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Multiple user authentication for online console-based gaming

  • US 7,765,401 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2005
  • Issued: 07/27/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform operations comprising:

  • receive a request from a game console, the request containing an identity string that includes a game console identity X, a game title identity G, multiple user identities (U1, H1), . . . , (UU, HU), wherein the multiple user identities are U1, U2, . . . UU and associated values are H1, H2, . . . , HU derived from the user'"'"'s key and an identity A of an online service, as follows;

    Request =[X, G, A, (U1, H1), . . . , (UU, HU)]; and

    submit the request to a ticket issuing entity over a network;

    generate a ticket containing the identity string and a session key KXA together encrypted with a key KA associated with the online service, as follows;

    TicketA =EKA[KXA, X, G, A, U1, U2, . . . UU]; and

    return the ticket to the game console, wherein the ticket issuing entity simultaneously authenticates each of the identities contained in the request.

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