System and method for providing dynamic and static contest prize allocation based on in-game achievement of a user

• US 9,468,851 B1
• Filed: 02/19/2015
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabam (Netmarble Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabam (Netmarble Corporation)
• Inventors: Pieron, Luc
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahmed, Masud
• Application Number:
  US14/626,899
• Time in Patent Office: 607 Days
• Field of Search: 463/1, 463 16- 25, 463 29- 42
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/67 adaptively or by learning from player actions, e.g. skill level adjustment or by storing successful combat sequences for re-use
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/792 for payment purposes, e.g. monthly subscriptions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/795 for finding other players; for building a team; for providing a buddy list
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/798 for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame computing the game score A63F13/46
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3251 involving media of variable value, e.g. programmable cards, programmable tokens
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3281 wherein game attributes are transferred between players, e.g. points, weapons, avatars
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality

Abstract

One aspect of the disclosure relates to providing dynamic and static contest prize allocation based on in-game achievement of a user in an online game in order to encourage players to continue to purchase items to improve their tournament metrics even if they may be unable to improve their tournament rank. For example, calculation of a dynamic prize may comprise for rank x, the player may gain 1 prize unit for every y Glory gained (when Glory may be the measured by the tournament). The y value may increase for lower ranks achieved in the tournament.

Claims

1. A system for facilitating an interface-based virtual space tournament generation, the system comprising:

one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to;

execute an instance of an online game, and to use the instance to generate state information that is transmitted over a network to client computing platforms associated with users, wherein the transmission of the state information over the network facilitates participation by the users in the online game by executing actions in the instance of the online game in response to commands received over the network from the client computing platforms associated with the users;

obtain event criteria by which achievement of users of the online game is to be ranked as part of a limited time event;

rank users according to their achievement in the online game in terms of the event criteria during an event time period over which the limited time event takes place;

determine awards to be distributed to the users, the awards including a first award to be distributed to a first user, the first award having a first component and a second component, the second component of the first award being determined based on progress of the first user, irrespective of any other user'"'"'s progress, with respect to the event criteria during the event time period, and the first component of the first award being determined based on the relative ranking of the first user with respect to the other users; and

transmit award information over the network to the client computing platforms associated with one or more of the users to distribute the awards to appropriate users such that inventories associated with the appropriate users reflect distribution of the rewards.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the event criteria are determined based on one or more of:

a resource unit amassed, troop unit amassed, wealth, or score.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first component includes virtual items for use in the online game.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the second component includes troops for use in the online game.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the second component is provided when the first user achieves above a minimum level of progress.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the second component varies based on user results above a minimum level of progress.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to effectuate presentation to the first user of a motivation message, wherein the motivation message comprises an indication of the present first user rank according to their achievement in the online game.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to effectuate presentation to the first user of one or more incentives for achieving a relatively high rank in a hierarchy of ranking of users.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to effectuate presentation to the first user of one or more incentives for achieving an objective with respect to the event criteria defined by an administrator.

10. A method for facilitating an interface-based virtual space tournament generation, the method being implemented on a computer system that includes one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions which, when executed, perform the method, the method comprising:

executing an instance of an online game, and to use the instance to generate state information that is transmitted over a network to client computing platforms associated with users, wherein the transmission of the state information over the network facilitates participation by the users in the online game by executing actions in the instance of the online game in response to commands received over the network from the client computing platforms associated with the users;

obtaining event criteria by which achievement of users of the online game is to be ranked as part of a limited time event;

ranking users according to their achievement in the online game in terms of the event criteria during an event time period over which the limited time event takes place;

determining awards to be distributed to the users, the awards including a first award to be distributed to a first user, the first award having a first component and a second component, the second component of the first award being determined based on progress of the first user, irrespective of any other user'"'"'s progress, with respect to the event criteria during the event time period, and the first component of the first award being determined based on the relative ranking of the first user with respect to the other users; and

transmitting award information over the network to the client computing platforms associated with one or more of the users to distribute the awards to appropriate users such that inventories associated with the appropriate users reflect distribution of the rewards.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the event criteria are determined based on one or more of:

a resource unit amassed, troop unit amassed, wealth, or score.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the first component includes virtual items for use in the online game.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the second component includes troops for use in the online game.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the second component is provided when the first user achieves above a minimum level of progress.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the second component varies based on user results above a minimum level of progress.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising effectuating presentation to the first user of a motivation message, wherein the motivation message comprises an indication of the present first user rank according to their achievement in the online game.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising effectuating presentation to the first user of one or more incentives for achieving a relatively high rank in a hierarchy of ranking of users.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising effectuating presentation to the first user of one or more incentives for achieving an objective with respect to the event criteria defined by an administrator.