Patent ID: 8496532
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: notifying a first group of a plurality of players of a computer-implemented game that each member of the first group is to receive an incentive reward based on a level of influence of the first group over a physical location being greater than a level of influence of a second group of the plurality of players over the location, wherein the level of influence of the first group is calculated based on a contribution of the first group toward an operator of the location meeting a sales goal and the level of the influence of the second group is calculated based on a contribution of the second group toward the operator of the location meeting the sales goal; determining that the level of influence of the first group over the location is greater than the level of influence of the second group over the location; providing the incentive reward to the first group based on the determined level of influence of the first group over the location being greater than the level of influence of the second group over the location, the providing of the incentive reward including: