US 12,350,593 B2
User substitution in online multi-user event
Govind Raveendranathan Nair, Bengaluru (IN); Sangeeta Parida, Bengaluru (IN); Udit Sharma, Panchkula (IN); Anil Kumar, Bengaluru (IN); and Ved Prakash Mohapatra, Bengaluru (IN)
Assigned to Rovi Product Corporation, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Product Corporation, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/147,296.
Prior Publication US 2024/0216821 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. A63F 13/795 (2014.01); A63F 13/35 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/795 (2014.09) [A63F 13/35 (2014.09)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for substituting a user in a multi-user online event, the method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, a request from a first user for leaving the multi-user online event;
saving, by the one or more processors, the first user's participation state;
generating, by the one or more processors, a first token based on the saved participation state;
sending, by the one or more processors, a first invitation with the generated token to a plurality of prospective substitute users;
receiving, by the one or more processors, an acceptance of the invitation from a second user, wherein the second user is determined from the one of the plurality of prospective substitute users; and
providing the second user with access to the multi-user online event continuing from the saved participation state.