# US 2019/0172087 A1 · Cross Platform Reward Exchange Marketplace

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- Number: US 2019/0172087 A1
- Document ID: US20190172087A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/829,322
- Filed: 2017-12-01
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-01
- Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation
- Inventors: Risham Y. Chokshi; Rachel O. Spratt; Robert E. Spratt, JR.
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190172087A1

## CPC

- G06Q 30/0227: {Frequent usage incentive value reconciliation between diverse systems}
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a cross platform reward exchange marketplace operation, comprising: creating a cross platform rewards account; transferring rewards from a first entertainment system to the cross platform rewards account; determining an exchange market value for the rewards from the first entertainment system; performing an exchange transaction using the rewards, the cross platform reward trade marketplace operation enabling disparate entertainment platforms to exchange rewards.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-implementable method for performing a cross platform reward exchange marketplace operation, comprising:
creating a cross platform rewards account;
transferring rewards from a first entertainment system to the cross platform rewards account;
determining an exchange market value for the rewards from the first entertainment system;
performing an exchange transaction using the rewards, the cross platform reward trade marketplace operation enabling disparate entertainment platforms to exchange rewards.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the exchange transaction obtains rewards from a second entertainment system in response to receipt of the rewards from the first entertainment system.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein:
the exchange market value sets values for the rewards from the second entertainment system so that an fair exchange can occur.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the first entertainment system comprises a first game system, the second entertainment system comprises a second game system and the exchange transaction includes exchanging of rewards between the first game system and the second game system via the cross platform rewards account.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein:
the exchange transaction includes at least one of an exchange of money, an exchange for other rewards from a same type of game and an exchange for rewards from another type of game.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the transferring the rewards include placing the rewards up for auction via the exchange transaction.

### Claim 7

A system comprising:
a processor;
a data bus coupled to the processor; and
a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, 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;
transferring rewards from a first entertainment system to the cross platform rewards account;
determining an exchange market value for the rewards from the first entertainment system;
performing an exchange transaction using the rewards, the cross platform reward trade marketplace operation enabling disparate entertainment platforms to exchange rewards.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein:
the exchange transaction obtains rewards from a second entertainment system in response to receipt of the rewards from the first entertainment system.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein:
the exchange market value sets values for the rewards from the second entertainment system so that an fair exchange can occur.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein:
the first entertainment system comprises a first game system, the second entertainment system comprises a second game system and the exchange transaction includes exchanging of rewards between the first game system and the second game system via the cross platform rewards account.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein:
the exchange transaction includes at least one of an exchange of money, an exchange for other rewards from a same type of game and an exchange for rewards from another type of game.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein:
the transferring the rewards include placing the rewards up for auction via the exchange transaction.

### Claim 13

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
creating a cross platform rewards account;
transferring rewards from a first entertainment system to the cross platform rewards account;
determining an exchange market value for the rewards from the first entertainment system;
performing an exchange transaction using the rewards, the cross platform reward trade marketplace operation enabling disparate entertainment platforms to exchange rewards.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein:
the exchange transaction obtains rewards from a second entertainment system in response to receipt of the rewards from the first entertainment system.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein:
the exchange market value sets values for the rewards from the second entertainment system so that an fair exchange can occur.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein:
the first entertainment system comprises a first game system, the second entertainment system comprises a second game system and the exchange transaction includes exchanging of rewards between the first game system and the second game system via the cross platform rewards account.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein:
the exchange transaction includes at least one of an exchange of money, an exchange for other rewards from a same type of game and an exchange for rewards from another type of game.

### Claim 18 (depends on 13)

The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein:
the transferring the rewards include placing the rewards up for auction via the exchange transaction.

### Claim 19 (depends on 13)

The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein:
the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location.

### Claim 20 (depends on 13)

The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein:
the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.