続2）ポケモンGOの基本特許

今朝発見したポケモンGOの基本特許は、前回ブログで紹介した。

ここでは、２件目を紹介する。

しかも、タイムリー。

約１０日前の1月17日に登録特許となったNianticのUS9545565。

タイトル「Regulating and scoring player interactions within a virtual world associated with a location-based parallel reality game」のGoogle翻訳は「位置ベースのパラレルリアリティゲームに関連する仮想世界内でのプレーヤの対話を調整しスコアリングする」で、やはり、ポケモンGOの基本特許と思われる。

• Regulating and scoring player interactions within a virtual world associated with a location-based parallel reality game

  Patent number: 9545565

  Abstract: A parallel reality game has a virtual world that parallels at least a portion of the real world. A captured region is identified within the virtual world that is associated with a team within the parallel reality game. A geographic region is identified within the real world corresponding to the captured region within the virtual world. Data associated with population density for at least a portion of the geographic region is accessed. A score is assigned for the captured region based on the population density.

  Type: Grant

  Filed: October 31, 2013

  Date of Patent: January 17, 2017

  Assignee: Niantic, Inc.

  Inventors: David Kornmann, Alexander Vladimirov, Chris Hibbert, Jim Wang, Charles Spirakis, John Hanke