Contextual in-game messaging system

Abstract

A method of enabling in-game contextual chatting is disclosed. A chat transcript is generated that pertains to an online game that is playable by a first and second player. The chat transcript may span from the online game currently being played by the first player and the second player to a previous online game that was previously played by the first player and the second player.

1 . A method comprising:
 generating a chat transcript pertaining to an online game that is playable by a first player and a second player online game being played according to a set of rules and a strategy chat transcript spanning from the online game to a previous online game that was previously played by the first player and the second player.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising selecting the previous online game that was previously played by the first player and the second player based on the previous online game being of the same type as the online game that is optionally playable by the first player and the second player. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising presenting the chat transcript to the second player based on the first player challenging the second player to play the online game against the first player. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the chat transcript includes a message that was automatically entered on behalf of the first player, the message identifying an action that the first player performed in the previous game. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , herein that chat transcript comprises a header that provides a context of messages included in the chat transcript after the header. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the header separates the chat transcript based on rounds of the previous online game that were completed by the first player and the second player. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the previous online game was a card game and the context includes information pertaining to a hand of the card game. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining an additional previous online game that was previously played by the first player and the second player, the additional previous online game being a different type of game than the previous online game;   wherein the chat transcript is filtered such that the chat transcript excludes the additional previous online game.   
     
     
         9 . A system comprising:
 a processor-implemented messaging module configured to:
 generate a chat transcript pertaining to an online game that is playable by a first player and a second player, the online game being played according to a set of rules and a strategy, the chat transcript spanning from the online game to a previous online game that was previously played by the first player and the second player. 
   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the online game that was previously played by the first player and the second player is of the same type as the game currently being played by the first player and the second player. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the chat transcript pertaining to the online game is configured to include messages entered automatically on behalf of the player and messages entered manually by the player. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the chat transcript comprises a header that provides a context of messages included in the chat transcript after the header. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the header includes information pertaining to a stage of the online game. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the online game is a card game and the information includes a hand of the card game. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the online game includes a posting of a blind and the information includes an amount of the blind. 
     
     
         16 . A non-transitory machine readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 generating a chat transcript pertaining to an online game that is playable by a first player and a second player, the online game being played according to a set of rules and a strategy, the chat transcript spanning from the online game to a previous online game that was previously played by the first player and the second player.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the previous online game that was previously played by the first player and the second player is of the same type as the online game currently being played by the first player and the second player. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the chat transcript comprises messages entered automatically on behalf of the first and second player and messages entered manually by the first and second player. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein that chat transcript comprises a header that provides a context of messages included in the chat transcript after the header. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the header comprises information pertaining to a stage of the online game.