Patent ID: 8066568
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A system for playing a multi-player computer-based game, comprising: a computing device comprising a processor; a memory in communication with said computing device when the system is operational, said memory having stored thereon computer readable instructions that upon execution by the processor cause the operation of: accessing a database having a plurality of user profiles, said user profiles comprising a plurality of attributes of a plurality of users, the user profiles being developed from a set of services; providing a service configured for receiving input from a select one of said plurality of users, said input configured for providing feedback about the reputation of another of the plurality of users, said service configured for maintaining an aggregation of feedback for the another of the plurality of users, wherein an indication of said aggregation is readable by the other of the plurality of users and wherein providing feedback by a user causes a change in an affiliate list maintained for the user providing the feedback wherein the affiliate list stores relational information comprising an indication of others of the plurality of users with whom the user has established a relationship and an indication of others of the plurality of users about whom the user has given positive or negative feedback, wherein the indications of others of the plurality of users in the affiliate list are prioritized based on whether the user has an established relationship with the others of the plurality of users and whether the user has given positive or negative feedback about the others of the plurality of users; and providing a service that tracks a user's online and offline activity to provide usage statistics in the user profiles.