Patent ID: 9713765
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A63F

Claim:
1. A processor-implemented method to provide an experience of an online game, the method comprising: receiving, by a processor from a first device that has a first display, a first request to play an online game to be controlled via the first device, wherein the first request is associated with participation in the online game in which a character is controlled by a game player via the first device as a virtual participant in the online game; receiving, by the processor from the first device, a second request to utilize a second device that has a second display for information related to the online game, wherein the second device is suitable for use to control play of the online game; and determining whether the second device is available to be utilized to display the information related to the online game, and in response to a determination that the second device is available: transmitting first data of participation by the game player as the virtual participant in the online game to the first device, wherein the first data includes first game play information formatted for display via a main information window of the first display; and transmitting second data related to the participation by the game player as the virtual participant in the online game to the second device, wherein the second data includes second game play information formatted for display via at least one sub-information window from a plurality of sub-information windows of the second display, and wherein each of the plurality of sub-information windows is configured to display game play information related to the online game that is distinct from game play information displayed in the main information window of the first display.