US 9,319,373 B1 · Social networking game with prioritized message queue

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a social networking game that enables a game server to prioritize application to user messages. A return on investment (ROI) can be computed for each potential application to user message and the application to user messages can be delivered in an order based on the computed ROI for each message. The ROI for each message can be computed based on factors such as the value of a message's recipient and/or the importance of the message. The value of a message's recipient can be based on factors such as the amount of money that recipient has spent on the game, how many friends the recipient has, how many invitations the recipient has sent to other potential players, and any other factors that are probative as to the value of the recipient to the commercial success of the game.

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Dependent claims

A method to implement a messaging system in an application, the method comprising:

determining a plurality of application to user messages each with an intended recipient;
computing a score for each of the plurality of application to user messages;
and
delivering utilizing a social networking platform an approved subset of the plurality of application to user messages but not a remaining set of the plurality of application to user messages, the approved subset not comprising all of the plurality of application to user messages, the approved subset determined as the plurality of application to user messages all with a higher score than the remaining set, while the remaining set is never delivered, the approved subset limited to an allotted number of messages.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Social networking game with prioritized message queue

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Social networking game with prioritized message queue

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Abstract

Claims19