METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ISSUING A CHALLENGE PROMPT IN A GAMING ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for providing game play security measures, the computer implemented method comprising:
- retrieving a prompt rule set, wherein the prompt rule set identifies at least one rule for providing challenges during game play;
responsive to detecting game play, matching a current game play condition with the at least one rule of the prompt rule set;
responsive to matching the current game play condition with the at least one rule of the prompt rule set, presenting a challenge prompt to a user, wherein the challenge prompt is presented in a dynamic window that is present while the user is playing the game;
responsive to receiving an answer to the challenge prompt, processing the answer.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, a data processing system, and a computer program product for providing game play security measures. An exemplary method includes retrieving a prompt rule set. The prompt rule set identifies at least one rule for providing challenges during game play. Responsive to detecting game play, a current game play condition is matched with the at least one rule of the prompt rule set. Responsive to matching the current game play condition with the at least one rule of the prompt rule set, a challenge prompt is presented to a user. The challenge prompt is presented in a dynamic window that is present while the user is playing the game. Responsive to receiving an answer to the challenge prompt, the answer is processed.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for providing game play security measures, the computer implemented method comprising:
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retrieving a prompt rule set, wherein the prompt rule set identifies at least one rule for providing challenges during game play; responsive to detecting game play, matching a current game play condition with the at least one rule of the prompt rule set; responsive to matching the current game play condition with the at least one rule of the prompt rule set, presenting a challenge prompt to a user, wherein the challenge prompt is presented in a dynamic window that is present while the user is playing the game; responsive to receiving an answer to the challenge prompt, processing the answer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising:
computer usable medium having computer usable program code for providing game play security measures, the computer program product comprising; computer usable program code for retrieving a prompt rule set, wherein the prompt rule set identifies at least one rule for providing challenges during game play; computer usable program code for matching a current game play condition with the at least one rule of the prompt rule set in response to detecting game play; computer usable program code for presenting a challenge prompt to a user in response to matching the current game play condition with the at least one rule of the prompt rule set, wherein the challenge prompt is presented in a dynamic window that is present while the user is playing the game; and computer usable program code for processing the answer in response to receiving an answer to the challenge prompt. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A gaming system for providing game play security measures, the gaming system comprising:
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a bus; a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device contains computer usable code; a communications unit connected to the bus; and a processing unit connected to the bus, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable code to; retrieve a prompt rule set, wherein the prompt rule set identifies at least one rule for providing challenges during game play; match a current game play condition with the at least one rule of the prompt rule set in response to detecting game play; present a challenge prompt to a user in response to matching the current game play condition with the at least one rule of the prompt rule set, wherein the challenge prompt is presented in a dynamic window that is present while the user is playing the game; and process the answer in response to receiving an answer to the challenge prompt.
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