Patent Document ID: 9868052
Application ID: 13709803
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating comparison of one or more user-selected segments of players, the method being implemented in a computer system comprising one or more physical processors, the method comprising: executing an instance of an online game; implementing the instance of the online game, and using the instance to generate game state information that is transmitted to client computing platforms over a network, the game state information facilitating presentation of views of the online game to the players via the client computing platforms; forming segments of players solely based on one or more system variables without regard for whether players intend to join the segments, the one or more system variables including account creation date, the segments including at least a first segment of players including a first player and excluding a second player and a second segment of players including the second player and excluding the first player; receiving, from a client computing platform associated with a user, first feature input regarding a selection of a first feature by which to compare the first segment of players and the second segment of players, the selection being made through an administrative interface presented to the user that is different from any interface presented to the players in the views of the online game; receiving, from the client computing platform associated with the user, second feature input regarding a selection of a second feature by which to compare the first segment of players and the second segment of players, the selection being made through the administrative interface; displaying, via the client computing platform associated with the user, a comparison of the first segment of players and the second segment of players based on the first feature and the second feature, wherein displaying the comparison comprises: displaying, via the client computing platform associated with the user, a set of values relating to the first segment of players based on the first feature and the second feature; and displaying, via the client computing platform associated with the user, a set of values relating to the second segment of players based on the first feature and the second feature; and displaying, via the client computing platform associated with the user, an alert if a first value from the first set of values displayed and a corresponding second value from the second set of values deviate from each other by more than a threshold amount.