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

Claim 0:
1. A method of providing payment towards financial obligations through an online game, comprising:
presenting a player with a graphical representation of a game board, wherein said game board has a plurality of game spaces;
presenting said player with a graphical representation of said player's position within an initial game space;
crediting said player with at least one game credit;
presenting said player with a question;
providing said player with a determined time period for supplying a response to said presented question;
crediting said player with at least one game point if 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;
requiring, if said graphical representation of said player's position is not within said initial game space, said player to choose an option between at least one or more options 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, 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 player's position to a new game space and implementing said option chosen by said player;
presenting subsequent questions to said player until said player 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 said player terminates said game; and
allowing said player to exchange said determined monetary value of a selected number of credits for monetary credit towards payment of at least one financial obligation.