Claims
- 1. A platform for matching users of a gaming application, comprising:
a memory operable to store profile information for a plurality of users of a gaming application; and a processor coupled to the memory and operable to match a first user against a second user in a competition associated with the execution of the gaming application, based at least in part upon the profile information and selection criteria.
- 2. The platform of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operable to:
determine a first subset of users and a second subset of users based at least in part upon the profile information and the selection criteria, wherein the first user and the second user belong to the first subset of users; select a third user and a fourth user from the second subset of users based at least in part upon the profile information and the selection criteria; and match the third user against the fourth user in a competition associated with the execution of the gaming application.
- 3. The platform of claim 1, wherein the profile information comprises user attributes and statistics information.
- 4. The platform of claim 3, wherein the user attributes comprise wagering parameters and user characteristics.
- 5. The platform of claim 1, wherein the processor selects the first user based upon profile information associated with the first user and selection criteria associated with the second user.
- 6. The platform of claim 5, wherein the processor selects the second user based upon profile information associated with the second user and selection criteria associated with the first user.
- 7. A platform for matching users of a gaming application, comprising:
a memory operable to store profile information for a plurality of users of a gaming application; and a processor coupled to the memory and operable to: identify profile information associated with a first user; and determine a subset of second users based at least in part upon the profile information and selection criteria; and match the first user against a selected second user in a competition associated with the execution of the gaming application.
- 8. The platform of claim 7, wherein the profile information comprises user attributes and statistics information.
- 9. The platform of claim 8, wherein the user attributes comprise wagering parameters and user characteristics.
- 10. The platform of claim 7, wherein the processor determines the subset of second users by comparing selection criteria associated with the first user with profile information associated with the second users.
- 11. The platform of claim 7, wherein the processor determines the subset of second users by comparing selection criteria associated with the second users with profile information associated with the first user.
- 12. The platform of claim 7, wherein the processor determines the subset of second users based at least in part upon profile information associated with the first user, selection criteria associated with the second users, profile information associated with the second users, and selection criteria associated with the first user.
- 13. The platform of claim 7, wherein the subset of second users comprises a single second user.
- 14. The platform of claim 7, wherein the selected second user is selected by the first user from the subset of second users.
- 15. A platform for matching users of a gaming application, comprising:
a memory operable to store profile information for a plurality of users of a gaming application; and a processor coupled to the memory and operable to: determine a subset of first users; determine a subset of second users; and match at least one first user against at least one second user in a competition associated with the execution of the gaming application, based at least in part upon the profile information and selection criteria.
- 16. The platform of claim 15, wherein the processor determines the subset of first users and the subset of second users based at least in part upon the profile information.
- 17. The platform of claim 15, wherein the profile information comprises user attributes and statistics information.
- 18. The platform of claim 17, wherein the user attributes comprise wagering parameters and user characteristics.
- 19. The platform of claim 15, wherein the processor selects the first user based upon profile information associated with the first user and selection criteria associated with the second user.
- 20. The platform of claim 19, wherein the processor selects the second user based upon profile information associated with the second user and selection criteria associated with the first user.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is related to and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/305,149 filed Jul. 13, 2001; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/323,597 filed Sep. 20, 2001; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/305,151 filed Jul. 13, 2001; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/305,150 filed Jul. 13, 2001; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/305,147 filed Jul. 13, 2001; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/305,146 filed Jul. 13, 2001; and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/323,598 filed Sep. 20, 2001.
Provisional Applications (7)
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Date |
Country |
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60305149 |
Jul 2001 |
US |
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60323597 |
Sep 2001 |
US |
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60305151 |
Jul 2001 |
US |
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60305150 |
Jul 2001 |
US |
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60305147 |
Jul 2001 |
US |
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60305146 |
Jul 2001 |
US |
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60323598 |
Sep 2001 |
US |