Patent ID: 9440149
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A63F,G06Q,G07F

Claim Text:
1. An in-game incentive granting device comprising: a second game notifying unit for notifying an existing user of presence of a second game to promote execution of the second game during execution of an application of a first game by the existing user; an introduction code issuing unit for issuing an introduction code to be used in an introduction of the second game to a new user during execution of an application of the second game by the existing user; an association storing unit for storing identification information of the existing user, the introduction code issued by the introduction code issuing unit and identification information of a new user who downloaded the application of the second game in association with each other; and an incentive granting unit for referring to association information stored in the association storing unit to grant a predetermined incentive to the first game which is being used by the existing user in relation to a fact that the new user downloads the application of the second game upon receipt of an introduction from the existing user.