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VIRTUAL WORLD, REAL WORLD LOCATION may be (e.g., Starbucks






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PATENT NUMBER: 9649566

UPDATING VIRTUAL WORLDS BASED ON INTERACTIONS BETWEEN REAL-WORLD ITEMS



LOCATIONS

AS USED HEREIN, A LOCATION IS A SPECIFIC PHYSICAL PLACE IN THE REAL WORLD. FOR EXAMPLE, LOCATION 115 COULD BE A STORE, RESTAURANT, MALL, BUSINESS OFFICE, BUILDING, PARK, STREET VENUE, LIBRARY, OR THE LIKE. LOCATION 115 CAN HAVE VARIOUS SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH IT, INCLUDING VERIFICATION SYSTEM 118 AND LOCATION NETWORKING SYSTEM 120A.







UPDATING VIRTUAL WORLDS BASED ON INTERACTIONS BETWEEN REAL-WORLD ITEMS
PATENT NUMBER: 9649566
Abstract: A method of updating virtual worlds based on interactions between real-world items is disclosed. An interaction between a first real-world item and a second real-world item is detected. The first real-world item is a real-world item that is associated with a first player of a computer-implemented game and the second real-world item is a real-world item that is associated with a second player of the computer-implemented game. A virtual world of the computer-implemented game is updated based on the detection of the interaction.
Type: Grant
FILED: NOVEMBER 1, 2013
DATE OF PATENT: MAY 16, 2017
ASSIGNEE: ZYNGA INC.
Inventors: Amitt Mahajan, Matthew Adam Ocko


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UPDATING VIRTUAL WORLDS BASED ON INTERACTIONS BETWEEN REAL-WORLD ITEMS
Nov 1, 2013 - Zynga

A METHOD OF UPDATING VIRTUAL WORLDS BASED ON INTERACTIONS BETWEEN REAL-WORLD ITEMS IS DISCLOSED. AN INTERACTION BETWEEN A FIRST REAL-WORLD ITEM AND A SECOND REAL-WORLD ITEM IS DETECTED. THE FIRST REAL-WORLD ITEM IS A REAL-WORLD ITEM THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A FIRST PLAYER OF A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED GAME AND THE SECOND REAL-WORLD ITEM IS A REAL-WORLD ITEM THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A SECOND PLAYER OF THE COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED GAME. A VIRTUAL WORLD OF THE COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED GAME IS UPDATED BASED ON THE DETECTION OF THE INTERACTION...


DESCRIPTION
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/244,814, filed on Sep. 26, 2011, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/174,735, filed Jun. 30, 2011, and issued on Oct. 15, 2013 as U.S. Pat. No. 8,556,719, the benefit of priority of each of which is claimed hereby, and each of which are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure generally relates to games and applications and in particular to computer-implemented or processor-implemented online games, such as online role-playing games (RPGs), playable by one or more people from one or more locations...



Many operators of physical (i.e., “real-world”) locations allow users to conduct a variety of actions on their property, such as visiting the location, performing certain tasks or actions at the location, purchasing goods and services at the location, and the like. Goods can include items that are physical and tangible, items that are delivered electronically to the user over the Internet, and items that are delivered through conventional distribution channels (e.g., a common carrier).

As used herein, a user is a player of an online computer game. Additionally, as used herein, an item can include a good or service offered by a location operator. Similarly, as used herein, a purchase (or order) can include buying, renting, or licensing an item from a location operator.
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. For example, a location may be a chain coffee shop (e.g., Starbucks) that has many physical places (e.g., Moscow, Johannesburg, San Francisco, etc.) Thus, a user may perform a location-based action at a logical Starbucks location by performing the location-based action at any one of the physical places where “real-world” Starbucks shops exist. Verification system 118 can generate, store, and transmit action verification data, which is data comprising information on one or more users and one or more location-based actions associated with the users....

Locations

As used herein, a location is a specific physical place in the real world. For example, location 115 could be a store, restaurant, mall, business office, building, park, street venue, library, or the like. Location 115 can have various systems associated with it, including verification system 118 and location networking system 120a....

In some embodiments, the incentive reward can be determined statically, such that the incentive reward offered is the same for all users. For example, user 101 might be offered an incentive reward of $20,000 in virtual poker chips for purchasing a lawnmower at location 115, and this same incentive reward would be offered to all other users....


Source:

patents.justia.com/patent/9649566




LINKING VIRTUAL ITEMS TO REAL-WORLD ITEMS

Patent number: 8556719

ABSTRACT: A METHOD OF LINKING VIRTUAL ITEMS TO REAL-WORLD ITEMS IS DISCLOSED. A REAL-WORLD ITEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH A VIRTUAL ITEM OF A VIRTUAL WORLD OF A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED GAME. A LOCATION-BASED ACTION INVOLVING THE REAL-WORLD ITEM IS REFLECTED IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD OF THE COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED GAME.
Filed: June 30, 2011
Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
Assignee: Zynga Inc.
Inventors: Amitt Mahajan, Matthew Adam Ocko







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Frank Gibeau, Zynga Inc. - CEO and Director 33
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...AS A COMPANY, ZYNGA IS VERY MUCH FOCUSED ON HOW THOSE DEVELOP. WE BELIEVE THAT, THAT CAN BE A VERY EXCITING PART OF THE MOBILE GAMING ECOSYSTEM...





Frank Gibeau, Zynga Inc. - CEO and Director 38
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YES, ON THE AR FRONT, IT'S STILL VERY EARLY DAYS FOR THAT TECHNOLOGY AND THERE'S SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS POTENTIALLY COMING FROM HARDWARE MANUFACTURERS THAT COULD BE PRETTY EXCITING. WE ARE ABSOLUTELY WATCHING THOSE DEVELOPMENTS AND THINKING OF WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN INTEGRATE IN OUR GAMES...


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