Patent ID: 9715580
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for accessing a gaming environment, the method comprising: receiving, from a primary user, a request to generate a restricted license for a first user not having access to the gaming environment; determining, within a license store for the gaming environment, a license belonging to the primary user granting the primary user full access to the gaming environment; upon determining that the primary user has sufficient privilege to distribute restricted licenses, generating the restricted license granting the first user only partial access to the gaming environment, wherein the partial access prevents the first user from accessing at least one feature of the gaming environment that is accessible to the primary user, and wherein the partial access granted by the restricted license only allows the first user to access the gaming environment via the first license simultaneously with the primary user and at least a third user accessing the gaming environment; storing the generated restricted license within the license store, together with both (i) a first identifier that uniquely identifies the first user within the gaming environment and (ii) a second identifier that uniquely identifies the primary user within the gaming environment; receiving a request for the first user to access the gaming environment; and allowing the request from the first user to access the gaming environment, based on the restricted license, only in response to determining that the primary user and the third user are currently accessing the gaming environment.