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Voting with your feet

Granted 10 Jun 2014 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Zynga · originally Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

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Inventors: Brian Reynolds, Matthew Adam Ocko, Amitt Mahajan · Examiner: Dmitry Suhol · AU 3716 · TC 3700

Application
13/174,737
filed 30 Jun 2011
Publication
Not published
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US 8,751,296
granted 10 Jun 2014

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Abstract

A method of voting with your feet is disclosed. A performance of a location-based action by a player of a computer-implemented game is associated with a vote on a matter. The performance of the location-based action by the player is detected. A count of votes corresponding to the vote on the matter is incremented based on the detecting of the performance of the location-based action by the player.

Claims

17 · 3 independent · depth 4
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Classifications

10 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section A — Human necessities
  • A63F9/24
Section G — Physics
  • G06Q30/02
  • G06F17/30
  • G06F17/00
  • G06Q30/00
Section H — Electricity
  • H04W4/20
USPC · US Patent Classification
705/14.2483/42705/14.12705/14.19

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Pendency
2.9 y
1,076 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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1
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Interviews
1
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Examiner
Dmitry Suhol
art unit 3716 · TC 3700
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