DYNAMIC REDEMPTION CODES

• US 20130055409A1
• Filed: 08/29/2011
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Chen, Grace, Woldman, Jennifer
• Granted Patent: US 8,744,971 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0225 Avoiding frauds

Abstract

Information regarding a redemption code may include at least one parameter associated with certain redeemable content. Requests may be received from a user. The request may concern access to redeemable content associated with a redemption code. The applicability of parameters is determined as is the redeemable content associated with the identified parameter. The user may then be granted access to the identified redeemable content. The determination of applicable parameters may include identifying an associated modification and applying the modification to the redemption code in order to identify the redeemable content.

Claims

1. A method for providing a dynamic redemption code, the method comprising:

storing information in memory regarding the dynamic redemption code, wherein the stored information includes one or more parameters and redeemable content associated with each parameter;

receiving a request sent over a communication network from a requesting user, the request concerning access to redeemable content associated with the dynamic redemption code; and

executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor;

determines an applicable parameter from the one or more parameters,

identifies the redeemable content associated with the parameter determined to be applicable, and

grants the requesting user access to the identified redeemable content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic redemption code is associated with a set of redeemable content and the redeemable content associated with each parameter is selected from the set of redeemable content.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein each parameter is associated with a modification to the dynamic redemption code and identification of the redeemable content includes applying the modification associated with the determined parameter to the redemption code, and identifying redeemable content associated with the modified dynamic redemption code.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising monitoring applicability of the one or more parameters, and wherein the modification to the dynamic redemption code is automatically applied upon detection that a parameter is applicable.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the dynamic redemption code is associated with a dynamic component and wherein the modification is applied to the dynamic component.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein applying the modification includes appending the dynamic component to the dynamic redemption code.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more parameters includes a time period of redemption and wherein determination of which of the parameters are applicable includes identifying the time period in which the request for the redeemable content is submitted.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more parameters includes a number of previous redemptions, and determination of the applicable parameters includes identifying a number of requests previously received including the dynamic redemption code.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more parameters and the redeemable content associated with each parameter are specified by a system administrator.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic redemption code is associated with metadata indicating the one or more parameters and the redeemable content associated with each parameter.

11. A system for providing a dynamic redemption code, the system comprising:

memory for storing information regarding the dynamic redemption code, wherein the stored information includes one or more parameters and redeemable content associated with each parameter;

an interface for receiving a request sent over a communication network from a requesting user, the request concerning access to redeemable content associated with the dynamic redemption code; and

a processor for executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor;

determines which of the one or more parameters is applicable,

identifies the redeemable content associated with the parameter determined to be applicable, and

grants the requesting user access to the identified redeemable content.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the redemption code is associated with a set of redeemable content, the redeemable content associated with each parameter selected from the set of redeemable content.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein each parameter is associated with a modification to the dynamic redemption code and identification of the redeemable content includes applying the modification associated with the determined parameter to the redemption code, and identifying redeemable content associated with the modified dynamic redemption code.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein execution of further instructions by the processor monitors applicability of the one or more parameters and wherein the modification to the dynamic redemption code is automatically applied to the dynamic redemption code upon detection that a parameter is applicable.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the dynamic redemption code includes a dynamic component, and the modification is applied to the dynamic component.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein applying the modification includes appending the modified dynamic component to the dynamic redemption code.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more parameters includes a time period of redemption and determination of the applicability of a parameter includes identifying during what time period the request for the redeemable content is submitted.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more parameters includes a number of previous redemptions and determination of the applicability of the parameters includes identifying a number of requests previously received including the redemption code.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the one or more parameters and the redeemable content associated with each parameter are specified by a system administrator.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the dynamic redemption code is associated with metadata indicating the one or more parameters and the redeemable content associated with each parameter.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for providing redeemable content to groups, the method comprising:

storing information regarding a redemption code, wherein the stored information includes one or more parameters and redeemable content associated with each parameter;

receiving a request sent from a requesting user, the request concerning access to redeemable content associated with the redemption code;

determining which of the one or more parameters is applicable;

identifying the redeemable content associated with the parameter determined to be applicable; and

granting the requesting user access to the identified redeemable content.