Online Client Valuation via Source-Based Rake Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for valuating online players in poker games and other online services face issues such as manipulation of Net Loss values, extreme fluctuations in player value, and arbitrary parameter selection in rake redistribution formulas, leading to ineffective marketing strategies and public relations problems.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that track the origination and circulation of money within a game ecosystem by creating virtual accounts for players, attributing values based on source-based rake and fee calculations, and using configurable parameters to calculate Advanced Player Value, which considers both player activity and monetary contributions as a depositor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If Net Loss values are used for player valuation, then player value can be calculated, but the values are subject to manipulation and extreme fluctuations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that tracks the origin of each monetary chunk through virtual accounts and depositor tagging. This intermediary layer between the player's actions and the valuation calculation prevents direct manipulation of Net Loss values while maintaining accurate tracking of player contributions, thereby resolving the contradiction between measurement capability and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by tagging monetary chunks with depositor information before they are used in gameplay. This advance tagging ensures that the source of funds is already identified and recorded, preventing later manipulation and providing a stable foundation for player valuation that is not subject to extreme fluctuations.
2Ease of operation
If rake redistribution formulas with arbitrary parameters are used, then player value can be attributed, but the parameter selection is arbitrary and leads to ineffective marketing strategies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent fundamentally changes the parameters used in valuation from arbitrary rake distribution coefficients to concrete, traceable metrics: the actual origin of monetary chunks and their circulation paths. By changing the parameter basis from subjective formulas to objective tracked data, the system achieves both ease of operation and measurement precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates virtual accounts that are copies or representations of the actual monetary flow paths. These virtual accounts replicate the true origin and movement of funds, allowing for accurate player valuation without relying on arbitrary parameters. The copying mechanism preserves the integrity of the original monetary relationships while enabling precise measurement.
3Device complexity
If conventional rake-based valuation is used, then calculation is simple, but it does not account for the actual source of money contributing to rake
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the monetary flow into discrete, traceable chunks, each with its own origin tag. This segmentation breaks down the continuous flow of money into individual units that can be tracked separately, allowing the system to maintain simplicity in calculation while preserving detailed information about the source of each contribution to the rake.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a nested structure where virtual accounts contain tagged monetary chunks, which in turn contain information about their depositor origin. This nesting allows layers of information to be contained within each other, preserving the monetary origin data within the valuation structure without adding external complexity to the overall system.
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AI summary
There is provided a system and method of online valuating a client in a computerized service system (e.g. game system). The method comprises: identifying all clients directly involved in a monetary event; for each identified directly involved client Ci, searching a stored plurality of records for all records informative of monetary chunks tagged with the client Ci as an owner, and associating with the client Ci a virtual account Ai, the virtual account Ai being informative of all monetary chunks in an ownership of the client Ci, thereby giving rise to a plurality of virtual accounts associated with the identified directly involved clients, wherein each monetary chunk is further tagged with a depositor client who introduced the respective monetary chunk into the service system and with respective timestamp; identifying every client tagged as depositor client to at least one monetary chunk corresponding to at least one virtual account of the plurality of virtual accounts, thereby giving rise to a plurality of clients indirectly involved in the event; and valuating one or more clients directly or indirectly involved in the event, wherein a value of each given client is calculated with consideration of all monetary chunks corresponding to the plurality of virtual accounts and tagged to the given client as a depositor client.