SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL GAMES FOR COMPUTING DEVICES

• US 20140087881A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 03/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AOL Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: LIPMAN, STEVEN, Tran, Luan Xi, Knobel, Jacob Ariel, Vaughn Ruef, Julie, Nagel, Ethan, Nagel, Stacy, Blundell, David Boyarin, Robinson, David Scott
• Granted Patent: US 9,283,477 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/497 Partially or entirely replaying previous game actions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/655 by importing photos, e.g. of the player

Abstract

Computer-implemented systems and methods are disclosed for providing social games. In accordance with one implementation, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a selection from a user to activate the social game. The method also includes receiving, with at least one processor, the previously recorded content for the social game. In accordance with the present disclosure, the method also includes playing back, in response to the selection, the previously recorded content to the user and recording the user'"'"'s interaction with the previously recorded content while playing back the previously recorded content.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing a social game, the method comprising:

receiving a selection from a user to activate the social game for a previously recorded content;

receiving, with at least one processor, the previously recorded content for the social game;

playing back, in response to the selection, the previously recorded content to the user; and

recording the user'"'"'s interaction with the previously recorded content while playing back the previously recorded content.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising playing back the previously recorded content combined with the recording of the user'"'"'s interactions with the previously recorded content.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the previously recorded content is synchronized with the recording of the user'"'"'s interactions.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the synchronization comprises starting playback of the previously recorded content when the playback of the recording to the user'"'"'s interactions with the previously recorded content is started.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising sharing, with other users, the previously recorded content combined with the recording of the user'"'"'s interactions with the previously recorded content.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the previously recorded content is synchronized with the recording of the user'"'"'s interactions.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the synchronization comprises starting playback of the previously recorded content when the playback of the recording to the user'"'"'s interactions with the previously recorded content is started.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein sharing comprises sharing on a social network.

9. A computing device system for providing a social game, the system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory device storing a set of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to;

receive a selection from a user to activate the social game for a previously recorded content;

receive the previously recorded content for the social game;

play back, in response to the selection, the previously recorded content to the user; and

record the user'"'"'s interaction with the previously recorded content while playing back the previously recorded content.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the set of instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

play back the previously recorded content combined with the recording of the user'"'"'s interactions with the previously recorded content.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the previously recorded content is synchronized with the recording of the user'"'"'s interactions.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein to synchronize the set of instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

start playback of the previously recorded content when the playback of the recording to the user'"'"'s interactions with the previously recorded content is started.

13. The system of claim 9, the set of instructions further causing the at least one processor to:

share, with other users, the previously recorded content combined with the recording of the user'"'"'s interactions with the previously recorded content.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the previously recorded content is synchronized with the recording of the user'"'"'s interactions.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein to synchronize the set of instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

start playback of the previously recorded content when the playback of the recording to the user'"'"'s interactions with the previously recorded content is started.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the set of instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

share the combined content on a social network.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method for providing a social game, the method comprising:

receiving a selection from a user to activate the social game for a previously recorded content;

receiving the previously recorded content for the social game;

playing back, in response to the selection, the previously recorded content to the user; and

recording the user'"'"'s interaction with the previously recorded content while playing back the previously recorded content.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, the method further comprising:

playing back the previously recorded content combined with the recording of the user'"'"'s interactions with the previously recorded content.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, the method further comprising:

sharing the previously recorded content combined with the recording of the user'"'"'s interactions with the previously recorded content.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the previously recorded content is synchronized with the recording of the user'"'"'s interactions.