MESSAGE SENDING RESPONDING TO EVENT OCCURRING IN GAME SERVICE

Title:

MESSAGE SENDING RESPONDING TO EVENT OCCURRING IN GAME SERVICE

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2004329948

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To provide a message which is reported or sent to a member who does not connect to a game environment now responding to an event in the game environment.

The message is sent to the member of a message service responding to an event occurring in the game environment. Communication in the game environment is limited to a particular game console and game service. The member of an information notice service can receive the message when a friend participates in the game service to play the game, and can choose other events and ask for sending the message to the member when it occurs. Responding to a given event occurring in the game environment, the message service offers a report or message which is sent to the outside of the game environment via a safe fire wall.

Inventors:

HANSEN PETER
HELLER NOAH R
VANANTWERP MARK D
MULTERER BOYD C

Application Number:

JP2004139102A

Publication Date:

November 25, 2004

Filing Date:

May 07, 2004

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORP

International Classes:

G06F1/00; G07F17/32; A63F13/12; (IPC1-7): A63F13/12

Domestic Patent References:

JP2001273255A	2001-10-05
JP2003033576A	2003-02-04

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Yoshikazu Tani
Kazuo Abe

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