Patent ID: 9721269
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A63F,A63H,G06Q,G06T,G07F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method that provides a virtual presentation comprising. restricting unauthorized viewing of at least a restricted portion of a website; registering a first registration code for a first product, the registration code having been entered into the website and transmitted over a communication network; transmitting content to a user computer for displaying a virtual character that is controllable by the user on the website and granting the user access to the restricted portion of the website subsequent to said registering the first registration code; associating said virtual character with a user account of the user; registering a second registration code associated with a second product in possession of said user, said second registration code having been entered into the website and transmitted over the communication network, wherein the second product is different than the first product; transmitting content to the user computer to be displayed on the website for viewing by the user, said content including a second virtual character that is controllable by the user on the website; associating the second virtual character with the user account; conditioned, at least in part, on successfully registering at least one of the first and second products, saving a different user as a friend in association with the user account and transmitting content that enables the user to view at least one other virtual character on the website that is not associated with the user account of the user but is associated with the friend, wherein said saving the different user as the friend grants the different user access to content on the website specific to the virtual character that is not accessible by another user on the website; using said computer for providing, for access by said user, a chat function between said virtual character and said at least one other character on the website associated with said friend; and providing, for access by said user, additional content beyond said chat function, for said first product as a reward for registration of the second registration code on the website by said user who registered said first registration code, wherein the additional content comprises access to additional resources of the website beyond the resources provided by said registration of said first registration code.