SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A GAMING COMMUNITY

• US 20100035689A1
• Filed: 08/11/2009
• Published: 02/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Adi Ashkenazy, Raviv Nagel, Yair Shapira, Yaniv Altshuler
• Original Assignee: Adi Ashkenazy, Raviv Nagel, Yair Shapira, Yaniv Altshuler
• Inventors: Altshuler, Yaniv, Nagel, Raviv, Shapira, Yair, Ashkenazy, Adi
• Application Number:
  US12/538,898
• Publication Number:
  US 20100035689A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/39
• 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 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/497 Partially or entirely replaying previous game actions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/798 for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame computing the game score A63F13/46
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/86 Watching games played by other players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/88 Mini-games executed independently while main games are being loaded
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/535 for monitoring, e.g. of user parameters, terminal parameters, application parameters, network parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5566 by matching opponents or finding partners to build a team, e.g. by skill level, geographical area, background, play style
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/558 by assessing the players' skills or ranking
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/634 for replaying partially or entirely the game actions since the beginning of the game

Abstract

A method and system for providing highlights to game players, including ranking of the highlights, also optionally coaching and other types of interactions between players and also between each player and an external entity.

Claims

1. A method for ranking a plurality of highlights of a computer game being played by a game player through a user computer, the method being performed by a computer, the method comprising:

Determining the highlights;

determining a score according to at least one criterion for each highlight; and

ranking the highlights according to the scores.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said ranking the highlights further comprises performing context based analysis of the highlights.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said context based analysis further comprises weighting said score according to at least one criterion by an owner of the computer game.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising ranking a plurality of game sessions, by ranking highlights for each game session and ranking said plurality of game sessions according to ranked highlights for each game session.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising sending at least one highlight to a game player for instruction.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising analyzing a plurality of components of the highlight in context to at least one other component.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said components relate to use of virtual objects within the computer game.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein said analyzing said plurality of components of the highlight further comprises analyzing at least one component of game play before the highlight to determine a state of game play.

9. The method of claim 1 comprising receiving a request for a highlight from a third party website;

and sending said highlight if said highlight is suitable.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving financial remuneration for distribution of highlights of a particular game, a particular game instance or a particular type of game according to said request.

11. A method for assisting a game player in playing a computer game being played by a game player through a user computer, the method being performed by a computer, the method comprising:

analyzing behavior of the game player while playing the computer game;

determining whether said behavior fits at least a portion of a pattern;

if said behavior fits said at least a portion of said pattern, recommending performing or not performing at least one additional action by the game player.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said recommending performing or not performing said at least one additional action further comprises recommending remaining or leaving a portion of virtual geography of the computer game.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said recommending performing or not performing said at least one additional action further comprises recommending using or ceasing to use a virtual object of the computer game.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein said recommending performing or not performing said at least one additional action further comprises providing a virtual gauge to indicate a level of performance by the game player.

15. A method for coaching a game player in playing a computer game being played by a game player through a user computer, the method being performed by a computer, the method comprising:

analyzing behavior of the game player while playing the computer game; and

coaching the game player to change at least one behavior to improve performance while playing the computer game, said coaching including at least providing a highlight of game play of the computer game.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said highlight demonstrates a positive instance of game play.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein said highlight demonstrates a negative instance of game play.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said highlight is of game play by a different game player.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising providing a mini-game sequence for the game player to play, wherein said mini-game sequence is related to said behavior of the game player;

playing said mini-game sequence by the game player; and

rating the game player on playing said mini-game sequence.