REWARD SYSTEM FOR PLAYERS OF VIDEO AND COMPUTER GAMES

• US 20110092273A1
• Filed: 04/10/2009
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anthony P. Cerbini
• Original Assignee: Anthony P. Cerbini
• Inventors: Cerbini, Anthony P.
• Granted Patent: US 8,348,764 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3255 Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements

Abstract

A reward system for players of video games or computer games comprises:

• • (a) a gaming platform for participating in a video game or computer game;
  • (b) a data collection module in communication with the platform, wherein the data collection module obtains and stores information received from the platform and assigns rewards points based upon the data and predetermined parameters; and
  • (c) a purchasing module in communication with the data collection module, wherein the purchasing module receives information from the data collection module regarding the player'"'"'s purchasing choices and arranges for the purchase items corresponding to the choices.

Claims

1. A reward system for a player of video games or computer games, wherein the system comprises:

(a) a gaming platform for the player'"'"'s participation in a video game or computer game;

(b) a data collection module in communication with the gaming platform, wherein the data collection module obtains and stores information received from the gaming platform and assigns rewards points based upon the data and predetermined parameters; and

(c) a purchasing module in communication with the data collection module, wherein the purchasing module receives information from the data collection module regarding a player'"'"'s purchasing choices and reward points, and arranges for the purchase of items corresponding to the player'"'"'s purchasing choices.

2. The reward system of claim 1, wherein the gaming platform is a personal computer or a video game system.

3. The reward system of claim 1, wherein the gaming platform is at least one server.

4. The reward system of claim 1, wherein the player accesses the gaming platform using at least one of a personal computer, video game system, mobile telephone or PDA.

5. The reward system of claim 1, wherein the data collection module is at least one computer server.

6. The reward system of claim 1, wherein the purchasing module is at least one computer server.

7. The reward system of claim 1, wherein the purchasing module includes at least one search engine bot.

8. The reward system of claim 1, wherein the gaming platform, data collection module and purchasing module are all in communication via the Internet.

9. A method of using a reward system which provides rewards for a player of video or computer games, wherein the method comprises:

(a) providing a reward system for a player of video games or computer games, wherein the system comprises;

(i) a gaming platform for the player'"'"'s participation in a video game or computer game,

(ii) a data collection module in communication with the gaming platform, wherein the data collection module obtains and stores information received from the gaming platform and assigns rewards points based upon the data and predetermined parameters, and

(iii) a purchasing module in communication with the data collection module, wherein the purchasing module receives information from the data collection module regarding a player'"'"'s purchasing choices and reward points, and arranges for the purchase of items corresponding to the player'"'"'s purchasing choices;

(b) transmitting information from the gaming platform to the data collection module relating to the player;

(c) transmitting information from the data collection module relating to the purchasing module regarding the player'"'"'s purchasing choices and reward points; and

(d) arranging for the purchase of items corresponding to the player'"'"'s purchasing choices.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the information transmitted from the gaming platform to the data collection module includes information relating to the player'"'"'s performance with respect to at least one game.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the purchasing module is in communication with at least one search engine bot to obtain information from at least one vendor regarding the player'"'"'s purchasing choices.