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Tracking game progress using player profiles

  • US 9,005,017 B2
  • Filed: 09/14/2012
  • Issued: 04/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented method for temporarily storing player account information, the method comprising:

  • receiving game information over a communication network for a first gaming session on a gaming device for a player not logged into any player account associated with the gaming device, the game information including an identifier for the gaming device;

    creating an anonymous profile corresponding to the gaming device identifier, said anonymous profile not associated with any user-provided login information;

    storing the game information in the anonymous profile on a computer data repository comprising physical computer storage;

    receiving a download request including the gaming device identifier from the gaming device, the request generated during a second gaming session on the gaming device;

    matching the gaming device identifier with the anonymous profile before preexisting game information is imported into a non-anonymous player account; and

    transmitting the game information to the gaming device, in response to the download request, the game information allowing the gaming device to resume an anonymous gaming session by starting the second gaming session at a state of the game indicated by the game information;

    presenting, to the player, a player account login page configured to permit the player to provide player account login information;

    receiving player account login information;

    comparing the player account login information to login information associated with a plurality of player accounts stored on the computer data repository in order to identify a player account corresponding to the player account login information; and

    importing the game information associated with the anonymous profile into the player account associated with the player account login information.

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