament, based on a calculation of a ratio of player points to a total number of points the player could have received. User interface displays may also be provided to allow players to view details of tournaments for which they have qualified, details on their tournament competitors, or search for tournaments satisfying the user'"'"'s desired criteria.
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20 Claims
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1. A tournament method, comprising the steps of:
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storing, in one or more computer-readable storage devices, a set of qualification requirements for a multi-round tournament, wherein rounds of said tournament comprise one or more matches involving a plurality of competing players, wherein a subset of players is to be eliminated by each match, and a subset of players advances from each match to compete in a later round of said tournament;
electronically receiving a plurality of player qualification scores;
ranking a plurality of players according to said plurality of qualification scores and said qualification requirements;
determining a variable tournament parameter for said tournament based on said ranked plurality of qualification scores, wherein said variable tournament parameter varies between instances of said tournament, and is one of the following parameters;
i) a number of players in a final round of said tournament;
ii) a number of players advancing from a non-final round of said tournament to a subsequent round in said tournament;
iii) a number of players in each match of said tournament; and
iv) a number of rounds in said tournament; and
conducting a first instance of said tournament on one or more computing devices using said determined variable tournament parameter after said variable tournament parameter is determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tournament method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of scores from a plurality of players for performance during a plurality of matches of a tournament; and
ranking said players according to a ratio between each player'"'"'s cumulative match score and said player'"'"'s accumulated cumulative match score, wherein said cumulative match score is a total of points earned by said player during said player'"'"'s matches, and said available cumulative match score is a total of the maximum possible points said player could have earned in said player'"'"'s matches. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An online multiplayer tournament method for an interactive video game, comprising the steps of:
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conducting a session of an interactive video game on a computing device for a user;
transmitting results of said session to an online multiplayer multi-round tournament server over a communication network;
receiving a request by said user to display a listing of online multiplayer multi-round tournaments, for said interactive video game, for which said user has qualified; and
responsive to said request, displaying a list of online multiplayer multi-round tournaments, for said interactive video game, for which said user has qualified;
said list being displayed on a display device associated with said computing device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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