Console based leaderboard rendering

Abstract

Leaderboard information for games can be assembled by a console service and displayed to a user through a console. The leaderboard information can be assembled based on a list of users associated with the user, for example a friends list. Upon selection of a game, a leaderboard service can automatically access the list of users and game records for the list of users based on the game. The leaderboard service then assembles the leaderboard information and transmits the leaderboard information to the console. The leaderboard information can then be selectively displayed to the user.

1 . A method of distributing information across a network, comprising:
 receiving an indication from a gaming console connected to the network that includes a game title from a plurality of game titles;   accessing a list of users identified as being associated with a user operating the gaming console;   accessing game records given the game title and the list of users; and   assembling a leaderboard list based on the game records and the list of users.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  and further comprising:
 receiving a second indication from the gaming console including a second game title from the plurality of game titles;   accessing additional game records given the second game title and the list of users; and   assembling a second leaderboard list based on the additional game records and the list of users.   
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the leaderboard list includes users in the network and a statistic for each user based on the game title. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  and further comprising:
 transmitting the leaderboard list to the gaming console.   
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  and further comprising:
 ranking the leaderboard list as a function of the game records.   
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein accessing game records further comprises identifying a label for the game title and accessing statistics associated with the label. 
   
   
       7 . A console service for receiving and transmitting information to a plurality of gaming consoles in a network, comprising:
 user account records including information for a plurality of users in the network;   game records including information for a plurality of games adapted to be played on the plurality of gaming consoles;   a communication component adapted to receive an indication from a console identifying a game from the plurality of games;   a leaderboard service adapted to assemble leaderboard information as a function of a list of users in the network associated with a user of the console and a statistic for each user based on the game.   
   
   
       8 . The console service of  claim 7  wherein the leaderboard information includes an identifier, a statistic and a ranking for each user. 
   
   
       9 . The console services of  claim 7  wherein the communication component is further adapted to transmit the leaderboard information to the console. 
   
   
       10 . The console services of  claim 7  wherein the game records include a label for each game of the plurality of games indicative of a type of statistic used to rank users for the game. 
   
   
       11 . The console service of  claim 7  wherein the leaderboard information includes the user, a ranking for the user and a statistic for the user. 
   
   
       12 . A gaming console adapted to operate in a network, comprising:
 an identification component identifying a particular user of the network;   a communication component adapted to send information regarding a selected game title across the network to a console service and receive leaderboard information from the console service regarding a list of users associated with the particular user and statistics for users from the list of users for the game title; and   a user interface module adapted to selectively display the leaderboard information.   
   
   
       13 . The gaming console of  claim 12  wherein the user interface module is adapted to display the leaderboard information individually for each user in the list of users. 
   
   
       14 . The gaming console of  claim 12  wherein the user interface module is adapted to display the leaderboard information by showing a plurality of users in the list of users. 
   
   
       15 . The gaming console of  claim 14  wherein the user interface is adapted to display the plurality of users in a ranked list. 
   
   
       16 . The gaming console of  claim 12  wherein the user interface module is adapted to display the leaderboard information continuously in a manner that includes one of fading and scrolling. 
   
   
       17 . The gaming console of  claim 12  wherein the user interface is adapted to allow the user to select a particular game and the communication component is delayed in sending information regarding the selected game for a specified time period. 
   
   
       18 . The gaming console of  claim 12  wherein the user interface is adapted to display the leaderboard information as a function of a rank, a gamer tag and a statistic. 
   
   
       19 . The gaming console of  claim 18  wherein the user interface is further adapted to display a label associated with the statistic. 
   
   
       20 . The gaming console of  claim 12  wherein the user interface is adapted to update leaderboard information displayed based on input provided by the particular user.