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US 11,628,368 B2Granted
Systems and methods for providing user information to game console
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorJavier Fernandez Rico
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Abstract
Gamer friend devices can be detected by a gaming console and the gaming console user can be prompted to add the friend devices to a friend list, which automatically logs the friends on to the console without requiring them to manually log in. The gaming console may also be automatically configured with profile information of the friends.
Claims20
An assembly, comprising:
- at least one processor of a computer video console programmed with instructions executable to:
- receive data at the computer video console over a computer network from a friend device of at least a first participant associated with first participant profile information;
- and
- automatically and without requiring the first participant to manually log on to the computer video console, configure the computer video console at least in part using information in the first participant profile information, wherein configuring the computer video console at least in part using information in the first participant profile comprises at least one of personalizing electronic store information associated with the first participant, accessing movie Internet streaming account information associated with the first participant, configuring a home screen of the console, presenting information for a particular video game, the information for a particular video game comprising information related to stored data for one or more past games played in the past, the one or more past games being other than a currently presented video game on the computer video console.
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A computer video console, comprising;
- at least one computer readable storage medium that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to:
- receive data over a computer network from a first device of at least a first participant associated with first participant profile information;
- and
- automatically and without requiring the first participant to manually log on to the computer video console, configure the computer video console at least in part using information in the first participant profile information wherein configuring the computer video console at least in part using information in the first participant profile comprises at least one of personalizing electronic store information associated with the first participant, accessing movie Internet streaming account information associated with the first participant, configuring a home screen of the console, presenting information for a particular video game, the information for a particular game comprising information related to stored data for one or more past games played in the past, the one or more past games being other than a currently presented video game on the computer video console.
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A method, comprising:
- at a computer video console, receiving data over a computer network from a first device of at least a first participant associated with first participant profile information;
- and
- automatically and without requiring the first participant to manually log on to the computer video console, configuring the computer video console at least in part using information in the first participant profile information wherein configuring the computer video console at least in part using information in the first participant profile comprises at least one of personalizing electronic store information associated with the first participant, accessing movie Internet streaming account information associated with the first participant, configuring a home screen of the console, presenting information for a particular video game, the information for a particular video game comprising information related to stored data for one or more past games played in the past, the one or more past games being other than a currently presented video game on the computer video console.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.