Patent ID: 9044683
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions, which responsive to being executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving, from a plurality of computer devices, a plurality of gaming statistics and a plurality of performance factors that are associated with a plurality of gamers that play gaming programs at the plurality of computer devices, wherein the plurality of gaming statistics that are received comprise a plurality of gaming stimulations, a plurality of substituted stimulations, and a plurality of gaming results, wherein, at each computer device of the plurality of computer devices, a set of gaming stimulations, a set of substituted stimulations, and a set of gaming results are collected and correlated to generate a set of performance factors, wherein the plurality of substituted stimulations comprise signals that are substituted for a plurality of stimulus signals generated by a plurality of gaming accessory devices based on a pre-arranged substitution strategy; combining the plurality of gaming statistics and the plurality of performance factors that are received to generate a plurality of gaming profiles that associated with the plurality of gamers; presenting a first gaming profile of the plurality of gaming profiles that is associated with a gamer of the plurality of gamers to a portion of a plurality of members of a social network; alerting a member of the social network if the gamer of the plurality of gamers achieves a performance criteria according to gaming profile; comparing two gaming profiles of the plurality of gaming profiles; detecting patterns from the comparing; associating two gamers of the plurality of gamers according to the patterns, wherein the associating is according to criteria applied to the patterns; matching the two gamers for participation in a session of a gaming application; executing the session of the gaming application for a game play comprising the two gamers that are matched; and presenting information representing the game play of the gaming application to the plurality of members of the social network.