Modifying virtual item states in conjunction with digital broadcast
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
- a) receiving information relating to a virtual coupon on a receiving device from a server, the virtual coupon including a plurality of portions, each portion of the plurality of portions of the virtual coupon being associated with respective image portions, the respective image portions configured to be presented by the receiving device when the receiving device has been proximate to a physical world location associated with one of the plurality of portions;
b) determining that the receiving device has been proximate to the physical world location associated with one of the plurality of portions of the virtual coupon;
c) presenting, based on determining that the receiving device has been proximate to the physical world location, a respective image portion associated with the portion of the virtual coupon on a display screen of the receiving device, wherein the virtual coupon is configured to be redeemable when a full virtual coupon image is presented on the display screen of the receiving device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and computer implemented method for modifying a state of a virtual item and a corresponding computer-readable medium are disclosed. A receiving device receives information relating to one or more virtual items from a server via a broadcast signal. The information is filtered according to one or more criteria to select a selected virtual item from among the one or more virtual items. The criteria include a physical world location of the receiving device. A state of the selected virtual item is modified from an initial state to a modified state and information relating the modified state back is sent back to the server.
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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a) receiving information relating to a virtual coupon on a receiving device from a server, the virtual coupon including a plurality of portions, each portion of the plurality of portions of the virtual coupon being associated with respective image portions, the respective image portions configured to be presented by the receiving device when the receiving device has been proximate to a physical world location associated with one of the plurality of portions; b) determining that the receiving device has been proximate to the physical world location associated with one of the plurality of portions of the virtual coupon; c) presenting, based on determining that the receiving device has been proximate to the physical world location, a respective image portion associated with the portion of the virtual coupon on a display screen of the receiving device, wherein the virtual coupon is configured to be redeemable when a full virtual coupon image is presented on the display screen of the receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method for delivering virtual coupons, comprising:
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a) sending, from a server to a receiving device, information relating to a virtual coupon, the virtual coupon including a plurality of portions, the plurality of portions being associated with respective image portions, each respective image portion of the plurality of portions of the virtual coupon configured to be displayed by the receiving device when the receiving device has been proximate to one or more physical world locations associated with one or more of the plurality of portions; b) determining that the receiving device has been proximate to one or more physical world locations associated with a portion of the virtual coupon; c) sending to the receiving device, based on determining that the receiving device has been proximate to the one or more physical world locations, a respective image portion associated with the portion of the virtual coupon, the respective image portion configured to be displayed with other image portions on a display screen of the receiving device, wherein the virtual coupon is configured to be redeemable when a full virtual coupon image is presented by the display screen of the receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for distributing virtual coupons, comprising:
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sending, by a server, a notification to a user device indicating availability of a virtual coupon for redeeming a good or service, the notification including a plurality of virtual coupon portions, each of the plurality of virtual coupon portions being associated with a respective coupon image portion, each of the plurality of virtual coupon portions be configured to be activated when the user device is determined to be proximate to respective one or more real world locations associated with the plurality of virtual coupon portions; receiving, by the server, indications that one or more of the virtual coupon portions have been activated based on a determination that the user device has been determined to be proximate to the one or more real world locations associated with one or more of the plurality of virtual coupon portions; sending, by the server, instructions to the user device to display on a display screen of the user device the respective coupon image portions associated with the virtual coupon portions that have been activated, wherein the virtual coupon is configured to be redeemable when a full virtual coupon image defined from the respective coupon image portions is presentable by the display screen of the user device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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