Centralized Gamer Profile Database for Cross-Device Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods and systems fail to enable users to access and manage their gamer profiles across different games and devices, limiting profile accessibility and usability.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for creating and storing user profiles in an online gaming service database, allowing users to access and manage their profiles from various locations and devices, including game consoles, websites, and mobile devices, through a centralized database that synchronizes profile information across games and devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the gamer profile is stored locally on the console, then the profile is accessible to games on the console, but the profile cannot be accessed from other devices or locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote database as an intermediary storage system between the user's console and the gamer profile. This mediator enables profile storage and retrieval across multiple devices and locations without requiring complex changes to the local console architecture, thus improving accessibility while managing device complexity through a centralized remote system.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote database serves multiple functions: storing profile information, enabling access from various devices (consoles, PDAs, cellular phones), and facilitating profile retrieval across different locations. This multi-functional approach allows a single storage system to serve diverse access needs without requiring separate storage mechanisms for each device type.
2Ease of operation
If the gamer profile is stored locally on the console, then the profile can be accessed by games, but the user cannot view or contribute to the profile from websites or other devices
Solution Approach 1:
The remote database acts as an intermediary that bridges the console, website, and other devices. It stores the gamer profile in a centralized location that can be accessed by any device, enabling users to view and contribute to their profile from multiple platforms without information loss or access restrictions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from local storage (single-device, single-location) to remote cloud storage (multi-device, multi-location access). This dimensional change from local to remote storage enables profile accessibility across different devices and locations, allowing users to manage their profiles from any device without losing information.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the gamer profile is stored locally, then the system is simple, but the profile cannot be accessed from different locations
Solution Approach 1:
The remote database serves as a mediator that enables location-independent profile access. Instead of requiring complex changes to the local console architecture, the system uses a centralized remote database as an intermediary that can be accessed from any location, thus achieving location independence while managing architectural complexity through a standardized remote storage approach.
Data Source
AI summary
A user profile for an online gaming service is created. The user profile contains user gaming information received from a first location. The user profile is stored in a database, and the user is permitted to access the user profile from a second location.