Patent ID: 7766748

Claim:
A computer implemented method of creating a player profile for interacting on a computer network, the method comprising: displaying, on a first computer, an interface comprising a plurality of skill levels for video games, the video games including at least a first video game and a second video game; receiving, by the first computer, selections by a first user of a first one of the skill levels for the first video game and a second one of the skill levels for the second video game; storing, by the first computer, profile data of the first user for the plurality plurality of video games, the profile data reflecting the first skill level for the first video game and the second skill level for the second video game; and transmitting the profile data over the computer network for access by a second computer, the second computer being used for multiplayer gaming with the first computer, thereby providing a second user at the second computer with an indication of skill of the first user for the first video game relative to the second video game.