Limiting transfer of virtual currency in a multiuser online game
US10163306B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3272
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for limiting transfer of virtual currency in an online game. One method includes an operation for receiving, at a server, a purchase order for virtual currency from a first player. The purchase order is made with legal currency, and the virtual currency is usable within a computer-implemented gambling game. Further, the method includes operations for using a particular type of virtual currency available in an account of the first player to purchase a virtual item and a beneficiary is selected for crediting the virtual item. Account of the first player is adjusted to reflect the purchase of the virtual item and the account of the beneficiary is updated to credit the virtual item.
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