EP2158572A4 - LIVE GAME ROOM - Google Patents

LIVE GAME ROOM

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Publication number
EP2158572A4
EP2158572A4 EP08780800A EP08780800A EP2158572A4 EP 2158572 A4 EP2158572 A4 EP 2158572A4 EP 08780800 A EP08780800 A EP 08780800A EP 08780800 A EP08780800 A EP 08780800A EP 2158572 A4 EP2158572 A4 EP 2158572A4
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Prior art keywords
live game
game lobby
lobby
live
game
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English (en)
French (fr)
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EP2158572A2 (en
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Georg Alexander Backer
Richard Allen Ham
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Microsoft Corp
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Microsoft Corp
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US11/766,466 US20080318687A1 (en) 2007-06-21 2007-06-21 Live Game Lobby
PCT/US2008/066652 WO2008157206A2 (en) 2007-06-21 2008-06-12 Live game lobby

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JP (1) JP5492076B2 (ja)
KR (1) KR20100022042A (ja)
CN (1) CN101689279A (ja)
CA (1) CA2687251A1 (ja)
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