LOCATION AWARE MOBILE GAME REWARD SYSTEM FOR ENCOURAGING REAL-WORLD ACTIVITY
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- sending an electronic notice of a reward available in a physical location to a mobile application operating on a mobile device, the mobile application having enhanced functionality available to be enabled by the reward;
receiving location data indicating that the mobile application is operating online and currently at the physical location;
receiving interaction data indicating that a user of the mobile application has interacted with the mobile application in the physical location in a manner prescribed by the entity offering the reward so as to obtain the reward; and
crediting the mobile application with the reward thereby enabling the enhanced functionality of the mobile application.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method and apparatus for enabling a location-aware mobile game reward system for encouraging real-world activity. The method includes sending an electronic notice of a reward available in a physical location to a mobile application operating on a mobile device, the mobile application having enhanced functionality available to be enabled by the reward and receiving location data indicating that the mobile application is operating online and currently at the physical location. The method further includes receiving interaction data indicating that a user of the mobile application has interacted with the mobile application in the physical location so as to obtain the reward and crediting the mobile application with the reward thereby enabling the enhanced functionality of the mobile application.
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1. A method comprising:
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sending an electronic notice of a reward available in a physical location to a mobile application operating on a mobile device, the mobile application having enhanced functionality available to be enabled by the reward; receiving location data indicating that the mobile application is operating online and currently at the physical location; receiving interaction data indicating that a user of the mobile application has interacted with the mobile application in the physical location in a manner prescribed by the entity offering the reward so as to obtain the reward; and crediting the mobile application with the reward thereby enabling the enhanced functionality of the mobile application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17)
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9. Apparatus comprising a storage medium storing a program having instructions which when executed by a processor will cause the processor to:
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send an electronic notice of a reward available in a physical location to a mobile application operating on a mobile device, the mobile application having enhanced functionality available to be enabled by the reward; receive location data indicating that the mobile application is operating online and currently at the physical location; receive interaction data indicating that a user of the mobile application has interacted with the mobile application in the physical location in a manner prescribed by the entity offering the reward so as to obtain the reward; and credit the mobile application with the reward thereby enabling the enhanced functionality of the mobile application. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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