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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2023
Applicant:
Activision Publishing, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ranjani Gogulapati, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Alykhan Lyakat Kaba, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Lee Morris Reed, III, Los Angeles, CA (US);
William Quinn Oscar Shelton, III, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michael Dave Finn, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Activision Publishing, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/69 (2014.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/69 (2014.09); A63F 13/213 (2014.09);
Abstract
Facets of a video game are modified based on scanning of bar codes. The bar codes may be bar codes of retail products. The facets of the video game may one or more of availability of game characters for use in play of the video game, characteristics of the game characters, availability or characteristics of in-game items, or game player status.