SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WAGERING BADGES

• US 20100261520A1
• Filed: 04/08/2009
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: LEMPEL, Eric, De Guzman, Dawn Cindy, Cho, Jennifer
• Granted Patent: US 9,047,736 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3281 wherein game attributes are transferred between players, e.g. points, weapons, avatars

Abstract

A method for wagering badges. The method includes establishing badges representing an associated event, such as a window of time that the badge was available. A predetermined criteria for the badges are established, such as an activity required for a gamer to obtain a particular badge, and a determination is made that a gamer is entitled to the badge, based on the predetermined criteria. Similarly, other gamers can also obtain badges by meeting the criteria for the badge. Each gamer, is associated with their badges and a wager or trade between gamers can be established whereby the gamers wager or trade chosen badges. Ownership of the wagered badges is then transferred based on the outcome of the wager or trade.

Claims

1. A method for transacting one or more symbols comprising:

establishing one or more symbols representing an associated event;

establishing predetermined criteria for the one or more symbols;

determining that a first user is entitled to a particular symbol based on the predetermined criteria;

determining that a second user is entitled to a particular symbol based on the predetermined criteria;

associating the first user with one or more symbols based on the determining step;

associating the second user with one or more symbols based on the determining step;

establishing a transaction between the first user and the second user, the transaction utilizing one or more symbols associated with the first user and one or more symbols associated with the second user; and

transferring the utilized one or more symbols based on the transaction.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predetermined criteria is related to a time period that a particular symbol is available for acquisition by one or more users.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predetermined criteria is related to activities by one or more users.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein selected symbols are associated with a skill level.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

establishing an electronic escrow account for the first user and the second user to store the utilized symbols for the first user and the utilized symbols for the second user.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transaction comprises an activity between the first user and the second user.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transaction comprises an activity by one of the first user or the second user.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of establishing the transaction comprises:

identifying items and/or symbols to be transacted; and

wherein the transferring step comprises determining whether to transfer the identified items and/or symbols based on the transaction.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

establishing an indication associated with each symbol obtained by a user, the indication based on a manner that the user obtained the symbol.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein each symbol includes an historical profile.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein one or more of the symbols include audio data.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring an ownership status of one or more symbols.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein each symbol has an associated class.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein each symbol has an associated number.

15. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

associating advertising information with a symbol.

16. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

associating a particular status with a symbol,

wherein the status determines a type of transaction associated with the symbol.