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Patent No.:

US 9242175 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2011
Applicants:

Michael Taylor John, San Francisco, CA (US);

William Graham, San Francisco, CA (US);

Xian Yang (Kenji) Low, San Francisco, CA (US);

Josh Wickham, San Francisco, CA (US);

Alexi Chialtas, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Michael Taylor John, San Francisco, CA (US);

William Graham, San Francisco, CA (US);

Xian Yang (Kenji) Low, San Francisco, CA (US);

Josh Wickham, San Francisco, CA (US);

Alexi Chialtas, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Zynga Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/00 (2014.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01); A63F 13/69 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/12 (2013.01); A63F 13/69 (2014.09); A63F 2300/556 (2013.01); A63F 2300/609 (2013.01); A63F 2300/8094 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments are presented for executing an online game. One method includes an operation for creating an animation on a game board that is associated with a player. The animation includes a non-player character that delivers an invitation to start a master mission having quests. If the player accepts, an application from the player is received to start the master mission, the application including the selection of a specialty from a plurality of specialties available for the master mission. The method further includes an operation for delivering a quest reward after completing at least one of the quests from the plurality of quests, where the quest reward includes a wearable status item for an avatar of the player in the game board. In addition, a master reward is delivered after the completion of the master mission. The master reward includes the ability to perform game operations associated with the specialty.


Find Patent Forward Citations

John, Michael. (2016). Specialty within online game (U.S. Patent No. 9242175). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9242175

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