Device and process for providing mobile gamification

• US 10,354,490 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2016
• Issued: 07/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Zimmerman, James
• Primary Examiner(s): D'Agostino, Paul A
• Application Number:
  US15/218,673
• Publication Number:
  US 20170358175A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,086 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3253 involving articles, e.g. paying in bottles, paying out toys
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3255 Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/04 Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices

Abstract

A wireless device to provide mobile gamification services includes a transceiver configured to transmit data, an application to remotely connect via a network to a mobile website, to download a game from the mobile website to the wireless device, to execute the game locally on the wireless device, to execute the game via the mobile website, to redeem game rewards associated with wireless services, and to select the game rewards associated with the wireless services, a processor to control the transceiver and execute the application, a display to display the game and the game rewards, and a computer readable medium to store the application and user preferences associated with the game and with the wireless services.

Claims

1. A wireless device configured to provide mobile gamification services, the wireless device comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit data and receive data via a wireless network provided by a wireless service provider;

a processor configured to control the transceiver and execute an application;

the application configured to remotely connect utilizing the transceiver to a subscriber profile repository server via the wireless network;

the application is further configured to at least one of the following;

download a game from the subscriber profile repository server to the wireless device to execute the game locally on the wireless device and execute the game remotely via the subscriber profile repository server;

the application further configured to receive a request to select and redeem game rewards associated with wireless services provided by the wireless service provider;

a display to display the game and the game rewards; and

a computer readable medium configured to store the application and user preferences associated with the game,

wherein the application and the transceiver are further configured to receive a message with a link to the subscriber profile repository server with the game and to display the message on the display of the wireless device; and

wherein the message is sent in response to a Short Message Service (SMS) Campaign Management database in coordination with the subscriber profile repository server.

2. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the application is further configured to execute the game remotely via the subscriber profile repository server;

and wherein the link to the subscriber profile repository server with the game is a link to a game database website where the application can remotely execute the game.

3. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the application is further configured to download the game from the subscriber profile repository server to the wireless device to execute the game locally on the wireless device;

and wherein the link to the subscriber profile repository server with the game is a link to a game database website with at least one game available to download to locally execute on the wireless device.

4. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the application is further configured to track and monitor implementation of the game, a wireless service usage by the wireless device, and the game rewards;

and wherein the game rewards are associated with the wireless services provided by the wireless service provider when completing a task in the game.

5. The wireless device of claim 4, wherein the application is further configured to receive selection of the game rewards associated with the wireless services provided by the wireless service provider using the game rewards earned when completing the task in the game to obtain wireless service upgrades.

6. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the application is further configured to share activity associated with the game via a social media platform;

and wherein the application is configured to launch a social media platform application to share the activity associated with the game via the social media platform.

7. The wireless device of claim 6, wherein the application is further configured to collect data associated with the wireless device and the wireless service used by the wireless device;

and wherein the application is further configured provide the data to a server implemented by the wireless service provider via the wireless network.

18. The wireless device of claim 7, wherein the server comprises a secure server configured to implement identification and authorization of the wireless device in association with wireless service provided by the wireless service provider.

21. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit over at least one of the following:

Wireless Fidelity and cellular broadband.

24. The wireless device of claim 7, wherein the data associated with the wireless device provided to the server via the wireless network is utilized by the subscriber profile repository server to determine at least one of the following:

recommendations, marketing, and promotion of business services.

27. The wireless device of claim 7, wherein the data associated with the wireless device and provided to the server via the wireless network is analyzed and modeled by the subscriber profile repository server to increase sales and revenue.

30. The wireless device of claim 7, wherein the wireless device determines a location of the user with a location determination device and provides the location determined by the location determination device to the server;

and wherein the server is configured to customize prizes and offers specific to the user'"'"'s location and preferences.

8. A process to provide mobile gamification services with a wireless device, the process comprising:

transmitting data and receiving data with a transceiver via a wireless network provided by a wireless service provider;

controlling the transceiver and executing an application with a processor;

remotely connecting utilizing the transceiver to a subscriber profile repository server via the wireless network;

receiving a message with a link to the subscriber profile repository server with the application and the transceiver and displaying the message on the display of the wireless device, wherein the message is sent in response to a Short Message Service (SMS) Campaign Management database in coordination with the subscriber profile repository server;

executing the application to at least one of the following;

download a game from the subscriber profile repository server to the wireless device to execute the game locally on the wireless device and execute the game remotely via the subscriber profile repository server;

receiving a request to select and redeem game rewards associated with wireless services provided by the wireless service provider based on an interaction with the application;

displaying the game and the game rewards with a display; and

storing the application and user preferences associated with the game in a computer readable medium.

9. The process of claim 8, wherein the application is further configured to execute the game remotely via the subscriber profile repository server;

and wherein the link to the subscriber profile repository server with the game is a link to a game database website where the application can remotely execute the game.

10. The process of claim 8, wherein the application is further configured to download the game from the subscriber profile repository server to the wireless device to execute the game locally on the wireless device;

and wherein the link to the subscriber profile repository server with the game is a link to a game database website with at least one game available to download to locally execute on the wireless device.

11. The process of claim 8, further comprising collecting data associated with the wireless device including wireless service usage and transmitting the data to a server via the wireless network.

12. The process of claim 11, further comprising selecting the game rewards associated with the wireless services using the game rewards earned when completing a task in the game to obtain wireless service upgrades by the wireless service provider with the application.

13. The process of claim 8, further comprising sharing activity associated with the game via a social media platform with the application, wherein the application is configured to launch a social media platform application to share the activity associated with the game via the social media platform.

14. The process of claim 13, further comprising:

collecting data associated with the wireless device including wireless service usage; and

providing the data to a server via the wireless network with the application.

19. The process of claim 11, wherein the server comprises a secure server configured to implement identification and authorization of the wireless device in association with wireless service provided by the wireless service provider.

22. The process of claim 8, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit over at least one of the following:

Wireless Fidelity and cellular broadband.

25. The process of claim 14, wherein the collecting data associated with the wireless device with the wireless device and providing the data to the server via the wireless network is utilized by the subscriber profile repository server to determine at least one of the following:

recommendations, marketing, and promotion of business services.

28. The process of claim 14, wherein the collecting data associated with the wireless device provided to the server via the wireless network is analyzed and modeled by the subscriber profile repository server to increase sales and revenue.

31. The process of claim 8, further comprising determining a location of the user with the wireless device determined by a location determination device and providing the location to the server;

and

customizing prizes and offers with the server specific to the user'"'"'s location and preferences.

15. A system configured to provide mobile gamification services on a wireless device, the system comprising:

a server configured to transmit data to the wireless device and receive data from the wireless device via a wireless network provided by a wireless service provider;

the server further configured to remotely connect the wireless device to a subscriber profile repository server via the wireless network;

the server further configured to at least execute a game remotely via the subscriber profile repository server;

the server further configured to provide game rewards for display on a display of the wireless device;

the server further configured to receive a request to select and redeem game rewards associated with wireless services provided by the wireless service provider based on the game; and

the server further configured to store user preferences associated with the game and with the wireless services in a computer readable medium,

wherein the server is further configured to generate and send a message with a link to the wireless device with the game from a Short Message Service (SMS) Campaign Management database in coordination with the subscriber profile repository server in order to display the message on the display of the wireless device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the server is further configured to execute the game remotely via the subscriber profile repository server;

and wherein the link to the subscriber profile repository server with the game is a link to a game database website that remotely executes the game.

17. The system of claim 15,

wherein the server is further configured to provide a download of the game from the subscriber profile repository server to the wireless device to execute the game locally on the wireless device;

and

wherein the link to the subscriber profile repository server with the game is a link to a game database website with at least one game available to download to locally execute on the wireless device.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the server comprises a secure server configured to implement identification and authorization of the wireless device in association with wireless service provided by the wireless service provider.

23. The system of claim 15, wherein the server is configured to transmit data to the wireless device over at least one of the following:

Wireless Fidelity and cellular broadband.

26. The system of claim 15, wherein the data is provided to the server and utilized by the subscriber profile repository server to determine at least one of the following:

recommendations, marketing, and promotion of business services.

29. The system of claim 15, wherein the data provided to the server is analyzed and modeled by the subscriber profile repository server to increase sales and revenue.

32. The system of claim 15, wherein the wireless device determines a location of the user determined by the location determination device and provides the location to the server;

and wherein the server is configured to customize prizes and offers specific to the user'"'"'s location and preferences.