INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL ARTIFACT RELOCATION AND ACTIVATION

• US 20110039622A1
• Filed: 08/12/2009
• Published: 02/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: 3 Legged Dog, Inc.
• Original Assignee: 3 Legged Dog, Inc.
• Inventors: Levenson, Seth D.
• Application Number:
  US12/540,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20110039622A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/44 involving timing of operations, e.g. performing an action within a time slot
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/49 Saving the game status; Pausing or ending the game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/58 by computing conditions of game characters, e.g. stamina, strength, motivation or energy level
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/85 Providing additional services to players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5573 player location
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/575 for trading virtual items
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/65 for computing the condition of a game character
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8058 Virtual breeding, e.g. tamagotchi

Abstract

A system comprising a digital artifact (100) with a non-predetermined location (104) is disclosed. The system can further comprise an identifier (180) and an asset (182) associated with the digital artifact (100). In addition, the system can further comprise a first participant client device (102) associated with the digital artifact (100), where a second participant client device (102) subsequently associates with the digital artifact (100) at a subsequent location (104). A method comprising assigning an accuracy assignment zone (1200) to a participant client device (102) and a digital artifact (100) is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a digital artifact; and

an at least one non-predetermined location which is associated with the digital artifact.

2. the system of claim 1, further comprising:

an identifier associated with the digital artifact; and

an asset associated with the digital artifact.

3. the system of claim 2, further comprising a first participant client device associated with the digital artifact, and where a second participant client device subsequently associates with the digital artifact at a subsequent location.

4. the system of claim 3, where the digital artifact is set to the at least one non-predetermined location by the first participant client device and associated to the second participant client device.

5. the system of claim 4, further comprising a physical location associated with the digital artifact.

6. the system of claim 5, further comprising a proximity reach roughly surrounding the first participant client device based a radius extending from the non-predetermined location of the first participant client device.

7. the system of claim 6, where the proximity reach overlaps with the at least one non-predetermined location.

8. the system of claim 7, where a proximity detector is displayed on a computing device indicating the digital artifact at the at least one non-predetermined location.

9. the system of claim 8, where the second participant client device obtains the digital artifact and subsequently releases the digital artifact in a non-predetermined location.

10. the system of claim 9, further comprising a request to a server, where the request comprises the at least one non-predetermined location which establishes a new location of the digital artifact.

11. the system of claim 10, where the at least one non-predetermined location is within in a set of locations.

12. the system of claim 11, where the digital artifact further comprises a trading card.

13. the system of claim 12, further comprising:

a participant client device which obtains the trading card when the participant client device'"'"'s location is substantially in proximity with the at least one non-predetermined location.

14. the system of claim 11, further comprising an evolution game where the digital artifact further comprises an at least one creature.

15. the system of claim 14, where the at least one creature comprises an at least one attribute, and where the at least one attribute comprises a genetic material.

16. the system of claim 15, further comprising an area comprising a first genetic material and a second genetic material.

17. the system of claim 16, where the first genetic material and the second genetic material being in proximity randomly generate a third genetic material.

18. the system of claim 11, where the digital artifact comprises a token.

19. the system of claim 18, where the token comprises an at least one numeric value.

20. the system of claim 19, where the token is obtained by a first participant client device and a second participant client device.

21. the system of claim 20, where the token is released an “

n”

number of times in an an “

n”

number of non-predetermined locations less than or equal to the “

n”

number of times, resulting in an “

n”

number of tokens.

22. the system of claim 21, further comprising a primary token randomly selected from the “

n”

number of tokens.