Patent ID: 8192286

Claim:
A system for transferring online privileges for one or more game items from a first user to a second user, comprising: an online game provider company configured to provide an online game; a game server having a network connection and storing data providing the online game and game environment, wherein said online game provider company has control over said game server; a game database connected to said game server, said game database storing data representing said one or more game items, data representing a game account of the first user, and data representing a game account of the second user, said one or more game items associated with said first user game account; an auction server having a network connection and connected to said game server through the network connection, and storing data providing an online auction for said one or more game items, wherein said online game provider company has control over said game server; and an auction database connected to said auction server, said auction database storing data representing said one or more game items received from said game server, data representing an auction account of the first user, and data representing an auction account of the second user, wherein said data representing said one or more game items to be auctioned and stored in said auction database is encrypted using a key included in a game item of said one or more game items stored in said game server to verify that the data is data from the game server, wherein said game server disables said one or more game items associated with said first user game account and associates said one or more game items with said second user game account when said auction server verifies that a financial transfer has been made from the second user auction account to the first user auction account, and wherein said online game provider company has control over both said game server and said auction server so that the second user is assured of transfer of said one or more game items.