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(12) United States Patent
(10) Patent N0.:
(45) Date of Patent:
Wickett et al.
(54)
COMBINING GAMES BASED ON LEVELS OF
INTERACTIVITY OF THE GAMES
(75)
Inventors: Justin Wickett, San Francisco, CA
(US); Shane Ishmael Sareli, San
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References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
Francisco, CA (US); Michael Kane, San
Francisco, CA (US); Justin Potter
Driemeyer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lamberto Alvaro, San Francisco, CA
(Us)
(73) Assignee: Zynga Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
(*)
Notice:
Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
patent is extended or adjusted under 35
U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
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(21) Appl. N0.: 13/244,920
(22) Filed:
Primary Examiner * David L LeWis
Assistant Examiner * Shauna-Kay Hall
Sep. 26, 2011
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * SchWegman, Lundberg &
Woessner, PA.
(57)
Related US. Application Data
(60)
Provisional application No. 61/512,804, ?led on Jul.
28, 2011.
(51)
Int. Cl.
A63F 13/00
(52)
(58)
(2006.01)
US. Cl. ............................. .. 463/29; 463/13; 463/22
Field of Classi?cation Search .................. .. 463/ 12,
463/ 13, 29
See application ?le for complete search history.
ABSTRACT
A method of combining games based on levels of interactivity
of the games is disclosed. It is identi?ed that a player is idle
With respect to a primary game, the primary game having a
?rst level of interactivity. A secondary game having a second
level of interactivity is selected based on the second level of
interactivity being compatible With the ?rst level of interac
tivity. The player is provided With an option to participate in
the secondary game White the player is idle With respect to the
primary game.
18 Claims, 30 Drawing Sheets
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EDENTEFY THAT A PLAYER HAS EEJLE TiME WETH RESPECT TO A
EREMARY GAME, THE PREMARY GAME HAVENG A FiRST LEVEL OF
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NTERACTEVETY
SELECT A SECQNDARY GAME, THE SECONDARY GAME HAVENG A
SECONB LEVEL SF iNTERACTiViW, THE SELECTENG OF THE
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SECONDARY GAME BASED ON THE SECOND LEVEL (3F ENTERACTEVETY
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PRO‘v’iDE THE PLAYER W?Ti-é AN QPTEON TO EARTECEPATE EN THE
SECONDARY GAME WHELE THE PLAYER HA3 THE iDLE TEE‘VIE WETH
RESPECT TO THE PREMARY GAME
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DETECT A PERFGRMENG BY A FIRST PLAYER OF A BETTiNG ACTEQN EN
A EETTENG ROUND OF A HAND OF A CARD GAME
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DETECT A PERFORMING BY A SECOND PLAYER OF A RAESING ACTEUN,
THE PERFORMTNG BY THE SECOND PLAYER CF THE RAESING ACTEON
BETNG EN RESPONSE TO THE EEREORMENG BY THE FIRST PLAYER OF
THE BETTENG ACTEQN
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AUTGMATiCALLY PERFORM, GN BEHALF OF THE FERST PLAYER, A
CALLENG ASTEON BASED GN THE QETECTENG C)? THE PERFORMiNG BY
THE FERST PLAYER OF THE BETTENG ACTEON AND THE DETECTENG OF
THE PERFORMENCS BY THE SECOND PLAYER OF THE RARSTNG ACTION,
THE AUTOMATEC PEREORMTNG OF THE CALLTNG ACTEON @‘IIOMPLETENG
THE BETTENG ROUND
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UETEQT A P‘EREORMENG BY A FERST PLAYER OF A EERST ACTEON EN A —— 6G2
ROUND OF A EORTTON GE A GAME
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DETECT A PERFORMING BY A SECONU PLAYER OF A SECGND ACTiON
5N THE ROUND OF THE PORTEON OF THE GAME, THE PERFCTRMTNG BY ~-—-» 694
THE PLAYER OF THE EECONE? ACZTEON BEENG EN RESPONSE TS THE
PERF'ORMTNG BY THE EERST PLAYER OF
FTRST AQITEON
AUTGMATTCALLY PERT-DRIVE, QM BEHALF GE THE FERST PLAYER, A
THIRD ACTEON EN THE RGUND OF THE PQRTEON OF THE GAME THE
AUTGEVEATEC EERFORMTNG OF THE THERD ACITTON BASES ON THE
DETECTENG OF THE PERFORMING BY THE EiRST PLAYER OF THE
ETRST ACTEON ANT) THE DETEQTENG GE THE EERFORMENG BY THE
SECOND ELAYER OF THE SECOND ACJTEON, THE AUTOMATEC
PEREORMENG UT: THE THERD ACTEQN COMF’LETENG THE ROUND OF
THE EORTTDN OF THE GAME
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EDENTEFY THAT A PORTEON OF A GAME HAS A PLURALETY OF ROUNDS m 702
SELECT A RGUND OF THE FLURALETY @F RQUNDS
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WHEQH EACH C33: THE PLURALETY {3F RUUNDQ I$ SKEPFJEU EXCEPT
THE SELECTEE} ROUND
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BASED ON A PERFORMTNG BY A FTRST PLAYER OF A FIRST ACTION TN
A ROUND OF A GAME, REVEAL A PARTTAL RESULT UP THE ROUND (3F
THE GAME TO THE FERST PLAYER WITHOUT REVEALTNG THE PARTTAL
RESULT 6F THE ROUND OF THE GAME TO A SECUND PLAYER
BASED ()N A PERFORMENG BY A SECOND PLAYER (DE A SECGND
ACTION IN THE ROUND OF THE GAME, REVEAL A FTNAL RESULT OF
THE ROUND GE THE GAME TO THE ETRST PLAYER AND THE SECUNU
PLAYER, THE REVEALENG OF THE FENAL RESULT TNCLUDENG
REVEALENG THE EARTTAL RESULT TO THE SECDND PLAYER
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ON A DETECTTNG OF A BETTSNG ACTEGN BY A FTRST PLAYER,
REVEAE. A COMMUNETY CARE) OF A HAND OF A CARD GAME T0 THE
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FERST PLAYER WTTHOUT REVEALING THE COMMUNETY CARD TQ THE
SECONEJ PLAYER
BASED (3N A DETECTING OF A BETTENG ACTTON BY THE SECONB
PLAYER, THE BETTENG ACTEQN BY THE SEC-(END PLAYER BEENG 3N
RESPONSE TO THE BETTENG ACTEON BY THE FERST PLAYER AND
COMPLETENG A BETTENG ROUND OF THE HAND (3F THE CARD GAME,
REVEAL A RESULT (3F THE HAND TO THE FERST PLAYER AND THE
SECONE} PLAYER. THE REVEALENG OF THE RESULT ENCLUDTNG
REVEALENG THE COT‘JEMUNETY CARD TS THE SECOND PLAYER
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