Apparatus and method for secure fulfillment of transactions involving virtual items
US8924308B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3281
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer implemented method to exchange virtual goods in a virtual environment includes receiving funds at a trading platform from a buyer. The buyer is provided with a first secret that the buyer can decrypt and a second secret that the buyer cannot decrypt. The buyer is authenticated to a seller using the first secret. A virtual item is delivered from the seller to the buyer in response to authenticating. The buyer delivers to the seller the second secret for decryption by the seller. The seller is authenticated at the trading platform with the second secret. The seller is supplied with the funds.
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