Online waiting room system, method and computer program product
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1. An online access method comprising:
- a) providing by a processor an online waiting room for an online event;
b) placing users in at least one of a plurality of standby lines, wherein each of said plurality of standby lines is associated with a corresponding user classification tier of access to said online event; and
c) providing, by said processor, a graphical representation of at least two of said plurality of standby lines, said graphical representation being computer-viewable by one user of said users in a first standby line, the graphical representation further providing an indication to said user waiting in said first standby line of where in another of said standby lines said user would have been had said user been placed in said another of said standby lines at the time a user was placed in the first standby line.
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Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention sets forth a system, method and computer program product which may include providing an online waiting room and gatekeeper for controlling access to users in a plurality of tiered classification standby lines, seeking access to an online event.
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45 Claims
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1. An online access method comprising:
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a) providing by a processor an online waiting room for an online event; b) placing users in at least one of a plurality of standby lines, wherein each of said plurality of standby lines is associated with a corresponding user classification tier of access to said online event; and c) providing, by said processor, a graphical representation of at least two of said plurality of standby lines, said graphical representation being computer-viewable by one user of said users in a first standby line, the graphical representation further providing an indication to said user waiting in said first standby line of where in another of said standby lines said user would have been had said user been placed in said another of said standby lines at the time a user was placed in the first standby line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system comprising:
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an online waiting room server adapted to communicate with a network for communication with a plurality of user devices, said server; (i) adapted to manage a plurality of tiered access standby lines of users, (ii) adapted to control access by the users to an online event, and (iii) adapted to provide a graphical representation of said online waiting room to the users, the graphical representation further providing an indication to a user waiting in a first standby line where in another of said standby lines said user would have been had said user been placed in said another of said standby lines at the time a user was placed in the first standby line.
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39. A system comprising:
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at least one processor providing an online waiting room for an online event; at least one processor symbolically placing users in a plurality of tiered classification standby lines; at least one processor controlling access to said online event by the users in accordance with rules associated with each of said plurality of tiered classification standby lines; at least one processor providing a symbolic representation indicating a placement of one of said users in at least one of said standby lines; and at least one processor providing an indication to a user waiting in a first standby line where in another of said standby lines said user would have been had said user joined said another of said standby lines at a time the user joined the first standby line. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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41. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying logic which when executed on a computer performs a method comprising:
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providing an online waiting room for an online event; placing users in a line of a plurality of standby lines, wherein each of said plurality of standby lines is associated with a corresponding user classification tier of access to said online event; and providing a graphical representation of at least two of said plurality of standby lines, said graphical representation being computer-viewable by a user in a first standby line the graphical representation further providing an indication to said user waiting in said first standby line of where in another of said standby lines said user would have been had said user been placed in said another of said standby lines at a time the user was placed in the first standby line.
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42. An online access method for providing a massively multiplayer online waiting room, comprising:
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symbolically receiving by a processor users into a plurality of tiered classification standby lines; controlling access to an online event for the users in accordance with one or more rules of access; prioritizing access of at least one of said users in a higher tier classification standby line relative to a lower tier classification standby line; and providing, by said processor, a user waiting in a first standby line an indication of where in another of said standby lines said user would have been had said user been placed in said another of said standby lines at a time the user was placed in the first standby line. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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44. An online access method comprising:
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a) providing by a processor an online waiting room for an online event; b) placing users in at least one of a plurality of standby lines, wherein each of said plurality of standby lines is associated with a corresponding user classification tier of access to said online event; and c) providing, by said processor, a graphical representation of at least two of said plurality of standby lines, said graphical representation being computer-viewable by a user in a first standby line, the graphical representation further providing an indication to said user waiting in said first standby line of where in another standby line the user would have been had the user been placed in said another standby line at a time the user was placed in the first standby line.
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45. An online access method comprising:
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a) providing by a processor an online waiting room for an online event; b) placing users in at least one of a plurality of standby lines, wherein each of said plurality of standby lines is associated with a corresponding user classification tier of access to said online event; and c) providing, by said processor, a graphical representation of at least two of said plurality of standby lines, said graphical representation being computer-viewable by a user in a first standby line, the graphical representation further communicating to said user waiting in said first standby line where said user is in said standby line and further communicating where in another standby line the user would have been had the user been placed in said another standby line at a time the user was placed in the first standby line.
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