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- Patent Title: System and method for non-deterministically providing denominated virtual currencies in a virtual space
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Application No.: US13895573Application Date: 2013-05-16
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Publication No.: US10203846B1Publication Date: 2019-02-12
- Inventor: Weiwei Geng , Matthew Curtis , Michael C. Caldarone , Stephanie K. Schultz , Kellen Christopher Smalley , Xuezheng Liu
- Applicant: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Redwood City
- Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
- Current Assignee: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Redwood City
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/0484
- IPC: G06F3/0484 ; G06Q30/02

Abstract:
A system and method for non-deterministically providing denominated virtual currency in a virtual space are disclosed. The units of virtual currencies may be classified by different denominations and levels. Non-purchasing utilities may be obtained for the denomination and level of the virtual currencies and provided to users in the virtual space. In one example, the denomination and level of the virtual currencies may be used as socketing elements to provide boosts to base attributes to virtual items. In some implementations, an amount of boost provided by a denomination and level of virtual currency when socketed to a virtual item may be determined based on numerical relationships among the denomination and level of the virtual currencies. The denomination and level of virtual currencies may be harvested non-deterministically by users based on probabilities determined for the users.
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