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Patent No.:

US 8758141 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014

Filed:

Mar. 12, 2010
Applicants:

Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);

Kurt H. Heinemann, Wilton, CT (US);

Jose A. Suarez, Fairfield, CT (US);

Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);

Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford, CT (US);

Stephen C. Tulley, Fairfield, CT (US);

Inventors:

Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);

Kurt H. Heinemann, Wilton, CT (US);

Jose A. Suarez, Fairfield, CT (US);

Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);

Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford, CT (US);

Stephen C. Tulley, Fairfield, CT (US);

Assignee:

Inventor Holdings, LLC, Stamford, CT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

According to some embodiments of the present invention a system and method are provided that allow a player of a game to receive at least one prize. The method may include receiving information about at least one merchant, enabling play of a game by a player, determining merchant information to communicate to the player, and providing at least one prize to the player. In some embodiments, the prizes made available to a player (e.g., for selection) may be based on the location of the player, a merchant, or both.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Walker, Jay. (2014). System and method for awarding prizes in a local edition of an online game (U.S. Patent No. 8758141). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8758141

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