NETWORKED COMPUTER GAME SYSTEM WITH PERSISTENT PLAYING OBJECTS

Patent №

US 6,745,236

Granted

2004-06-01

Filed 1999

Owner

HAWKINS, WILLIAM M., III

+3 more

Lab

AI components

1

hardware

Assignment

Recorded

Dataset

AIPD

2023_r1 edition

Application

09442120

The mapping of playing objects from one game to another. In one embodiment, generic attributes of an object may be mapped to game-specific attributes. The mapping may either change or maintain the look and feel of an object. For example, a fast but lightly-armed starship in one game may be mapped to a quick but weak warrior in another game.

AI hardwareA63F 13/71A63F 3/00075A63F 3/00643A63F 13/12A63F 13/30A63F 13/60A63F 13/85A63F 13/34+8 more

AI classification

AI hardware0.68
Speech0.01
Natural language0.00
Knowledge representation0.00
Vision0.00
Machine learning0.00
Planning0.00
Evolutionary computation0.00

Ownership

HAWKINS, WILLIAM M., III

assignment · 149670969

KABAM INC.

assignment · 316970776

DIGITAL CHOCOLATE, INC.

correct · 423850322

SANDLOT GAMES CORPORATION

correct · 423850322

Assignors

THE 3DO COMPANY

On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.

© 2026 NYSGPT2525 LLC