AWARDING ACHIEVEMENTS

• US 20130132202A1
• Filed: 11/23/2011
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Gordon, William A., Weaver, Paul A.
• Application Number:
  US13/303,483
• Publication Number:
  US 20130132202A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.58
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Techniques are described for awarding achievements unlocked by a user across one or more computer games. Embodiments receive achievement information for a user. The achievement information specifies a first amount of achievement points earned by the user by unlocking achievements across one or more computer games. One or more external offers available for the user based on the received achievement information are then determined. Here, the one or more external offers are separate from the one or more computer games in which the achievements were unlocked. Embodiments then present the determined one or more external offers to the user.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving achievement information for a user, wherein the achievement information includes a first amount of achievement points earned by the user, wherein the first amount of achievement points were earned by the user from unlocking achievements across one or more computer games;

determining one or more external offers available for the user based on the received achievement information, wherein the one or more external offers are external from the one or more computer games in which the achievements were unlocked; and

presenting the determined one or more external offers.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of one of the presented external offers from the user; and

fulfilling the selected external offer for the user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein fulfilling the selected external offer comprises:

transmitting a bar code corresponding to the selected external offer.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein fulfilling the selected external offer comprises:

receiving address information associated with the user; and

generating an order for one or more items using the received address information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving achievement information for a user further comprises:

identifying one or more achievements the user has unlocked across the one or more computer games;

for each of the identified one or more achievements, determining an achievement point value corresponding to the achievement;

determining the first amount of achievement points by calculating a sum of the determined achievement point values.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving credentials information associated with the user; and

transmitting a request for the achievement information for the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first amount of achievement points were earned using a first gaming platform, and further comprising:

receiving additional achievement information for the user, wherein the additional achievement information includes a second amount of achievement points earned by the user on a second gaming platform; and

normalizing the first amount of achievement points and the second amount of achievement points to produce a normalized total amount of achievement points,

wherein determining one or more external offers available for the user is further based on the normalized total amount of achievement points.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining one or more achievement tiers the user has unlocked based on the first amount of achievement points earned by the user, wherein each achievement tier corresponds to a respective number of achievement points, and

wherein determining one or more external offers available for the user is further based on the determined one or more achievement tiers.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a current physical location for the user, and

wherein determining one or more external offers available for the user is further based upon the received current physical location of the user.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of one or more categories that the user has expressed interest in, and

wherein determining one or more external offers available for the user is further based on the selected one or more categories.

11. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium containing a program that, when executed by operation of one or more processors, performs an operation comprising;

computer-readable program code to receive achievement information for a user, wherein the achievement information includes a first amount of achievement points earned by the user, wherein the first amount of achievement points were earned by the user from unlocking achievements across one or more computer games;

computer-readable program code to determine one or more external offers available for the user based on the received achievement information, wherein the one or more external offers are external from the one or more computer games in which the achievements were unlocked; and

computer-readable program code to present the determined one or more external offers.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, the operation further comprising:

computer-readable program code to receive a selection of one of the presented external offers from the user; and

computer-readable program code to fulfill the selected external offer for the user.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein fulfilling the selected external offer comprises:

computer-readable program code to transmit a bar code corresponding to the selected external offer.

14. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein fulfilling the selected external offer comprises:

computer-readable program code to receive address information associated with the user; and

computer-readable program code to generate an order for one or more items using the received address information.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein receiving achievement information for a user further comprises:

computer-readable program code to identify one or more achievements the user has unlocked across the one or more computer games;

computer-readable program code to, for each of the identified one or more achievements, determine an achievement point value corresponding to the achievement;

computer-readable program code to determine the first amount of achievement points by calculating a sum of the determined achievement point values.

16. The computer program product of claim 11, the operation further comprising:

computer-readable program code to receive credentials information associated with the user; and

computer-readable program code to transmit a request for the achievement information for the user

17. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the first amount of achievement points were earned using a first gaming platform, and the operation further comprising:

computer-readable program code to receive additional achievement information for the user, wherein the additional achievement information includes a second amount of achievement points earned by the user on a second gaming platform; and

computer-readable program code to normalize the first amount of achievement points and the second amount of achievement points to produce a normalized total amount of achievement points,

wherein the computer-readable program code to determine one or more external offers available for the user is further based on the normalized total amount of achievement points.

18. The computer program product of claim 11, the operation further comprising:

computer-readable program code to determine one or more achievement tiers the user has unlocked based on the first amount of achievement points earned by the user, wherein each achievement tier corresponds to a respective number of achievement points, and

wherein the computer-readable program code to determine one or more external offers available for the user is further based on the determined one or more achievement tiers.

19. The computer program product of claim 11, the operation further comprising:

computer-readable program code to receive a current physical location for the user, and

wherein the computer-readable program code to determine one or more external offers available for the user is further based upon the received current physical location of the user.

20. The computer program product of claim 11, the operation further comprising:

computer-readable program code to receive a selection of one or more categories that the user has expressed interest in, and

wherein the computer-readable program code to determine one or more external offers available for the user is further based on the selected one or more categories.

21. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory containing a program that, when executed by the processor, performs an operation comprising;

receiving achievement information for a user, wherein the achievement information includes a first amount of achievement points earned by the user, wherein the first amount of achievement points were earned by the user from unlocking achievements across one or more computer games;

determining one or more external offers available for the user based on the received achievement information, wherein the one or more external offers are external from the one or more computer games in which the achievements were unlocked; and

presenting the determined one or more external offers.

22. The system of claim 21, the operation further comprising:

receiving a selection of one of the presented external offers from the user; and

fulfilling the selected external offer for the user.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein fulfilling the selected external offer comprises:

transmitting a bar code corresponding to the selected external offer.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein fulfilling the selected external offer comprises:

receiving address information associated with the user; and

generating an order for one or more items using the received address information.

25. The system of claim 21, wherein receiving achievement information for a user further comprises:

identifying one or more achievements the user has unlocked across the one or more computer games;

for each of the identified one or more achievements, determining an achievement point value corresponding to the achievement;

determining the first amount of achievement points by calculating a sum of the determined achievement point values.

26. The system of claim 21, the operation further comprising:

receiving credentials information associated with the user; and

transmitting a request for the achievement information for the user

27. The system of claim 21, wherein the first amount of achievement points were earned using a first gaming platform, and the operation further comprising:

receiving additional achievement information for the user, wherein the additional achievement information includes a second amount of achievement points earned by the user on a second gaming platform; and

normalizing the first amount of achievement points and the second amount of achievement points to produce a normalized total amount of achievement points,

wherein determining one or more external offers available for the user is further based on the normalized total amount of achievement points.

28. The system of claim 21, the operation further comprising:

determining one or more achievement tiers the user has unlocked based on the first amount of achievement points earned by the user, wherein each achievement tier corresponds to a respective number of achievement points, and

wherein determining one or more external offers available for the user is further based on the determined one or more achievement tiers.

29. The system of claim 21, the operation further comprising:

receiving a current physical location for the user, and

wherein determining one or more external offers available for the user is further based upon the received current physical location of the user.

30. The system of claim 21, the operation further comprising:

receiving a selection of one or more categories that the user has expressed interest in, and

wherein determining one or more external offers available for the user is further based on the selected one or more categories.