Global Patent Index - EP 2321724 A4

EP 2321724 A4 20120425 - FEATURE ERODING VIDEO GAME DEMONSTRATION SOFTWARE

Title (en)

FEATURE ERODING VIDEO GAME DEMONSTRATION SOFTWARE

Title (de)

FUNKTIONSERODIERENDE DEMOSOFTWARE FÜR VIDEOSPIEL

Title (fr)

LOGICIEL DE DÉMONSTRATION DE JEU VIDÉO À ÉROSION DE FONCTION

Publication

EP 2321724 A4 20120425 (EN)

Application

EP 09811791 A 20090501

Priority

  • US 2009002749 W 20090501
  • US 23148508 A 20080903

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2010056269A1] A demonstration video game permits garners a more complete game experience while promoting a desire to acquire permission to continue playing. In some embodiments, a video game is implemented with trigger metrics. While a user may initially experience most or all of the full version of the game in a demonstration mode, the mode implements trigger metrics to erode game play characteristics, such as character, object, event and/or environmental features, during video game play in the demonstration mode. Thus, fewer play characteristics may be available as play continues in this mode. Multiple trigger metrics may gradually and successively limit play characteristics as play with the game continues. As the gamer loses functionality, the user may be prompted with the trigger metrics to purchase permission to continue the game in a non-demonstration mode that disables the trigger metrics and returns the game to the more complete version.

IPC 8 full level

A63F 13/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A63F 13/40 (2014.09 - KR); A63F 13/44 (2014.09 - EP); A63F 13/69 (2014.09 - EP US); A63F 13/73 (2014.09 - EP US); G06F 9/451 (2018.01 - KR); G06Q 50/10 (2013.01 - KR); A63F 2300/201 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A63F 2300/609 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A63F 2300/638 (2013.01 - EP KR US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2010056269 A1 20100304; CN 102144217 A 20110803; EP 2321724 A1 20110518; EP 2321724 A4 20120425; JP 2012501720 A 20120126; KR 20110056309 A 20110526; WO 2010027386 A1 20100311

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 23148508 A 20080903; CN 200980134305 A 20090501; EP 09811791 A 20090501; JP 2011526028 A 20090501; KR 20117007606 A 20090501; US 2009002749 W 20090501