Inventory placement

• US 20080254890A1
• Filed: 04/11/2008
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey Thibeault, Justin Holmes, Peter Sispoidis
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey Thibeault, Justin Holmes, Peter Sispoidis
• Inventors: Thibeault, Jeffrey, Holmes, Justin, Sispoidis, Peter
• Application Number:
  US12/082,489
• Publication Number:
  US 20080254890A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0202 Market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters

Abstract

A system and method for integrating inventory into a gaming environment is provided, wherein the method includes generating cell inventory for integration into the gaming environment, generating content cells within the gaming environment, wherein the content cells are configured to contain the cell inventory, integrating the cell inventory into the gaming environment via the content cells and analyzing the integration of at least one of the cell inventory and the content cell to determine if the integration of the cell inventory into the gaming environment is functioning within predefined parameters.

Claims

1. A method for integrating inventory into a gaming environment, comprising:

generating cell inventory for integration into the gaming environment;

generating content cells within the gaming environment, wherein the content cells are configured to contain the cell inventory;

integrating the cell inventory into the gaming environment via the content cells; and

analyzing the integration of at least one of the cell inventory and the content cell to determine if the integration of the cell inventory into the gaming environment is functioning within predefined parameters.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the cell inventory includes,

identifying available zones;

planning number of cells to be integrated into the gaming environment; and

determining a location for each planned cell within the gaming environment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the cell inventory further includes,

identifying the content for each content cell;

and

defining the content type of the content for each content cell.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the content cells include,

integrating the content cell into the gaming environment at a predetermined location within the gaming environment.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the content cells includes creating cell definitions, wherein the cell definitions include at least one of cell information and cell parameters.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein integrating the cell inventory into the gaming environment includes integrating at least a portion of the cell inventory into at least one content cell.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein integrating the cell inventory into the gaming environment includes analyzing the placement of each content cell within the gaming environment to assess at least one content cell characteristic.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein integrating the cell inventory into the gaming environment includes generating an impression report.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the integration includes analyzing at least one of the content cell and the content inventory to verify application data functionality.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the integration includes verifying that predefined metrics for each content cell are correct.

11. A system for implementing a method for integrating inventory into a gaming environment, the system comprising:

a network having a database; and

a gaming device connected to the network and configured to operate in a gaming environment, wherein at least one of the gaming device and the network includes a means for,

generating cell inventory for integration into the gaming environment;

generating content cells within the gaming environment, wherein the content cells are configured to contain the cell inventory;

integrating the cell inventory into the gaming environment via the content cells; and

analyzing the integration of at least one of the cell inventory and the content cell to determine if the integration of the cell inventory into the gaming environment is functioning within predefined parameters.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein generating the cell inventory includes,

identifying available zones;

planning number of cells to be integrated into the gaming environment; and

determining a location for each planned cell within the gaming environment.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein generating the cell inventory further includes,

identifying the content for each content cell;

and

defining the content type of the content for each content cell.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein generating the content cells include,

integrating the content cell into the gaming environment at a predetermined location within the gaming environment.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein generating the content cells includes creating cell definitions, wherein the cell definitions include at least one of cell information and cell parameters.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein integrating the cell inventory into the gaming environment includes integrating at least a portion of the cell inventory into at least one content cell.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein integrating the cell inventory into the gaming environment includes analyzing the placement of each content cell within the gaming environment to assess at least one content cell characteristic.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein integrating the cell inventory into the gaming environment includes generating an impression report.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein analyzing the integration includes

analyzing at least one of the content cell and the content inventory to verify application data functionality;

and

verifying that predefined metrics for each content cell are correct.

20. A computer readable storage medium having computer executable instructions for implementing a method for integrating inventory into a gaming environment, the method comprising:

generating cell inventory for integration into the gaming environment;

generating content cells within the gaming environment, wherein the content cells are configured to contain the cell inventory;

integrating the cell inventory into the gaming environment via the content cells; and

analyzing the integration of at least one of the cell inventory and the content cell to determine if the integration of the cell inventory into the gaming environment is functioning within predefined parameters.