Method and system for coupling mobile interactive content to a club reward system

• US 8,882,587 B1
• Filed: 10/21/2011
• Issued: 11/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NRT Technology Corp.
• Original Assignee: Joingo, LLC (NRT Technology Corp.)
• Inventors: Boyle, Stephen S., Greer, Russell S.
• Primary Examiner(s): CUFF, MICHAEL A
• Application Number:
  US13/279,232
• Time in Patent Office: 1,117 Days
• Field of Search: 463/29, 463/43
• US Class Current: 463/29
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/60 Generating or modifying game content before or while executing the game program, e.g. authoring tools specially adapted for game development or game-integrated level editor
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/85 Providing additional services to players
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0209 Incentive being awarded or redeemed in connection with the playing of a video game

Abstract

The method and system for coupling mobile interactive content to a club reward program is disclosed herein. A business utilizes the present inventions as part of a marketing campaign that is targeted to a customer'"'"'s mobile communication device. The invention delivers an enticing interactive game to their customer'"'"'s mobile communication device, rewarding the customer for successfully completing the game with prizes, recording the game player and game details, and auditing the information to ensure the integrity of the game play outcome, and automatically logging those prizes into the business'"'"' club reward system.

Claims

1. A method for coupling mobile interactive content to a club reward system, the method comprising:

commencing a game on a mobile software application resident on a data capable communication device;

requesting a game logic for the game from the mobile software application to a communications director server over a network;

transmitting the request for game logic to a game logic compiler;

assigning a game ID to the game logic and a plurality of step IDs to each of the steps of the game at the game logic compiler;

transmitting the game logic with the game ID and the steps of the game with plurality of step IDs to the communications director server;

generating a decision path for the game and delivering the decision path from the communications director server to a decision path database;

transmitting the game logic with the game ID and the steps of the game with plurality of step IDs from the communications director server over a network to the mobile software application resident on the data capable communication device;

playing the game on the mobile software application on the data capable communication device;

recording the steps of the game as completed at a mobile resident path database on the data capable communication device;

completing the game on the mobile software application on the data capable communication device and delivering a final outcome over a network to a decision path database; and

recording a prize associated with successfully completing game at a club rewards prize database;

wherein the data capable communication device is a mobile phone or a tablet computer.

2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

requesting additional content for the game through a communications director client on the mobile software application on the data capable communication device wherein a storage manager attaches game information and a content decision path to the content request;

transmitting the content from the content server to the communications director client;

transmitting the content decision path to the decision path database;

transmitting the content decision path to the storage manager; and

transmitting the content from communications director client to the game engine.

3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising auditing at an audit engine at a game site the game player, the game, and the decision path for validity of the game play.

4. The method according to claim 3 wherein auditing the game player, the game, and the decision path for validity of the game play comprises:

determining the identity of the game player;

determining the identification of the game and matching the game ID to the game; and

analyzing the decision path of the game by confirming the step IDs for the game.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein assigning the plurality of step IDs for the steps of the game logic is utilized to generate the decision path.

6. A method for coupling mobile interactive content to a club reward system, the method comprising:

requesting an interactive content from a mobile software application resident on a data capable communication device;

requesting a game logic for the interactive content from the mobile software application to a communications director server over a network;

transmitting the request for game logic to a game logic compiler;

assigning an identification to the interactive content and assigning step identification to each of a plurality of steps of the interactive content at the game logic compiler;

generating a decision path for the interactive content and delivering the decision path from the communications director server to a decision path database;

transmitting the game logic with the game ID and the steps of the interactive econtent with plurality of step IDs from the communications director server over a network to the mobile software application resident on the data capable communication device;

interacting with the interactive content on the mobile software application on the data capable communication device;

recording the steps of the interactive content as completed at a mobile resident path database on the data capable communication device;

completing the interactive content and delivering a final outcome to a decision path database; and

recording a prize associated with successfully completing the interactive content at a club rewards prize database;

wherein the data capable communication device is a mobile phone or a tablet computer.

7. The method according to claim 6 further comprising auditing at an audit engine at a game site the player, the interactive content, and the decision path for validity of the interaction of the interactive content.

8. The method according to claim 7 wherein auditing the player, the interactive content, and the decision path for validity of the interaction of the interactive content comprises:

determining the identity of the player;

determining the identification of the interactive content and matching the identification of the interactive content to the interactive content; and

analyzing the decision path of the interactive content by confirming the step IDs for the interactive content.

9. The method according to claim 6 wherein the interactive content is an interactive game.