Changing virtual items based on real-world events
US8287383B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/609
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of changing virtual items based on real-world events is disclosed. It is detected that a player of a computer-implemented game has performed a location-based action. An attribute of a virtual item in an inventory of a player character in the computer-implemented game is changed based on the detecting that the player has performed the location-based action. The player character is controlled in the computer-implemented game by the player of the computer-implemented game and the virtual item is usable within the computer-implemented game by the player character.
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