Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – With communication link
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-17
2011-10-18
D'Agostino, Paul A. (Department: 3716)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
With communication link
C463S025000, C463S041000, C463S040000, C463S043000, C715S739000, C705S001100, C709S227000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08038535
ABSTRACT:
A system, method, and computer program product for collaborative online gaming, including at least one of providing a central repository master browser system; providing an experience calibrated match-making service; providing a dynamic multiplayer server component auto deployment and aggregation system; providing a lobby centric simultaneous and collaborative client game play launching feature; and providing a video game screen over-layer technology giving users access to a control interface while inside a video game being played.
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D'Agostino Paul A.
Electronic Arts Inc.
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