Microsoft's Online Spectator Patent

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday March 7, 2006 @08:26AM from the watch-and-learn dept.

Next Generation reports on Microsoft's 5000th patent: an online spectator mode for competitive games. From the article: "The system will allow online viewers who are not involved in actual gameplay to view game highlights and instant replays, as well as let them control camera perspectives. A statement from Microsoft also describes 'A portal such as a Web site to access spectator-related services such as schedules and information on multiple games and events as well as the number of spectators and participants in each. The portal allows the spectator to find the most popular games to watch, preview the action, and then connect to the desired game or event.'"

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Re:Yep, another live one by freshman_a · 2006-03-07 08:31 · Score: 5, Informative

Yeah, because nobody has ever done that before *cough* Unreal Tournament *cough*.

True, but Quake 1 had it even before that. Way before 2001, which was when MS filed for this patent.

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