UTILIZING A SOCIAL NETWORK ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY TO A GAMING NETWORK ACCOUNT

• Main Authors: TAYLOR NATHAN, WATKINS JEFF, STRAHM ERIK, HOGAN GREG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 16.12.2013
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

A method for providing an additional game network function connects the game network ID of a user to the social network ID of the user. Connecting the game network ID and the social network ID of the user sets a bidirectional communication link capable of enabling a game (social) network service to obtain information from a social (game) network service and transmit the information to the social (game) network service. The game (social) network service obtains relation information for a social (game) network relation of the social (game) network ID of the user and suggests the game (social) network relation to the user based on the social (game) network relation. The game (social) network service enables the user who has connected ID to post a game (social) network message as a social (game) network message through the social (game) network ID. [Reference numerals] (305) User performance in a game network;(310) A user shares the performance by using social network ID;(315) A social network friend confirms a message and selects a link included in the message;(320) Is the game network ID?;(325) Invitation for generating the game network ID;(330) Game network friend?;(335) Provide an invitation which shows a game network relation;(340) Show the performance;(AA,CC) No;(BB,DD) Yes