Regulating and scoring player interactions within a virtual world associated with a location-based parallel reality game
US9545565B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F13/79
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A parallel reality game has a virtual world that parallels at least a portion of the real world. A captured region is identified within the virtual world that is associated with a team within the parallel reality game. A geographic region is identified within the real world corresponding to the captured region within the virtual world. Data associated with population density for at least a portion of the geographic region is accessed. A score is assigned for the captured region based on the population density.
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