Systems and methods for enabling exchange of tradeable items

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11865458-B2
Application number	US-202217738667-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 6, 2022
Priority date	Apr 3, 2020
Publication date	Jan 9, 2024
Grant date	Jan 9, 2024

Abstract

Systems and methods for enabling exchange of tradeable items are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive the first tradeable item from a user; determine whether the received first tradeable item is a valid tradeable item within the online gaming platform by identifying the first tradeable item based on the first item-identifying information and by verifying the first tradeable item is a valid tradeable item within the online gaming platform; responsive to determining the received first tradeable item is valid within the online gaming platform, select a second tradeable item from a repository of tradeable items; and dispense, from the repository, the second tradeable item to the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for exchanging tradeable items, wherein the individual tradeable items are real-world physical items including a first tradeable item, wherein the individual tradeable items are associated with one or more user accounts of an online gaming platform, wherein the one or more user accounts are associated with one or more users, the method comprising:
receiving the first tradeable item from a user, wherein the first tradeable item is identified by first item-identifying information;
determining whether the first tradeable item is a valid tradeable item within the online gaming platform by:
(i) identifying the first tradeable item based on the first item-identifying information, and
(ii) verifying the first item-identifying information corresponds to a particular valid tradeable item within the online gaming platform;

responsive to determining the first tradeable item is valid within the online gaming platform, dispensing, from a repository of tradeable items, a second tradeable item to the user; and
communicating, wirelessly via a wireless transponder, exchange information to one or more exchange controlling processors, wherein the exchange information indicates whether the first tradeable item has been exchanged for the second tradeable item, wherein the exchange information indicates receipt of the first tradeable item and dispensing of the second tradeable item from the repository.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to determining the first tradeable item is valid, presenting to the user, via a display:
(i) the second tradeable item,
(ii) second item-identifying information that identifies the second tradeable item, and
(iii) exchange options, wherein the exchange options presented to the user allow the user to select whether the second tradeable item is dispensed to the user, wherein the exchange options include acceptance of an exchange of the first tradeable item with the second tradeable item and denial of the exchange of the first tradeable item with the second tradeable item; and

receiving a particular selection of one or more of the exchange options from the user.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the dispensing of the second tradeable item to the user is responsive to receiving user input that represents the acceptance of the exchange of the first tradeable item with the second tradeable item.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
selecting the second tradeable item from the repository, wherein a selection of the second tradeable item includes at least one of (i) randomized selection from the repository of tradeable items, (ii) first-in first-out selection from the repository of tradeable items, (iii) last-in first-out selection from the repository of tradeable items, and
(iv) user selection from the repository of tradeable items.

5. An item dispensing device configured to exchange tradeable items between users of an online gaming platform, wherein the individual tradeable items are real-world physical items that are associated with one or more user accounts of the users of the online gaming platform, wherein the one or more user accounts are associated with one or more of the users, wherein the individual tradeable items are associated with one or more game assets and facilitate modifying the one or more game assets, the item dispensing device comprising:
a repository configured to store tradeable items, wherein the tradeable items include an outgoing tradeable item, such that the outgoing tradeable item is identified by outgoing-item-identifying information;
an item receptacle configured to receive other tradeable items from one or more users and store the other tradeable items in the repository such that an incoming tradeable item is received from a user and stored in the repository, wherein the incoming tradeable item is identified by incoming-item-identifying information;
a dispenser configured to dispense individual tradeable items from the repository to the one or more users in response to receiving one of the other tradeable items from the one or more users via the item receptacle;
one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
determine whether the incoming tradeable item is a valid tradeable item within the online gaming platform by:
(i) identifying the incoming tradeable item based on the incoming-item-identifying information; and
(ii) verifying the incoming-item-identifying information corresponds to a particular valid tradeable item within the online gaming platform; and

responsive to determining the incoming tradeable item is valid within the online gaming platform, control the dispenser to dispense the outgoing tradeable item to the user; and

a wireless transponder configured to wirelessly communicate exchange information to one or more exchange controlling processors, wherein the exchange information indicates whether the incoming tradeable item has been exchanged for the outgoing tradeable item, wherein the exchange information indicates receipt of the incoming tradeable item and dispensing of the outgoing tradeable item from the repository.

6. The item dispensing device of claim 5 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to:
responsive to determining the first tradeable item is valid, present to the user, via a display:
(i) the outgoing tradeable item,
(ii) the outgoing-item-identifying information that identifies the outgoing tradeable item, and
(iii) exchange options, wherein the exchange options presented to the user allow the user to select whether the second tradeable item is dispensed to the user, wherein the exchange options include acceptance of an exchange of the incoming tradeable item with the outgoing tradeable item and denial of the exchange of the incoming tradeable item with the outgoing tradeable item; and

receive a particular selection of one or more of the exchange options from the user.

7. The item dispensing device of claim 6 , wherein the dispensing of the outgoing tradeable item to the user is responsive to receiving user input that represents the acceptance of the exchange of the incoming tradeable item with the outgoing tradeable item.

8. The item dispensing device of claim 5 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
select the second tradeable item from the repository, wherein a selection of the second tradeable item includes at least one of (i) randomized selection from the repository of tradeable items, (ii) first-in first-out selection from the repository of tradeable items, (iii) last-in first-out selection from the repository of tradeable items, and (iv) user selection from the repository of tradeable items.

9. A system configured to facilitate modifying game assets based on exchanged tradeable items via item dispensing devices, wherein the item dispensing devices dispense tradeable items that are real-world physical items, wherein the individual tradeable items are associated with one or more user accounts of an online gaming platform, wherein the one or more user accounts are associated with one or more users such that a first tradeable item is associated with a first user account of a first user, wherein one or more game assets included in the one or more user accounts are associated with the individual tradeable items, wherein the individual tradeable items that are associated with the one or more game assets facilitate modifying the one or more game assets, the system comprising:
one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
facilitate wireless communication sessions with individual item dispensing devices;
obtain exchange information from the item dispensing

Assignees

• Mythical Inc

Inventors

• Linden John

Classifications

• A63F13/792 Primary

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• G06Q20/123

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• A63F13/35

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