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US 10,650,124 B2Granted
Dynamic adjustment of availability of access to video games
AssigneeActivision Publishing, Inc.
InventorsJosiah Eatedali, Jon Ray Estanislao, Brandon Myles Zien
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Abstract
A number of licenses for play of a video game may be modified or adjusted based on in-game activities of the video game. The in-game activities may be activities of game characters controlled by game players.
Claims13
A method of modifying a number of licenses available for play of a video game, comprising:
- receiving, by at least one server, information, from a plurality of game devices configured for play of a multi-player video game, regarding game play status of the multi-player video game, wherein a license for play of the video game is required for play of the video game;
- monitoring, by the at least one server, the information regarding game play status for a predetermined game play event during play of the multi-player video game, the predetermined game play event being achievement of a particular result by one or more game characters controlled by one or more game players;
- determining, by the at least one server, that a license event has occurred in response to the information regarding game play status indicating that the predetermined game play event has occurred;
- in response to determining that the license event has occurred, modifying, by at least one server, a number of licenses available for play of the video game.
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A method of modifying a number of a licenses for licensed play of a video game, comprising:
- providing licenses for play of the video game to a first plurality of game players;
- determining that a license event has occurred based on licensed game play of the video game by the first plurality of game players;
- increasing a number of licenses for licensed game play of the video game in response to determining that the license event has occurred;
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- distributing licenses resulting from increasing the number of licenses to a second plurality of game players;
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- allowing the second plurality of game players to participate in licensed game play of the video game in addition to allowing the first plurality of game player to participate in licensed game play of the video game.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.