Game based incentives for commerce
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1. A method comprising, on one or more computing devices:
- receiving a first message identifying a user, the first message corresponding to a proposed online action;
accessing game state information to identify one or more computer-implemented games associated with the user;
generating an incentive reward for the user based on a game state of one or more of the identified games, wherein the incentive reward is an in-game benefit corresponding to at least one of the one or more identified games; and
transmitting a second message, wherein the second message includes a description of the incentive reward.
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods directed to generating game-based incentives for users of online games to purchase goods in an electronic commerce system.
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33 Claims
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1. A method comprising, on one or more computing devices:
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receiving a first message identifying a user, the first message corresponding to a proposed online action; accessing game state information to identify one or more computer-implemented games associated with the user; generating an incentive reward for the user based on a game state of one or more of the identified games, wherein the incentive reward is an in-game benefit corresponding to at least one of the one or more identified games; and transmitting a second message, wherein the second message includes a description of the incentive reward. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to;receive a first message identifying a user, the first message corresponding to a proposed online action; access game state information to identify one or more computer-implemented games associated with the user; generate an incentive reward for the user based on a game state of one or more of the identified games, wherein the incentive reward is an in-game benefit corresponding to at least one of the one or more identified games; and transmit a second message, wherein the second message includes a description of the incentive reward. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method comprising, on one or more computing devices:
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receiving a first message identifying a user, the first message corresponding to a proposed online action; identifying one or more computer-implemented games from a plurality of computer-implemented games associated with the user; generating an incentive reward for the user based on a selected game associated with the user, wherein the incentive reward is an in-game benefit corresponding to at least one of the one or more identified games; and transmitting a second message, wherein the second message includes a description of the incentive reward.
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