Creating an interactive gaming environment

Details Creating an interactive gaming environment Creating an interactive gaming environment

2008-07-15

2010-10-26

Gilles, Jude J Jean (Department: 2443)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Distributed data processing

Client/server

C709S224000, C709S204000, C709S229000, C713S182000, C713S192000, C463S042000, C463S024000, C463S040000, C463S041000, C463S043000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07822809

ABSTRACT:
Methods for creating an interactive gaming environment are provided. In various embodiments, methods of the present invention may include initializing an interactive game application at a game server which is then characterized as having an active status, notifying a lobby server concerning the active status of the game server, registering the application with a universe management server via the lobby server, and allowing users to join the interactive gaming environment. The users joining the interactive gaming environment may be identified by a server key obtained from the game server.

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