DYNAMICALLY PROVIDING GUEST PASSES FOR A VIDEO GAME
First Claim
1. A method for providing a guest pass for a video game, comprising:
- performing a plurality of determinations to generate at least one guest pass to a video game to be generated for a first player that is a member of a platform, wherein at least a portion of the determinations are related to at least one aspect of the first player;
providing the first player with at least one opportunity to offer the guest pass to a second player;
enabling the first player to cause the guest pass to be offered to the second player that is a member of the platform; and
enabling the second player to employ the guest pass to temporarily access and play the video game.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining and providing one or more guest passes for temporary access to one or more video games to a first player that was previously granted membership to a platform that offers access to playing these video games. One or more different determinations are made on information related to the first player and/or available video games to generate one or more guest passes for a video game that is at least somewhat relevant to the first player. In at least one embodiment, one or more of the different determinations can be intrinsically and/or extrinsically weighted to further refine the generation of a guest pass for a video games that is at least somewhat relevant to the first player, and thereby more likely to be offered by the first player to a second player. Also, the platform enables the determining and generating of the one or more guest passes to the one or more video games for the first player.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for providing a guest pass for a video game, comprising:
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performing a plurality of determinations to generate at least one guest pass to a video game to be generated for a first player that is a member of a platform, wherein at least a portion of the determinations are related to at least one aspect of the first player; providing the first player with at least one opportunity to offer the guest pass to a second player; enabling the first player to cause the guest pass to be offered to the second player that is a member of the platform; and enabling the second player to employ the guest pass to temporarily access and play the video game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for enabling a guest pass for a video game, comprising:
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a memory for storing data; and a processor for employing the stored data to perform actions, comprising; performing a plurality of determinations to generate at least one guest pass to a video game to be generated for a first player that is a member of a platform, wherein at least a portion of the determinations are related to at least one aspect of the first player; providing the first player with at least one opportunity to offer the guest pass to a second player; enabling the first player to cause the guest pass to be offered to the second player that is a member of the platform; and enabling the second player to employ the guest pass to temporarily access and play the video game. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A processor readable media that includes data for performing actions that enable a guest pass for a video game, comprising:
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performing a plurality of determinations to generate at least one guest pass to a video game to be generated for a first player that is a member of a platform, wherein at least a portion of the determinations are related to at least one aspect of the first player; providing the first player with at least one opportunity to offer the guest pass to a second player; enabling the first player to cause the guest pass to be offered to the second player that is a member of the platform; and enabling the second player to employ the guest pass to temporarily access and play the video game. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for enabling a guest pass for a video game, comprising:
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a server for performing actions, including; performing a plurality of determinations to generate at least one guest pass to a video game to be generated for a first player that is a member of a platform, wherein at least a portion of the determinations are related to at least one aspect of the first player; providing the first player with at least one opportunity to offer the guest pass to a second player; and enabling the second player as a member of the platform to employ the guest pass to temporarily access and play the video game; and a client that enables the first player to cause the guest pass to be offered to the second player that is the platform member. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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