SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DONATIONS USING ONLINE INTERACTIVE GAMES
First Claim
1. A method for providing a game and for collecting donations, the method comprising the steps of:
- maintaining account information for a plurality of users in a storage device at a game server, including user profile information and a donation credits amount;
maintaining recipient information for one or more recipients in the storage device at the game server, including a donation credits amount;
pairing at the game server two or more of the plurality of users with each other for playing a game;
receiving at the game server from each of the users playing the game a wagered donation credits amount and a selected recipient for receiving donation credits;
hosting at the game server the game between the paired users;
determining at the game server one or more winners and one or more losers of the game from among the paired users;
deducting from the donation credits amount for at least one of the losers at least a portion of the wagered donation credits amount and increasing the donation credits amount of the selected recipient of at least one of the winners by at least a portion of the wagered donation credits amount.
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Abstract
A system and method for donations using online interactive games with players using social networks. Users play games wherein winning results in others donating to their selected recipient, such as a cause, charity, school, etc. A database maintains user information, recipient information, and tracks donation credits. Users play games, donate to recipients, and have players donate to their selected recipients. The system and method can automatically match users as teammates, competitors, and tournament members. The system and method facilitate game play, collection of funds, and payment of collected funds to selected recipients. The funds benefit recipients, and new supporters are identified to the recipients.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for providing a game and for collecting donations, the method comprising the steps of:
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maintaining account information for a plurality of users in a storage device at a game server, including user profile information and a donation credits amount; maintaining recipient information for one or more recipients in the storage device at the game server, including a donation credits amount; pairing at the game server two or more of the plurality of users with each other for playing a game; receiving at the game server from each of the users playing the game a wagered donation credits amount and a selected recipient for receiving donation credits; hosting at the game server the game between the paired users; determining at the game server one or more winners and one or more losers of the game from among the paired users; deducting from the donation credits amount for at least one of the losers at least a portion of the wagered donation credits amount and increasing the donation credits amount of the selected recipient of at least one of the winners by at least a portion of the wagered donation credits amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for providing an online interactive game and for collecting donations comprising:
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maintaining account information for a plurality of users in a storage device at a game server, including user profile information and a donation credits amount; maintaining recipient information for one or more recipients in the storage device at the game server, including a donation credits amount; pairing at the game server two or more of the plurality of users with each other for playing a game; receiving at the game server from each of the users playing the game a wagered donation credits amount and a selected recipient for receiving donation credits; hosting at the game server the game between the paired users; determining at the game server one or more winners and one or more losers of the game from among the paired users; deducting from the donation credits amount for at least one of the losers at least a portion of the wagered donation credits amount and increasing the donation credits amount of the selected recipient of at least one of the winners by at least a portion of the wagered donation credits amount. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system for facilitating donations, the system comprising a server having:
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a registration module for associating one or more users with a donation credits amount and for associating one or more recipients with a donation credits amount; a game module for administering a game to be played by the one or more users, the game module determining one or more losers of the game and decreasing the donation credits amount of at least one of the one or more losers by at least a portion of a wagered credit amount; a credit module to facilitate a transfer of funds to the one or more recipients based on the donation credits amount associated with the respective one or more recipients.
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19. A system for facilitating donations, the system comprising:
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a game server adapted to host at least one game to be played by one or more users of the system; a storage device at the game server; and a user client computing device in communication with the game server to play the at least one game, the user client computing device enabling the user to select at least one recipient to receive donation credits, wherein the game server hosts the game between the one or more users, determines one or more winning users and one or more losing users based on the outcome of the game, and the game server decreases a donation credit amount of at least one of the losing users and increases a donation credit amount of the selected recipient of at least one of the winning users. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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