Gamification provider abstraction layer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9526984-B2
Application number	US-201314086022-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 21, 2013
Priority date	Nov 21, 2013
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

A system that manages a gamification provider abstraction layer can select a gamification provider. The system receives a common gamification request message from a client and creates a provider-specific request message based on the received common gamification request message and the selected gamification provider. The system then transmits the provider-specific request message to the selected gamification provider.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to manage a gamification provider abstraction layer, the managing comprising:
selecting a gamification provider, the gamification provider being configured to perform gamification actions that track user behavior and convert the user behavior into a game, the game including generating a reward for a user when the user accomplishes a desired task;
creating a plurality of gamespaces in a hierarchy, each gamespace being a unique namespace where the gamification actions are performed in isolation from hierarchically unrelated gamespaces;
receiving a common gamification request message from a client, the common gamification request message having a format common to any selected gamification provider;
creating a provider-specific request message based on the received common gamification request message and the selected gamification provider, the provider-specific request message having a provider-specific format based on the selected gamification provider; and
transmitting, via a network, the provider-specific request message to the selected gamification provider,
wherein when the common gamification request message includes personal identification data, the creating the provider-specific request message comprises transforming the personal identification data into de-identified data,
wherein the common gamification request message includes a gamespace indicator, and the common gamification request message applies only to qamespaces hierarchically related to the indicated gamespace, and
wherein a first gamespace is hierarchically related to a second gamespace if the first gamespace is a child of the second gamespace in the hierarchy.

2. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , the managing further comprising:
receiving a provider-specific response from the gamification provider;
creating a common gamification response message based on the received provider-specific response; and
transmitting the common gamification response message to the client.

3. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein transforming the personal identification data into de-identified data comprises encoding the personal identification data.

4. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein transforming the personal identification data into de-identified data comprises encrypting the personal identification data.

5. The computer readable medium of claim 1 ,
wherein at least one of the gamespaces is shared among a plurality of applications.

6. The computer readable medium of claim 5 , the managing further comprising:
presenting a consistent behavior user interface across all applications sharing the same gamespace.

7. The computer readable medium of claim 1 ,
wherein the creating a plurality of gamespaces comprises receiving a create gamespace request message and authenticating the create gamespace request message using a first authentication model; and
wherein the receiving a common gamification request message comprises authenticating the common gamification request message using a second authentication model.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the reward is generated when the user accomplishes the desired task in a non-gaming context, the non-gaming context being activities which differ from conventional game-related activities.

9. A system comprising:
a memory device configured to store a gamification provider abstraction layer module;
a processing device in communication with the memory device, the processing device configured to execute the gamification provider abstraction layer module stored in the memory device;
wherein the gamification provider abstraction layer module comprises a common gamification application programming interface configured to:
select a gamification provider, the gamification provider being configured to perform gamification actions that track user behavior and convert the user behavior into a game, the game including generating a reward for a user when the user accomplishes a desired task;
creating a plurality of gamespaces in a hierarchy, each gamespace being a unique namespace where the gamification actions are performed in isolation from hierarchically unrelated gamespaces;
receive a common gamification request message from a client, the common gamification request message having a format common to any selected gamification provider;
create a provider-specific request message based on the received common gamification request message and the selected gamification provider, the provider-specific request message having a provider-specific format based on the selected gamification provider;
transmit, via a network, the provider-specific request message to the selected gamification provider;
receive a provider-specific response from the gamification provider;
create a common gamification response message based on the received provider-specific response; and
transmit the common gamification response message to the client,

wherein when the common gamification request message includes personal identification data, the creating the provider-specific request message comprises transforming the personal identification data into de-identified data,
wherein the common gamification request message includes a gamespace indicator, and the common gamification request message applies only to qamespaces hierarchically related to the indicated gamespace, and
wherein a first gamespace is hierarchically related to a second gamespace if the first gamespace is a child of the second gamespace in the hierarchy.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein transforming the personal identification data into de-identified data comprises encoding the personal identification data.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein transforming the personal identification data into de-identified data comprises encrypting the personal identification data.

12. The system of claim 9 ,
wherein at least one of the gamespaces is shared among a plurality of client applications.

13. The system of claim 12 ,
wherein the creating a plurality of gamespaces comprises receiving a create gamespace request message and authenticating the create gamespace request message using a first authentication model, and
wherein the receiving a common gamification request message comprises authenticating the common gamification request message using a second authentication model.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the reward is generated when the user accomplishes a desired task in a non-gaming context, the non-gaming context being activities which differ from conventional game-related activities.

15. A computer implemented method comprising:
selecting a gamification provider, the gamification provider being configured to perform gamification actions that track user behavior and convert the user behavior into a game, the game including generating a reward for a user when the user accomplishes a desired task;
creating a plurality of gamespaces in a hierarchy, each gamespace being a unique namespace where the gamification actions are performed in isolation from hierarchically unrelated gamespaces;
receiving a common gamification request message from a client, the common gamification request message having a format common to any selected gamification provider;
creating a provider-specific request message based on the received common gamification request message and the selected gamification provider, the provider-specific request message having a provider-specif

Assignees

• Oracle Int Corp

Inventors

• Thomas Jayant
• Matskiv Victor
• Qian Zhaogang
• Jagdish Vallabha
• Rhodes Richard
• Gunaratnam Vasanthan

Classifications

• A63F13/352

  involving special game server arrangements, e.g. regional servers connected to a national server or a plurality of servers managing partitions of the game world · CPC title

• A63F13/60

  Generating or modifying game content before or while executing the game program, e.g. authoring tools specially adapted for game development or game-integrated level editor · CPC title

• A63F13/85

  Providing additional services to players · CPC title

• A63F13/30 Primary

  Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers · CPC title