Het lijkt vandaag wel de dag van de patenten, na ontwikkelaars Bungie en Crytek UK heeft ook Microsoft een nieuw patent aangevraagd.
Het patent gaat dit keer niet in op een mogelijk nieuwe game, maar op een nieuw downloadsysteem. Het systeem is opgezet om gamers snel content te laten downloaden en installeren zonder Xbox Live Marketplace te bezoeken. Reden hiervoor is dat het downloaden van content teveel stappen zou vereisen, waardoor gamers minder aangetrokken zouden worden. De volledige uitleg is hieronder te lezen:
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"An automated direct transaction and delivery system for digital content ("ATDDC") provides for automated detection of missing digital content or resources required for a player or participant to participate in a multimedia application in either a single player or multiplayer environment is described. The ATDDC automatically detects that a player may not have installed particular required content or that a title update is required in order to participate in a media session or video game. Upon detection of missing content or resources the ATDDC provides direct bid to purchase the content or resources, provides for automatic download, installation and configuration of the content while allowing the player to remain in contact with other players within a party."
Het patent gebruikt een racer als voorbeeld:
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"In a multiplayer environment, one or more players may send an invitation to a player to join the racing game. The inviting players may already have purchased the content for the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit while the invitee may in fact not have this content. Upon being presented with an invitation and attempting to join an ongoing race on the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, the invitee would typically be confronted with some type of error notification that he or she did not have the requisite content and resources. The invitee would then be required to back out of the commenced multiplayer session, manually locate the desired content, purchase the content, install the content, relocate the inviting players, prepare his own request to join their game and then join the game that may already be well underway."
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