Methods, devices, and systems for sending and receiving virtual goods

US11328331B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED · CN

Inventors

• Xiaotong You · Nanhu, CN
• Li Huang · Kitchener, CA
• Chao Zhou · Beijing, CN
• Chen Gong · Nanjing, CN
• Yaya Liu · Nanhu, CN
• Canhui HUANG · Lo Wu, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 4, 2019
• Grant date: May 10, 2022
• Expiry date: Dec 27, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/3281
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and device for sending and receiving virtual goods are provided. A client device may communicate with a server. The client device may receive a receiving link from the server. The server may generate the receiving link in response to an invocation request received by the server from an invoker device that is different from the recipient client device after a total amount of the virtual goods in an invoker account corresponding to the invoker device is successfully transferred to a server account corresponding to the server. The receiving link may include instructions configured to cause the recipient client device to request a virtual goods package from the server. The client device may detect the link is triggered. The client device may request, from the server, in response to link being triggered, the virtual goods package. The client device may accept, by the recipient client device, the virtual goods package by interacting with the server via the receiving link.