Systems and methods for facilitating purchase offer selection across multiple online sales platforms

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11748794-B2
Application number	US-202117553185-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2021
Priority date	Mar 4, 2020
Publication date	Sep 5, 2023
Grant date	Sep 5, 2023

Abstract

Systems and methods for facilitating purchase offer selection across multiple online sales platforms are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain first information defining a first sales listing of a particular virtual item on a first online sales platform; obtain second information defining a second sales listing of the particular virtual item on a second online sales platform; receive at least two indications of offers to purchase the particular virtual item; obtain information that represents at least one sales characteristic by which the offers to purchase the particular virtual item are to be ranked according to desirability; determine and compare a first metric value for the first offer and a second metric value for the second offer; and determine an accepted offer that is accepted based on the comparison.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system configured for facilitating purchase offer selection across multiple online sales platforms, the system comprising:
one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
obtain first information regarding a first sales listing of a particular virtual item on a first online sales platform, wherein the first online sales platform is configured to allow purchases using a fiat currency, wherein the first information further includes first pricing information for prospective buying users and first descriptive information that describes the particular virtual item offered for sale for the first sales listing;
obtain second information regarding a second sales listing of the particular virtual item on a second online sales platform, wherein the second online sales platform is configured to allow purchases using a cryptocurrency, wherein the second information further includes second pricing information for the prospective buying users and second descriptive information that describes the particular virtual item offered for sale for the second sales listing;
receive at least two indications of offers to purchase the particular virtual item, wherein the at least two indications of the offers include a first indication of a first offer received through the first online sales platform from a first prospective buying user and a second indication of a second offer received through the second online sales platform from a second prospective buying user;
determine, for the first offer, a first metric value of an offer desirability metric that quantifies desirability of offers to purchase the particular virtual item, wherein the first metric value is determined in accordance with at least one sales characteristic related to the first offer;
determine, for the second offer, a second metric value of the offer desirability metric, wherein the second metric value is determined in accordance with at least one sales characteristic related to the second offer;
determine an accepted offer that is accepted, wherein determination of the accepted offer is based on the first metric value and the second metric value, wherein the accepted offer is either the first offer or the second offer; and
effectuate transmissions of notifications to the first prospective buying user and the second prospective buying user that represent whether their respective offers have been accepted.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the particular virtual item is offered for sale through both the first sales listing and through the second sales listing by a selling user.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to:
receive an amount of consideration from a buying user, wherein the buying user made the accepted offer to purchase the particular virtual item;
effectuate assignment of ownership of the particular virtual item to an account of the buying user; and
transfer at least a portion of the amount of consideration received from the buying user to the selling user.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein assignments of the ownership of the particular virtual item are recorded on a decentralized database that stores a registry of assets and transactions, wherein the assets include the particular virtual item, wherein the decentralized database represents a blockchain, wherein the assignment of the ownership is effectuated subsequent to a verification that the selling user has ownership of the particular virtual item prior to the purchase, and wherein the verification is based on information in the registry that is stored in the decentralized database.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the particular virtual item is usable within an online game.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sales characteristic related to the first offer is one or more of:
(i) a first ratio of cost to a buying user divided by third-party fees associated with the buying user purchasing the particular virtual item, and
(ii) a second ratio of profit for the system divided by the third-party fees associated with the buying user purchasing the particular virtual item, and
(iii) a sum of profit for the system and revenue for a selling user,
wherein the buying user made the accepted offer to purchase the particular virtual item.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first metric value is based at least in part on one or more factors pertaining to one or more of a ranking of the prospective buying users, a rating of the prospective buying users, and a reputation of the prospective buying users.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to:
manage user accounts for users in the online game, wherein individual user accounts are associated with individual users, wherein the individual user accounts include individual user inventories of virtual items that are usable within the online game by the associated users, wherein the users include a selling user associated with a selling user account, a first prospective buying user associated with a first buying user account, and a second prospective buying user associated with a second buying user account, wherein the selling user account includes a selling user inventory of one or more virtual items that are usable by the selling user within the online game, wherein the first prospective buying user account includes a first buying user inventory of one or more virtual items that are usable by the first prospective buying user within the online game, and wherein the second prospective buying user account includes a second buying user inventory of one or more virtual items that are usable by the second prospective buying user within the online game.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining the accepted offer includes a verification whether one or more requirements as stipulated by a selling user have been met.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining the second metric value includes converting price information regarding the second offer to the fiat currency.

11. A method for facilitating purchase offer selection across multiple online sales platforms, the method comprising:
obtaining first information regarding a first sales listing of a particular virtual item on a first online sales platform, wherein the first online sales platform is configured to allow purchases using a fiat currency, wherein the first information further includes first pricing information for prospective buying users and first descriptive information that describes the particular virtual item offered for sale for the first sales listing;
obtaining second information regarding a second sales listing of the particular virtual item on a second online sales platform, wherein the second online sales platform is configured to allow purchases using a cryptocurrency, wherein the second information further includes second pricing information for the prospective buying users and second descriptive information that describes the particular virtual item offered for sale for the second sales listing;
receiving at least two indications of offers to purchase the particular virtual item, wherein the at least two indications of the offers include a first indication of a first offer received through the first online sales platform from a first prospective buying user and a second indication of a second offer received through the second online sales platform from a second prospective buying user;
determining, for the first offer, a first metric value of an offer desirability metric that quantifies desirability of offers to purchase the particular virtual item, wherein the first metric value is de

Assignees

• Mythical Inc

Inventors

• Kao Liwen
• Koch Rudy
• Thacker Cameron
• Royer Andrew

Classifications

• G06Q30/0611 Primary

  Request for offers or quotes · CPC title

• G06Q20/123

  Shopping for digital content · CPC title

• G06Q30/0605

  Pooling transaction partners, e.g. group buying or group selling · CPC title

• G06Q30/0609

  Qualifying participants for shopping transactions (payment transaction verification G06Q20/401) · CPC title

• G06Q20/065

  using e-cash · CPC title