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Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2007
Applicants:

Kaushal N. Mehta, Fremont, CA (US);

Dan Elias Kolkowitz, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Subramanian V. Peruvemba, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kaushal N. Mehta, Fremont, CA (US);

Dan Elias Kolkowitz, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Subramanian V. Peruvemba, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Assignee:

Playspan, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01); G06Q 30/08 (2012.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/12 (2013.01); A63F 2300/575 (2013.01); G06Q 30/08 (2013.01); G07F 17/3281 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for trading, exchanging, and/or valuating virtual items that exist in MMOGs or other types of virtual worlds. According to various embodiments, the present invention utilizes a homogenous database to store virtual objects and their attributes across different MMOGs and virtual worlds. The items in the database are indexed and searchable. Using the system, users can trade, exchange, sell and/or valuate their virtual objects.


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