Patent ID: 8262471

Claim:
A method performed by a computer, the method comprising: retrieving, by as Video Game Central Server, a plurality of player attributes of a player; determining, by the Video Game Central Server, that the plurality of player 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; 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, that a child relationship contract is available for the first player character; outputting, by the Video Game Central Server, an available parent-child contract; receiving, by the Video Game Central Server, an acceptance of the parent-child contract; generating, by the Video Game Central Server, a profile, of the child player character based on part on the profile of at least one parent player character; creating, by the Video Game Central Server, a child player character with the generated profile of the child; and creating, by the Video Game Central Server, a new relationship contract record based on the conditions for the contract.