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System and method for granting in-game bonuses to a user

  • US 9,623,320 B1
  • Filed: 07/14/2014
  • Issued: 04/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, executed on a computer processor, for granting bonuses to a user'"'"'s in-game persona, the method comprising:

  • defining an interface for presentation to a user via a client computing platform associated with the user that allows the user to place a first virtual item in a first slot within the interface, the virtual item comprising a first quality value and a first level value;

    receiving input by the user over a network from the client computing platform, to place the first virtual item in the first slot;

    establishing, responsive to reception of the input, a set of one or more quality bonuses based on the first quality value;

    establishing, responsive to reception of the input, a level bonus for each of the one or more quality bonuses based on the first level value;

    causing the interface to offer the user the ability to upgrade the first virtual item;

    causing the interface to offer the user the ability to increase the likelihood of the first virtual item being upgraded by providing a second virtual item;

    determining, responsive to an acceptance of the offer, whether the first virtual item is upgraded or broken;

    increasing the level bonus for each of the one or more quality bonuses responsive to the first virtual item being upgraded;

    decreasing each of the one or more quality bonuses and the level bonus for each of the one or more quality bonuses responsive to the first virtual item being broken; and

    providing each of the one or more quality bonuses and the level bonus for each of the one or more quality bonuses to the user'"'"'s in-game persona.

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