US 11,954,508 B2
Facilitating user configured assistance requests through a chat in a virtual space
Matthew Curtis, Novato, CA (US); James Koh, Mountain View, CA (US); Kellen Christopher Smalley, Pleasanton, CA (US); and Michael C. Caldarone, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to Kabam, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Kabam, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/449,210.
Application 18/449,210 is a continuation of application No. 18/069,744, filed on Dec. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,726,805.
Application 18/069,744 is a continuation of application No. 17/746,523, filed on May 17, 2022, granted, now 11,604,664, issued on Mar. 14, 2023.
Application 17/746,523 is a continuation of application No. 17/448,116, filed on Sep. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,340,922, issued on May 24, 2022.
Application 17/448,116 is a continuation of application No. 17/022,907, filed on Sep. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,126,447, issued on Sep. 21, 2021.
Application 17/022,907 is a continuation of application No. 16/510,315, filed on Jul. 12, 2019, granted, now 10,802,850, issued on Oct. 13, 2020.
Application 16/510,315 is a continuation of application No. 15/676,782, filed on Aug. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,387,176, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Application 15/676,782 is a continuation of application No. 14/645,392, filed on Mar. 11, 2015, granted, now 9,733,955, issued on Aug. 15, 2017.
Application 14/645,392 is a continuation of application No. 13/859,637, filed on Apr. 9, 2013, granted, now 8,984,080, issued on Mar. 17, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0385088 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 9/451 (2018.01); A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 51/04 (2022.01); H04L 51/046 (2022.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 9/453 (2018.02) [A63F 13/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); H04L 12/1827 (2013.01); H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 51/046 (2013.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); G06F 3/048 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A system configured to facilitate requests in an online application, wherein the online application facilitates user interactions between users through user interfaces, wherein the user interfaces include a first user interface presented to a first user and a second user interface presented to a second user, the system comprising:
one or more processors coupled to an electronic memory and configured by machine-readable instructions to:
present graphical chat interfaces to facilitate the textual communications between the users within the online application, wherein the graphical chat interfaces include a first graphical chat interface presented to the first user and a second graphical chat interface presented to the second user;
receive one or more first user inputs from the first user representing a request for (i) one or more types of virtual resources to be provided to and/or made available to the first user, and/or (ii) one or more virtual items to be provided to and/or made available to the first user, wherein the one or more first user inputs are received through the first graphical chat interface; and
present the request to the second user as a textual communication through the second graphical chat interface.