Gaming Marketplace Apparatuses, Methods and Systems

• US 20130046651A1
• Filed: 08/17/2011
• Published: 02/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc. (ViacomCBS Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc. (ViacomCBS Incorporated)
• Inventors: Edson, Zachary James
• Application Number:
  US13/211,411
• Publication Number:
  US 20130046651A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations

Abstract

The GAMING MARKETPLACE APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“UBGER”) transform user site navigation inputs via UBGER components into systematically-defined user behavior-based game exchange recommendations and offers. In one embodiment, the UBGER obtains activity logs including data on actions taken by a user within a website. The UBGER extracts user behavioral attributes based on analyzing the obtained activity logs, and queries a database for identifications of electronic games associated with the extracted user behavioral attributes. The UBGER queries a database for electronic games owned by the user, and identifies inactive electronic games from among the electronic games owned by the user, based on the activity logs. The UBGER generates an offer including a recommendation for trade-in of one of the identified inactive electronic games in exchange for the purchase of one of the electronic games associated with the extracted user behavioral attributes, and provides the generated offer to a client device of the user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented electronic game transaction offer product, comprising:

a time-limited offer to sell a defined electronic game to a user, the offer further comprising;

a trade-in component based on the user'"'"'s ownership of one or more electronic games having an after market value different from the defined game;

a price component based on the user'"'"'s anticipated acceptance of the trade-in component and on a computer-generated near-real-time market value; and

an expiration time for the offer, wherein the offer is unique to the user.

2. The offer product of claim 1, wherein the defined electronic game is stored on a portable computer-readable storage medium.

3. The offer product of claim 1, wherein the defined electronic game is a software module downloadable via a computer network.

4. The offer product of claim 1, wherein the trade-in component is further based on the user'"'"'s level of usage of the one or more electronic games.

5. The offer product of claim 1, wherein the price component is further based on a quality condition of the one or more electronic games affecting the trade-in component.

6. The offer product of claim 1, wherein the market value of the user-owned one of more electronic games is determined in near real-time.

7. A gaming marketplace processor-implemented method, comprising:

obtaining activity logs including data on actions taken by a user within a website;

extracting user behavioral attributes based on analyzing the obtained activity logs;

querying a database for identifications of electronic games associated with the extracted user behavioral attributes;

generating an offer including a recommendation for purchase of one of the electronic games associated with the extracted user behavioral attributes;

providing the generated offer to a client device of the user.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

querying a database for electronic games owned by the user;

identifying potential trade-in electronic games from among the electronic games owned by the user;

generating the offer to include a recommendation for trade-in of one of the identified potential trade-in electronic games in exchange for the purchase of one of the electronic games associated with the extracted user behavioral attributes.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the potential trade-in electronic games are identified by identifying games that have been inactive during a pre-specified prior period in time.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

querying a database for market values of the inactive electronic games; and

wherein the recommendation for trade of one of the identified inactive electronic games is based on the market values of the inactive electronic games.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the market values of the inactive electronic games is based on trade data aggregated from activity logs of users of the website.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining a time limitation on the generated offer based on the market values of the inactive electronic games; and

generating the offer to include the time limitation on the generated offer.

13. A gaming marketplace apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory disposed in communication with the processor and storing processor-executable instructions to;

generate activity logs including data on activities of a user within a website;

providing the activity logs via a communication network to a server;

obtaining an offer notification including a recommendation to trade-in an inactive electronic game of the user in exchange for purchasing a defined electronic game associated with a behavioral attribute of the user;

providing a notification of acceptance of the offer; and

obtaining a notification of processing of the trade-in associated with the offer.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, the memory further storing instructions to:

request a download of the defined electronic game associated with the behavioral attribute of the user.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, the memory further storing instructions to:

provide authorization for purchase of the defined electronic game associated with a behavioral attribute of the user; and

wherein the defined electronic game is downloadable after providing the authorization.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, the memory further storing instructions to:

obtain data from the server to generate a label for shipment of the traded-in inactive electronic game of the user after providing the notification of acceptance of the offer; and

generating a printable shipment label using the data obtained from the server.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, the memory further storing instructions to:

download the defined electronic game associated with the behavioral attribute of the user upon generating the printable shipment label.

18. A computer-generated electronic game marketing offer product, comprising:

a product identifier associated with a product selected from a buy recommendation based on user gaming behavioral attributes;

a current product sale value data field for the selected product, determined in accordance with a current product market value and a user exchange inventory; and

an exchange data field providing a selection of currency or a product from the user exchange inventory to provide in exchange for the selected product.

19. The offer product of claim 18, wherein the currency is one of:

a currency of a geopolitical entity; and

a virtual currency.

20. The offer product of claim 19, wherein the current product sale value data is determined according to a confidence level associated with the current product market value.