Patent ID: 11872495
Assignee: MEDAL B.V.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A computerized system for electronically detecting a plurality of user engaged in common gameplay of a videogame, the system comprising:
a local processing device in response to local executable instructions stored within a local computer readable medium, the local processing device operative to:
process a first frame image generated by a first user engaged in gameplay;
generate a first hash value based on a first portion of the first frame image, wherein the first portion of the first frame image includes at least one shared element from the plurality of users engaged in the common gameplay; and

a network processing device in response to network executable instructions stored within a network computer readable medium, the network processing device operative to:
compare the first hash value with a plurality of hash values and determining a match between the first hash value and a second hash value within the plurality of hash values based thereon;
determine a second user associated with the second hash value; and
designate the first user as being engaged in the common gameplay of the videogame with the second user.