US Patent Issued to Electronic Arts on Jan. 28 for "Seasonal reward distribution system" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,336, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Electronic Arts Inc. (Redwood City, Calif.).

"Seasonal reward distribution system" was invented by Shaun Mackenzie Laker (New Westminster, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a video game based seasonal reward distribution system. The seasonal reward system can provide users with a non-linear map that allows the users to choose how to progress through the reward map when advancing or leveling up a virtual character or user account within the video game. The virtual map can provide a visual representation of a non-linear pathway or tracks that a user can follow ...