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Application (pre-grant publication)

Gameplay in a Chat Thread

Number
20190288978
Published
2019-09-19
Filed
2019-06-06
Assignee
Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors
Crocker; John et al.
CPC
H04L51/52; H04L51/10; H04L51/046; G06F3/0488; G06F3/04817
Verdict
Set aside gameplay in a chat thread PGPUB dup
Source
Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

There is provided a system and method for user generated gameplay in chat. The system including a memory storing a text and multimedia messaging software application, and a processor configured to execute the text and multimedia messaging software application to initiate a message exchange session with a remote mobile device, in response to a request received from a user of the mobile device, the message exchange session displaying a user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages, provide a plurality of games for selection by the user to be played during the message exchange session and within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages, receive a selection of one of the plurality of games by the user after initiating the message exchange session, and initiate the one of the plurality of games for playing within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

Background

BACKGROUND

Nowadays, users of mobile devices are able to chat with their friends and family using various messaging applications. When chatting with friends and family, these users are able to send chat messages, pictures, and movies. However, users of these current messaging applications may find it boring to only be able to send chat messages, pictures, and movies to friends and family. For example, a user may want to play games with his or her friends and family. This can cause a problem since it requires the user to exit out of his or her messaging application to launch a gaming software application that is directed towards a game. Furthermore, this also requires the friends and family of that user to also have the same gaming software application installed on their own mobile device in order to play with the user.SUMMARY

The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for gameplay in a chat thread, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.