IP Library Granted Patent US 11,288,645
Granted Patent B1
US 11,288,645 · App. 16/741,059 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Systems and methods for buying virtual items from multiple online sales platforms, the virtual items being useable within an online game

Inventors: Liwen Kao (Pasadena, CA); Rudy Koch (Seattle, WA); Cameron Thacker (Sherman Oaks, CA); Andrew Royer (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: Mythical, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,288,645
App. No.
16/741,059
Filed
Jan 13, 2020
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B1
Art Unit
3625
USPC
705/26.3
Abstract

Systems and methods for buying and selling virtual items through multiple online sales platforms are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: effectuate publications of at least two sales listings; effectuate a presentation to a buying user that includes representations of the publications; receive indications of offers to purchase the particular virtual item; determine an accepted offer that is accepted; effectuate assignment of the ownership of the particular virtual item to the buying user account.

Claims (49)

1. A system configured for buying virtual items from multiple online sales platforms, the virtual items being useable within an online game, the system comprising:

one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:

manage user accounts for users in the online game, wherein individual user accounts are associated with individual users, wherein the individual user accounts include individual user inventories of virtual items that are usable within the online game by the associated users, wherein the users include a selling user associated with a selling user account and a buying user associated with a buying user account, wherein the selling user account includes a selling user inventory of one or more virtual items that are usable by the selling user within the online game, and wherein the buying user account includes a buying user inventory of one or more virtual items that are usable by the buying user within the online game;

effectuate a first publication of a first sales listing of a particular virtual item on a first online sales platform, wherein the first online sales platform is configured to allow buyers to make purchases using a fiat currency, wherein the first sales listing includes first pricing information for prospective buying users and first descriptive information that describes the particular virtual item offered for sale by the selling user;

effectuate a second publication of a second sales listing of the particular virtual item on a second online sales platform, wherein the second online sales platform is configured to allow buyers to make purchases using a cryptocurrency, wherein the second sales listing includes second pricing information for prospective buying users and second descriptive information that describes the particular virtual item offered for sale by the selling user;

effectuate a presentation to the buying user, wherein the presentation includes representations of the first sales listing of the particular virtual item and the second sales listing of the particular virtual item in a manner that indicates that the first sales listing and the second sales listing pertain to the same particular virtual item;

receive one or more indications of offers to purchase the particular virtual item, wherein the one or more indications of the offers include a first indication of a first offer received from the buying user;

determine an accepted offer that is accepted, wherein the accepted offer is exactly one of the offers to purchase the particular virtual item, wherein the accepted offer is the first offer;

receive an amount of consideration from the buying user;

effectuate assignment of ownership of the particular virtual item to the buying user account, such that the particular virtual item is included in the buying user inventory; and

transfer at least a portion of the amount of consideration received from the buying user to the selling user account.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to:

receive a request from the buying user for information regarding one or more sales listings for the particular virtual item,

wherein effectuating the presentation occurs subsequent to receiving the request from the buying user.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to:

determine that the buying user provided the accepted offer.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to:

notify the first and second online sales platforms of whether the offers have been accepted or denied;

wherein the at least two online sales platforms deactivate the first and second publications of the first and second sales listings, subsequent to notifications whether the offers have been accepted or denied.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein publication of the first sales listing effectuates an auction having a limited duration.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining the accepted offer includes a verification whether one or more requirements as stipulated by the selling user in the sales request have been met.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein effectuating the assignment of the ownership of the particular virtual item to the buying user account includes assigning the ownership from a holding account to the buying user account.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein generating one or both of the first and second sales listings of the particular virtual item includes converting seller-provided price information to either the fiat currency or the cryptocurrency.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the particular virtual item that is included in the buying user inventory is available to be used by the buying user within the online game.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein assignments of the ownership of the particular virtual item are recorded on a decentralized database that stores a registry of assets and transactions, wherein the assets include the particular virtual item, wherein the decentralized database represents a blockchain, wherein the first and second publications of the first and second sales listings are effectuated subsequent to a verification whether the selling user has ownership of the particular virtual item, and wherein the verification is based on information in the registry that is stored in the decentralized database.

11. A method for buying virtual items from multiple online sales platforms, the virtual items being useable within an online game, the method comprising:

managing user accounts for users in the online game, wherein individual user accounts are associated with individual users, wherein the individual user accounts include individual user inventories of virtual items that are usable within the online game by the associated users, wherein the users include a selling user associated with a selling user account and a buying user associated with a buying user account, wherein the selling user account includes a selling user inventory of one or more virtual items that are usable by the selling user within the online game, and wherein the buying user account includes a buying user inventory of one or more virtual items that are usable by the buying user within the online game;

effectuating a first publication of a first sales listing of a particular virtual item on a first online sales platform, wherein the first online sales platform is configured to allow buyers to make purchases using a fiat currency, wherein the first sales listing includes first pricing information for prospective buying users and first descriptive information that describes the particular virtual item offered for sale by the selling user;

effectuating a second publication of a second sales listing of the particular virtual item on a second online sales platform, wherein the second online sales platform is configured to allow buyers to make purchases using a cryptocurrency, wherein the second sales listing includes second pricing information for prospective buying users and second descriptive information that describes the particular virtual item offered for sale by the selling user;

effectuating a presentation to the buying user, wherein the presentation includes representations of the first sales listing of the particular virtual item and the second sales listing of the particular virtual item in a manner that indicates that the first sales listing and the second sales listing pertain to the same particular virtual item;

receiving one or more indications of offers to purchase the particular virtual item, wherein the one or more indications of the offers include a first indication of a first offer received from the buying user;

determining an accepted offer that is accepted, wherein the accepted offer is exactly one of the offers to purchase the particular virtual item, wherein the accepted offer is the first offer;

receiving an amount of consideration from the buying user;

effectuating assignment of ownership of the particular virtual item to the buying user account, such that the particular virtual item is included in the buying user inventory; and

transferring at least a portion of the amount of consideration received from the buying user to the selling user account.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving a request from the buying user for information regarding one or more sales listings for the particular virtual item,

wherein effectuating the presentation occurs subsequent to receiving the request from the buying user.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining that the buying user provided the accepted offer.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

notifying the first and second online sales platforms of whether the offers have been accepted or denied;

wherein the at least two online sales platforms deactivate the first and second publications of the first and second sales listings, subsequent to notifications whether the offers have been accepted or denied.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein publication of the first sales listing effectuates an auction having a limited duration.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining the accepted offer includes a verification whether one or more requirements as stipulated by the selling user in the sales request have been met.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein effectuating the assignment of the ownership of the particular virtual item to the buying user account includes assigning the ownership from a holding account to the buying user account.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein generating one or both of the first and second sales listings of the particular virtual item includes converting seller-provided price information to either the fiat currency or the cryptocurrency.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the particular virtual item that is included in the buying user inventory is available to be used by the buying user within the online game.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein assignments of the ownership of the particular virtual item are recorded on a decentralized database that stores a registry of assets and transactions, wherein the assets include the particular virtual item, wherein the decentralized database represents a blockchain, wherein the first and second publications of the first and second sales listings are effectuated subsequent to a verification whether the selling user has ownership of the particular virtual item, and wherein the verification is based on information in the registry that is stored in the decentralized database.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2026
From: MYTHICAL, INC.
To: LUNA MARKET INC.
Reel/Frame 075567/0905 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2025
From: MYTHICAL, INC.; DMARKET INC.
To: NFL PROPERTIES LLC (AS COLLATERAL AGENT)
Reel/Frame 069827/0309 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2024
From: MYTHICAL, INC.; DMARKET INC.
To: RHENIUM SOF I-A MYTHICAL 2023, LP; GALAXY EOS VC FUND, L.P.
Reel/Frame 066381/0852 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2020
From: KAO, LIWEN; KOCH, RUDY; THACKER, CAMERON; ROYER, ANDREW
To: MYTHICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 051497/0305 →
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