Granted Patent B2

US 12,290,755 · App. 18/319,242 · Granted May 6, 2025

Inventors: Mark Meyers (Austin, TX); Bruce E. Stuckman (Austin, TX); John W. Howard (Cedar Park, TX); Brian G. Howard (Austin, TX); Gregory Meador (Austin, TX)

Assignee: Galiant Arts, LLC

A63F13/69A63F13/537A63F13/655A63F13/79

Abstract

Claims (36)

1. A method for use with a non-fungible token (NFT) platform that includes a processor and a memory, the method comprising: receiving, at the processor, character attribute selection data to be associated with a game character, wherein the character attribute selection data indicates a subset of a set of character attributes of a character attribute database;

generating, via the processor and based on the character attribute selection data, display data associated with the game character;

facilitating, based on the display data associated with the game character, generation of a player token NFT associated with the game character;

preventing, via processor, use of the subset of character attributes of the character attribute database in generating other game characters;

generating game character data associated with the game character that includes the display data and that further includes performance data to be associated with actions of the game character in a game and a persona associated with the game character in the game; and

facilitating, based on the game character data, play of the game via the game character.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subset of character attributes of the character attribute database include one or more of: at least one garment selection, at least one garment color, a hair style, a hair color, a facial hair style, a facial hair color, a body style, at least one facial style, a shoe style, a shoe color, a jewelry selection, or an eye-ware selection.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the game character data is further based on game accessory data associated with a game accessory associated with the game character; and

wherein the display data associated with the game character also includes the game accessory.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a start game request via a game application associated with the game; and

enabling, via the game application, the play of the game associated with the game application when the player token NFT is validated; and

preventing, via the game application, the play of the game when the player token NFT is not validated.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the player token NFT is expended based on game play data associated with player token NFT that indicates loss of the game.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein preventing use of the subset of character attributes of the character attribute database in generating other game characters includes:

receiving other character attribute selection data to be associated with one of the other game characters;

determining when the other character attribute selection data indicates the subset of character attributes; and

preventing use of the subset of character attributes in generating the one of the other characters.

7. A system comprises:

a network interface configured to communicate via a network;

a processor;

a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations that include:

receiving character attribute selection data to be associated with a game character, wherein the character attribute selection data indicates a subset of a set of character attributes of a character attribute database;

generating, based on the character attribute selection data, display data associated with the game character;

facilitating, based on the display data associated with the game character, generation of a player token NFT associated with the game character;

preventing use of the subset of character attributes of the character attribute database in generating other game characters;

generating game character data associated with the game character that includes the display data and that further includes performance data to be associated with actions of the game character in a game and a persona associated with the game character in the game; and

facilitating, based on the game character data, play of the game via the game character.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the subset of character attributes of the character attribute database include one or more of: at least one garment selection, at least one garment color, a hair style, a hair color, a facial hair style, a facial hair color, a body style, at least one facial style, a shoe style, a shoe color, a jewelry selection, or an eye-ware selection.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein generating the game character data is further based on game accessory data associated with a game accessory associated with the game character; and

wherein the display data associated with the game character also includes the game accessory.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the player token NFT is expended based on game play data associated with the game character that indicates loss of the game.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein preventing use of the subset of character attributes of the character attribute database in generating other game characters includes:

receiving other character attribute selection data to be associated with one of the other game characters; and

determining when the other character attribute selection data indicates the subset of character attributes.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein preventing use of the subset of character attributes of the character attribute database in generating other game characters further includes preventing use of the subset of character attributes in generating the one of the other characters.

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