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Application US20190385136
Published 2019-12-19
System And Method For Generating Permanent Data Records And Assets For Digital Items In A Networked Video Game System
An improved system for generating and tracking digital items in a networked video game system using blockchain technology are disclosed. The system records the sale of a digital item in a blockchain and allocates a reserve of cryptocurrency for the digital item. Thereafter, the digital item can be returned or cancelled in exchange for the cryptocurrency.
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- 1. A computing device comprising a processing unit, memory, and non-volatile storage, the non-volatile storage storing a block, wherein the block is part of a blockchain, the block comprising:
a header comprising:
a hash, generated by the processing unit, of a previous block in the blockchain; and
a timestamp; and
a ledger comprising transaction data for a purchase of a digital item for use in a video game, the transaction data comprising:
a token associated with the digital item and comprising attribute data for the digital item;
a cryptocurrency value for the digital item.
- 13. A method for facilitating the transaction of a digital item, comprising:
purchasing, by a first computing device, a digital item from a second computing device; generating and storing, by the second computing device, a block associated with the purchasing step, wherein the block is part of a blockchain and comprises a header comprising a hash of a previous block in the blockchain, and a timestamp, and a ledger comprising transaction data for a purchase of a digital item for use in a video game, the transaction data comprising a token associated with the digital item and comprising attribute data for the digital item, and a cryptocurrency value for the digital item; altering, by the first computing device or the second computing device, the digital item to render it unusable in the video game; and transferring, by the second computing device, the cryptocurrency value to the first computing device.
- 25. A method for facilitating the transfers of a first digital item and a second digital item, comprising:
purchasing, by a first computing device, a first digital item from a second computing device; generating and storing, by the second computing device, a first block associated with the purchasing of the first digital item, wherein the first block is part of a blockchain and comprises a header comprising a hash of a previous block in the blockchain, and a timestamp, and a ledger comprising transaction data for a purchase of the first digital item for use in a first video game, the transaction data comprising a token associated with the first digital item and comprising attribute data for the first digital item, and a cryptocurrency value for the first digital item; altering, by the first computing device or the second computing device, the first digital item to render it unusable; purchasing, by the first computing device, a second digital item from a third computing device, wherein the first computing device transfers the cryptocurrency value for the first digital item to the third computing device; and generating and storing, by the third computing device, a second block associated with the purchasing of the second digital item, wherein the second block is part of the blockchain and comprises a header comprising a hash of the first block, and a timestamp, and a ledger comprising transaction data for a purchase of the second digital item for use in a second video game, the transaction data comprising a token associated with the second digital item and comprising attribute data for the second digital item, and a cryptocurrency value for the second digital item.
