Cookie-Based Player Identification for Predictive Gaming Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing game systems do not effectively allow unregistered players to participate in predictive games without registration, limiting their ability to view results and earn scores, and lack a mechanism for comparing predictions across multiple players.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows unregistered players to submit predictions for film box office revenue, generates a unique identifier for them, and communicates results, while registered players can access a leaderboard and detailed scoring, with features like interface screens for prediction entry and comparison to averages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If unregistered players are allowed to submit predictions without registration, then participation and engagement are improved, but the ability to track scores and communicate results to these players deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses cookies as an intermediary mechanism to store player predictions and identify returning players without requiring formal registration. The cookie acts as a mediator between the player's device and the system, enabling score tracking and result communication for unregistered players while maintaining system accessibility
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a simplified copy of the player identity through automatically generated unique identifiers and cookies, rather than requiring full registration profiles. This allows the system to track and communicate results to players who haven't completed formal registration, effectively copying the essential identification function without the overhead of full registration
2Measurement precision
If a registration system is implemented to track player scores, then score tracking accuracy is improved, but the ease of operation and player accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements partial registration by using cookies and automatic identifier generation for basic score tracking, reserving full registration only for players who need leaderboard access and detailed features. This partial approach maintains measurement precision for all players while preserving ease of operation for casual participants
Solution Approach 2:
The cookie-based identification system serves multiple functions: it tracks player predictions, identifies returning players, enables score calculation, and provides result communication - all without requiring formal registration. This universal mechanism handles both registered and unregistered players through a single streamlined process
3Loss of information
If leaderboard and registration features are added for registered players, then score comparison capability is improved, but device complexity and system requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments player experience into two distinct paths: unregistered players using cookie-based tracking for basic prediction and result communication, and registered players accessing full leaderboard and comparison features. This segmentation allows the complex leaderboard functionality to be optional rather than mandatory, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining advanced capabilities for those who need them
Data Source
AI summary
In at least one aspect, methods and corresponding systems operable to perform the methods are provided herein that allow multiple players, registered and unregistered, to play a game wherein players submit predictions for box office revenue for a plurality of films and, in certain instances, are awarded points for the proximity of the prediction to actual revenues.