WO2001033516A3 - Profile-driven network gaming and prize redemption system - Google Patents

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WO2001033516A3
WO2001033516A3 PCT/US2000/041636 US0041636W WO0133516A3 WO 2001033516 A3 WO2001033516 A3 WO 2001033516A3 US 0041636 W US0041636 W US 0041636W WO 0133516 A3 WO0133516 A3 WO 0133516A3
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Matthew F Kelly
Bryan M Kelly
Norman B Petermeier
John G Kroecker
John E Link
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Arcade Planet Inc
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A method (fig. 4A and 9) and article of manufacture for implementing a user profile-driven gaming and prize redeeming system are provided. The user profile-driven gaming and prize redemption system allows for the tailoring of a user's experience of playing a computer implemented game on a network gaming system by first receiving an identifier selected from a group of identifiers including a user identifier relating to the user (i.e. player) of the network gaming system, a game identifier relating to a particular game played by the user of the network gaming system, and a site identification relating to the location (i.e. web site) from which the game is being played. The network gaming system then alters the computer-implemented game played by the user in a manner based upon the selected identifier. The user profile-driven gaming system is also used in conjunction with a prize redemption system.
PCT/US2000/041636 1999-11-03 2000-10-27 Profile-driven network gaming and prize redemption system WO2001033516A2 (en)

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