Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120173312 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL BADGES - Systems, methods, and media for facilitating virtual badges within e-commerce systems associated with enterprises are provided herein. Methods may include providing a virtual badge that is displayable via a graphical user interface, the virtual badge being provided in response to at least one action executed by the consumer within an e-commerce system, the virtual badge comprising a visual representation that is based upon user profile data associated with the consumer. | 07-05-2012 |
20120185066 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ENHANCED SCREENSHOTS - Systems and methods for generating and providing enhanced screenshots may include executing instructions stored in memory to evaluate at least a portion of a viewing frustum generated by the instructions to determine one or more objects included therein, obtain metadata associated with the one or more objects, and generate at least one enhanced screenshot indicative of the at least a portion of the viewing frustum by associating the metadata of each of the one or more objects with a location of each of the one or more objects within the at least one enhanced screenshot to create hotspots indicative of each of the one or more objects such that selection at least one hotspot by a computing system causes at least a portion of the metadata associated with the at least one hotspot to be displayed on a display device of a computing system. | 07-19-2012 |
20120269394 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ENHANCED SCREENSHOTS - Systems and methods for generating and providing enhanced screenshots may include executing instructions stored in memory to evaluate at least a portion of a viewing frustum generated by the instructions to determine one or more objects included therein, obtain metadata associated with the one or more objects, and generate at least one enhanced screenshot indicative of the at least a portion of the viewing frustum by associating the metadata of each of the one or more objects with a location of each of the one or more objects within the at least one enhanced screenshot to create hotspots indicative of each of the one or more objects such that selection at least one hotspot by a computing system causes at least a portion of the metadata associated with the at least one hotspot to be displayed on a display device of a computing system. | 10-25-2012 |
20120272139 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ENHANCED SCREENSHOTS - Systems and methods for generating and providing enhanced screenshots may include executing instructions stored in memory to evaluate at least a portion of a viewing frustum generated by the instructions to determine one or more objects included therein, obtain metadata associated with the one or more objects, and generate at least one enhanced screenshot indicative of the at least a portion of the viewing frustum by associating the metadata of each of the one or more objects with a location of each of the one or more objects within the at least one enhanced screenshot to create hotspots indicative of each of the one or more objects such that selection at least one hotspot by a computing system causes at least a portion of the metadata associated with the at least one hotspot to be displayed on a display device of a computing system. | 10-25-2012 |
20130031148 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DISTRIBUTED FILE STORAGE - Systems and methods for distributed file storage are provided herein. Exemplary methods may include, dividing a file into sections, distributing one or more of the sections to each of a first subset of the plurality of client devices so that all sections of the file are distributed across the first subset of the plurality of client devices, each of the first subset of the plurality of client devices having storage space that is allocated to the web server, and upon determining that an actual amount of sections that are currently available to the web server are below a threshold amount, redistributing the sections of the file to a second subset of the plurality of client devices determined to have storage space that is allocated to the web server. | 01-31-2013 |
20130031149 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DISTRIBUTED FILE STORAGE - Systems and methods for distributed file storage are provided herein. Exemplary methods may include, dividing a file into sections, distributing one or more of the sections to each of a first subset of the plurality of client devices so that all sections of the file are distributed across the first subset of the plurality of client devices, each of the first subset of the plurality of client devices having storage space that is allocated to the web server, and upon determining that an actual amount of sections that are currently available to the web server are below a threshold amount, redistributing the sections of the file to a second subset of the plurality of client devices determined to have storage space that is allocated to the web server. | 01-31-2013 |
20130067088 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND MEDIA FOR DISTRIBUTING PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods for distributing peer-to-peer communications are provided herein. Exemplary methods may include masking identification of two or more client nodes on a communications channel of a peer-to-peer communications network by directing peer-to-peer communications of the two or more client nodes through a proxy node, the proxy node including a disinterested client node relative to the two or more client nodes, the disinterested client node providing network resources to the peer-to-peer communications network. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067091 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND MEDIA FOR DISTRIBUTING PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods for distributing peer-to-peer communications are provided herein. Exemplary methods may include masking identification of two or more client nodes on a communications channel of a peer-to-peer communications network by directing peer-to-peer communications of the two or more client nodes through a proxy node, the proxy node including a disinterested client node relative to the two or more client nodes, the disinterested client node providing network resources to the peer-to-peer communications network. | 03-14-2013 |
20140004951 | INTERACTIVE SPECTATOR FEATURES FOR GAMING ENVIRONMENTS | 01-02-2014 |
20140004952 | EXCHANGING VIRTUAL REWARDS FOR COMPUTING RESOURCES | 01-02-2014 |
20140018157 | REWARD-BASED FEATURES FOR VIDEOGAME OBSERVERS - Reward-based features for videogame observers are provided herein. Exemplary methods for providing reward-based features for videogame observers may include receiving, via a networked gaming system, a request from a videogame observer to provide a virtual reward to a player within the gaming environment, the videogame observer being a non-participant in a game occurring within the gaming environment; and providing, within the gaming environment, the virtual reward to the player. | 01-16-2014 |
20140018165 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONTROL AND USAGE IN A BROADCASTER MODE FOR GAMING ENVIRONMENTS - A method for operating a broadcaster mode within a gaming environment of a video game is provided. The method includes receiving, via a networked gaming system, a request from a broadcaster for a video signal for a peripheral display, the broadcaster being a non-participant in the video game occurring within the gaming environment. The method also includes providing the video signal for the peripheral display. A system that facilitates broadcasting a gaming environment is provided and includes a broadcaster module and an interactivity module that provides the broadcaster with one or more options for displaying information. The broadcaster module also includes a display controller include a primary display controller and a secondary display controller. A primary view of the gaming environment displayed on a primary display of the broadcaster being broadcast to at least one spectator. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program is provided. | 01-16-2014 |
20140025987 | Systems, Methods and Media for Distributing Peer-to-Peer Communications - Systems and methods for distributing peer-to-peer communications are provided herein. Exemplary methods may include masking identification of two or more client nodes on a communications channel of a peer-to-peer communications network by directing peer-to-peer communications of the two or more client nodes through a proxy node, the proxy node including a disinterested client node relative to the two or more client nodes, the disinterested client node providing network resources to the peer-to-peer communications network. | 01-23-2014 |
20140031121 | BROADCASTER MODE AND BROADCASTING FEATURES FOR GAMING ENVIRONMENTS - A system and method for providing a broadcaster mode within a gaming environment is provided. The method includes receiving, via a networked gaming system, a request from a broadcaster for a display enhancement within the gaming environment. The broadcaster is a non-participant in a game occurring within the gaming environment. The method also includes providing, within the gaming environment, the display enhancement. A system is provided for facilitating broadcasting in a gaming environment. The system includes a server, coupled to a computing system, executing a video game program that provides the gaming environment. The video game program includes a broadcaster module that provides a broadcaster access to view the gaming environment. The video game program also includes an interactivity module that provides the broadcaster with one or more options for displaying information about the gaming environment. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program is provided. | 01-30-2014 |
20140176536 | Systems and Methods for Generating Enhanced Screenshots - Systems and methods for generating and providing enhanced screenshots may include executing instructions stored in memory to evaluate at least a portion of a viewing frustum generated by the instructions to determine one or more objects included therein, obtain metadata associated with the one or more objects, and generate at least one enhanced screenshot indicative of the at least a portion of the viewing frustum by associating the metadata of each of the one or more objects with a location of each of the one or more objects within the at least one enhanced screenshot to create hotspots indicative of each of the one or more objects such that selection at least one hotspot by a computing system causes at least a portion of the metadata associated with the at least one hotspot to be displayed on a display device of a computing system. | 06-26-2014 |