US 11,869,026 B2
System and method for providing virtual items to users of a virtual space
John Kim, San Francisco, CA (US); Kevin Lee, Fremont, CA (US); Kevin Chanthasiriphan, San Francisco, CA (US); Wei-Ling Wu Deckinga, Cupertino, CA (US); and Tomi Huttula, San Rafael, CA (US)
Assigned to Kabam, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Kabam, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/163,777.
Application 18/163,777 is a continuation of application No. 17/749,937, filed on May 20, 2022, granted, now 11,587,106.
Application 17/749,937 is a continuation of application No. 17/241,026, filed on Apr. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,436,622, issued on Sep. 6, 2022.
Application 17/241,026 is a continuation of application No. 16/034,857, filed on Jul. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,990,994, issued on Apr. 27, 2021.
Application 16/034,857 is a continuation of application No. 14/161,396, filed on Jan. 22, 2014, granted, now 10,026,093, issued on Jul. 17, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0186337 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/0207 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0214 (2023.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); A63F 13/847 (2014.01); A63F 13/87 (2014.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0209 (2013.01) [A63F 13/847 (2014.09); A63F 13/87 (2014.09); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0214 (2013.01); G06T 19/00 (2013.01); A63F 2300/575 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system that provides virtual items to users of an online game, the system comprising:
electronic storage configured to electronically store information, wherein the stored information includes information indicating one or more affiliations having a functional significance between one or more of the users of the online game, wherein the one or more affiliations include a first affiliation associated with a first user and a second user; and
one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
execute, by a game component, an instance of the online game;
cause presentation on user interfaces of client computing platforms of offers to sell virtual items to the users such that a first offer to sell a first set of virtual items is presented to at least the first user and the second user, wherein the first offer is associated with parameters that are included in the presentation, wherein the parameters include:
(i) the first set of virtual items that are offered for sale, and
(ii) one or more characteristics of at least a first virtual item included in the first set of virtual items;
receive information indicating one or more acceptances of the offers by one or more of the users, including a first acceptance of the first offer by the first user and a second acceptance of the first offer by the second user;
responsive to receiving at least a threshold number or percentage of acceptances, cause a second presentation on the user interfaces of the client computing platforms of adjusted offers to sell the virtual items to the users such that an adjusted first offer to sell the virtual items is presented to at least the first user and the second user, wherein the adjusted first offer is associated with adjusted parameters that are included in the second presentation, wherein the adjusted parameters include one or more adjustments of the one or more characteristics; and
distribute, by the distribution component, the virtual items to the users, wherein distribution of the virtual items includes:
(i) responsive to receiving an acceptance of the adjusted first offer, distributing the first set of virtual items in accordance with the adjusted first offer, and else,
(ii) responsive to receiving an acceptance of the first offer but not of the adjusted first offer, distributing the first set of virtual items in accordance with the first offer.