Patent ID: 7974901
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: A63F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a computer, the method comprising: retrieving, by a Video Game Central Server, a plurality of player attributes of a player; determining, by the Video Game Central Server, if the plurality of player attributes qualify for a relationship; if the attributes qualify for a relationship, flagging, by the Video Game Central Server, a character account of the player as eligible for a relationship: outputting, by the Video Game Central Server, relationship availability to the player character; retrieving, by the Video Game Central Server, a request to form a relationship by contract; outputting, by the Video Game Central Server, parameters for the contract; receiving, by the Video Game Central Server, conditions for the contract; creating, by the Video Game Central Server, a new relationship contract record based on the conditions for the contract; receiving, by the Video Game Central Server, an indication that a first player character desires to enter into a parent-child contract; determining, by the Video Game Central Server, if a child relationship contract is available for the first player character; and outputting, by the Video Game Central Server, an available parent-child contract.