Activision's Clarifies Its Patent For Microtransactions
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/activisions-new-patent-is-designed-to-make-you-wan/1100-6454147/
[UPDATE] In a statement, Activision confirmed that this patent was only "exploratory," and such a system has not been used in any games.
"This was an exploratory patent filed in 2015 by an R&D team working independently from our game studios. It has not been implemented in-game," a spokesperson for Activision said.