Method of addressing money flows coming from on-line game accounts to receiver entities having different purposes

Abstract

A method of addressing a money flow (M) coming from an online game website ( 2 ) to a receiver entity ( 4, 5, 6 ), through the intermediation of a banking company ( 3 ), includes, in sequence, the steps of: -entering and logging-in (F 1 ) a on-line game website ( 2 ) by a user ( 1 ); -transferring (F 2 ) the log-in data (D) from the on-line game website ( 2 ) to the banking company ( 3 ); -selecting (F 3 ) an addressing mode of the money flow (M); -selecting (F 4 ) the receiver entity ( 4, 5, 6 ) of the money flow (M); -playing (F 5 ) a game on the on-line game website ( 2 ); -transferring (F 6 ) the money flow (M) from the on-line game website ( 2 ) to the banking company ( 3 ), based on the selected addressing mode; and -transferring (F 7 ) the money flow (M) from the banking company ( 3 ) to the selected receiver entity ( 4, 5, 6 ).

1 . A method of addressing at least one money flow (M) coming from a on-line game website ( 2 ) to at least one receiver entity ( 4 ,  5 ,  6 ), through the intermediation of at least one banking company ( 3 ), comprising, in sequence, the steps of:
 entering and logging-in (F 1 ) the on-line game website ( 2 ) by a user ( 1 );   transferring (F 2 ) the log-in data (D) from the on-line game website ( 2 ) to the banking company ( 3 );   selecting (F 3 ) an addressing mode of said at least one money flow (M);   selecting (F 4 ) said at least one receiver entity ( 4 ,  5 ,  6 ) of said at least one money flow (M);   playing (F 5 ) at least one game on the on-line game website ( 2 );   transferring (F 6 ) said at least one money flow (M) from the on-line game website ( 2 ) to the banking company ( 3 ), based on the selected addressing mode; and   transferring (F 7 ) said at least one money flow (M) from the banking company ( 3 ) to the selected receiver entity ( 4 ,  5 ,  6 ).   
     
     
         2 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein said step (F 2 ) of transferring said registration data (D) from the on-line game website ( 2 ) to the banking company ( 3 ) is carried out in a Single-Sign-On way. 
     
     
         3 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein said step (F 3 ) of selecting the addressing mode of said at least one money flow (M) provides to address a percentage of the bet. 
     
     
         4 . A method according to  claim 3 , wherein said percentage of the bet is a percentage to be subtracted from or added to the bet. 
     
     
         5 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein said step (F 3 ) of selecting the addressing mode of said money flow (M) provides to address a percentage to the game winnings. 
     
     
         6 . A method according to  claim 5 , wherein said percentage of the game winnings can be addressed in the following modes:
 ante bet mode (ABM): the user  1  selects a priori, i.e. before playing and winning, a winnings percentage to set aside/donate;   post bet mode (PBM): the user  1  selects a posteriori, i.e. after having played and won, a winnings percentage to set aside/donate; and   mixed mode (MM): the user  1  selects a priori a winnings percentage to set aside/donate and, after having played and won, he/she increases the amount to be set aside/donated with an additional percentage of the winnings.   
     
     
         7 . A method according to  claim 1 , further comprising, upstream said selection step (F 3 ) of the addressing mode of said at least one money flow (M) and downstream said selection step (F 4 ) of said at least one receiver entity ( 4 ,  5 ,  6 ) of said money flow (M), respectively, the further steps of:
 entering (F 3   a ), by means of an interface ( 7 ), an active ambient provided by said banking company ( 3 ); and   returning (F 4   b ) to said on-line game website ( 2 ).   
     
     
         8 . A method according to  claim 7 , wherein said interface ( 7 ) is provided as an active icon displayed on said on-line game website ( 2 ). 
     
     
         9 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein it comprises, downstream the step of first log-in (F 1 ) a on-line game website, the further steps of:
 displaying a warning message of the current addressing mode of the money flow (M) and the receiver entity ( 4 ,  5 ,  6 ); and   possible modification thereof.   
     
     
         10 . A method according to  claim 9 , wherein said message is displayed as a pop-up. 
     
     
         11 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one receiver entity ( 4 ,  5 ,  6 ) is a humanitarian organization ( 4 ), a social-security department ( 5 ) and/or an insurance company ( 6 ).