Interface for management of computer games

Details Interface for management of computer games Interface for management of computer games

2011-02-15

2011-02-15

Airapetian, Mila (Department: 3625)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Electronic shopping

Reexamination Certificate

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07890381

ABSTRACT:
A system for managing computer game activities, includes a software module for interfacing to a user and receiving commands from a user; a plurality of games, each game including a wrapper that controls DRM aspects of a user's access to the games; a plurality of skins stored in a local cache on a computer, the skins controlling visual aspects of presentations of the games, each skin being associated with a distributor who provided a particular game to the user. The software module periodically contacts a first server to update skins, games and user settings. The user settings are stored on the first server and permit the user to play the games from another computer. At least one of the games was downloaded from a second server, and the skin corresponding to that game is associated with the second server. The software module provides a mechanism for paying for games. The wrapper restricts the user to playing only a trial version of the game, unless the user pays for the full version of the game. The software module provides a mechanism for adding games that were previously installed to a list of games associated with the software module. The added games are handled the same as games that were downloaded through the software module. The skins include any combination of customizable fonts, colors, logos, text, and window shape. The software module periodically contacts the first server to receive updates and additional features for the games.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2008/0261699 (2008-10-01), Topham et al.

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