Cross platform reward exchange marketplace providing an auction operation

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a data bus coupled to the processor;
• and
• a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code for performing a cross platform reward exchange marketplace operation within a cross platform reward exchange environment, the cross platform reward exchange environment comprising a cross platform reward exchange system and a plurality of entertainment systems communicating with the cross platform reward exchange system via a network, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
• creating a cross platform rewards account within a cross platform reward exchange marketplace, the cross platform reward exchange marketplace being provided via the cross platform reward exchange system executing on an information handling system, the cross platform reward exchange system providing a platform for enabling trading between and among a plurality of different entertainment systems, each of the plurality of different entertainment systems comprising a respective gaming platform, each respective gaming platform executing on a respective user device, each respective gaming platform being disparate, each respective gaming platform having a different respective reward system;
• transferring a reward from a first entertainment system to the cross platform rewards account;
• placing the reward up for auction via the cross platform reward exchange marketplace;
• enabling monitoring of bids relating to the reward up for auction;
• accepting one of the plurality of bids relating to the reward up for auction, the one of the plurality of bids comprising a corresponding bid amount;
• and,
• performing an exchange transaction via the cross platform reward exchange marketplace, the exchange transaction exchanging the reward up for auction and the one of the plurality of bids, the exchange transaction comprising receiving the bid amount at the cross platform reward exchange marketplace and providing the bid amount from the cross platform reward exchange marketplace to the user device of the first entertainment system.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code for performing a cross platform reward exchange marketplace operation within a cross platform reward exchange environment, the cross platform reward exchange environment comprising a cross platform reward exchange system and a plurality of entertainment systems communicating with the cross platform reward exchange system via a network, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

• creating a cross platform rewards account within a cross platform reward exchange marketplace, the cross platform reward exchange marketplace being provided via the cross platform reward exchange system executing on an information handling system, the cross platform reward exchange system providing a platform for enabling trading between and among a plurality of different entertainment systems, each of the plurality of different entertainment systems comprising a respective gaming platform, each respective gaming platform executing on a respective user device, each respective gaming platform being disparate, each respective gaming platform having a different respective reward system;
• transferring a reward from a first entertainment system to the cross platform rewards account;
• placing the reward up for auction via the cross platform reward exchange marketplace;
• enabling monitoring of bids relating to the reward up for auction;
• accepting one of the plurality of bids relating to the reward up for auction;
• and,
• performing an exchange transaction via the cross platform reward exchange marketplace, the exchange transaction exchanging the reward up for auction and the one of the plurality of bids, the exchange transaction comprising receiving the bid amount at the cross platform reward exchange marketplace and providing the bid amount from the cross platform reward exchange marketplace to the user device of the first entertainment system.