Patent ID: 8202159
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: associating, at a game provider system of a game provider, a user of a persistent multiplayer game with an entry point website of an operator distinct from the game provider that has embedded an instance of the persistent multiplayer game into a portion of a web page transmitted to the user and through which the user originally entered the persistent multiplayer game; during a game session that is initiated via a different website from that of the entry point website of the operator, tracking one or more monetization events associated with purchases of one or more in-game features by the user within the context of the persistent multiplayer game, the game session occurring after a first session in which the user originally entered and joined the persistent multiplayer game; and allocating, using a processor of a machine, revenue attributable to at least one of the one or more monetization events that occurred during the game session initiated via the different website to the operator of the entry point website.