Patent ID: 8676659
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for facilitating a proposed financial transaction between a first party associated with a first gamer tag and a second party associated with a second gamer tag, the system comprising: a storage device comprising the first gamer tag, the second gamer tag, a first real financial account, a second real financial account, a first gaming device identifier, and a second gaming device identifier; an electronic communication interface configured to: a processor operatively connected to the communication interface and configured to: wherein the proposed financial transaction outside the virtual environment involves a payment in real currency from the first real financial account to the second real financial account, and wherein the payment is for one or more real goods or services; wherein the first gamer tag corresponds to a first avatar of the first party that is present in the virtual environment; wherein the second gamer tag corresponds to a second avatar of the second party that has no access to the virtual environment.