A63F 13/71
Using secure communication between game devices and game servers
Official title: using secure communication between game devices and game servers, e.g. by encrypting game data or authenticating players
A63F13/71 (Using secure communication between game devices and game servers) appears on 774 US grants and 1,042 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 774
- Published applications
- 1,042
- Assignees
- 379
- Inventors
- 1,782
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 41 |
| 2003 | 6 | 28 |
| 2004 | 11 | 31 |
| 2005 | 9 | 32 |
| 2006 | 8 | 31 |
| 2007 | 9 | 46 |
| 2008 | 13 | 35 |
| 2009 | 16 | 41 |
| 2010 | 24 | 53 |
| 2011 | 17 | 28 |
| 2012 | 34 | 40 |
| 2013 | 34 | 51 |
| 2014 | 49 | 38 |
| 2015 | 39 | 64 |
| 2016 | 46 | 53 |
| 2017 | 48 | 31 |
| 2018 | 48 | 32 |
| 2019 | 35 | 43 |
| 2020 | 43 | 49 |
| 2021 | 61 | 56 |
| 2022 | 45 | 52 |
| 2023 | 42 | 69 |
| 2024 | 52 | 42 |
| 2025 | 27 | 22 |
| 2026 | 18 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Service access method, terminal, and system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,195 B2Petal Cloud Technology Co., Ltd.
- Passport system and method for enabling interoperable settings for interactive online platforms18 Aug 2026US 12,708,854 B2Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Mobile casino jackpot payment reporting system with secure form reporting to customer30 Jun 2026US 12,670,765 B2Everi Payments Inc.
- Game machine, game system, storage medium used in same, and control method23 Jun 2026US 12,661,591 B2Konami Amusement Co., Ltd.
- System and method for interfacing digital platform with existing ecosystem to enable peer-to-peer interactions1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295436 A1Pony Up, LLC
- Method and apparatus for creating a non-player character in a cooperative video game and method and apparatus for generating a player profile in a cooperative video game3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257137 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Application event-based communication channel control13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233090 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Peripheral device hardware element with embedded identification interface13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233102 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Identifier-based application control13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233107 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Remote-auditing of computer generated outcomes, authenticated billing and access control, and software metering system using cryptographic and other protocols1,001US 5,970,143 AWalker Asset Management, L.P. · 1999
- Tournament data system with game score communication between remote player terminal and central computer879US 5,083,271 A1992
- Video lottery system with improved site controller and validation unit622US 5,398,932 AVideo Lottery Technologies, Inc. · 1995
- Smart electronic receipt system590US 6,341,353 B12002
- Networked computer game system with persistent playing objects540US 6,009,458 AThe 3DO Company · 1999