Patent ID: 8595336
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: A63F,G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. On a first wireless portable device storing a first character state, a method for providing consistent character experience across a plurality of portable devices, comprising: storing, in the first wireless portable device, a first application that is linked to a first platform and that supports direct purchase options from a server, including at least one of different characters, character accessories, and games; storing, in the first wireless portable device, the first character state representing a particular character in the first application; receiving by the first wireless portable device, user input that changes the first character state; detecting by the first wireless portable device, a presence of a second wireless portable device in wireless range; connecting to the second portable device; in response to connecting to the second portable device, displaying the character on a display of the second portable device for user approval; in response to receiving the approval, simulating on the first wireless portable device the character jumping out of the first wireless portable device and into the display of the second portable device; sending the first character state directly to the second portable device and locally storing information to the first wireless portable device indicating that the character has moved to the second portable device; receiving an updated second character state from the second portable device, the updated second character state resulting from the second portable device updating the first character state according to modification on the second portable device; and storing the updated second character state and modifying the locally stored information to indicate that the character has moved back to the first portable device, wherein the first character and its state is sent between at least one of the same application running on different platforms and different applications that support the same character without the need for a server or centralized coordination of character states.