Patent ID: 11915554
Assignee: nan
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 10:
11. A method of providing payment towards financial obligations through an online game, comprising:
presenting a plurality of players with a graphical representation of a game board, wherein said game board has a plurality of game spaces;
crediting each of said plurality of players with at least one game credit;
presenting each of said plurality of players with a discrete graphical representation of each player's position within an initial game space;
presenting, during a respective turn, each player with a question;
providing, during said respective turn, each player with a determined time period for supplying a response to said presented question;
crediting each player with at least one game point if, during said respective turn, said player provides a proper response to said presented question, wherein each game credit corresponds to a determined monetary value and advancing said graphical representation of said player's position to a next game space;
subtracting, if said graphical representation of said player's position is within said initial game space, at least one game credit from said total number of game credits to said player if said player fails to respond within said determined time period or provides an improper response to said presented question within said determined time period, during said respective turn;
requiring, if said graphical representation of said player's position is not within said initial game space during said respective turn, each player to choose an option between at least one or more options if, during said respective turn, said player fails to respond within said determined time period or provides an improper response to said presented question within said determined time period, wherein said at least one or more options comprises reducing game credits for a total monetary value for participating in said game, subtracting at least one game point from said total number of game points credited to said player, or not advancing said graphical representation of said players position to a new game space and implementing said option chosen by said player; and
presenting subsequent questions to said players, in turn, until at least one of said players provides a proper response to a presented question while said graphical representation of said player's position is represented in a final game space, a determined time period for said game expires, or a determined number of game points has been credited to said players.