US 2014/0370968 A1Published application

Dynamically providing rewards to users in a game space

AssigneeKabam, Inc.

InventorsMatthew CURTIS, James KOH, Kellen Christopher SMALLEY, Michael C. CALDARONE

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Abstract

A system and method for providing rewards in a game space based on errors disrupting user interactions with the game space is disclosed. For providing such rewards, error information indicating the errors may be obtained and the errors may be extracted from the obtained error information. In some examples, levels of disruption caused by the errors may be determined. In some examples, support resources for addressing the errors may be determined. Rewards may be determined to be awarded to the users based on the determined levels of disruption and/or the determined support resources. In some examples, the determined rewards may be distributed to the users responsive to the users performing one or more actions addressing the errors on the client computing platforms associated with the users.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A system configured to dynamically providing rewards to users with in a game space, the system comprising:

one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising:
a game module configured to execute an instance of a game space, and to use the instance of the game space to effectuate presentation of views of the game space to users on client computing platforms to facilitate interaction of the users with the game space through the client computing platforms;
a disruption module configured to obtain information indicating disruptions of user interaction with the game space;
a reward module configured to determine rewards based on the disruptions indicated by the obtained information such that responsive to the disruption module obtaining information indicating a first disruption that disrupts interaction of the first user with the game space on a first client computing platform, the reward module determines a first reward to be distributed to the first user in the game space;
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a reward distribution module configured to distribute the rewards determined by the reward module to the users in the game space.

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A computer-implemented method of providing incentives to influential users in a virtual space, the method being implemented in one or more physical processors configured to execute computer program modules, the method comprising:

executing an instance of a game space, and using the instance of the game space to effectuate presentation of views of the game space to users on client computing platforms to facilitate interaction of the users with the game space through the client computing platforms;
obtaining information indicating disruptions of user interaction with the game space;
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determining rewards based on the disruption indicated in the obtained information such that responsive to obtaining information indicating a first disruption that disrupts interaction of the first user with the game space on a first client computing platform, determining a first reward to be distributed to the first user in the game space;
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distributing the determined rewards to the users in the game space.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/921,045Filed 18 Jun 2013
Published: 18 Dec 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

G07F 17/3255
Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes: incentive, loyalty and/or promotion…
A63F 13/00
Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or
A63F 13/85
Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions: providing additional services to players
G06Q 30/0207
Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising: discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates