System and method for providing in-game timed offers
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of providing an in-game offer to users of a virtual space, the method being implemented in a computer system comprising one or more physical processors, the method comprising:
- executing an instance of the virtual space;
implementing the instance of the virtual space to effectuate presentation of views of the virtual space to the users by one or more client computing platforms;
managing user accounts for the users, wherein individual user accounts include information about individual users, wherein the information about an individual user includes user-specific registration information regarding a moment the individual user registered to join the virtual space, wherein the users include a first user, a second user, and a third user;
differentiating between users that are new to the virtual space, users that are not new to the virtual space and have not engaged in purchases in the virtual space, and users that are not new to the virtual space and have engaged in purchases in the virtual space, wherein differentiation whether the individual user is new to the virtual space is based on a determination whether the individual user registered to join the virtual space within a predetermined period ago, wherein the determination whether the individual user registered to join the virtual space is based on the user-specific registration information, and wherein differentiation of the first user, the second user, and the third user is performed such that;
the first user is identified as new to the virtual space,the second user is identified as not new to the virtual space and having not engaged in purchases in the virtual space, andthe third user is identified as not new to the virtual space and having engaged in purchases in the virtual space;
selecting one or more offers from multiple offers as the in-game offers to provide to the users;
selecting one or more bonuses from multiple bonuses to provide along with the selected one or more offers; and
providing the same one or more offers and the same one or more bonuses to individual ones of the users responsive to any of the individual ones of the users being either new to the virtual space or not new to the virtual space and having not engaged in any purchases in the virtual space so that individual users are excluded from receiving the same one or more offers and the same one or more bonuses responsive to the individual users being not new to the virtual space and having engaged in any purchases in the virtual space, such that the same one or more offers are provided to the first user and the second user and are not provided to the third user, the one or more offers including a first offer provided to the first user and a second offer provided to the second user, wherein the first offer and the second offer are the same, andwherein the one or more provided offers comprise an opportunity to purchase a first item and wherein the one or more provided bonuses comprise at least one first bonus item provided to the individual ones of the users responsive to the one or more provided offers being accepted by the individual ones of the users.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for providing an in-game offer to one or more players of an online game. The offer is provided to players that have newly joined the game and/or to players that have not yet made a purchase. In some implementations, the offer may be meant to incentivize purchase upon entry into the game. The in-game offer may comprise an offer to one or more items and a bonus comprising one or more bonus items provided to the player responsive to the offered items being purchased. The in-game offer may only be made available to a qualifying player for a certain amount of time.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing an in-game offer to users of a virtual space, the method being implemented in a computer system comprising one or more physical processors, the method comprising:
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executing an instance of the virtual space; implementing the instance of the virtual space to effectuate presentation of views of the virtual space to the users by one or more client computing platforms; managing user accounts for the users, wherein individual user accounts include information about individual users, wherein the information about an individual user includes user-specific registration information regarding a moment the individual user registered to join the virtual space, wherein the users include a first user, a second user, and a third user; differentiating between users that are new to the virtual space, users that are not new to the virtual space and have not engaged in purchases in the virtual space, and users that are not new to the virtual space and have engaged in purchases in the virtual space, wherein differentiation whether the individual user is new to the virtual space is based on a determination whether the individual user registered to join the virtual space within a predetermined period ago, wherein the determination whether the individual user registered to join the virtual space is based on the user-specific registration information, and wherein differentiation of the first user, the second user, and the third user is performed such that; the first user is identified as new to the virtual space, the second user is identified as not new to the virtual space and having not engaged in purchases in the virtual space, and the third user is identified as not new to the virtual space and having engaged in purchases in the virtual space; selecting one or more offers from multiple offers as the in-game offers to provide to the users; selecting one or more bonuses from multiple bonuses to provide along with the selected one or more offers; and providing the same one or more offers and the same one or more bonuses to individual ones of the users responsive to any of the individual ones of the users being either new to the virtual space or not new to the virtual space and having not engaged in any purchases in the virtual space so that individual users are excluded from receiving the same one or more offers and the same one or more bonuses responsive to the individual users being not new to the virtual space and having engaged in any purchases in the virtual space, such that the same one or more offers are provided to the first user and the second user and are not provided to the third user, the one or more offers including a first offer provided to the first user and a second offer provided to the second user, wherein the first offer and the second offer are the same, and wherein the one or more provided offers comprise an opportunity to purchase a first item and wherein the one or more provided bonuses comprise at least one first bonus item provided to the individual ones of the users responsive to the one or more provided offers being accepted by the individual ones of the users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system configured to facilitate providing an in-game offer to users of a virtual space, the system comprising:
one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to; execute an instance of the virtual space, and to implement the instance of the virtual space to effectuate presentation of views of the virtual space to the users by one or more client computing platforms; manage user accounts for the users, wherein individual user accounts include information about individual users, wherein the information about an individual user includes user-specific registration information regarding a moment the individual user registered to join the virtual space, wherein the users include a first user, a second user, and a third user; differentiate between users that are new to the virtual space, users that are not new to the virtual space and have not engaged in purchases in the virtual space, and users that are not new to the virtual space and have engaged in purchases in the virtual space, wherein differentiation whether the individual user is new to the virtual space is based on a determination whether the individual user registered to join the virtual space within a predetermined period ago, wherein the determination whether the individual user registered to join the virtual space is based on the user-specific registration information, and wherein differentiation of the first user, the second user, and the third user is performed such that; the first user is identified as new to the virtual space, the second user is identified as not new to the virtual space and having not engaged in purchases in the virtual space, and the third user is identified as not new to the virtual space and having engaged in purchases in the virtual space; select one or more offers from multiple offers as the in-game offers to provide to the users; select one or more bonuses from multiple bonuses to provide along with the selected one or more offers; and provide the same one or more offers and the same one or more bonuses to individual ones of the users responsive to any of the individual ones of the users being determined to be new to the virtual space or not new to the virtual space and having not engaged in any purchases in the virtual space so that individual users are excluded from receiving the same one or more offers and the same one or more bonuses responsive to the individual users being not new to the virtual space and having engaged in any purchases in the virtual space, such that the same one or more offers are provided to the first user and the second user, the one or more offers including a first offer provided to the first user and a second offer provided to the second user, wherein the first offer and the second offer are the same and no offer that is the same as the first offer and the second offer is provided to the third user, and wherein the one or more provided offers comprises an opportunity to purchase a first item and wherein the one or more provided bonuses comprise at least one first bonus item provided to the individual ones of the users responsive to the provided offer being accepted by the individual ones of the users. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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