Massively Multiplayer Online Game Technologies

• US 20100056275A1
• Filed: 09/03/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army (Government of the United States of America)
• Original Assignee: United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army (Government of the United States of America)
• Inventors: Wilson, Bret D., Wardynski, Eugene C.
• Application Number:
  US12/553,821
• Publication Number:
  US 20100056275A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/32
• 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 13/71 using secure communication between game devices and game servers, e.g. by encrypting game data or authenticating players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/77 involving data related to game devices or game servers, e.g. configuration data, software version or amount of memory
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/531 Server assignment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/532 using secure communication, e.g. by encryption, authentication
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/535 for monitoring, e.g. of user parameters, terminal parameters, application parameters, network parameters

Abstract

A method for providing connectivity information and customized media content to clients of an interactive 3-D simulation executing on at least one game server is provided. The method includes receiving a message from an authentication source indicating authentication of a client and receiving a request from the client demanding a list of operational game servers and an address for each of the operational game servers. The method further includes sending a request to a second server for a list of operational game servers. The method further includes receiving a message from the second server including a list of game servers, wherein each of the game servers in the list has periodically authenticated with the second server in real time during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation. The method further includes providing the client with a list of game servers and an address for each of the operational game servers. The method further includes providing customized media content delivery to the client.

Claims

1. A method executed on a server of an interactive 3-D simulation, the method for providing customized data to clients of the server during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation, comprising:

receiving a message from an authentication source indicating authentication of the client;

reading personal data and behavioral data of a user on the client, wherein reading is performed in real time during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation and wherein the behavioral data pertains to the user'"'"'s interaction with the interactive 3-D simulation;

selecting media content from a repository in real time during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation, wherein the media content is selected based on the personal data and the behavioral data that was collected; and

providing the media content in real time to the client during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving comprises:

receiving a message from an authentication source indicating authentication of the client, wherein the message comprises an IP packet containing information in text format.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of reading comprises:

reading from a record on a first database both personal data and behavioral data of a user on the client, wherein reading from the first database is performed in real time during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation and wherein the behavioral data pertains to the user'"'"'s interaction with the interactive 3-D simulation.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of selecting comprises:

selecting media content from a second database in real time during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation, wherein the media content is selected based on the personal data and the behavioral data that was collected.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of providing comprises:

sending to the client the media content via IP packets in real time during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation.

6. A computer readable medium comprising computer instructions for execution on a server of an interactive 3-D simulation, the computer instructions for providing customized data to clients of the server during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation, the computer instructions comprising instructions for:

receiving a message from an authentication source indicating authentication of the client;

reading personal data and behavioral data of a user on the client, wherein reading is performed in real time during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation and wherein the behavioral data pertains to the user'"'"'s interaction with the interactive 3-D simulation;

selecting media content from a repository in real time during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation, wherein the media content is selected based on the personal data and the behavioral data that was collected; and

providing the media content in real time to the client during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation.

7. The computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein the instructions for receiving comprise instructions for:

receiving a message from an authentication source indicating authentication of the client, wherein the message comprises an IP packet containing information in text format.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions for reading comprise instructions for:

reading from a record on a first database both personal data and behavioral data of a user on the client, wherein reading from the first database is performed in real time during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation and wherein the behavioral data pertains to the user'"'"'s interaction with the interactive 3-D simulation.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions for selecting comprise instructions for:

selecting media content from a second database in real time during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation, wherein the media content is selected based on the personal data and the behavioral data that was collected.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions for providing comprise instructions for:

sending to the client the media content via IP packets in real time during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation.

11. A server of an interactive 3-D simulation for providing customized data to clients of the server during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation, comprising:

a receiver for receiving a message from an authentication source indicating authentication of the client;

a database containing personal data and behavioral data of a user on the client, wherein the server reads personal data and behavioral data of the user in real time during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation and wherein the behavioral data pertains to the user'"'"'s interaction with the interactive 3-D simulation;

a processor configured for selecting media content from a repository in real time during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation, wherein the media content is selected based on the personal data and the behavioral data that was collected; and

a transmitter for sending the media content in real time to the client during execution of the interactive 3-D simulation.

12. The server of claim 11, wherein the message comprises an IP packet containing information in text format.

13. The server of claim 12, wherein the database further comprises a database management system for managing the database.

14. The server of claim 13, wherein the repository comprises a database.

15. The server of claim 14, wherein the media content is sent via IP packets.