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US 2014/0228100 A1Published application
Adjudication for contractual terms in a video game
AssigneeLeviathan Entertainment, LLC
InventorAndrew Van Luchene
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Abstract
According to various embodiments, a video game allows one or more players to enter contracts, where credit cards or other financial instruments are used to secure the contracts. A player defaulting on such a contract can be subjected to penalties in the video game and/or in the real world.
Claims3
A method performed by a computer, the method comprising:
- providing, by a Video Game Central Server, a virtual environment that is accessible to one or more players;
- receiving, by the Video Game Central Server, credit card information from a first player;
- receiving, by the Video Game Central Server, a request to enter into a virtual contract from the first player,
- wherein the virtual contract includes a condition that requires the first player to engage in an action other than accessing the virtual environment;
- guaranteeing, by the Video Game Central Server, the first player's performance of the condition identified in the virtual contract with the credit card information;
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- penalizing, by the Video Game Central Server, the first player if the condition is not met, by charging the credit card,
- where the condition is that the first player pay, within a given time period, an amount determined by a virtual adjudication in the event of a dispute between the first player and a second player.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.