US 11,944,910 B2
System and method for providing virtual items to users of a virtual space
Bryan Tsao, San Carlos, CA (US); John Kim, San Francisco, CA (US); David McNeill, San Francisco, CA (US); Albert Wei, San Francisco, CA (US); Christopher Yu, San Francisco, CA (US); and Kevin Chanthasiriphan, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Kabam, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Kabam, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/335,653.
Application 18/335,653 is a continuation of application No. 17/580,315, filed on Jan. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,697,070.
Application 17/580,315 is a continuation of application No. 17/022,955, filed on Sep. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,241,629, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Application 17/022,955 is a continuation of application No. 16/401,538, filed on May 2, 2019, granted, now 10,828,574, issued on Nov. 10, 2020.
Application 16/401,538 is a continuation of application No. 15/976,059, filed on May 10, 2018, granted, now 10,279,271, issued on May 7, 2019.
Application 15/976,059 is a continuation of application No. 15/612,957, filed on Jun. 2, 2017, granted, now 9,968,855, issued on May 15, 2018.
Application 15/612,957 is a continuation of application No. 15/246,791, filed on Aug. 25, 2016, granted, now 9,669,316, issued on Jun. 6, 2017.
Application 15/246,791 is a continuation of application No. 14/320,493, filed on Jun. 30, 2014, granted, now 9,452,356, issued on Sep. 27, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0321551 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A63F 13/847 (2014.01); A63F 13/335 (2014.01); A63F 13/35 (2014.01); A63F 13/795 (2014.01); A63F 13/87 (2014.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); H04L 67/131 (2022.01)
CPC A63F 13/847 (2014.09) [A63F 13/335 (2014.09); A63F 13/35 (2014.09); A63F 13/795 (2014.09); A63F 13/87 (2014.09); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); H04L 67/131 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system that provides modified benefits to multiple users by virtue of the multiple users being included in an affiliation of users within an online game, the system comprising:
one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
obtain affiliation information regarding one or more affiliations within the online game, wherein a given affiliation within the online game includes a discrete group of users with a relationship having a functional significance within the online game, wherein the affiliations include a first affiliation that includes a first user and a second user as members, wherein the first affiliation is associated with a first affiliation-specific virtual item, wherein the first affiliation-specific virtual item is usable within the online game by the members of the first affiliation;
obtain information regarding one or more of the users providing at least one of resources, currency, and/or one or more virtual items to modify a first value of a first benefit metric of the first affiliation-specific virtual item; and
modify the first value of the first benefit metric of the first affiliation-specific virtual item.