Systems and Methods for Managing Video Game Titles and User Play Metrics for Video Game Titles Executing on a Game Cloud System
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
InventorDavid Perry
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Abstract
Methods for managing video game title and user play metrics for video game titles executed on a game cloud system includes determining that the video game title has been obtained from an online retailer, by a user. The method further includes enabling execution of game play of the video game title on the game cloud system. Game play metrics for the video game title during execution of game play, is monitored. Selected game play metrics for the video game title are identified. The selected game play metrics are communicated to the online retailer to enable classification of the user that obtained the video game title from the online retailer.
Claims9
A method for managing video game title and user play metrics for video game titles executed on a game cloud system, comprising:
- determining that the video game title has been obtained from an online retailer by a user;
- enabling execution of game play of the video game title on the game cloud system;
- monitoring game play metrics for the video game title during execution of game play;
- identifying selected game play metrics for the video game title;
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- communicating the selected game play metrics to the online retailer to enable classification of the user that obtained the video game title from the online retailer, wherein the method is executed by a processor.
A method for managing video game title and user play metrics for video game titles executed on a game cloud system, comprising:
- detecting obtainment of the video game title by a user from an online retailer;
- enabling execution of game play of the video game title on the game cloud system;
- receiving user interactive input from the user during game play of the video game title, the user interactive input used to update game metrics of the video game title and the user play metrics of the user at the game cloud system;
- identifying selective ones of the game metrics and the user play metrics from the user interactive input received during the game play of the video game title;
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- transmitting the selective ones of the user play metrics of the user and game metrics of the video game title to the online retailer for updating corresponding user play metrics of the user and game metrics of the video game title, the updated user play metrics and the game metrics used to influence classification of the user and the video game title at the online retailer.
A system for managing video game title and user play metrics for video game titles executed on a game cloud system, comprising:
- the cloud computing system including,
- an online retailer server for providing video game titles on a webpage for user selection and procurement;
- a virtual machine server to execute a game processor, the game processor including programming logic to,
- determine that a video game title has been obtained by the user, from the online retailer;
- enable execution of game play of the video game title on the game cloud system;
- monitor game play metrics for the video game title during execution of the game play;
- identify selected game play metrics for the video game title;
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- communicate the selected game play metrics to the online retailer server to enable classification of the user and the video game title available at the online retailer server, the classification of the user and video game title used in influencing presentation of video game titles for selection and procurement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.