Comprehensive single page view of user's gaming achievements
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1. In a console service networked to a console, a method of providing information relating to achievements within a game application program played on the console, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing a list of achievements which are accomplishable in the game application program, the stored list including a status of which achievements have been accomplished and which achievements have not been accomplished by a user;
(b) transmitting information to the console for a user interface displayed on the console, the transmitted information including achievements possible in the game application program for display in a first area of the user interface, and a status of which achievements have and have not been accomplished by the user for display in a second area of the user interface;
(c) displaying the achievements possible in the game application program in the first area of the user interface;
(d) displaying a status of which achievements have and have not been accomplished by the user in the second area of the user interface;
(e) receiving an update that a status of an achievement has changed from unaccomplished to accomplished;
(f) transmitting updated information to the console after said step (e) so that the status of the achievement updated in said step (e) changes when displayed in the second area of the user interface.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for providing comprehensive information of all game achievements on a single GUI of a gaming and media system. The achievements GUI lists all game achievements, whether locked or unlocked, and may visually differentiate between locked and unlocked achievements. Upon a user selecting a listed achievement, information relating to that achievement may be displayed on the same GUI, in an achievement descriptor area beside the area listing the achievements.
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1. In a console service networked to a console, a method of providing information relating to achievements within a game application program played on the console, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a list of achievements which are accomplishable in the game application program, the stored list including a status of which achievements have been accomplished and which achievements have not been accomplished by a user; (b) transmitting information to the console for a user interface displayed on the console, the transmitted information including achievements possible in the game application program for display in a first area of the user interface, and a status of which achievements have and have not been accomplished by the user for display in a second area of the user interface; (c) displaying the achievements possible in the game application program in the first area of the user interface; (d) displaying a status of which achievements have and have not been accomplished by the user in the second area of the user interface; (e) receiving an update that a status of an achievement has changed from unaccomplished to accomplished; (f) transmitting updated information to the console after said step (e) so that the status of the achievement updated in said step (e) changes when displayed in the second area of the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a console service networked to a console, a method of providing information relating to achievements within a game application program played on the console, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a list of achievements which are accomplishable in the game application program, the stored list including a status of which achievements have been accomplished and which achievements have not been accomplished as a user progresses in the game application program; (b) transmitting information to the console for display by the console, the transmitted information including achievements possible in the game application program, a first group of achievements which have not been accomplished by the user and a second group of achievements which have been accomplished by the user; (c) receiving an update that a status of an achievement has changed from unaccomplished to accomplished; (d) transmitting information to the console to dynamically update the first and second groups of achievements displayed on the console after receiving the update in said step (c) that a status of an achievement has changed from unaccomplished to accomplished. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a console service networked to a plurality of consoles, a method of providing information relating to achievements within a game application program played on the consoles, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a list of achievements which are accomplishable in the game application program, the stored list including, for each of a plurality of users who have played the game application program, a status of which achievements have been accomplished and which achievements have not been accomplished in the game application program; (b) transmitting information to the consoles of the plurality of users for display by the consoles, the information transmitted to respective consoles including achievements possible in the game application program, a first group of achievements which have not been accomplished by a user of a respective console and a second group of achievements which have been accomplished by the user of a respective console; (c) receiving an update that a status of an achievement has changed from unaccomplished to accomplished for a given user; (d) transmitting information to the console of the given user to dynamically update the first and second groups of achievements displayed on the console after receiving the update in said step (c); and (e) displaying on respective consoles achievements possible in the gaming application program, the first group of achievements displayed with a degree of transparency indicating the achievements of the first group have not been accomplished, and the second group of achievements displayed opaquely indicating the achievements of the second group have been accomplished. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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