Video games and add-on features

• US 20060205456A1
• Filed: 06/02/2005
• Published: 09/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gonzalo F. Valdes Jr, William G. Bentz
• Original Assignee: Gonzalo F. Valdes Jr, William G. Bentz
• Inventors: Valdes, Gonzalo F. Jr., Bentz, William G.
• Application Number:
  US11/141,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20060205456A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/828 Managing virtual sport teams
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/85 Providing additional services to players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/609 for unlocking hidden game elements, e.g. features, items, levels
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

One embodiment of a method may display, through a store, information identifying at least an add-on feature. The method may raise funds for charity by at least selling and/or renting, through the store, the add-on feature to import into at least a video game.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying, through a store, information identifying at least an add-on feature; and

raising funds for charity by at least selling and/or renting, through the store, the add-on feature to import into at least a video game.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the add-on feature is a character of a public figure.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the charity is selected, in part or in whole, by the public figure.

4. The method of claim 2,

wherein the public figure is a professional athlete of a first sport,

wherein the video game is of a second sport, and

wherein the first sport and the second sport are different sports.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the add-on feature is at least a roster of a sports team.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the charity is selected, in part or in whole, by the sports team.

7. The method of claim 5,

wherein the sports team is of a first sport,

wherein the video game is of a second sport, and

wherein the first sport and the second sport are different sports.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the add-on feature includes a plurality of athletes of different sports teams of a sports league.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the charity is selected, in part or in whole, by the sports league.

10. The method of claim 8,

wherein the sports league is of a first sport,

wherein the video game is of a second sport, and

wherein the first sport and the second sport are different sports.

11. The method of claim 1,

wherein the add-on feature includes a first professional athlete and a second professional athlete,

wherein the first professional athlete is of a first sport,

wherein the second professional athlete is of a second sport, and

wherein the first sport and the second sport are different sports.

12. The method of claim 1,

wherein the add-on feature includes a first character and a second character,

wherein the first character is associated with a first category of video games,

wherein the second character is associated with a second category of video games, and

wherein the first category and the second category are different categories.

13. A method comprising:

providing a plurality of different sports video games including, in combination, a plurality of different athletes; and

determining who is the best athlete by at least allowing one or more gamers to play each of the plurality of different sports video games with the plurality of different athletes.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the plurality of different sports video games include a baseball video game, a basketball video game, a boxing video game, a football video game, a golf video game, a hockey video game, a racing video game, and a soccer video game.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the plurality of different athletes include an athlete of a baseball video game, an athlete of a basketball video game, an athlete of a boxing video game, an athlete of a football video game, an athlete of a golf video game, an athlete of a hockey video game, an athlete of a racing video game, and an athlete of a soccer video game.

16. A method comprising:

providing a plurality of different sports video games including, in combination, a plurality of different team rosters; and

determining who is the best team by at least allowing one or more gamers to play each of the plurality of different sports video games with the plurality of different rosters.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the plurality of different sports video games include a baseball video game, a basketball video game, a boxing video game, a football video game, a golf video game, a hockey video game, a racing video game, and a soccer video game.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the plurality of different team rosters include a team roster of a baseball video game, a team roster of a basketball video game, a team roster of a football video game, a team roster of a hockey video game, and a team roster of a soccer video game.