Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Event platform for peer-to-peer digital gaming competition
- Patent Title (中): 针对P2P数字游戏大赛的活动平台
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Application No.: US14717621Application Date: 2015-05-20
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Publication No.: US09479602B1Publication Date: 2016-10-25
- Inventor: Andrew Paradise , Dennis Zografos
- Applicant: Skillz, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Boston
- Assignee: Skillz Inc.
- Current Assignee: Skillz Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Boston
- Agency: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F17/00
- IPC: G06F17/00 ; H04L29/08 ; A63F13/216 ; A63F13/34 ; A63F13/792

Abstract:
Data is received identifying a peer-to-peer gaming event and comprising a request to register for the peer-to-peer gaming event, the request originating from peer-to-peer gaming platform software executing on a client. The client is remote from at least one data processor. The peer-to-peer event is a geographically restricted peer-to-peer gaming competition having a plurality of participants each playing a skill-based digital game. The client is associated with the peer-to-peer gaming event. That the client satisfies a geographical location requirement of the peer-to-peer gaming event is determined. The determining is based on the received data and a geolocation of the client. Provision of the skill-based digital game to the client during the peer-to-peer gaming event is caused. The skill-based digital game exchanges game data with a game server remote from the at least one data processor and the client. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
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