MANAGEMENT OF GAMING DATA

• US 20100210364A1
• Filed: 06/11/2009
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: York, Jason, Martinez, Richard T., Atkins, Joshua Whitney Samuels, Molyneux, Peter Douglas
• Granted Patent: US 8,961,321 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/43
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• 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 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5546 using player registration data, e.g. identification, account, preferences, game history

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing gaming data are provided. The system may include at least one computing device coupled to a gaming service. The computing device may be configured to execute a gaming engine configured to generate a first character profile based on a user'"'"'s interaction within a gaming environment included in a first gaming application. Additionally, the computing device may be configured to execute an update module configured to merge the first character profile with a second character profile generated via a second gaming application based on a user'"'"'s interaction within a second gaming environment and generate a merged character profile, the merged character profile including content from the first and second character profiles, wherein the content include statistical data, character trait data, and/or item data from the first and second character profiles.

Claims

1. A system for managing gaming data, the system comprising at least one computing device coupled to a gaming service, the computing device being configured to execute:

a gaming engine configured to generate a first character profile based on a user'"'"'s interaction within a gaming environment included in a first gaming application; and

an update module configured to merge the first character profile with a second character profile generated via a second gaming application based on a user'"'"'s interaction within a second gaming environment and generate a merged character profile, the merged character profile including content from the first and second character profiles, wherein the content include statistical data, character trait data, and/or item data from the first and second character profiles.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the content includes progress data from the first and second character profiles.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the update module is further configured to merge the first character profile with the second character profile by enumerating the content in each character profile, and aggregating or overwriting the enumerated data in the content of the second character profile with the enumerated data in the content from the first character profile.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein statistical data includes currency and/or points and is merged by aggregating statistical data from each of the first and second character profiles.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein character trait data includes name, appearance, and skill level and is merged by overwriting character trait data from each of the first and second character profiles.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the item data includes information pertaining to access of items acquired by a character, and is merged by aggregating item data from each of the first and second character profiles, the items including at least one of weapons, potions, spells, armor, and concept art.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein progress data includes a progress level or a location where the game was saved, and is merged by overwriting progress data in the second character profile with progress data from the first character profile.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of one or more of the first gaming application and the second gaming application are executed on the gaming service.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first game is a wagering game allowing a player to wager currency and build a saved game, and the second game is a role-playing game in which the actions of one or more characters are controlled.

10. A method for managing gaming data within a computing device having a processor and memory including code stored thereon executable by the processor, the method comprising:

generating a first character profile based on user interaction within a first gaming environment implemented via a first gaming application;

generating a second character profile based on user interaction within a second gaming environment implemented via a second gaming application; and

merging the first character profile with the second character profile, creating a merged character profile executable within the first and second gaming applications, the merged character profile including content including statistical data, character trait data, and/or item data content categories from the first and second character profiles.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the content includes progress data from the first and second character profiles.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein merging the first character profile with the second character profile includes enumerating the content in each character profile, and aggregating or overwriting the enumerated data in the content of the second character profile with the enumerated data in the content from the first character profile.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein statistical data includes currency and/or points and is merged by aggregating statistical data from each of the first and second character profiles.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein character trait data includes name, appearance, and skill level and is merged by overwriting character trait data from each of the first and second character profiles.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the item data includes information pertaining to access of items acquired by a character, and is merged by aggregating item data from each of the first and second character profiles, the items including at least one of weapons, potions, spells, armor, and concept art.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein progress data includes a progress level or a location where the game was saved, and is merged by overwriting progress data in the second character profile with progress data from the first character profile.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising transferring the merged character profile to the second gaming application.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising overwriting the first character profile with the merged character profile in the first gaming application.

19. A method for managing gaming data within a computing device having a processor and memory including code stored thereon executable by the processor, the method comprising:

generating a first character profile based on user interaction within a first gaming environment implemented via a first gaming application;

generating a second character profile based on user interaction within a second gaming environment implemented via a second gaming application;

merging the first character profile with the second character profile, creating a merged character profile executable within the first and second gaming applications, the merged character profile including content including statistical data, character trait data, and/or item data content categories from the first and second character profiles; and

overwriting the first character profile with the merged character profile in the first gaming application.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising transferring the merged character profile to the second gaming application.