System and method for predicting in-game activity at account creation

• US 9,533,215 B1
• Filed: 04/24/2013
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabam (Netmarble Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabam (Netmarble Corporation)
• Inventors: Wakeford, Kent, Harrington, Clifford J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Kevin Y
• Application Number:
  US13/869,403
• Time in Patent Office: 1,350 Days
• Field of Search: 463/42
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• 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 13/69 by enabling or updating specific game elements, e.g. unlocking hidden features, items, levels or versions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/837 Shooting of targets
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8076 Shooting

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a system and methodology for dynamically adjusting a game based on predictions made during game account creation in accordance with one or more implementations. The system may be configured to receive user information included in platform level accounts which were previously created by users on an online platform and assign one or more user types to the user based on that user information. The system may be configured such that game adjustments associated with one or more user types for future play by users associated with that user type may be modified over time based on historical and ongoing game activities undertaken by users associated with one or more user types.

Claims

1. An online gaming system allowing for customizable interaction, 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 of the online game to effectuate transmission over a network of game state information derived from the instance of the online game to facilitate presentation of views of the online game to users on client computing platforms associated with the users, such that the users participate in user-selected ones of multiple different activities available within the online game through the views presented on the client computing platforms;

create game level user accounts for the users of the online game, wherein the creation of the game level user accounts includes receiving user information included in platform level user accounts previously created by the users on an online platform, and creation of a first game level account for a first user of the online game includes receiving user information in a first platform level user account previously created by the first user on the online platform;

predict user types of the users at the time of game level user account creation based on received user information from platform level user accounts such that a first user type for the first user is predicted at the time of creation of the first game level user account based on the received information from the first platform level user account, wherein user types classify users on a basis of preferred activities within the game such that users are classified as being of the first user type on the basis of preferring a first set of activities within the game, the first set of activities within the game being different than a second set of activities within the game preferred by a second user type;

determine customizations of the online game for individual ones of the users based on the user types predicted for the individual ones of the users such that a first customization of the online game is determined for the first user based on the prediction of the first user type for the first user; and

adjust the instance of the online game to reflect the customizations of the online game determined for the individual ones of the users such that game state information derived from the instance of the online game reflects the customizations.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to assess historical activities participated in by the users of the different user types, and to predict activities the users will participate in within the game based on the activities historically participated in within the game by the users of the different user types.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the one or more processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to modify customizations of the online game which are desirable to the users associated with said first user type based on the activities historically participated in within the game by users of the first user type.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein user information comprising one or more of geographic location of the user, social graph information, user education level and user gender is further employed to predict at least one user type for users.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein user information comprising the type of device employed by the user for interaction with said online gaming system is further employed to predict at least one user type for users.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein user information comprising one or more of user likes, user age and user participation in one or more online groups is further employed to predict at least one user type for users.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein user information comprising information reflecting the user'"'"'s relationship with at least one other user of the online game is further employed to predict at least one user type for users.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein user information comprising information reflecting the user'"'"'s relationship with at least one other user of the online platform is further employed to predict at least one user type for users.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to modify the user type assigned to the first user after game account creation in response to game activities engaged in by the first user after game account creation.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein first set of activities within the game are:

resource collection, resource cultivation and resource manufacturing activities,

player versus player type activities, or

player versus environment type activities.

10. A computer-implemented method for an online game allowing customizable interaction based upon user selection of at least one user characteristic, the method being implemented in a computer system that includes one or more physical processors and storage media storing machine-readable instructions, the method comprising:

executing an instance of an online game, and using the instance of the online game to effectuate transmission over a network of game state information derived from the instance of the online game to facilitate presentation of views of the online game to users on client computing platforms associated with the users, such that the users participate in user-selected ones of multiple different activities available within the online game through the views presented on the client computing platforms;

creating game level user accounts for the users of the online game, wherein the creation of the game level user accounts includes receiving user information included in platform level user accounts previously created by the users on an online platform, and creation of a first game level account for a first user of the online game includes receiving user information in a first platform level user account previously created by the first user on the online platform;

predicting user types of the users at the time of game level user account creation based on received user from platform level user accounts such that a first user type for the first user is predicted at the time of creation of the first game level user account based on the received information from the first platform level user account, wherein user types classify users on a basis of preferred activities within the game such that users are classified as being of the first user type on the basis of preferring a first set of activities within the game, the first set of activities within the game being different than a second set of activities within the game preferred by a second user type;

determining customizations of the online game for individual ones of the users based on the user types predicted for the individual ones of the users such that a first customization of the online game is determined for the first user based on the prediction of the first user type for the first user; and

adjusting the instance of the online game to reflect the customizations of the online game determined for the individual ones of the users such that game state information derived from the instance of the online game reflects the customizations.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising modifying the at least one game customization desirable to the first user associated with the first user type based on the activities historically participated in within the game by users of the first user type.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the information associated with a user is obtained at the time that the user creates an account.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the information associated with a user is obtained, at least in part, after the user creates an account.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein the at least one user characteristic employed to assign the first user to the first user type comprises one or more of geographic location, user gender, user likes, user age, and user education level.

15. The method of claim 10 wherein the at least one user characteristic employed to assign the first user to the first user type comprises the type of device employed by said user for interaction with said online game.

16. The method of claim 10 wherein the first user characteristic employed to assign the first user to the at least one user type comprises information reflecting a user'"'"'s relationship with at least one other user of the game.

17. The method of claim 10 further comprising monitoring the game activity preferences of other users assigned to the first user type of the first user and in response thereto, modifying the game activity preferences associated with the first user type.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the modified game activity preferences are implemented as at least one associated customization of the game for all users assigned to the first user type.

19. The method of claim 10 wherein the first user type assigned to the first user is selectively changeable after game account creation in response to game activities engaged in by the first user after game account creation.