SYNCHRONIZING SYSTEM FOR GAMEPLAYING
First Claim
1. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable non transitory tangible medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code executed to carry out a computer based activity, comprising:
- detecting actions on a user interface of a programmed computer, said actions comprising interaction with a computer based activity on the programmed computer and said interaction on the programmed computer including earning points in the activity for taking said actions;
determining, in the programmed computer, if the programmed computer is currently communicating to a remote website;
where, said computer based activity being one which is carried out on a client, and where said client can carry out said activity either connected to or disconnected from said remote website;
at a first time, when said determining determines that the programmed computer is connected to the remote website, then communicating said points to said remote website as said points are obtained;
at a second time, when said determining determines that the programmed computer is not communicating to the remote website, then storing said points in a local memory in the programmed computer, said storing including storing an encryption result that is usable by the remote website to verify that said points were properly stored by carrying out the computer based activity; and
at a third time, which is a time subsequent to a time when first points have been earned from said computer-based activity and stored in said local memory, when said determining determines that the programmed computer is communicating to the remote website, then verifying the encryption result to determine that said first points were properly stored, and only if the encryption result indicates that the first points were properly stored, then communicating said first points to said remote website.
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Abstract
The subject application describes an activity performed with or without a website, such as a game. The game can be played either when in contact with the website or when disconnected from the website. The game playing can be carried out for example on a mobile device. The game can be used to earn virtual cash on the website, when playing from the mobile device. The game can also be played when the mobile device is not attached to the website, in which case the points that are received are saved along with an encryption to avoid a user'"'"'s improper increasing of the points.
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Citations
26 Claims
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1. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable non transitory tangible medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code executed to carry out a computer based activity, comprising:
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detecting actions on a user interface of a programmed computer, said actions comprising interaction with a computer based activity on the programmed computer and said interaction on the programmed computer including earning points in the activity for taking said actions; determining, in the programmed computer, if the programmed computer is currently communicating to a remote website; where, said computer based activity being one which is carried out on a client, and where said client can carry out said activity either connected to or disconnected from said remote website; at a first time, when said determining determines that the programmed computer is connected to the remote website, then communicating said points to said remote website as said points are obtained; at a second time, when said determining determines that the programmed computer is not communicating to the remote website, then storing said points in a local memory in the programmed computer, said storing including storing an encryption result that is usable by the remote website to verify that said points were properly stored by carrying out the computer based activity; and at a third time, which is a time subsequent to a time when first points have been earned from said computer-based activity and stored in said local memory, when said determining determines that the programmed computer is communicating to the remote website, then verifying the encryption result to determine that said first points were properly stored, and only if the encryption result indicates that the first points were properly stored, then communicating said first points to said remote website. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable non transitory tangible medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code executed to carry out a computer based activity, comprising:
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hosting an activity on a server computer, said activity being one which is carried out on a remote client computer, and where said activity is carried out either communicating with said server or as not communicating with said server; receiving information on the server computer, from the remote client computer, said information being indicative of user interaction with the computer based activity; awarding points to a user account associated with the user, based on said information that is received; at a first time, when said determining determines that the programmed computer is connected to the remote website, then adding said points to said user account contemporaneously with said points being obtained; and at a second time, receiving an indication of previously-stored points from the remote computer, said previously-stored points including an encryption result, using said encryption result to determine if said previously-stored points were validly-obtained, and if said previously-stored points were validly-obtained, adding said previously-stored points to said user account based on operations that occurred while said user was not communicating with said remote computer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of carrying out a computer based activity, comprising:
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detecting actions on a user interface of a programmed computer, said actions comprising interaction with a computer based activity on the programmed computer; said interaction on the programmed computer earning points in the activity for taking said actions; determining if the programmed computer is currently connected to a remote website; where said computer based activity being one which is carried out on a remote client, and where said client can carry out said activity either connected to or disconnected from said remote website, at a first time, when said determining determines that the programmed computer is connected to the remote website, then communicating said points to said remote website as said points are obtained; at a second time, when said determining determines that the programmed computer is not communicating to the remote website, then storing said points in a local memory in the programmed computer, said storing including storing an encryption result that is usable by the remote website to verify that said points were properly stored by carrying out the computer based activity; and at a third time, which is a time subsequent to a time when first points have been earned from said computer-based activity and stored in said local memory, when said determining determines that the programmed computer is communicating to the remote website, then verifying the encryption result to determine that said first points were properly stored, and only if the encryption result indicates that the first points were properly stored, then communicating said first points to said remote website. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable non transitory tangible medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code executed to carry out a computer based activity, comprising:
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detecting actions on a user interface of a programmed computer, said actions comprising interaction with a computer based activity on the programmed computer involving playing a first game; first earning first items in the activity for taking said actions in said first game via a website version of said first game; second taking actions in said first game via a primary version of said first game that is not being played via said website version; and
earning second items for said second taking actions, where said second items are not available to said website version; anddetecting, during said first earning, that said user has been connected to said primary version of said first game, and providing additional activities during said primary version of said first game. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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Specification