Patent ID: 8719086
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. An interactive electronic game system for determining prizes to award to users and managing redemption of the prizes, the interactive electronic game system comprising: a user information database configured to store data relating to users of the interactive electronic game system, the data comprising past prize redemption information and past non-prize order information; a prize engine configured to determine a prize to award to a user of the interactive electronic game system, wherein determining the prize to award to the user comprises applying prize determination rules to at least the past prize redemption information or the past non-prize order information stored in the user information database; a game engine configured to generate at least one configuration parameter for an interactive electronic game and to electronically communicate with an electronic user access point system to communicate the at least one configuration parameter to the user access point system, wherein the interactive electronic game is configured to be playable by a user of the electronic user access point system, and the interactive electronic game is configured to indicate to the user using the electronic user access point system the determined prize; wherein the prize engine is further configured to electronically communicate with an ordering system, the ordering system configured to process user prize redemption requests and user non-prize orders, wherein the prize engine is configured to transmit a message to the ordering system to enable the ordering system to process a redemption of the determined prize for the user; wherein the prize engine is further configured to electronically communicate with the user access point system, the user access point system being located at a same business location as the ordering system, wherein a request by either the ordering system or the user access point system to redeem the determined prize must be confirmed by the prize engine prior to enabling the ordering engine to process a redemption of the determined prize; and one or more computers configured to operate the prize engine and game engine, wherein the one or more computers comprises a computer processor and an electronic storage medium.