Methods, Systems, and Products for Control of Gaming Applications
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a server, an electronic request associated with a client device, the client device requesting resumption of a gaming software application;
querying, by the server, an electronic database for an identifier specified by the electronic request, the electronic database having electronic associations between bookmarks and identifiers including the identifier specified by the electronic request;
retrieving, by the server, a bookmark of the bookmarks from the electronic database, the bookmark identifying a logical location from which the gaming software application was previously paused; and
resuming, by the server, the gaming software application from the logical location identified by the bookmark.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products bookmark gaming applications. When a player wishes to pause a gaming application, a bookmark may be created. The bookmark identifies a location in the gaming application at which play is paused. Play may then be resumed from the bookmark, whether at a same device or at a different device.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a server, an electronic request associated with a client device, the client device requesting resumption of a gaming software application; querying, by the server, an electronic database for an identifier specified by the electronic request, the electronic database having electronic associations between bookmarks and identifiers including the identifier specified by the electronic request; retrieving, by the server, a bookmark of the bookmarks from the electronic database, the bookmark identifying a logical location from which the gaming software application was previously paused; and resuming, by the server, the gaming software application from the logical location identified by the bookmark. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory device, the memory device storing code, the code when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising; receiving a pause request that requests a pause in play associated with a gaming software application; storing a bookmark in an electronic database, the bookmark associated with a logical location at which the gaming software application is paused; receiving a resumption request that requests a resumption of the play associated with the gaming software application; and resuming the play associated with the gaming software application from the logical location associated with the bookmark. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving a pause request that requests a pause in play associated with a gaming software application; storing a bookmark in an electronic database, the bookmark associated with a logical location at which the gaming software application is paused; receiving a resumption request that requests a resumption of the play associated with the gaming software application; and resuming the play associated with the gaming software application from the logical location associated with the bookmark. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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