System and method for providing virtual items through virtual purchases with a decreasing secondary virtual currency
US10286324B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/575
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A decreasing secondary virtual currency is used in a system for providing virtual items through virtual purchases. Physical processors may be configured by machine readable instructions to execute the online game, manage user accounts, effectuate presentation of offers to sell primary and secondary virtual currencies, decrease the virtual currencies over time, and effectuate presentation of offers to sell virtual items. User accounts may include virtual inventories of virtual items and virtual currency balances. The user may be presented with offers to buy virtual currency which includes a primary virtual currency component and a secondary virtual currency component. The secondary virtual currency component may decrease over time. Certain virtual items of the online game may only be purchasable with the secondary virtual currency.
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