Patent ID: 8784178
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A system for executing an interactive video game having a lotterized component, the system comprising: at least one computer server communicable with at least one client computing device over a network, the server having a processor and a memory; a gaming engine module stored on the memory and executable by the processor, the gaming engine module having program code that when executed, generates an interactive game play instance playable on the client computing device; a lottery services module stored on the memory and executable by the processor, the lottery services module having program code that when executed, conducts a real world lottery transaction within the game play instance; and a virtual currency module stored on the memory and executable by the processor, the virtual currency module having program code that when executed, issues and manages separately credits for purchasing virtual goods in the game play instance, tokens applicable within the game play instance for participating in the real world lottery, and gifts representative of virtual goods exchangeable between players, wherein the gaming engine module further comprises program code that when executed, generates the game play instance as a collecting game of the virtual goods to form pre-defined sets thereof, wherein the lottery services module further comprises program code that when executed, generates a real lottery ticket by receiving a real lottery ticket transaction request within the game play instance, wherein the gaming engine module further comprises program code that when executed, generates the real lottery ticket request as a result of an action taken by at least one of the players in the collecting game, and wherein the gaming engine module further comprises program code that when executed, generates the real lottery ticket request when at least one of the tokens is applied to a completed one of the pre-defined sets of virtual goods.