CLIAMS:What is claimed is

1. A system for enabling a user to utilize merits gained in a rule based activity, the system comprising:

a networked platform of rule based activities, comprising:

a rule based activities unit for enabling a user to select one or more rule based activities, whereby the one or more rule based activities comprising fun associated schemas for gaining a plurality of merits while progressing in the one or more rule based activities;

a dynamic deals generating unit for generating a plurality of deals and associating the plurality of generated deals with the one or more rule based activities, whereby the user enabled to utilize the plurality of merits gained for acquiring the plurality of deals associated with the rule based activities; and

a user demographics analyzing unit in communication with the rule based activities unit; and the dynamic deals generating unit for selectively publishing the plurality of deals associated with the rule based activities on a profile of the user registered with the networked platform of rule based activities.

a network terminal of a user accessing the networked platform of rule based activities, whereby the networked platform configured to access at least one of: a web based platform; and a mobile based platform.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of deals generated by the dynamic deals generating unit published over the network terminal of the user accessing the networked platform of rule based activities.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising one or more social networking platforms interfaced with the networked platform of rule based activities.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the one or more social networking platforms configured to redirect the user to the networked platform of rule based activities.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the user demographics analyzing unit configured to collect user data from a registered user account of the one or more social networking platforms.

6. A networked platform of rule based activities for enabling a user to utilize merits gained in a rule based activity, comprising:

a rule based activities unit for enabling a user to select one or more rule based activities, whereby the one or more rule based activities comprising fun associated schemas for gaining a plurality of merits while progressing in the one or more rule based activities;

a dynamic deals generating unit for generating a plurality of deals and associating the plurality of generated deals with the one or more rule based activities, whereby the user enabled to utilize the plurality of merits gained for acquiring the plurality of deals associated with the rule based activities; and

a user demographics analyzing unit in communication with the rule based activities unit; and the dynamic deals generating unit for selectively publishing the plurality of deals associated with the rule based activities on a registered profile of the user.

7. A method for enabling a user to utilize merits gained in a rule based activity, the method comprising:

enabling a user to selectively choose one or more rule based activities from a rule based activities unit, whereby the user gains a plurality of credits while progressing in the one or more rule based activities; and

acquiring a plurality of deals associated with the one or more rule based activities by a dynamic deals generating unit by the user with the plurality of merits gained, whereby the plurality of deals published over the network terminal of user accessing the networked platform of rule based activities.

8. A method for enabling a user to utilize merits gained in a rule based activity, the method comprising:

enabling a user to selectively choose one or more rule based activities from a rule based activities unit, whereby the user gains a plurality of credits while progressing in the one or more rule based activities;

analyzing user demographics by a demographics analyzing unit in communication with the rule based activities unit for selectively publishing the plurality of deals associated with the rule based activities on a registered profile of the user; and

acquiring a plurality of deals associated with the one or more rule based activities by a dynamic deals generating unit by the user with the plurality of merits gained, whereby the plurality of deals published over the network terminal of user accessing the networked platform of rule based activities;
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THE PATENT ACT 1970
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The Patents Rules, 2003
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(See section 10 and rule 13)
1. TITLE OF THE INVENTION:
“SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING A USER TO UTILIZE MERITS GAINED IN A RULE BASED ACTIVITY ”
2. APPLICANT
Name : Zintec Software Pvt. Ltd.,
Nationality : Indian Company
Address : 5th Floor, North Block, Babukhan Millenium Centre, Rajbhavan Road,
Somajiguda, Hyderabad-5000082

3. PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION:
The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which is to be performed.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING A USER TO UTILIZE MERITS GAINED IN A RULE BASED ACTIVITY

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a system and method for enabling a user to utilize merits gained in a rule based activity.

Background

[0002] Gaming machines which provide players awards in primary or base games are well known. Gaming machines generally require the player to place or make a wager to activate the primary or base game. In many of these gaming machines, the award is based on the player obtaining a winning symbol or symbol combination and based on the amount of the wager (e.g., the higher the wager, the higher the award). Symbols or symbol combinations which are less likely to occur usually provide higher awards.

[0003] In such known gaming machines, the amount of the wager made on the base game by the player may vary. For instance, the gaming machine may allow the player to wager a minimum number of credits, such as one credit (e.g., one cent, nickel, dime, quarter or dollar) up to a maximum number of credits, such as five credits. This wager may be made by the player a single time or multiple times in a single play of a primary game. This is also true for other wagering games, such as video draw poker, where players can wager one or more credits on each hand and where multiple hands can be played simultaneously.

[0004] Further, secondary or bonus games are also known in gaming machines, which usually provide an additional award to the player. Secondary or bonus games usually do not require an additional wager by the player to be activated, but generally activated or triggered upon an occurrence of a designated triggering symbol or triggering symbol combination in the primary or base game. For instance, a bonus symbol occurring on the pay-line on the third reel of a three reel slot machine may trigger the secondary bonus game. When a secondary or bonus game is triggered, the gaming machines generally indicates this to the player through one or more visual and/or audio output devices, such as the reels, lights, speakers, video screens, etc. Part of the enjoyment and excitement of playing certain gaming machines is the occurrence of the secondary or bonus game (even before the player knows how much the bonus award will be). But the conventional bonus games and/or other gaming machines does not provided many opportunities to the user for continuing his/her interest in playing games for long time and the user may quit the game whenever he/she is not interested or desired to quit.

[0005] In the light of aforementioned discussion there exists a need of a system and method for enabling a user to utilize merits gained in a rule based activity.

Brief Summary

[0006] The following presents a simplified summary of the disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding to the reader. This summary is not an extensive overview of the disclosure and it does not identify key/critical elements or delineate the scope. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts disclosed herein in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

[0007] Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a system and method for enabling a user to utilize merits gained in a rule based activity.

[0008] An exemplary aspect of the present disclosure is to offer and publish deals over web based platforms and mobile application based platforms.

[0009] Another exemplary aspect of the present disclosure is to provide fun based rule based activities and encourage the participants to acquire the deals.

[0010] According to an exemplary aspect, the system includes a networked platform of rule based activities including (a) a rule based activities unit for enabling a user to select one or more rule based activities. The one or more rule based activities comprising fun associated schemas for gaining a plurality of merits while progressing in the one or more rule based activities (b) a dynamic deals generating unit for generating a plurality of deals and associating the plurality of generated deals with the one or more rule based activities. The user enabled to utilize the plurality of merits gained for acquiring the plurality of deals associated with the rule based activities (c) a user demographics analyzing unit in communication with the rule based activities unit and the dynamic deals generating unit for selectively publishing the plurality of deals associated with the rule based activities on a profile of the user registered with the networked platform of rule based activities.

[0011] According to an exemplary aspect, the system further includes a network terminal of a user accessing the networked platform of rule based activities. The networked platform configured to access at least one of: a web based platform; and a mobile based platform.

[0012] According to an exemplary aspect the method includes enabling a user to selectively choose one or more rule based activities from a rule based activities unit. The user gains a plurality of credits while progressing in the one or more rule based activities.

[0013] According to an exemplary aspect the method further includes acquiring a plurality of deals associated with the one or more rule based activities by dynamic deals generating unit by the user with the plurality of merits gained. The plurality of deals published over the network terminal of user accessing the networked platform of rule based activities.

[0014] The aforesaid features are achieved individually and/or in combination, and it is not intended that the present disclosure be construed as requiring two or more of the features to be combined unless expressly required by the claims attached hereto.

[0015] The above summary relates to only one of the many embodiments of the invention disclosed herein and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, which is set forth in the claims herein. These and other features of the present invention will be described in more detail below in the detailed description of the invention and in conjunction with the following figures

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[0016] Other objects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals have been used to designate like elements, and wherein:

[0017] FIG.1 is a diagram depicting a system for enabling a user to utilize merits gained in a rule based activity.

[0018] FIG.2 is a flow diagram depicting a method for generating deals and publishing over the web based platforms and mobile based platforms.

[0019] FIG.3 is a flow diagram depicting a method for enabling a user to utilize merits gained in a rule based activity.

[0020] FIG.4 is a flow diagram depicting a method for redirecting the user from the web based platforms/mobile application based platforms to the networked platform of rule based activities.

Detailed Description

[0021] It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The present disclosure is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

[0022] The use of “including”, “comprising” or “having” and variations thereof herein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. The terms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item. Further, the use of terms “first”, “second”, and “third”, and the like, herein do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another.

[0023] Further, various operations will be described as multiple discrete operations, in turn, in a manner that is most helpful in understanding the illustrative embodiments; however, the order of description should not be construed as to imply that these operations are necessarily order dependent. In particular, these operations need not be performed in the order of presentation

[0024] Referring to FIG.1 is a diagram 100 depicting a system for enabling a user to utilize merits gained in a rule based activity. The system includes a networked platform of rule based activities 102 comprising a user demographics analyzing unit 102a, a rule based activities unit 102b and a dynamic deals generating unit 102c. The users of network terminals 104a, 104b and 104c may be allowed to access the networked platform of rule based activities 102. The networked platform of rule based activities 102 may be accessed as a web based platform and/or a mobile application based platform. According to a non limiting exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, rule base activities unit 102b configured to provide and enable the users to select and participate in one or more rule based activities. The dynamic deals generating unit 102c configured to dynamically generate multiple deals and associate the deals with the one or more rule based activities provided by the rule based activities unit 102b.

[0025] According to a non limiting exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the user demographics analyzing unit 102a configured to collect user data from authorized user accounts of the users maintained in the one or more social networking platforms 106a, 106b and 106c. The data collected from the one or more social networking platforms 106a, 106b and 106c may be used to determine user behavior and preferences and publish deals over the network terminals 104a, 104b and 104c.

[0026] In accordance with non limiting exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the users accessing the networked platform of rule based activities 102 may gain multiple credits while progressing in the selected rule based activities. The merits gained in the rule based activities may be used to acquire the deals generated by the dynamic deals generating unit 102c.

[0027] According to a non limiting exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the deals generated by the dynamic deals generating unit 102 may be published over the one or more social networking platforms 106a, 106b and 106c and also other web based platforms. The social networking platforms 106a, 106b and 106c may redirect the user to the networked platform of rule based activities 102 and enable the user to participate in rule base activities provided by the rule based activities unit.

[0028] In accordance with non limiting exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the deals generated by the dynamic deals generating unit 102 may be published over other mobile based platforms configured to access using the network terminals 104a, 104b and 104c. The users accessing the other mobile based platforms may be directed towards the networked platform of rule based activities 102 and enable the users to participate in the one or more rule based activities.

[0029] Referring to FIG.2 is a flow diagram 200 depicting a method for generating deals and publishing over the web based platforms and mobile based platforms. According to a non limiting exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the method starts at step 202 wherein deals are generated by the dynamic deals generating unit and at step 204 the generated deals are associated with the rule based activities provided by the rule based activities unit. The method continues to step 206, the deals associated with the rule based activities unit are selected for publishing over the network domains/platform. According to a non limiting exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, selected deals may be published over web based platforms including but not limited to social networking platforms at step 208 and over mobile application based platforms at step 210.

[0030] FIG.3 is a flow diagram 300 depicting a method for enabling a user to utilize merits gained in a rule based activity. According to a non limiting exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the method starts at step 302 where in the user accessing the networked platform of rule based activities selects a rule based activity provided by the rule based activities unit and continues progressing in the selected rule based activity at 304. At step 306 a validation check is performed to determine whether, the user succeeded in the level of rule based activity while progressing. If the user fails to succeed in the level the method returns to step 302 and if the user succeeds in the level at step 306, the user is allowed to progress in the selected rule based activity and collect the merits gained in the level at step 308. Further at step 310 the user may be allowed to acquire the deals associated with the selected rule based activity. The deals may include but not limited to coupons, electronic vouchers, coupon codes, discounts and the like. The acquired deals may be utilized by the user and redeem them in online mode and/or offline mode at step 312.

[0031] FIG.4 is a flow diagram 400 depicting a method for redirecting the user from the web based platforms/mobile application based platforms to the networked platform of rule based activities. According to a non limiting exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the method starts at step 402, wherein the deals generated by the dynamic deals generating unit may be published over the web based platforms including but not limited to social networking platforms and also over multiple mobile based platforms. At step 404 the user selects the rule based activities associated with the published deals at step 404 and step 406 the user is directed to the networked platform of rule based activities. Further at step 408 the user participates in the selected rule based activities and acquires deals while progressing in the rule based activity at step 410.

[0032] Although the present invention has been described in terms of certain preferred embodiments and illustrations thereof, other embodiments and modifications to preferred embodiments may be possible that are within the principles and spirit of the invention. The above descriptions and figures are therefore to be regarded as illustrative and not restrictive.

[0033] Thus the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and includes both combinations and sub combinations of the various features described hereinabove as well as variations and modifications thereof, which would occur to persons skilled in the art upon reading the foregoing description.

ABSTRACT

A system and method for enabling a user to utilize merits gained in a rule based activity. The system comprising a networked platform of rule based activities, comprising: a rule based activities unit for enabling a user to select rule based activities. The rule based activities comprising fun associated schemas for gaining a plurality of merits while progressing in the rule based activities. The networked platform further comprising a dynamic deals generating unit for generating deals and associating the generated deals with the rule based activities for enabling the user to utilize the plurality of merits gained for acquiring the deals associated and a user demographics analyzing engine in communication with the rule based activities.