Patent ID: 8366544

Claim:
A mobile device operable to facilitate a game playable on the mobile device, the mobile device comprising: an input mechanism for receiving input from a user of the mobile device; a display screen for outputting results of the game; a processor; a memory, the memory storing a first software program for conducting the game on the mobile device, a locked outcome of the game and a decryption algorithm for unlocking locked outcomes of the game; the processor being operable with the first software program to: allow the user to play the game by providing inputs via the input mechanism; receive a signal comprising an unlock code; unlock the locked outcome of the game using the unlock code and executing the decryption algorithm, thereby determining an unlocked outcome; determine a result associated with the unlocked outcome, the result corresponding to an intra-game benefit; and provide the intra-game benefit to the user by incorporating the result into the game while it is being played on the mobile device by the user.