Systems and methods for enabling exchange of tradeable items
AssigneeMythical, Inc.
InventorJohn Linden
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Abstract
Systems and methods for enabling exchange of tradeable items are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive the first tradeable item from a user; determine whether the received first tradeable item is a valid tradeable item within the online gaming platform by identifying the first tradeable item based on the first item-identifying information and by verifying the first tradeable item is a valid tradeable item within the online gaming platform; responsive to determining the received first tradeable item is valid within the online gaming platform, select a second tradeable item from a repository of tradeable items; and dispense, from the repository, the second tradeable item to the user.
Claims10
A method for enabling exchange of tradeable items, wherein individual tradeable items are identified by item-identifying information, wherein the individual tradeable items are real-world physical items including a first tradeable item, wherein the individual tradeable items are connected with one or more user accounts of an online gaming platform, wherein the one or more user accounts are associated with one or more users and/or one or more game assets included in the one or more user accounts, the method comprising:
- receiving the first tradeable item from a user, wherein the first tradeable item includes first item-identifying information that identifies the first tradeable item;
- determining whether the received first tradeable item is a valid tradeable item within the online gaming platform by:
- (i) identifying the first tradeable item based on the first item-identifying information, and
- (ii) verifying the first tradeable item is a valid tradeable item within the online gaming platform;
- responsive to determining the received first tradeable item is valid within the online gaming platform, selecting a second tradeable item from a repository of tradeable items;
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- dispensing, from the repository, the second tradeable item to the user, wherein selection of the second tradeable item includes at least one of (i) randomized selection from the repository of tradeable items, (ii) first-in first-out selection from the repository of tradeable items, and (iii) last-in first-out selection from the repository of tradeable items.
An item dispensing device configured to exchange tradeable items between users of an online gaming platform, wherein the individual tradeable items are real-world physical items that are connected with one or more user accounts of the users of the online gaming platform, wherein the one or more user accounts are associated with one or more of the users and/or one or more game assets included in the one or more user accounts, wherein the individual tradeable items that are connected with the one or more game assets facilitate modifying the one or more game assets in accordance with the individual tradeable items, wherein the individual tradeable items are represented by individual item-identifying information, the item dispensing device comprising:
- a repository configured to store tradeable items, wherein the tradeable items include an outgoing tradeable item, such that the outgoing tradeable item is defined by outgoing item-identifying information;
- an item receptacle configured to receive other tradeable items from one or more users and store the other tradeable items in the repository such that an incoming tradeable item is received from a user and stored in the repository, wherein the incoming tradeable item is identified by incoming item-identifying information;
- a dispenser configured to dispense individual tradeable items from the repository to the one or more users in response to receiving one of the other tradeable items from the one or more users via the item receptacle;
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- one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
- determine whether the received incoming tradeable item is a valid tradeable item within the online gaming platform by:
- (i) identifying the incoming tradeable item based on the incoming item-identifying information;
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- (ii) verifying the incoming tradeable item is a valid tradeable item within the online gaming platform;
- responsive to determining the received incoming tradeable item is valid within the online gaming platform, select the outgoing tradeable item from the repository of tradeable items;
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- responsive to selecting the outgoing tradeable item, control the dispenser to dispense the outgoing tradeable item to the user, wherein selection of the outgoing tradeable item includes at least one of (i) randomized selection from the repository of tradeable items, (ii) first-in first-out selection from the repository of tradeable items, and (iii) last-in first-out selection from the repository of tradeable items.
A system configured to facilitate modifying game assets based on exchanged tradeable items via item dispensing devices, wherein the item dispensing devices dispense tradeable items that are real-world physical items, wherein the individual tradeable items are connected with one or more user accounts of an online gaming platform, wherein the one or more user accounts are associated with one or more users such that a first tradeable item is connected with a first user account of a first user, wherein one or more game assets included in the one or more user accounts are connected with the individual tradeable items, wherein the individual tradeable items that are connected with the one or more game assets facilitate modifying the one or more game assets in accordance with the individual tradeable items, the system comprising:
- one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
- facilitate wireless communication sessions with individual item dispensing devices;
- obtain exchange information from the item dispensing devices during the wireless communication sessions with the individual item dispensing devices, wherein the exchange information indicates whether the first user exchanged the first tradeable item for a second tradeable item dispensed by a particular item dispensing device, wherein the exchange information includes the receipt of the first tradeable item and dispense of the second tradeable item from the particular item dispensing device to the first user, wherein the second tradeable item is dispensed in response to receiving the first tradeable item and verifying the first tradeable item is a valid tradeable item;
- record, within the online gaming platform, that the first tradeable item has been received;
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- responsive to recording the received first tradeable item, adjust modifications performed upon the one or more game assets that are modified in accordance with the received first tradeable item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.