Systems and methods for merging a virtual world, live events and an entertainment channel

US11922434B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MWE Live, LLC · US

Inventors

• Kenneth Lloyd Tayloe · Los Angeles, US
• Paul Howard Glass · Westlake Village, US
• David Eugene Williamson, Jr. · Warrenton, US
• Jordan William Snider · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 30, 2021
• Grant date: Mar 5, 2024
• Expiry date: Aug 30, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/131
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods and software merge a Virtual World, Live Event and Entertainment Channel, thus creating “The Perfect Storm” of gaming and entertainment whereby the characters of a social network game (e.g., an online fantasy sports league) are represented by human beings who register to be avatars of characters supported by a “Character Service Center,” while players compete to bring avatars to life in a Real World event (e.g., a Real World sports league), where the human beings behind the avatars compete for prizes while staying in character, as these competitors and players are incentivized by a “Collaboration Incentive Platform.”