Systems and methods for transfer of rights pertaining to game assets between users of an online gaming platform

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11224818-B2
Application number	US-202016944840-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2020
Priority date	Dec 6, 2018
Publication date	Jan 18, 2022
Grant date	Jan 18, 2022

Abstract

Systems and methods for transfer of rights pertaining to game assets operate between users of an online gaming platform. Exemplary implementations may: tokenize a game asset into a tokenized game asset; record, on a distributed blockchain, ownership of a beneficiary right to a share resulting from selling the game asset; responsive to a sale of the game asset, transfer the share resulting from the sale to a first beneficiary; responsive to a transfer of ownership of a particular virtual item from the first beneficiary to a second beneficiary, and responsive to a second sale of the game asset, transferring a second share resulting from the second sale to the second beneficiary in accordance with the beneficiary right.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system configured for transfer of rights pertaining to game assets between users of an online gaming platform, the users including a first beneficiary, a second beneficiary, a first user, and a second user, wherein the first user is associated with a first inventory including a first set of virtual items usable within the online gaming platform, wherein the second user is associated with a second inventory including a second set of virtual items usable within the online gaming platform, wherein the game assets include a first game asset usable within the online gaming platform by an owner of a right to usage within the online gaming platform, wherein the owner of the first game asset is the first user, wherein the first game asset corresponds to a first tokenized game asset that includes a beneficiary right to a beneficiary share resulting from sales of the first game asset, the system comprising:
one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
record, on a distributed blockchain, ownership of the beneficiary right, wherein the beneficiary right is owned by the first beneficiary, wherein the ownership of the beneficiary right is associated with ownership of a particular virtual item within the online gaming platform such that transfer of the ownership of the particular virtual item corresponds to a change in the ownership of the beneficiary right;
receive information that has been recorded on the distributed blockchain, wherein the received information reflects a sale of the first game asset from the first user to the second user;
responsive to receipt of the information reflecting the sale of the first game asset from the first user to the second user, transfer the beneficiary share to the first beneficiary in accordance with the beneficiary right;
receive second information reflecting a transfer of the ownership of the particular virtual item from the first beneficiary to the second beneficiary; and
responsive to receipt of the second information reflecting the transfer of the ownership of the particular virtual item from the first beneficiary to the second beneficiary, record on the distributed blockchain that the beneficiary right is owned by the second beneficiary such that the beneficiary share resulting from subsequent sales of the first game asset will be transferred to the second beneficiary in accordance with the beneficiary right.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first game asset is a virtual item usable within the online gaming platform, and wherein the sale occurs within the online gaming platform.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein a third user is associated with a third inventory including a third set of virtual items usable within the online gaming platform, and wherein effectuation of a second sale of the first game asset from the second user to the third user includes a transfer of the first game asset from the second inventory to the third inventory, wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to:
responsive to receipt of information reflecting the second sale, transfer a second share resulting from the second sale to the second beneficiary in accordance with the beneficiary right.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first beneficiary is associated with a first beneficiary inventory including virtual items usable within the online gaming platform, wherein the second beneficiary is associated with a second beneficiary inventory including virtual items usable within the online gaming platform, and wherein effectuation of the transfer of the ownership of the particular virtual item from the first beneficiary to the second beneficiary includes a transfer of the particular virtual item from the first beneficiary inventory to the second beneficiary inventory.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein recording the ownership of the beneficiary right includes posting a message on the distributed blockchain.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ownership of the beneficiary right is managed through a smart contract on the distributed blockchain, wherein the smart contract includes a beneficiary address, wherein the share resulting from selling of the first game asset in accordance with the beneficiary right is transferred to the beneficiary address.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the first beneficiary is associated with a first beneficiary address, wherein the second beneficiary is associated with a second beneficiary address, and wherein effectuating the transfer of the particular virtual item from the first beneficiary to the second beneficiary includes effectuating a change in the beneficiary address included in the smart contract from the first beneficiary address to the second beneficiary address.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transfer of ownership of the particular virtual item from the first beneficiary to the second beneficiary is caused by a sale within the online gaming platform.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to tokenize the first game asset into the first tokenized game asset, wherein the tokenizing includes converting ownership rights regarding the first game asset into one or more tokens that are stored on the distributed blockchain.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the ownership rights regarding the first game asset are managed through a smart contract on the distributed blockchain.

11. A method for transfer of rights pertaining to game assets between users of an online gaming platform, the users including a first beneficiary, a second beneficiary, a first user, and a second user, wherein the first user is associated with a first inventory including a first set of virtual items usable within the online gaming platform, wherein the second user is associated with a second inventory including a second set of virtual items usable within the online gaming platform, wherein the game assets include a first game asset usable within the online gaming platform by an owner of a right to usage within the online gaming platform, wherein the owner of the first game asset is the first user, wherein the first game asset corresponds to a first tokenized game asset that includes a beneficiary right to a beneficiary share resulting from sales of the first game asset, wherein the method is implemented in a computer system that includes one or more hardware processors, the method comprising:
recording, by the one or more hardware processors, on a distributed blockchain, ownership of the beneficiary right, wherein the beneficiary right is owned by the first beneficiary, wherein the ownership of the beneficiary right is associated with ownership of a particular virtual item within the online gaming platform such that transfer of the ownership of the particular virtual item corresponds to a change in the ownership of the beneficiary right;
receiving, by the one or more hardware processors, information that has been recorded on the distributed blockchain, wherein the received information reflects a sale of the first game asset from the first user to the second user;
responsive to receipt of the information reflecting the sale of the first game asset from the first user to the second user, transferring, by the one or more hardware processors, the beneficiary share to the first beneficiary in accordance with the beneficiary right;
receiving, by the one or more hardware processors, second information reflecting a transfer of the ownership of the particular virtual item from the first beneficiary to the second beneficiary; and
responsive to receipt of the second information reflecting the transfer of the ownership of

Assignees

• Mythical Inc

Inventors

• Cunningham Stephan
• Linden John

Classifications

• H04L9/50

  using hash chains, e.g. blockchains or hash trees · CPC title

• A63F13/70

  Game security or game management aspects · CPC title

• A63F13/85

  Providing additional services to players · CPC title

• A63F13/792 Primary

  for payment purposes, e.g. monthly subscriptions · CPC title

• G06Q2220/10

  Usage protection of distributed data files · CPC title