Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Perceptible output or display
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-28
2011-06-28
McClellan, James S (Department: 3718)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Perceptible output or display
C463S006000, C701S208000, C703S006000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07967678
ABSTRACT:
A system and method are disclosed for facilitating development of computer games that depict or represent actual geographic locales or imaginary locales as part of the play scenarios of the games. A computer game factory system includes inventories of map data products, road models, 3D models, game shells, and game engines. Configuration parameters identify which components to select from the inventories to produce games for various different computer platforms. The selected components are combined with a geographic data API and geographic data tools to produce computer games.
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