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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsLei Liu, Gregory Sylvester
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A method is disclosed to play a multiplayer online game. The method provides a handset and a multiplayer game stored on a server, where that server comprises (N) user profiles including the (i)th user profile comprising the (i)th game status and the (i)th digital signature assigned to the (i)th user, wherein the (i)th user is one of the (N) users. The method establishes a communication link between the handset and the server, such that the (i)th user can play the multiplayer game, using the handset and the (i)th game status, with one or more other users in communication with the server. The method downloads to the handset the game software and the (i)th user profile comprising the (i)th game status and the (i)th digital signature, before discontinuing the communication link between the handset and the server.
A method to play an multiplayer, online game, comprising the steps of:
An article of manufacture comprising a computer useable medium having computer readable program code disposed therein to play a multiplayer, online game stored on a server comprising (N) user profiles, the (i)th user profile comprising the (i)th game status and the (i)th digital signature assigned to the (i)th user, wherein the (i)th user is one of the (N) users, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect:
A computer program product usable with a programmable computer processor having computer readable program code embodied therein to play an multiplayer, online game stored on a server comprising (N) user profiles, the (i)th user profile comprising the (i)th game status and the (i)th digital signature assigned to the (i)th user, wherein the (i)th user is one of the (N) users, comprising:
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