ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,698, issued on June 3, was assigned to Electronic Arts Inc. (Redwood City, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for adjusting online game content and access for multiple platforms" was invented by Kent Wakeford (Hillsborough, Calif.) and Tomi Huttula (San Rafael, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of systems and methods for enabling access to an online game, modifying user progress within the online game, monitoring user interactions with the online game, or adjusting user gameplay with the online game, via multiple platforms. The multiple platforms may include virtual reality platforms and non-virtual reality platforms."

The...