US 11,998,853 B2
System and method for allowing affiliations to utilize in-game items to assist other players
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 Apr. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/303,410.
Application 18/303,410 is a continuation of application No. 17/377,739, filed on Jul. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,638,881.
Application 17/377,739 is a continuation of application No. 16/862,148, filed on Apr. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,130,065, issued on Sep. 28, 2021.
Application 16/862,148 is a continuation of application No. 16/112,230, filed on Aug. 24, 2018, granted, now 10,639,554, issued on May 5, 2020.
Application 16/112,230 is a continuation of application No. 15/612,983, filed on Jun. 2, 2017, granted, now 10,058,786, issued on Aug. 28, 2018.
Application 15/612,983 is a continuation of application No. 15/247,402, filed on Aug. 25, 2016, granted, now 9,669,317, issued on Jun. 6, 2017.
Application 15/247,402 is a continuation of application No. 14/684,666, filed on Apr. 13, 2015, granted, now 9,452,364, issued on Sep. 27, 2016.
Application 14/684,666 is a continuation of application No. 13/874,739, filed on May 1, 2013, granted, now 9,005,032, issued on Apr. 14, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0249088 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 13/847 (2014.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01); A63F 13/335 (2014.01); A63F 13/35 (2014.01); A63F 13/533 (2014.01); A63F 13/79 (2014.01); A63F 13/795 (2014.01); A63F 13/87 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/847 (2014.09) [A63F 13/30 (2014.09); A63F 13/335 (2014.09); A63F 13/35 (2014.09); A63F 13/533 (2014.09); A63F 13/79 (2014.09); A63F 13/795 (2014.09); A63F 13/87 (2014.09); A63F 2300/407 (2013.01); A63F 2300/51 (2013.01); A63F 2300/5533 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system configured to provide assistance between users in an online game, wherein the users include a first user and a second user, the system comprising:
one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
manage inventories that are associated with the users, wherein the inventories include at least one of (a) virtual items that are available to the users in the online game and/or (b) resources that are available to the users in the online game, wherein the inventories include a first inventory associated with the first user and a second inventory associated with the second user;
obtain associations of discrete groups of the users in the online game as affiliations, wherein the affiliations include a first affiliation, and wherein the first affiliation includes the first user and the second user;
present a request on behalf of the first user to one or more other users in the first affiliation, including the second user, wherein the request is for at least one of:
(i) one or more virtual items, and/or
(ii) one or more resources; and
provide some or all as requested from the second inventory to the first inventory such that at least one occurs:
(i) one or more virtual items are moved from the second inventory of the second user to the first inventory of the first user, and/or
(ii) one or more resources are moved from the second inventory of the second user to the first inventory of the first user.