Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Procedural Summary
This is responsive to the claims filed 10/3/2024.
Applicant’s priority to 12/16/2013 is noted and acknowledged.
Claims 1-20 are pending.
The Drawings filed 10/3/2024 are noted.
Double Patenting
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Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No.: 12,048,875 B2 in view of Korbecki (US 2015/0169705):
Claims 1-20 of the ‘875 patent disclose the invention substantially but do not make explicit that the device specification information is graphical processing capabilities. However, in a related invention, Korbecki teaches a media recommendation platform that analyzes a client’s graphical processing capabilities to determine format and type of content transmitted for display, (Korbecki, e.g., ¶¶ 86, 87.) It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of Applicant’s filing to have modified the patented claims such that the device specification information including graphical processing capabilities are analyzed, as suggested by Korbecki, for several reasons including minimizing latency.
Pending Claims
Patented Claims
1. A system to provide recommendations to users of an online game, wherein the users include a first user, wherein the first user is associated with a first client computing device, the system comprising: one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to: obtain first device specification information for the first client computing device, wherein the first device specification information includes information regarding graphical processing capabilities of the first client computing device; obtain a first recommendation for the first user based on the first device specification information, wherein the first recommendation pertains to gameplay within the online game; and effectuate a presentation, based on the first recommendation, to the first user.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first recommendation pertains to performing at least one of (i) interact with specific content in the online game, (ii) purchase a virtual item within the online game, and (iii) establish a relationship with one or more players within the online game.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first recommendation pertains to participating in one or more actions within the online game that are suited to an interface of the first client computing device.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first recommendation pertains to participating in one or more actions within the online game based on at least one of (i) processing capabilities of the first client computing device, and (ii) storage capabilities of the first client computing device.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to: obtain second device specification information for a second client computing device associated with the first user, wherein the second device specification information includes information regarding graphical processing capabilities of the second client computing device; obtain a second recommendation for the first user based on the second device specification information, wherein the second recommendation pertains to additional gameplay within the online game; and effectuate a second presentation, based on the second recommendation, to the first user.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein the first recommendation and the second recommendation include one or more offers to participate in one or more actions within the online game that are suited to the first and second device specification information for the first client device and the second client device, such that both the first client device and second client device may be used simultaneously when participating in the one or more actions within the online game.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first recommendation pertains to participating in particular actions within the online game that are suited to input capabilities of the first client computing device.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the input capabilities of the first client computing device include a touch screen, such that the first recommendation pertains to participating in the particular actions within the online game that are suited to interactions by the first user through the touch screen.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first recommendation is an offer to obtain one or more virtual items to the first user.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more virtual items are related to the first device specification information for the first client computing device associated with the first user.
11. A method for providing recommendations to users of an online game, wherein the users include a first user, wherein the first user is associated with a first client computing device, the method being implemented on a computer system that includes one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions, the method comprising: obtaining first device specification information for the first client computing device, wherein the first device specification information includes information regarding graphical processing capabilities of the first client computing device; obtaining a first recommendation for the first user based on the first device specification information, wherein the first recommendation pertains to gameplay within the online game; and effectuate a presentation, based on the first recommendation, to the first user.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first recommendation pertains to performing at least one of (i) interact with specific content in the online game, (ii) purchase a virtual item within the online game, and (iii) establish a relationship with one or more players within the online game.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first recommendation pertains to participating in one or more actions within the online game that are suited to an interface of the first client computing device.
14. The method of claim 11, wherein the first recommendation pertains to participating in one or more actions within the online game based on at least one of (i) processing capabilities of the first client computing device, and (ii) storage capabilities of the first client computing device.
15. The method of claim 11, further comprising: obtaining second device specification information for a second client computing device associated with the first user, wherein the second device specification information includes information regarding graphical processing capabilities of the second client computing device; obtaining a second recommendation for the first user based on the second device specification information, wherein the second recommendation pertains to additional gameplay within the online game; and effectuating a second presentation, based on the second recommendation, to the first user.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first recommendation and the second recommendation include one or more offers to participate in one or more actions within the online game that are suited to the first and second device specification information for the first client device and the second client device, such that both the first client device and second client device may be used simultaneously when participating in the one or more actions within the online game.
17. The method of claim 11, wherein the first recommendation pertains to participating in particular actions within the online game that are suited to input capabilities of the first client computing device.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the input capabilities of the first client computing device include a touch screen, such that the first recommendation pertains to participating in the particular actions within the online game that are suited to interactions by the first user through the touch screen.
19. The method of claim 11, wherein the first recommendation is an offer to obtain one or more virtual items to the first user.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the one or more virtual items are related to the first device specification information for the first client computing device associated with the first user.
1. A system to provide recommendations to users of an online game, wherein the users include a first user, wherein the first user is associated with a first client computing device, the system comprising: one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to: obtain first device specification information for the first client computing device, wherein the first device specification information includes information regarding specifications of the first client computing device; determine a first recommendation for the first user based on the first device specification information, wherein the first recommendation pertains to an action within the online game; and effectuate a presentation, based on the first recommendation, to the first user.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first recommendation pertains to performing at least one of (i) interact with specific content in the online game, (ii) purchase a virtual item within the online game, and (iii) establish a relationship with one or more other users within the online game.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first recommendation pertains to participating in one or more actions within the online game that are suited to an interface of the first client computing device.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first recommendation pertains to participating in one or more actions within the online game based on at least one of (i) processing capabilities of the first client computing device, and (ii) storage capabilities of the first client computing device.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to: obtain second device specification information for a second client computing device associated with the first user, wherein the second device specification information includes information regarding specifications of the second client computing device; determine a second recommendation for the first user based on the second device specification information, wherein the second recommendation pertains to a second action within the online game; and effectuate a second presentation, based on the second recommendation, to the first user.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein the first recommendation and the second recommendation include one or more offers to participate in one or more actions within the online game that are suited to the first and second device specification information for the first client device and the second client device, such that both the first client device and second client device may be used simultaneously when participating in the one or more actions within the online game.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first recommendation pertains to participating in particular actions within the online game that are suited to input capabilities of the first client computing device.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the input capabilities of the first client computing device include a touch screen, such that the first recommendation pertains to participating in the particular actions within the online game that are suited to interactions by the first user through the touch screen.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first recommendation is an offer to purchase one or more virtual items having an associated cost to the first user.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the associated cost is related to device specification information for client computing devices associated with the users, such that the associated cost to the first user for the offer to purchase the one or more virtual items is related to the first device specification information for the first client computing device associated with the first user.
11. A method for providing recommendations to users of an online game, wherein the users include a first user, wherein the first user is associated with a first client computing device, the method being implemented on a computer system that includes one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions, the method comprising: obtaining first device specification information for the first client computing device, wherein the first device specification information includes information regarding specifications of the first client computing device; determining a first recommendation for the first user based on the first device specification information, wherein the first recommendation pertains to an action within the online game; and effectuate a presentation, based on the first recommendation, to the first user.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first recommendation pertains to performing at least one of (i) interact with specific content in the online game, (ii) purchase a virtual item within the online game, and (iii) establish a relationship with one or more other users within the online game.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first recommendation pertains to participating in one or more actions within the online game that are suited to an interface of the first client computing device.
14. The method of claim 11, wherein the first recommendation pertains to participating in one or more actions within the online game based on at least one of (i) processing capabilities of the first client computing device, and (ii) storage capabilities of the first client computing device.
15. The method of claim 11, further comprising: obtaining second device specification information for a second client computing device associated with the first user, wherein the second device specification information includes information regarding specifications of the second client computing device; determining a second recommendation for the first user based on the second device specification information, wherein the second recommendation pertains to a second action within the online game; and effectuating a second presentation, based on the second recommendation, to the first user.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first recommendation and the second recommendation include one or more offers to participate in one or more actions within the online game that are suited to the first and second device specification information for the first client device and the second client device, such that both the first client device and second client device may be used simultaneously when participating in the one or more actions within the online game.
17. The method of claim 11, wherein the first recommendation pertains to participating in particular actions within the online game that are suited to input capabilities of the first client computing device.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the input capabilities of the first client computing device include a touch screen, such that the first recommendation pertains to participating in the particular actions within the online game that are suited to interactions by the first user through the touch screen.
19. The method of claim 11, wherein the first recommendation is an offer to purchase one or more virtual items having an associated cost to the first user.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the associated cost is related to device specification information the client computing devices associated with the users, such that the associated cost to the first user for the offer to purchase the one or more virtual items is related to the first device specification information for the first client computing device associated with the first user.
Conclusion
Additional Relevant References: See 892
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/OMKAR A DEODHAR/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3715