Is it possible to know if a mechanic you want to apply to a game is patented before applying it or do you only find out when you are sued?
Is it possible to know if a mechanic you want to apply to a game is patented before applying it or do you only find out when you are sued?
That patent is essentially trying to say that if you do anything more than a randomly selected behaviour, based on a database, related to previous user interactions, you are infringing the patent. At the same time, the mechanics in the filed patent also depend upon the creation of a database based on the user’s past behaviour.
The implications are just that, if you have more lawyer money than WB, then you can make and sell your game.