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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2014
Zynga Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
James A. Jorasch, Stamford, CT (US);
Magdalena M. Fincham, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford, CT (US);
Stephen C. Tulley, Fairfield, CT (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Robert C. Tedesco, Huntingon, CT (US);
Zynga Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for playing video games in a network environment are provided. One method includes receiving a request to initiate a game for a player of a first network connected device and enabling a second player from a second networked connected device to play the game. The method also enables transfer of currency between the first and second players using the network for playing the game. The method debits an account of a player that transferred the currency and credits an account of a player that that received the currency. The method then enables purchases in the game using the credited currency and displays an avatar of the first player on a display of the second networked connected device, and displays an avatar of the second player on a display of the first networked connected device.