Method and system for encouraging a person to affirmatively engage in an activity
AssigneeFanDuel Limited
InventorsDaniel Jonathan MELINGER, Eric John ENTIN, Scott Parker SHAY, Thomas Gordon GRIFFITHS
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Abstract
There is provided a method that includes (a) receiving an activation signal from a user interface, (b) receiving data indicative of an occurrence of an event, (c) allotting a benefit, in response to the occurrence of the event, (d) recognizing that the event occurred within a window of time with respect to a time of occurrence of the activation signal, and (e) modifying the benefit to yield a modified benefit. There is also provided a system that performs the method.
Claims30
A method comprising:
- receiving an activation signal from a user interface;
- receiving data indicative of an occurrence of an event;
- allotting a benefit, in response to said occurrence of said event;
- recognizing that said event occurred within a window of time with respect to a time of occurrence of said activation signal;
- and
- modifying said benefit to yield a modified benefit.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a storage device that contains instructions that are readable by said processor to cause said processor to:
- receive an activation signal from a user interface;
- receive data indicative of an occurrence of an event;
- allot a benefit, in response to said occurrence of said event;
- recognize that said event occurred within a window of time with respect to a time of occurrence of said activation signal;
- and
- modify said benefit to yield a modified benefit.
A storage device that is non-transitory and contains instructions that are readable by a processor to cause said processor to:
- receive an activation signal from a user interface;
- receive data indicative of an occurrence of an event;
- allot a benefit, in response to said occurrence of said event;
- recognize that said event occurred within a window of time with respect to a time of occurrence of said activation signal;
- and
- modify said benefit to yield a modified benefit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.