IP Library Granted Patent US 9,536,383
Granted Patent B2
US 9,536,383 · App. 14/720,626 · Granted Jan 3, 2017

Sponsored hybrid systems

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,536,383
App. No.
14/720,626
Granted
Jan 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sponsored hybrid system includes: a real world controller coupled to a game world controller over a network, the real world controller constructed to provide a randomly generated payout of real world credits; an entertainment software controller coupled to the game world controller, wherein the entertainment software controller is configured to execute an entertainment game; and the game world controller coupled to the entertainment software controller, a non-player interface, and the real world controller by the network, wherein the game world controller is constructed to: access a database containing a player profile of the player and a sponsor profile of a non-player; receive from the non-player interface, sponsorship terms involving allocation of gameplay resources during sponsored gameplay of the hybrid game; allocate gameplay resources associated with the sponsor profile to the player profile based on the sponsorship terms; and allocate gameplay resources resulting from a payout of gameplay resources.

Claims (34)

1. A gaming system, comprising:

at least one processor configured as a real world controller coupled to at least one processor configured as a game world controller over a network, wherein the at least one processor configured as the real world controller is constructed to provide a randomly generated payout of real world credits from a wager using a random number generator in a gambling game of a hybrid game; and

at least one processor configured as an entertainment software controller coupled to the at least one processor configured as the game world controller, wherein the at least one processor configured as the entertainment software controller is constructed to execute an entertainment game providing outcomes upon a player's skillful execution of the entertainment game of the hybrid game; and

the at least one processor configured as the game world controller,

wherein the at least one processor configured as the game world controller is further coupled to a non-player interface, and

wherein the at least one processor configured as the game world controller is constructed to:

access a database containing a player profile of the player and a sponsor profile of a non-player;

receive from the non-player interface, sponsorship terms involving allocation of gameplay resources during sponsored gameplay of the hybrid game between the player profile and the sponsor profile, wherein the sponsorship terms are generated by the non-player interface;

receive from the non-player interface, information to generate a display of the sponsorship terms;

allocate gameplay resources associated with the sponsor profile to the player profile based on the sponsorship terms for use in the sponsored gameplay of the hybrid game by the player; and

allocate gameplay resources resulting from a payout of gameplay resources during the sponsored gameplay using the sponsorship terms.

2. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the non-player interface presents information of the sponsor profile using a content filter to determine what information is accessible to the non-player interface.

3. The gaming system of claim 2 , wherein the hybrid game is played by a plurality of players, and wherein the content filter determines whether gameplay progress of the plurality of players is accessible.

4. The gaming system of claim 2 , wherein the content filter determines accessibility of information concerning the player profile in accordance with permissions set by a player associated with the player profile.

5. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the non-player interface presents information of players that can be sponsored.

6. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the non-player interface presents information of the sponsorship terms and acceptance of the sponsorship terms.

7. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the non-player interface is presents information of the payout of gameplay resources resulting from the sponsored gameplay.

8. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor configured as the game world controller and the at least one processor configured as the entertainment software controller are constructed from the same device.

9. A gaming system, comprising:

at least one processor configured as an entertainment software controller coupled to at least one processor configured as a game world controller over a network, wherein the at least one processor configured as the entertainment software controller is constructed to execute an entertainment game providing outcomes upon a player's skillful execution of an entertainment game of a hybrid game;

at least one processor configured as a real world controller, wherein the at least one processor configured as a real world controller is constructed to provide a randomly generated payout of real world credits from a wager using a random number generator in a gambling game of the hybrid game; and

the at least one processor configured as the game world controller,

wherein the at least one process configured as the game world controller is further coupled to the at least one processor configured as the real world controller and a non-player interface, and

wherein the at least one process configured as a game world controller is constructed to:

access a database containing a player profile of the player and a sponsor profile of a non-player;

receive from the non-player interface, sponsorship terms involving allocation of gameplay resources during sponsored gameplay of the hybrid game between the player profile and the sponsor profile, wherein the sponsorship terms are generated by the non-player interface;

receive from the non-player interface, information to generate a display of the sponsorship terms;

allocate gameplay resources associated with the sponsor profile to the player profile based on the sponsorship terms for use in the sponsored gameplay of the hybrid game by the player; and

allocate gameplay resources resulting from a payout of gameplay resources during the sponsored gameplay using the sponsorship terms.

10. The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the non-player interface presents information of the sponsor profile using a content filter to determine what information is accessible to the non-player interface.

11. The gaming system of claim 10 , wherein the hybrid game is played by a plurality of players, and wherein the content filter determines whether gameplay progress of the plurality of players is accessible.

12. The gaming system of claim 10 , wherein the content filter determines accessibility of information concerning the player profile in accordance with permissions set by a player associated with the player profile.

13. The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the non-player interface presents information of players that can be sponsored.

14. The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor configured as the game world controller and the at least one processor configured as the real world controller are constructed using a same processing device.

Assignments (5)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2020
From: GAMBLIT GAMING, LLC
To: SPV 47, LLC
Reel/Frame 053122/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2020
From: GAMBLIT GAMING, LLC
To: SPV 47, LLC
Reel/Frame 051973/0476 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2018
From: GAMBLIT GAMING, LLC
To: SPV 47, LLC
Reel/Frame 045888/0454 →
CONVERSION OF HOLDER OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2017
From: AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD
To: ACAS, LLC
Reel/Frame 042447/0187 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2016
From: GAMBLIT GAMING, LLC
To: AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 041226/0652 →