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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2022
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Warren Benedetto, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method including receiving a notification of interest regarding a virtual item, wherein the virtual item is displayed in a virtual environment viewable by a requesting user. The method including accessing information of the virtual item, wherein the virtual item acquired by a first user is encoded with metadata including conditions that were satisfied by the first user to acquire the virtual item. The method including determining at least one condition to be satisfied by the requesting user to acquire the virtual item. The method including receiving a request to acquire the virtual item. The method including enabling a jump into the game play of the video game based on a first condition at a first point in a game play of a video game of the requesting user that enables the first condition to be satisfied, wherein the game play is controlled by the requesting user.