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US 8,556,719 B1Granted
Linking virtual items to real-world items
AssigneeZynga Inc.
InventorsAmitt Mahajan, Matthew Adam Ocko
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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.
Claims12
A method comprising:
- detecting a receipt of a first virtual ingredient of a virtual item by a user of a computer-implemented game;
- identifying that a first real-world item has come within a predetermined distance of a second real-world item, the first real-world item representing the first virtual ingredient of the virtual item and the second real-world item representing a second virtual ingredient of the virtual item;
- and
- based on the identifying, providing the user with the virtual item.
1 more element
A system comprising:
- a processor-implemented game networking system configured to:
- detect a receipt of a first virtual ingredient of a virtual item by a user of a computer-implemented game;
- identify that a first real-world item has come within a predetermined distance of a second real-world item, the first real-world item representing the first virtual ingredient of the virtual real-world item and the second real-world item representing a second virtual ingredient of the virtual item;
- and
- based on the identifying, providing the user with the virtual item.
2 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computer system, cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:
- detecting a receipt of a first virtual ingredient of a first virtual item by a player character of a user of a computer-implemented game;
- identifying that a first real-world item has come within a predetermined distance of a second real-world item, the first real-world item representing the first virtual ingredient of the virtual item and the second real-world item representing a second virtual ingredient of the virtual item;
- and
- based on the identifying, providing the user with the virtual item.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.