Patent ID: 9037970
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing over a network a personal page corresponding to a first user, wherein the personal page includes a digital pet module region comprising a representation of an animate object, an indicator of a current state of the animate object, an action selector control, and an action history related to the animate object comprising a user identifier of a previous user and an action selected by the previous user using the action selector control in relation to the animate object; receiving, at a computing device, an indication of a selected action from a current user; modifying, via the computing device, the state of a digital pet object based on the selected action; and causing, over the network, a browser client to render the digital pet module region, the modified state, and an updated action history including an identification of the current user and the action selected by the user.