Game asset linked to operations performed outside the game
View Patent ↗Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for executing game operations. One method includes an operation for receiving a request from a player to acquire a first game asset to be utilized in the game, the first game asset being associated with a token usable in the real world outside the game. After assigning the first game asset to the player in the game, the player is rewarded in the game with a second asset in response to the request. Further, the method includes an operation for detecting a commercial operation executed outside the game by the player with the token, and the player is rewarded in the game with a third asset in response to the detecting.
1. A method for executing game operations, the method comprising:
receiving, by a game server having a processor executing a game, a request from a player to acquire a first game asset to be utilized in the game;
instructing, by the game server in response to receiving the request, the player to obtain outside the game and in a real world a credit card from a commercial company and to use the credit card in the real world;
sending from the game server a first electronic message to a financial server of the commercial company with information about the player request, wherein the financial server is operable to notify the game server when the player obtains the credit card;
assigning the first game asset to the player in the game in response to the request;
receiving by the game server a second electronic message from the financial server of the commercial company indicating that the player obtained the credit card from the commercial company;
rewarding the player in the game with a second game asset in response to the receiving the second electronic message; and
presenting growth stages for the first game asset, wherein an icon for presenting the first game asset in the game is changed after completing a respective credit card operation with the credit card for each growth stage, wherein the credit card operations for each growth stage include placing the first game asset, applying for the credit card, activating the credit card, and making a purchase with the credit card, wherein operations of the method are executed by the processor.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 , further including:
providing additional rewards to the player after completing the credit card operation for each of the growth stages.
3. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein assigning the first game asset further includes:
placing a first icon associated with the first game asset in a game board.
4. The method as recited in claim 3 , further including:
placing new icons for the first game asset in the game board after reaching each of the growth stages.
5. The method as recited in claim 1 , further including:
determining if the player meets prerequisites to obtain the first game asset; and
notifying the player in the game that the player is eligible to obtain the game asset.
6. The method as recited in claim 5 , wherein the prerequisites includes one or more of a minimum age, a minimum level achieved by the player in the game, or a geographic location of the player.
7. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein using the credit card is selected from a group consisting of activating the credit card, adding money to a balance on the credit card, or making a purchase with the credit card.
8. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first game asset is selected from a group consisting of a tree, a plant, a vehicle, a car, an airplane, a ship, a weapon, a gun, a rifle, a building, a castle, a decoration, a fountain, or an avatar, wherein the second asset is selected from a group consisting of a game currency, game energy, or a food item.
9. The method as recited in claim 1 , further including:
providing a daily reward for a predetermined number of days after assigning the first game asset to the player in the game.
10. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the credit card is a prepaid card or a card for making purchases with credit.
11. The method as recited in claim 1 , further including:
receiving by the game server a third electronic message from the financial server indicating that the player activated the credit card; and
rewarding the player in the game in response to receiving the third electronic message.
12. The method as recited in claim 1 , further including:
receiving by the game server a fourth electronic message from the financial server indicating that the player made a purchase with the credit card; and
rewarding the player in the game in response to receiving the fourth electronic message.
13. A method for executing game operations, the method comprising:
receiving, by a game server having a processor executing a game, a request from a player to acquire a first game asset to be utilized in the game;
instructing, by the game server in response to receiving the request, the player to obtain outside the game and in a real world a credit card from a commercial company and to use the credit card in the real world, wherein the first game asset includes growth stages associated with a plurality of commercial operations executed in the real world with the credit card, each growth stage being associated with a completion of a credit card operation performed in the real world, wherein the growth stages include placing the first game asset, signing up to the credit card, activating the credit card, and making a purchase with the credit card;
assigning the first game asset to the player in the game;
sending from the game server a first electronic message to a financial server of a commercial company issuing the credit card that the first game asset has been assigned to the player, wherein the financial server is operable to notify the game server when the player obtains the credit card;
receiving by the game server a second electronic message from the commercial company, the second electronic message indicating that the credit card was obtained by the player;
evolving the first game asset from a first growth stage to a second stage in response to receiving the second electronic message; and
rewarding the player in the game with a second game asset in response to the evolving, wherein operations of the method are executed by the processor.
14. The method as recited in claim 13 , further including:
associating a different in-game icon for the first game asset for each of the growth stages.
15. The method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the credit card is a prepaid card or a card for making purchases with credit.
16. The method as recited in claim 13 , wherein operations of the method are performed by a computer program when executed by one or more processors, the computer program being embedded in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
17. A computer program embedded in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, when executed by one or more processors, for executing game operations, the computer program comprising:
program instructions for receiving, by a game server having a processor executing a game, a request from a player to acquire a first game asset to be utilized in the game;
program instructions for instructing, by the game server in response to receiving the request, the player to obtain outside the game and in a real world a credit card from a commercial company and to use the credit card in the real world;
program instructions for sending from the game server a first electronic message to a financial server of the commercial company with information about the player request, wherein the financial server is operable to notify the game server when the player obtains the credit card;
program instructions for assigning the first game asset to the player in the game in response to the request;
program instructions for receiving by the game server a second electronic message from the financial server of the commercial company indicating that the player obtained the credit card from the commercial company;
program instructions for rewarding the player in the game with a second game asset in response to the receiving the second electronic message; and
program instructions for presenting growth stages for the first game asset, wherein an icon for presenting the first game asset in the game is changed after completing a respective credit card operation with the credit card for each growth stage, wherein the credit card operations for each growth stage include placing the first game asset, applying for the credit card, activating the credit card, and making a purchase with the credit card.
18. The computer program as recited in claim 17 , wherein using the credit card in the real world is an operation selected from a group consisting of performing a purchase with the credit card, placing a bet with the credit card, or withdrawing money from an ATM with the credit card.
19. The computer program as recited in claim 17 , wherein the first game asset is selected from a group consisting of a tree, a plant, a vehicle, a car, an airplane, a ship, a weapon, a gun, a rifle, a building, a castle, a decoration, a fountain, or an avatar.