Granted Patent B2

US 12,434,157 · App. 18/016,519 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Inventors: Idan Shriki (Tel Aviv, IL); Or Haim Ben-Shimon (Tel Aviv, IL)

Assignee: COMUNIX LTD.

A63F13/87A63F13/35A63F13/55A63F13/655

Abstract

Claims (22)

1. A gaming system accompanied by a video chat, comprising:

a. a gaming server configured for performing a gaming session comprising receiving player actions, executing the gaming session, and generating game results;

b. a video chat server configured for establishing and maintaining a video chat between game players; and

c. at least two gaming end terminals, each usable by an individual game player and connectable to the gaming and video chat servers, each gaming end terminal configured for representing a video chat image, inputting and outputting game data, and comprising:

i. a gaming thread comprising a user interface; and

ii. a video chat thread;

wherein the gaming thread comprises a library of graphical objects corresponding to game statuses of the game player associated with the game results generated by the gaming server,

and wherein the graphical objects are selectively displayed within the video chat thread in real-time to reflect the current game status of the game player during the video chat session.

2. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the gaming end terminal is selected from the group consisting of a smartphone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a personal digital assistant, a videogame console, a television-game device, and any combination thereof.

3. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the game statuses represented by the graphical objects are selected from the group consisting of a win, a loss, and a draw,

and wherein the graphical objects representing said win, loss, or draw are visually distinguishable within the video chat thread.

4. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the gaming end terminal connectable to the application server by means of a local area network, a wide area network, a wireless local area network, and any combination thereof.

5. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical object is selected from the group consisting of a static graphic object, a photograph of a static real-world object, an animated graphic object, a video of a moving real-world object, and any combination thereof.

6. A gaming method accompanied by a video chat, comprising:

a. performing, by a gaming server, a gaming session comprising receiving player actions, executing the gaming session, and generating game results;

b. establishing and maintaining, by a video chat server, a video chat between game players; and

c. enabling at least two gaming end terminals, each usable by an individual game player and connectable to the gaming and video chat servers, each gaming end terminal configured for representing a video chat image, inputting and outputting game data, and comprising:

i. a gaming thread comprising a user interface; and

ii. a video chat thread;

wherein the gaming thread comprises a library of graphical corresponding to game statuses of said game player associated with said game results generated by the gaming server,

and wherein the graphical objects are selectively displayed within the video chat thread in real-time to reflect the current game status of the game player during the video chat session.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the steps are performable in any order to each other in parallel or sequentially.

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