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US 12,544,660 · App. 17/880,005 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

System and method for dynamically altering an in-game experience based on a user's connection to the game

Inventor: Michael C. DeLaet (Foster City, CA)
Assignee: Kabam, Inc.
A63F13/358A63F13/30A63F13/80H04L43/0811
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Patent No.
US 12,544,660
App. No.
17/880,005
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

One aspect of the disclosure relates to dynamically altering an in-game experience based on a user's connection to the online game. The online game may monitor connection strength of a device of the user to a network via which the user may access the online game. The online game may dynamically alter the user's experience based on the connection strength of the device. The online game may make available or remove the availability of one or more modes of game play to the user based on the connection strength of the user's device.

Claims (30)

1 . A system for dynamically altering an in-game experience for an online game, the system comprising:

one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:

execute a game instance of the online game, and to implement the game instance of the online game to facilitate interaction of users with the online game and/or each other by performing operations in the online game, wherein the online game has a set of modes of gameplay in which individual ones of the modes of gameplay include different types of operations performable in the online game, wherein the set of modes of gameplay include a user-versus-user mode of gameplay, and wherein the users include a first user associated with a first device;

receive information regarding a connection of the first device; and

determine whether to make one or more of the modes of gameplay available to the first user based on the connection, wherein the one or more modes of gameplay include the user-versus-user mode of gameplay.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to:

remove availability of a particular mode of gameplay for the first user, based on the connection.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the information received regarding the connection of the first device includes connection type information regarding a connection type of the connection.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the information received regarding the connection of the first device includes connection strength information regarding a connection strength of the connection.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the information received regarding the connection of the first device includes signal strength information regarding a signal strength of the connection.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the information received regarding the connection of the first device includes latency information regarding a latency of the connection.

7 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are configured by machine-readable instructions to:

notify the first user, through a notification, regarding removal of the availability of the particular mode of gameplay for the first user.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are configured by machine-readable instructions to:

make the user-versus-user mode of gameplay available, responsive to receiving information from the first user in response to the notification.

9 . A computer-implemented method of dynamically altering an in-game experience for an online game, the method being implemented on a computer system that includes one or more physical processors, the method comprising:

executing a game instance of the online game;

facilitating interaction of users with the online game and/or each other by performing operations in the online game, wherein the online game has a set of modes of gameplay in which individual ones of the modes of gameplay include different types of operations performable in the online game, wherein the set of modes of gameplay include a user-versus-user mode of gameplay, and wherein the users include a first user associated with a first device;

receiving information regarding a connection of the first device; and

determining whether to make one or more of the modes of gameplay available to the first user based on the connection, wherein the one or more modes of gameplay include the user-versus-user mode of gameplay.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

removing availability of a particular mode of gameplay for the first user, based on the connection.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the information received regarding the connection of the first device includes connection type information regarding a connection type of the connection.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the information received regarding the connection of the first device includes connection strength information regarding a connection strength of the connection.

13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the information received regarding the connection of the first device includes signal strength information regarding a signal strength of the connection.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information received regarding the connection of the first device includes latency information regarding a latency of the connection.

15 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

notifying the first user, through a notification, regarding removal of the availability of the particular mode of gameplay for the first user.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

making the user-versus-user mode of gameplay available, responsive to receiving information from the first user in response to the notification.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2022
From: DELAET, MICHAEL C.
To: KABAM, INC.
Reel/Frame 060706/0845 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 16920573 · Jul 3, 2020
Continuation 16245138 · Jan 10, 2019
Continuation 15688647 · Aug 28, 2017
Continuation 15402179 · Jan 9, 2017
Continuation 14923270 · Oct 26, 2015
Continuation 14062788 · Oct 24, 2013
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