WO2006124922A3 - Collaborative online gaming system and method - Google Patents

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WO2006124922A3
WO2006124922A3 PCT/US2006/018957 US2006018957W WO2006124922A3 WO 2006124922 A3 WO2006124922 A3 WO 2006124922A3 US 2006018957 W US2006018957 W US 2006018957W WO 2006124922 A3 WO2006124922 A3 WO 2006124922A3
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Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product for collaborative online gaming, including at least one of providing a central repository master browser system; providing an experience calibrated match-making service; providing a dynamic multiplayer server component auto deployment and aggregation system; providing a lobby centric simultaneous and collaborative client game play launching feature; and providing a video game screen over-layer technology giving users access to a control interface while inside a video game being played.
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