US 12,277,836 B2
Attendee directed donee donation defined by bookmaker donor to incent attendance of a virtual reality gambling metaverse competition
Terrance Patrick Tietzen, Edmonton (CA); and Matthew Arnold Macpherson Bates, Edmonton (CA)
Assigned to EDATANETWORKS INC, Edmonton (CA)
Filed by Edatanetworks, Inc., Edmonton (CA)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/965,178.
Application 17/965,178 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/963,295, filed on Oct. 11, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/341,487, filed on May 13, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/256,976, filed on Oct. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0242568 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G06Q 50/34 (2012.01)
CPC G07F 17/3239 (2013.01) [G06Q 50/34 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3288 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving and sending interactive network communications, respectively from and to, a virtual reality headset worn by a real world wagerer, wherein the interactive network communications include renderings of a virtual reality competition taking place in real time in a metaverse environment;
receiving, via the interactive network communications, from the wagerer:
an identification of an affinity entity; and
a wager placed by the wagerer on a possible outcome of the competition;
when:
the possible outcome of the competition actually occurs in the competition such that the wagerer wins the wager;
and
the possible outcome of the competition actually occurs at a time in the competition when the probability of the possible outcome occurring during the competition did not exceed a predetermined winning odds threshold;
then:
crediting a donation of an amount to an account corresponding to the affinity entity, wherein the amount of the donation is derived using;
a currency amount of the wager;
and
a factor selected from the group consisting of:
the probability of the outcome actually occurring at the time when the outcome actually occurred;
the predetermined winning odds threshold;
and
a combination of the foregoing.