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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Activision Publishing, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Inventor:
Philippe Louis Yves Paquet, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Activision Publishing, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/79 (2014.01); A63F 13/537 (2014.01); A63F 13/795 (2014.01); A63F 13/69 (2014.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/79 (2014.09); A63F 13/537 (2014.09); A63F 13/69 (2014.09); A63F 13/795 (2014.09); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0209 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present specification describes computer-implemented methods and systems for simulating a multiplayer game environment to allow, and encourage, players to invite their social contacts to play the multiplayer game. Players are rewarded for each contact that engages with the multiplayer game in response to the invitation. Players are also rewarded for contacts invited by the invited contacts of the players that engage with the multiplayer game.