Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A GAMING CONSOLE OFFERING MULTIPLE SERVICES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004056428
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An interactive gaming system for allowing for multiple user definitions is disclosed. Multiple user definitions for example enable multiple personalities and multiple services to be associated with one gaming console. The interactive gaming system has customer located equipment and a gaming service provider, the customer located equipment being connected to the gaming service provider through a broadband access network, and including at least one gaming console. The gaming console comprises a flat memory space for storing gaming software, a restricted kernel for running the gaming software on the gaming console, and for making hardware of the gaming console accessible to the gaming software, and a memory in contact with the restricted kernel for storing a gaming client on the gaming console. The gaming client establishes a connection between the gaming console and the service provider, and wherein the gaming client establishes one out of a plurality of possible multiple user services.
Inventors:
WILLIS DANIEL (CA)
GODSE DHANANJAY (CA)
GODSE DHANANJAY (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/CA2003/001940
Publication Date:
August 19, 2004
Filing Date:
December 22, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
WILLIS DANIEL (CA)
GODSE DHANANJAY (CA)
GODSE DHANANJAY (CA)
International Classes:
A63F13/00; A63F13/12; A63F; (IPC1-7): A63F13/12
Foreign References:
| US5610653A | 1997-03-11 | |||
| US20020077177A1 | 2002-06-20 | |||
| US20040043817A1 | 2004-03-04 |
Other References:
SUN MICROSYSTEMS: "Sun Ray Overview", 1 April 2003, XP002282770
CHRIS SHARP: "Business Integration for games: An introduction to online games and e-business infrastructure", 3 October 2003, XP002282797
CHRIS SHARP: "Business Integration for games: An introduction to online games and e-business infrastructure", 3 October 2003, XP002282797
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