SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DISTRACTION-FREE CONTENT IN A FLASH-BASED GAMING ENVIRONMENT

• US 20100175058A1
• Filed: 08/24/2009
• Published: 07/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Double Fusion Limited
• Original Assignee: Double Fusion Limited
• Inventors: Sawatzky, Jeffrey, Radin, Andrew A.
• Application Number:
  US12/546,075
• Publication Number:
  US 20100175058A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/168
• 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 13/533 for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/61 using advertising information
• 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 2300/209 characterized by low level software layer, relating to hardware management, e.g. Operating System, Application Programming Interface
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/308 Details of the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/552 for downloading to client devices, e.g. using OS version, hardware or software profile of the client device

Abstract

A method and tool for providing distraction-free content in a software program is presented. The method includes accessing an executable software file containing software code that upon execution carries out a software program and modifying the executable software file with a service insertion tool. The modified executable software file causes the software program to present a visual display of the software program in a full-screen mode and present additional content in the visual display of the software program in response to pre-defined triggers. The service insertion tool includes a viewer for presenting the software program in a user interface and for receiving user inputs via the user interface, and a processor for modifying the executable software file.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accessing, via a service insertion tool, an executable software file containing software code that upon execution carries out a software program; and

modifying, via the service insertion tool, the executable software file, wherein the modified executable software file is configured to cause the software program to;

present a visual display of the software program in a full-screen mode; and

present additional content in the visual display of the software program in response to pre-defined triggers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the software program is a Flash-based software program.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the executable software file is a shockwave flash (SWF) file.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to:

load injected libraries; and

present the visual display in the full-screen mode based on the injected libraries.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to:

present a dialog box that requests a user to provide an input to cause the software program to enter the full-screen mode; and

receive the input to cause the software program to enter the full-screen mode.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to determine scaling and positioning methods used by the software program.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to present the additional content in the visual display based on the determined scaling and positioning methods used by the software program.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to, upon receiving an input to exit the full-screen mode, discontinue play of the software program and present a dialog box that requests a user to provide an input to cause the software program to re-enter the full-screen mode.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional content is an advertisement.

10. A service insertion tool comprising:

a viewer configured to present a software program in a user interface and receive inputs via the user interface; and

a processor configured to modify an executable software file of the software program, wherein the modified executable software file is configured to cause the software program to;

present a visual display of the software program in a full-screen mode; and

present additional content in the visual display of the software program in response to pre-defined triggers.

11. The service insertion tool of claim 10, wherein the software program is a Flash-based software program.

12. The service insertion tool of claim 10, wherein the executable software file is a shockwave flash (SWF) file.

13. The service insertion tool of claim 10, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to:

load injected libraries; and

present the visual display in the full-screen mode based on the injected libraries.

14. The service insertion tool of claim 10, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to:

present a dialog box that requests a user to provide an input to cause the software program to enter the full-screen mode; and

receive the input to cause the software program to enter the full-screen mode.

15. The service insertion tool of claim 10, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to determine scaling and positioning methods used by the software program.

16. The service insertion tool of claim 15, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to present the additional content in the visual display based on the determined scaling and positioning methods used by the software program.

17. The service insertion tool of claim 10, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to, upon receiving an input to exit the full-screen mode, discontinue play of the software program and present a dialog box that requests a user to provide an input to cause the software program to re-enter the full-screen mode.

18. The service insertion tool of claim 10, wherein the additional content is an advertisement.

19. A tangible computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions that, if executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:

accessing an executable software file containing software code that upon execution carries out a software program; and

modifying the executable software file, wherein the modified executable software file is configured to cause the software program to;

present a visual display of the software program in a full-screen mode; and

present additional content in the visual display of the software program in response to pre-defined triggers.

20. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the software program is a Flash-based software program.

21. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the executable software file is a shockwave flash (SWF) file.

22. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to:

load injected libraries; and

present the visual display in the full-screen mode based on the injected libraries.

23. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to:

present a dialog box that requests an input to cause the software program to enter the full-screen mode; and

receive the input to cause the software program to enter the full-screen mode.

24. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to determine scaling and positioning methods used by the software program.

25. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to present the additional content in the visual display based on the determined scaling and positioning methods used by the software program.

26. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the modified executable software file is further configured to cause the software program to, upon receiving an input to exit the full-screen mode, discontinue play of the software program and present a dialog box that requests an input to cause the software program to re-enter the full-screen mode.

27. A method comprising:

modifying a Flash-based software program using a service insertion tool, wherein the modified Flash-based software program is configured to;

present a visual depiction of the Flash-based software program on a distraction-free display; and

present advertisements in the visual depiction of the Flash-based software program in the distraction-free display.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the distraction-free display is a display on which a full-screen mode of the visual depiction of the Flash-based software program is presented such that the visual depiction of the Flash-based software program covers an entire display screen.