US 11,833,435 B2
Systems and methods for multi-currency utilities in an online game supporting different player types
Cameron Thacker, Sherman Oaks, CA (US)
Assigned to Mythical, Inc., Sherman Oaks, CA (US)
Filed by Mythical, Inc., Sherman Oaks, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/991,471.
Application 17/991,471 is a continuation of application No. 17/732,244, filed on Apr. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,511,201.
Prior Publication US 2023/0347255 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 13/85 (2014.01); A63F 13/69 (2014.01); A63F 13/80 (2014.01); A63F 13/55 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/85 (2014.09) [A63F 13/55 (2014.09); A63F 13/69 (2014.09); A63F 13/80 (2014.09); A63F 2300/575 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system configured to facilitate usage of multiple currencies having different utilities for different types of players within an online gaming platform, and to control exchange rates between the multiple currencies, the system comprising:
the online gaming platform including one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
execute, within the online gaming platform, an instance of a game to facilitate presentation of the game to players, and implement in-game actions in the instance of the game in response to in-game action instructions for the in-game actions by the players, wherein the players include a first player and a second player, wherein the different types of players include a first player type and a second player type, wherein the first player type provides access to a first set of utilities within the online gaming platform, wherein the second player type provides access to an additional set of utilities within the online gaming platform that the first player type does not provide access to;
facilitate usage of a first currency within the online gaming platform, wherein the first currency is exchangeable for at least some of the first set of utilities by individual players of the first player type, wherein the first currency is a fungible digital article that is tradeable on a permanent registry that records transactions in an append-only fashion, wherein the first currency is based on a standard equivalent to Ethereum Request for Comment 20 (ERC-20);
facilitate usage of a second currency within the online gaming platform, wherein the second currency is usable by the individual players of the first player type to upgrade to the second player type, wherein facilitating usage of the second currency includes controlling an exchange rate between the first currency and the second currency, wherein upgrading to the second player type unlocks the additional set of utilities;
receive an upgrade instruction from the first player to upgrade the first player to the second player type, in exchange for a particular amount of the second currency;
upgrade the first player to the second player type in accordance with the upgrade instruction;
receive a first in-game action instruction from the first player to perform an in-game action that falls within the additional set of utilities;
perform the in-game action by virtue of the first player having been upgraded to the second player type; and
modify the exchange rate between the first currency and the second currency.