GAMING SYSTEM WITH ASSOCIATED COMMODITIES

• US 20060247056A1
• Filed: 04/05/2006
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kevin Dexter Luckerson
• Original Assignee: Kevin Dexter Luckerson
• Inventors: Luckerson, Kevin Dexter
• Application Number:
  US11/278,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20060247056A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/85 Providing additional services to players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5546 using player registration data, e.g. identification, account, preferences, game history
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/558 by assessing the players' skills or ranking
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/575 for trading virtual items
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00 Board games; Raffle games racing games, traffic games, or obstacle games characterised by figures moved by action of the players A63F9/14
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00069 Stock-market games

Abstract

This invention is a new business model and matchmaking system designed for consumers who play competitive video games (specifically online video games). Consumers must purchase a digital commodity in order to participate in the gaming marketplace. The commodity can be a character, a vehicle, or any digital entity that has value within the gaming system. The value of this commodity will fluctuate based on its performance in the marketplace. Consumers may liquidate the entire commodity or portions of the commodity. The profit or loss at the time of liquidation is calculated by subtracting the initial value of the commodity from the final value of the commodity. The business model supports real foreign currencies in addition to arbitrary online game currencies.

Claims

1. A gaming system that manages associated commodities and is comprised of computer hardware which consists of input devices such as a joystick, keyboard, and/or mouse;

a computer with a CPU and memory; and

optional multimedia hardware devices for rendering real-time video graphics and playing real-time audio

2. A system according to claim 1 that consists of computer software programs that contain data and numerous instructions used for accepting input, running general game logic, and optionally running multimedia instructions for rendering real-time graphics and playing real-time audio

3. A system according to claim 1 that consists of a computer network that contain a number of computers that are connected to each other by communication lines. These communication lines are able to transport data at high speeds across very large distances

4. A system according to claim 1 that consists of a web server computer(s) that facilitates communication among the computers which comprise the computer network and organize data transfer and data storage within the computer network.

5. A system according to claim 1 that consists of web client computers that execute computer software programs and communicate with other web clients directly or communicate with other web client computers through a web server.

6. A system according to claim 1 that consists of a database which stores relevant gaming information that exists within the computer network.

7. A system according to claim 1 that consists of a number of commodities which are bought and sold within the gaming system.

8. A system according to claim 1 that consists of a price adjuster algorithm which is responsible for setting the price of commodities that are bought and sold within the gaming system.

9. Commodities of different types and classes according to claim 1 that can be bought and sold over the computer network

10. A system according to claim 1 that consists of commodities that are relevant within a particular video game(s) and have price fluctuations which vary based on the market conditions which exist within the said video game(s)

11. A system according to claim 1 that consists of commodities that are relevant within a particular televised game(s) and have price fluctuations which vary based on the market conditions which exist within the said televised game(s)

12. A system according to claim 1 that consists of commodities that are relevant within a particular conventional game(s) and have price fluctuations which vary based on the market conditions which exist within the said conventional game(s)

13. A system according to claim 1 that consists of commodities that exist and are relevant within a particular customized game(s) and have price fluctuations which vary based on the market conditions which exist within the said customized game(s)

14. Commodities according to claim 2 that exist as digital entities. These digital entities can be loaded and stored within a particular video game(s) and are relevant within the gaming system

15. Commodities according to claim 2 that exist as physical card stock. These cards may reference an entity which is relevant within the gaming system. The card may have a visual representation of the entity along with some other relevant data.

16. Commodities according to claim 2 that exist as currencies which are relevant within the gaming system.

17. Commodities according to claim 2 that exist as digital entities that may reference some other entity that is relevant within the gaming system.

18. A gaming system according to claim 1 that provides an interface that allows market participants to buy and sell commodities using a currency which is valid with the gaming system. The interface also allows speculators to view the real time price of any commodity within the gaming system.

19. A gaming system according to claim 1 that provides a Clearinghouse that will settle all accounts left open at the end of a said trading period. The Clearinghouse will guarantee that every commodity trade is closed by the end of the said trading period.