JP2023509574A - Fraud detection in electronic subscription payments - Google Patents

Abstract

Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media are provided for fraud detection within interactive media systems such as computer-based games. In some implementations, fraud in online subscription payments may be detected. Fraud detection can be used to coordinate virtual currency revenue share payments to developers associated with computer-based games.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD Embodiments relate generally to interactive media systems, and more particularly, without limitation, to methods, systems and computer readable media for fraud detection in electronic subscription payments within interactive media systems.

Some interactive media systems, such as online gaming, provide opportunities for users to purchase items within the online game or purchase subscriptions to the gaming platform. A gaming platform may provide user accounts to players to play online games and to developers to provide games on the gaming platform.

Some implementations can include computer-implemented methods. The method comprises the step of accessing electronic logs of user sessions associated with a user account on the gaming platform, the user sessions for one or more games hosted on the gaming platform; 1 during the first time period, wherein the electronic log includes a list of the one or more games and the duration of play for each of the one or more games during the first time period; and determining a percentage of gameplay duration for each of the one or more games. The method also includes, for each of the one or more games, calculating an initial payout for the first time period based at least in part on the percentage of gameplay duration; summing the initial payment for to the total payment over a second time period, the second time period being greater than the first time period; and receiving a fraud detection signal associated with the user account. and the step of 1. The method comprises adjusting a total payout for each of the one or more games having a cheating indication in the cheat detection signal, the adjusting being performed after a third time period; sending an electronic payment to a developer account corresponding to each of the one or more games, the electronic payment being based on a total payment for each respective one of the one or more games; can further include

In some implementations, the first time period is 24 hours, the second time period is greater than the first time period, and the third time period is greater than the second time period. In some implementations, the accessing step includes accessing a user session log for a user account that is a subscriber account at the gaming platform. In some implementations, calculating the initial payment comprises multiplying the total revenue amount by one or more of a first factor, a second factor, and a third factor, A factor of 1 is the percentage of gameplay during the first time period, a second factor is the commission factor, and a third factor is the holdback percentage.

In some implementations, receiving the fraud detection signal includes receiving the fraud detection signal from a payment provider system with fraud visibility. In some implementations, adjusting the total payment includes reducing the total payment based on revenue received from payment providers that do not have fraud visibility.

In some implementations, sending an electronic payment includes sending a virtual currency payment. The method may also include combining total payouts for each of the one or more games from multiple user accounts of the gaming platform. The method generates a profit preview graph for each of the one or more games, the profit preview graph representing profit accumulated by each game over a second time period; and causing the preview graph to be displayed in a user interface on an electronic display of a game developer device associated with the developer of the respective game.

The method may further include performing cheat detection for each game based on analyzing gameplay for each user account within the game and comparing the gameplay to a baseline. The method may also include clustering the gameplay activities and determining whether the gameplay activities are within a threshold distance from bona fide activity clusters.

Some implementations can include a device for performing fraud detection in electronic payments, the device performing operations when executed by one or more processors and the one or more processors. and a memory, coupled to the one or more processors, in which instructions for doing are stored. the operation is to access electronic logs of user sessions associated with a user account on the gaming platform, where the user sessions are for one or more games hosted on the gaming platform; between the accessing and the first time period, wherein the electronic log includes a list of the one or more games and the duration of play for each of the one or more games during the first time period; determining a percentage of gameplay duration for each of the one or more games of.

The acts also include, for each of the one or more games, calculating an initial payout for the first time period based at least in part on the percentage of gameplay duration; summing the initial payment for to a total payment over a second time period, the second time period being greater than the first time period. The actions are receiving a fraud detection signal associated with the user account and adjusting the total payout for each of the one or more games having a fraud indication in the fraud detection signal, wherein the adjustment is and adjusting, performed after the third time period. The act is also sending an electronic payment to a developer account corresponding to each of the one or more games, the electronic payment being the total payment for each respective one of the one or more games. based on;

In some implementations, the first time period is 24 hours, the second time period is greater than the first time period, and the third time period is greater than the second time period. In some implementations, the accessing includes accessing a user session log of a user account that is a subscriber account on the gaming platform.

In some implementations, calculating the initial payment is multiplying the total revenue amount by one or more of a first factor, a second factor, and a third factor; A factor of 1 is the percentage of gameplay during the first time period, a second factor is the commission factor, and a third factor is the holdback percentage. In some implementations, receiving the fraud detection signal includes receiving the fraud detection signal from a payment provider system with fraud visibility, and adjusting the total payment with the fraud visibility. including reducing total payments based on revenue received from non-payment providers.

The operation also includes combining total payouts for each of the one or more games from multiple user accounts of the gaming platform and generating respective profit preview graphs for each of the one or more games. and generating a profit preview graph representing profit accumulated by each game over a second time period. The operations may further include causing the profit preview graph to be displayed on a user interface on an electronic display of a game developer device associated with the developer of the respective game.

Some implementations can include a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, in response to execution by the processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations. the operation is to access electronic logs of user sessions associated with a user account on the gaming platform, where the user sessions are for one or more games hosted on the gaming platform; The electronic log may include accessing a list of the one or more games and the duration of play for each of the one or more games during the first time period. The operations also include determining a percentage of gameplay duration for each of the one or more games during the first time period; calculating an initial payment for the first time period based at least in part on .

The action is summing the initial payout for each of the one or more games into a total payout over a second time period, the second time period being greater than the first time period. and receiving a fraud detection signal associated with the user account. The action is also adjusting the total payout for each of the one or more games having a cheat indication in the cheat detection signal, the adjusting being performed after a third time period. and sending an electronic payment to a developer account corresponding to each of the one or more games, the electronic payment being based on a total payment for each respective game of the one or more games; , and sending.

The operation also includes combining total payouts for each of the one or more games from multiple user accounts of the gaming platform and generating respective profit preview graphs for each of the one or more games. and generating a profit preview graph representing profit accumulated by each game over a second time period. The operations may further include causing the profit preview graph to be displayed on a user interface on an electronic display of a game developer device associated with the developer of the respective game.

The operations may also include performing cheat detection for each game based on analyzing gameplay for each user account within the game and comparing gameplay to a baseline. The operations may further include clustering the gameplay activities and determining whether the gameplay activities are within a threshold distance from bona fide activity clusters.

Some implementations can include computer-implemented methods. The method detects that a user session associated with the user account is initiated on the gaming platform, the user session being for a particular game hosted on the gaming platform. and determining that the user account is associated with the gaming platform subscription. The method may also include providing exclusive game items for the particular game in the user session in response to determining that the user account is associated with the subscription.

In some implementations, user sessions may be associated with avatars, and exclusive game items may include specific avatars, or items worn by avatars. In some implementations, the exclusive game items may be selected from a set of exclusive game items for a particular game, and the exclusive game items may be usable within gameplay of the particular game. In some implementations, the set of exclusive items can include a subset of game items for a particular game associated with the subscription item indicator, and at least one of the set of exclusive items is , is unavailable to user accounts that are not associated with a game platform subscription.

In some implementations, determining that a user account is associated with a subscription includes accessing a database to retrieve a subscription record associated with the user account; determining that it matches the subscription term in the subscription record.

In some implementations, the gaming platform may include a chat user interface. The method also includes, in response to determining that the user account is associated with the subscription, providing a visual appearance of the user account indicating that the user account is associated with the subscription. can be done. In some implementations, subscriptions can include game-specific subscriptions for a particular game, and exclusive game items are available to other user accounts not associated with game-specific subscriptions. Impossible.

In some implementations, a subscription may include a platform-wide subscription for a gaming platform, where exclusive game items are unavailable to other user accounts not associated with the platform-wide subscription. It is possible.

Some implementations may include a system implementing the above method or a computer readable medium having software instructions for causing a processor to perform the above method.

1 is a diagram of an example system architecture for online gaming, according to some implementations; FIG. 1 is a diagram of an exemplary system architecture for online gaming showing subscriber content functionality, according to some implementations; FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for providing subscriber content, according to some implementations; FIG. 2 illustrates a fraud detection environment according to some implementations; FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an exemplary method for fraud detection in electronic subscription payments, according to some implementations. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary computing device according to some implementations;

In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof. In the drawings, similar symbols typically identify similar components, unless context dictates otherwise. The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matter presented herein. Aspects of the disclosure as generally described herein and illustrated in the figures may be arranged, permuted, combined, separated and designed in a wide variety of different configurations, all of which configurations are consistent with the present invention. contemplated by the specification.

Interactive media applications or systems, such as online gaming platforms (which can include "user-generated content platforms" or "user-generated content systems"), may provide a variety of ways for users to interact with each other. can. For example, users of an online gaming platform may work together toward a common goal, share various virtual gaming items, send electronic messages to each other, and the like. Users of online gaming platforms may use characters to play games.

Online gaming platforms may also allow users of the platform to create and animate new characters and avatars. For example, users of online gaming platforms may be permitted to create, design, and customize new characters.

Figure 1: System Architecture Figure 1 shows an exemplary system architecture 100 according to some implementations of the present disclosure. The system architecture 100 (also referred to herein as the "system") includes an online gaming platform 102 and a first client device 110 (generally referred to herein as the "client device 110"), all coupled via a network 122. ) and at least one second client device 116 . The online gaming platform 102 may include a game engine 104, one or more games 105, a graphics module 106, a subscription application 107, and a data store 108, among others. Client device 110 may include game application 112 and user interface 114 (eg, audio/video input/output devices). Client devices 116 may include game applications 118 and user interfaces 120 (eg, audio/video input/output devices). Audio/video input/output devices may include one or more of microphones, speakers, headphones, display devices, and the like.

System architecture 100 is provided for illustration, not limitation. In some implementations, system architecture 100 may include the same, fewer, more, or different elements configured in the same or different manners as those shown in FIG.

In some implementations, network 122 can be a public network (eg, the Internet), a private network (eg, a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN)), a wired network (eg, an Ethernet network), a wireless network. (e.g., 802.11 networks, Wi-Fi networks, or wireless LANs (WLANs)), cellular networks (e.g., Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks), routers, hubs, switches, server computers, or combinations thereof can include

In some implementations, the data store 108 can store non-transitory computer readable memory (eg, random access memory), cache, drives (eg, hard drives), flash drives, database systems, or data. can be any other type of component or device. The data store 108 may also include multiple storage components (eg, multiple drives or multiple databases) that may span multiple computing devices (eg, multiple server computers).

In some implementations, the online gaming platform 102 may include a server with one or more computing devices (eg, cloud computing systems, rack-mounted servers, server computers, clusters of physical servers, etc.). . In some implementations, the server may be included in the online gaming platform 102, may be an independent system, or may be part of another system or platform.

In some implementations, the online gaming platform 102 can be used to perform operations on the online gaming platform 102 and to provide users with access to the online gaming platform 102 (rackmount servers, one or more computing devices (such as router computers, server computers, personal computers, mainframe computers, laptop computers, tablet computers, desktop computers, etc.), data stores (e.g., hard disks, memory, databases), networks, software components; , and/or hardware components. Online gaming platform 102 may also include websites (eg, web pages) or application backend software that may be used to provide users with access to content provided by online gaming platform 102 . For example, a user may access online gaming platform 102 using gaming application 112 on client device 110 .

In some implementations, the online gaming platform 102 is some type of social network that provides connectivity between users or users (eg, end-users or consumers) to communicate with other users on the online gaming platform 102. may include some type of user-generated content system that allows for communication, where the communication is voice chat (e.g., synchronous and/or asynchronous voice communication), video chat (e.g., synchronous and/or asynchronous video communication) , or text chat (eg, synchronous and/or asynchronous text-based communication). In some implementations of the present disclosure, a "user" may be represented as an individual. However, other implementations of the present disclosure encompass "users" (eg, authoring users) that are entities controlled by a set of users or automated sources. For example, a set of individual users federated as a community or group within a user-generated content system may be considered a "user."

In some implementations, online gaming platform 102 may be a virtual gaming platform. For example, a gaming platform may offer single-player or multi-player games to a community of users who may access or interact with the games using client devices 110 over network 122 . In some implementations, games (also referred to herein as "video games," "online games," or "virtual games") are, for example, two-dimensional (2D) games, three-dimensional (3D) games (e.g., , user-generated 3D games), virtual reality (VR) games, or augmented reality (AR) games. In some implementations, users may participate in gameplay with other users. In some implementations, games may be played in real-time with other users of the game.

In some implementations, gameplay is the interaction of one or more players using client devices (eg, 110 and/or 116) within a game (eg, 105) or the display of client devices 110 or 116. Or it may refer to the presentation of interactions on other user interfaces (eg, 114/120).

In some implementations, games 105 include electronic files that can be executed or loaded using software, firmware, or hardware configured to present game content (e.g., digital media items) to entities. can be done. In some implementations, game application 112 may be executed and game 105 may be rendered in conjunction with game engine 104 . In some implementations, the games 105 may have a common set of rules or common goals, and the environments of the games 105 share the common set of rules or common goals. In some implementations, different games may have different rules or objectives than each other.

In some implementations, a game may have one or more environments (also referred to herein as "gaming environments" or "virtual environments") to which multiple environments may be linked. An example environment may be a three-dimensional (3D) environment. One or more environments of game application 105 may be collectively referred to herein as the "world" or "gaming world" or "virtual world" or "universe." An example world can be the 3D world of game 105 . For example, a user may build a virtual environment that is linked to another virtual environment created by another user. A virtual game character can cross a virtual boundary to enter an adjacent virtual environment.

A 3D environment, or 3D world, provides a three-dimensional representation of geometric data representing game content (or at least the game as it appears as 3D content, regardless of whether a 3D representation of geometric data is used). Note the use of graphics that present content. A 2D environment or 2D world uses graphics that provide a two-dimensional representation of geometric data representing game content.

In some implementations, the online gaming platform 102 can host one or more games 105, allowing users to interact with the games 105 using game applications 112 on client devices 110. be able to. Users of online gaming platform 102 may play games 105, create games 105, interact with games 105, or build games 105, communicate with other users, and/or objects of games 105 (e.g., Also referred to herein as "items" or "game objects" or "virtual game items") can be created and constructed. For example, in generating a user-generated virtual item, a user may create or use in a game 105 one or more virtual environments of characters, character animations, character decorations, interactive games, among others. You can build a structure that

In some implementations, users can sell, buy, or exchange virtual game objects, such as in-platform currency (eg, virtual currency), with other users of the online gaming platform 102 . In some implementations, the online gaming platform 102 may transmit game content to gaming applications (eg, 112). In some implementations, game content (also referred to herein as "content") is any data or software instructions (e.g., game objects, games, user information, video, image, command, media item, etc.). In some implementations, game objects (eg, also referred to herein as “items” or “objects” or “virtual game items”) are game applications 105 of online gaming platform 102 or games of client devices 110/116. It may refer to an object that is used, created, shared, or otherwise depicted in an application 112 or 118 . For example, a game object can be a part, model, character or its components (such as faces, arms, lips, etc.), tools, weapons, clothing, buildings, vehicles, currency, plants, animals, components of the foregoing (e.g. buildings window), etc.

Note that the online gaming platform 102 hosting the game 105 is provided for purposes of illustration and not limitation. In some implementations, the online gaming platform 102 may host one or more media items that can include communication messages from one user to one or more other users. Media items include, but are not limited to, digital videos, digital movies, digital photographs, digital music, audio content, melodies, website content, social media updates, e-books, e-magazines, digital newspapers, digital audio books, e-journals, May include web blogs, e-comic books, software applications, and the like. In some implementations, a media item may be an electronic file that may be executed or loaded using software, firmware or hardware configured to present a digital media item to an entity.

In some implementations, a game 105 may be associated with a particular user or group of users (e.g., a private game) or may be made widely available to users of the online gaming platform 102 (e.g., a private game). public games). In some implementations, when the online gaming platform 102 associates one or more games 105 with a particular user or group of users, the online gaming platform 102 collects user account information (e.g., user name and password). A particular user may be associated with the game 105 using an account identifier).

In some implementations, online gaming platform 102 or client device 110 may include game engine 104 or game application 112/118. In some implementations, game engine 104 may be used to develop or run games 105 . For example, the game engine 104 may include, among other features, a rendering engine (“renderer”) for 2D, 3D, VR, or AR graphics, a physics engine, a collision detection engine (and collision response), a sound engine, scripting capabilities, , animation engine, artificial intelligence engine, networking functions, streaming functions, memory management functions, threading functions, scene graph functions, or video support for cinematics. Components of the game engine 104 may generate commands (eg, rendering commands, collision commands, animation commands, physics commands, etc.) that help calculate and render the game. In some implementations, the game applications 112/118 of the client devices 110/116 may operate independently, in cooperation with the game engine 104 of the online gaming platform 102, or a combination of both. .

In some implementations, both the online gaming platform 102 and the client devices 110/116 (respectively) run game engines (104, 112, 118). The online game platform 102 using the game engine 104 either implements some or all of the game engine functions (e.g., generates physics commands, animation commands, rendering commands, etc.) or performs some or all of the game engine functions. may be offloaded to the game engine 104 of the client device 110. In some implementations, each game 105 may have a different ratio of game engine functionality implemented on online gaming platform 102 and game engine functionality implemented on client devices 110 and 116 . For example, the game engine 104 of the online gaming platform 102 may be used to generate physics commands when there is a collision between at least two game objects, but additional game engine functions (e.g., generating rendering commands ) may be offloaded to client device 110 . In some implementations, the ratio of game engine functions performed on the online game platform 102 and game engine functions performed on the client device 110 are changed (eg, dynamically) based on game play conditions. obtain. For example, if the number of users participating in gameplay of a particular game 105 exceeds a threshold number, the online gaming platform 102 performs one or more game engine functions previously performed by client devices 110 or 116. can.

For example, a user may be playing a game 105 on client devices 110 and 116 and control instructions (eg, right, left, up, down, user selection, or user input such as character position and velocity information). may be sent to the online gaming platform 102 . After receiving the control instructions from the client devices 110 and 116, the online game platform 102 generates gameplay instructions (e.g., position and velocity information for characters participating in group gameplay, or rendering commands, collision commands, etc.) based on the control instructions. ) may be sent to client devices 110 and 116 . For example, online gaming platform 102 performs one or more logical operations on control instructions (eg, using game engine 104) to generate gameplay instructions for client devices 110 and 116. good too. In other instances, online gaming platform 102 may pass one or more of the control instructions from one client device 110 to another client device (eg, 116 ) participating in game 105 . Client devices 110 and 116 may use the gameplay instructions to render gameplay for presentation on displays of client devices 110 and 116 .

In some implementations, control instructions may refer to instructions that indicate in-game actions of a user's character. For example, control instructions may include user inputs to control in-game actions such as right, left, up, down, user selection, gyroscope position and orientation data, force sensor data, and the like. Control instructions may include character position and velocity information. In some implementations, control instructions are sent directly to online gaming platform 102 . In other implementations, control instructions may be sent from client device 110 to another client device (eg, 116), where the other client device uses local game engine 104 to issue gameplay instructions. Generate. Control instructions may include instructions for playing a voice communication message or other sound from another user on an audio device, eg, speakers, headphones, or the like.

In some implementations, gameplay instructions may refer to instructions that enable client device 110 (or 116) to render gameplay of a game, such as a multiplayer game. Gameplay instructions may include one or more of user input (eg, control instructions), character position and velocity information, or commands (eg, physics commands, animation commands, rendering commands, collision commands, etc.).

In some implementations, characters (or game objects in general) are assembled from components that automatically combine to assist the user in editing, one or more of which can be selected by the user. . One or more characters (also referred to herein as "avatars" or "models") may be associated with a user where the user may control the characters to facilitate the user's interaction with the game 105. . In some implementations, a character may include components such as body parts (eg, hair, arms, legs, etc. that may be animated) and accessories (eg, t-shirts, eyeglasses, decorative images, tools, etc.). In some implementations, the character body parts that are customizable include head types, body part types (arms, legs, torso, and hands), face types, hair types, and skin types, among others. In some implementations, accessories that are customizable include clothing (eg, shirts, pants, hats, shoes, glasses, etc.), weapons, or other paraphernalia. In some implementations, the user may also control the scale of the character (eg, height, width, or depth) or the scale of the components of the character. In some implementations, the user may control the character's proportions (eg, blocky, anatomical, etc.). In some implementations, a character may not contain a character game object (e.g., body parts, etc.), but the user may not be able to control the game (e.g., there are no rendered character game objects, but the user can still perform in-game actions). Note that a character (without a character game object) may be controlled to facilitate user interaction with a puzzle game that controls a character to control.

In some implementations, components such as body parts can be primitive geometric shapes such as blocks, cylinders, spheres, or some other primitive shapes such as wedges, tori, tubes, channels. In some implementations, the creator module may publish the user's character for viewing or use by other users of the online gaming platform 102 . In some implementations, characters, other game objects, games 105, or game environments can be created, modified, or customized using a user interface (e.g., developer interface) and with or without scripting. (or with or without an application programming interface (API)) may be implemented by the user. Note that for purposes of illustration and not limitation, characters are described as having human-like forms. It is further noted that characters can have any form, such as vehicles, animals, inanimate objects, or other creative shapes.

In some implementations, the online gaming platform 102 may store user-created characters in the data store 108 . In some implementations, the online gaming platform 102 maintains a character catalog and a game catalog that can be presented to users. In some implementations, the game catalog contains images of games stored on the online gaming platform 102 . Additionally, a user may select a character from a character catalog (eg, a character created by the user or another user) to participate in the selected game. The character catalog contains images of characters stored on the online gaming platform 102 . In some implementations, one or more of the characters in the character catalog may have been created or customized by the user. In some implementations, a chosen character may have character settings that define one or more of the character's components.

In some implementations, a user's character may include a configuration of components, where the configuration and appearance of the components and more generally the appearance of the character may be defined by character settings. In some implementations, character settings for a user's character may be at least partially chosen by the user. In other implementations, a user may choose a character with default character settings or character settings chosen by another user. For example, a user may choose a default character with predefined character settings from a character catalog, and the user also modifies some of the character settings (e.g., adding a shirt with a customized logo). ) to customize the default character. Character settings may be associated with a particular character by the online gaming platform 102 .

In some implementations, client devices 110 or 116 are each a personal computer (PC), mobile device (eg, laptop, mobile phone, smart phone, tablet computer, or netbook computer), networked television, It may include computing devices such as gaming consoles. In some implementations, client device 110 or 116 may also be referred to as a "user device." In some implementations, one or more client devices 110 or 116 may connect to online gaming platform 102 at any given moment. Note that the number of client devices 110 or 116 is provided as an example and not as a limitation. In some implementations, any number of client devices 110 or 116 may be used.

In some implementations, each client device 110 or 116 may include an instance of game application 112 or 118, respectively. In one implementation, game applications 112 or 118 allow users to control virtual characters in a virtual game hosted by online gaming platform 102 or content such as games 105, images, video items, web pages, documents, etc. may allow users to use and interact with the online gaming platform 102, such as viewing or uploading . In one example, a gaming application can access, search for, present, or navigate content served by a web server (eg, a virtual character in a virtual environment). It may be a web application (eg, an application that works in conjunction with a web browser). In another example, a gaming application is a native application (e.g., mobile application, app, or gaming program). A game application may render content (eg, web pages, media viewers), display content, or present content to a user. In some implementations, the game application may also include an embedded media player (eg, Flash player) embedded in the web page.

According to aspects of this disclosure, gaming applications allow users to build content, create content, edit content, upload content to the online gaming platform 102, and interact with the online gaming platform 102 (e.g., an online gaming platform application for playing games 105 hosted by the online gaming platform 102). Accordingly, game applications may be provided to client devices 110 or 116 by online gaming platform 102 . In another example, a game application may be an application downloaded from a server.

In some implementations, a user may log into the online gaming platform 102 via a gaming application. A user may access a user account by providing user account information (e.g., username and password), where the user account is used to participate in one or more games 105 of the online gaming platform 102. Associated with one or more available characters.

In general, functionality described in one implementation as being performed by the online gaming platform 102 may also be performed by the client device 110 or 116 or server in other implementations, as appropriate. In addition, the functionality attributed to a particular component can be performed by different components or multiple components working together. Online gaming platform 102 may also be accessed as a service provided to other systems or devices through appropriate application programming interfaces (APIs), and is therefore not limited to use on websites.

Online game platform 102 includes graphics module 106 . In some implementations, graphics module 106 may be a system, application, or module that enables online gaming platform 102 to provide graphics and animation capabilities.

Online gaming platform 102 includes subscription application 107 . In some implementations, subscription application 107 may perform one or more of the operations described below in connection with the flowcharts shown in FIG. 3 or FIG.

Figure 2: Interactive Media System with Subscriber Content Figure 2 is a diagram of the interactive media system of Figure 1 showing details of the subscriber content. For example, FIG. 2 details subscriber-only content within the online gaming platform 102 . Specifically, data store 108 includes subscriber items 202, which can include items available only to user accounts with active subscription status. Subscriber items are catalog items that are free to subscribers but costly to non-subscribers, catalog items that are exclusively available to subscribers, or in-game features that are exclusively available to subscribers. In-game features include, but are not limited to, areas of the game, vehicles, weapons or other items, avatars that follow a flow trajectory when executed by a user, and so on. including one or more of the ability to appear differently, etc., or exclusive access to games (eg, only premium subscribers can play these games).

For example, a user account may make payments, eg, recurring monthly payments, annual payments, etc., to the online gaming platform 102 to be registered as a subscriber of the platform. In some implementations, the subscription may be platform-wide, e.g., the subscription gives the user access to subscriber items 202 available to the user in any of the games 105 offered by the platform. may allow it. For example, such subscriber items may include, for example, avatar types; clothing; weapons, accessories, and other items; icons or other indicators of subscriber status; For example, in these implementations, each developer providing a game 105 on the online gaming platform 102 allows users to access subscriber items through application programming interfaces (APIs) provided by the online gaming platform 102. may implement program code that enables In some implementations, a subset of games 105 may recognize active subscriber status and provide access to subscriber items. In some implementations, subscriber items 202 may include items related to in-game chat. For example, the online gaming platform 102 may provide chat functionality that allows players within a game to have messaging conversations with each other. Subscriber items for in-game chat may include chat avatars or icons and chat content items such as stickers, emojis, and the like.

In addition to platform-wide items, one or more developers of games 105 recognize active subscriber status and provide game-specific items to active subscribers as they play their games. may For example, if the game is to run a virtual pizza parlor, such items may include exclusive pizza ingredients not available to non-subscribers playing the game. In another example, if the game is to fly an airplane in a virtual environment, such items may include environments offered only to subscribers, airplane types available only to subscribers, and the like. Further, although the above refers to subscribers and non-subscribers, in some implementations multiple subscription tiers may be offered with corresponding access to subscriber item 202 .

Subscriptions may be made available by the online gaming platform 102 for various time periods, eg, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and the like. A user of the gaming platform 102 may purchase a subscription by making a payment to the gaming platform 102 using the gaming platform's 102 virtual currency. For example, a gaming platform may implement virtual currency that allows users to buy or sell items (eg, clothing, accessories, weapons, etc.) and buy subscriptions. A user may convert between gaming platform 102's virtual currency and real currency (eg, US dollars or other currencies) via gaming platform 102 . In some implementations, the game developer may choose the price of individual game items that can be bought and sold, but the game platform 102 does not allow subscriptions, e.g., platform-wide (with one or more tiers) A subscription price may be determined. In some implementations, the game platform 102 controls one or more games associated with each game 105 using, for example, the techniques described herein with reference to FIGS. You may give the developer a portion of the subscription revenue.

In some implementations, Subscriber Items may be restricted to the user account to which the Subscriber Item is given and may not be sellable or tradeable, but may be in-game (not Subscriber Items or Subscriptions). options) may remain sellable or tradeable.

In some implementations, subscriber item 202 may be provided by online gaming platform 102 . In some implementations, subscriber items 202 may be provided by individual game developers associated with one or more of games 105 .

FIG. 2 also shows details of user interface 114 displayed by client device 110 . Subscriber user interface details include subscriber content such as subscriber badge 204 and one or more subscriber-only game features 206 . Subscriber badge 204 may include a graphical indicia displayed on the gaming platform user interface that indicates the subscriber status of a user account. Subscriber badges 204 may be displayed in various places within the online gaming platform, such as in chat interfaces, leaderboards, and the like. Subscriber-only game features 206 are designated by the game developer (e.g., third-party user-generated content developer) to be available only to those users who have a user account associated with an active subscription It can contain functions.

FIG. 3: Method for Providing Subscriber Content FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an exemplary method 300 (eg, a computer-implemented method) for providing subscriber-only content to clients, according to some implementations.

In some implementations, method 300 may be implemented, for example, on one or more of a server or client device, or other device, or combination of devices. In some implementations, some or all of method 300 is implemented on one or more of devices 102 or 110/116 shown in FIG. 1 and/or both server and client devices. obtain. In the illustrated example, the implementation system includes one or more digital hardware processors or processing circuitry (“processors”) and one or more storage devices. Method 300 may be performed by a subscription application (eg, 107) running on a server or platform system (eg, 102). In some implementations, different components of one or more devices or facilities may perform different blocks or other portions of method 300 .

In some implementations, the method 300 or portions of the method may be automatically initiated by the device. For example, a method (or portion thereof) may be performed periodically or based on the occurrence of one or more specific events or conditions. For example, such events or conditions may include the client device associated with the subscriber account playing a video game, the expiration of a predetermined period of time since the last performance of method 300, and/or the device-implemented method. It can include the occurrence of one or more other events or conditions that can be specified in the 300 settings. In some implementations, such terms may be previously specified by the user in the user's stored custom preferences (accessible by the device or method with the user's consent). In some examples, a device (server or client) can perform method 300 with access to one or more applications. In another example, a server device can send data over a network to a client, and the client can implement method 300 in whole or in part. Method 300 may also be implemented using a server device, a combination of processing on one or more client devices, and/or a combination of the above.

Processing begins at 302, where the start of a user session associated with a user account on the gaming platform is detected. For example, user sessions may include user sessions for a particular game hosted on the gaming platform. Starting a user session may involve a user logging into a gaming platform and beginning gameplay in a particular game. Processing continues at 304.

At 304, it is determined that the user account is associated with the gaming platform subscription. For example, if a user account includes a subscription to a gaming platform, records associated with the user account may include an indication that the user account is associated with the subscription. When a user begins a new subscription, records associated with the user's account may be updated to reflect the new subscription. When a subscription ends or is terminated, records associated with the user account may be updated to reflect the termination or expiration of the subscription. In some implementations, determining that a user account is associated with a subscription includes accessing a database to retrieve a subscription record associated with the user account; determining that it matches the subscription term in the subscription record. Processing continues at 306.

At 306, exclusive subscriber content may be provided to the user account based on active subscription status. For example, exclusive game items for a particular game (eg, one or more of subscriber items 202) may be provided in a user session. In another example, a user account may be provided with a visible indication in the gaming platform user interface to indicate subscriber status (eg, subscriber badge 204). In yet another example, one or more subscriber-only gaming features (eg, 206) may be activated based on the subscription status of the user account.

In some implementations, user sessions may be associated with avatars, and exclusive game items may include specific avatars, or items worn by avatars. In some implementations, the exclusive game items may be selected from a set of exclusive game items for a particular game, and the exclusive game items may be usable within gameplay of the particular game. In some implementations, the set of exclusive items can include a subset of game items for a particular game associated with the subscription item indicator, and at least one of the set of exclusive items is , is unavailable to user accounts that are not associated with a game platform subscription.

In some implementations, the gaming platform may include chat functionality using a chat user interface. In some implementations, a subset of games 105 may recognize active subscriber status and provide access to subscriber items. In some implementations, subscriber items may include items related to in-game chat. For example, the online gaming platform 102 may provide chat functionality that allows players within a game to have messaging conversations with each other. Subscriber items for in-game chat may include chat avatars or icons and chat content items such as stickers, emojis, and the like.

The method also includes, in response to determining that the user account is associated with the subscription, providing a visual appearance of the user account indicating that the user account is associated with the subscription. can be done. In some implementations, subscriptions can include game-specific subscriptions for a particular game, and exclusive game items are available to other user accounts not associated with game-specific subscriptions. Impossible.

In some implementations, a subscription can include a platform-wide subscription for a gaming platform, and exclusive game items are unavailable to other user accounts not associated with the platform-wide subscription. It is possible.

FIG. 4: System for Distributing Electronic Subscription Payments FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating online gaming platform 102 and associated systems and components for distributing electronic subscription payments with game developers. Within the online gaming platform 102, the game engine 104 may maintain a log of games played, user accounts playing games, and/or the percentage of time each user spends in each game. Game engines may also detect fraudulent gameplay (e.g., use of software bots to automate gameplay, exploitation of software bugs, use of cheat codes, etc.) and provide fraud signals to subscription applications. A game play cheat detection application 406 may be included. A cheating signal may include an indication of the presence or absence of cheating gameplay by one or more user accounts in one or more games.

The subscription application 107 can also receive subscription payment information from one or more payment providers with fraud visibility 402 and from one or more payment providers without fraud visibility information 404. . Information from 402 and 404 may be included in fraud signals received by subscription application 107 .

The subscription application 107 uses the fraud signal information to detect fraud and adjust any payments (e.g., subscription revenue sharing with third party game developers) based on detected fraud. be able to. Once reconciled for fraud, subscription revenue share payments may be electronically sent or transmitted to a payment system, such as virtual payment system 408 . Further details of fraud detection and electronic subscription payment revenue share payment reconciliation are described below with respect to FIG.

Figure 5: Exemplary Method for Fraud Detection and Payment Reconciliation Figure 5 illustrates an exemplary method 500 for performing fraud detection and electronic subscription payment reconciliation, according to some 2 is a flowchart of a computer-implemented method).

In some implementations, method 500 may be implemented, for example, on one or more of a server or client device, or other device, or combination of devices. In some implementations, some or all of method 500 is implemented on one or more of devices 102 or 110/116 shown in FIG. 1 and/or both server and client devices. obtain. In the illustrated example, the implementation system includes one or more digital hardware processors or processing circuitry (“processors”) and one or more storage devices. Method 500 may be performed by a subscription application (eg, 107) running on a server or platform system (eg, 102). In some implementations, different components of one or more devices or facilities may perform different blocks or other portions of method 500 .

In some implementations, the method 500 or portions of the method may be automatically initiated by the device. For example, a method (or portion thereof) may be performed periodically or based on the occurrence of one or more specific events or conditions. For example, such events or conditions may include the client device associated with the subscriber account playing a video game, the expiration of a predetermined period of time since the last performance of method 500, and/or the device-implemented method. It can include the occurrence of one or more other events or conditions that can be specified in the 500 settings. In some implementations, such terms may be previously specified by the user in the user's stored custom preferences (accessible by the device or method with the user's consent). In some examples, a device (server or client) can perform method 500 with access to one or more applications. In another example, a server device can send data over a network to a client, and the client can implement method 500 in whole or in part. Method 500 may also be implemented using a server device, a combination of processing on one or more client devices, and/or a combination of the above.

Processing begins at 502, where an electronic log of user sessions associated with a user account on the gaming platform is accessed. For example, accessing is accessing an electronic log of user sessions associated with a user account on a gaming platform, where the user session is for one or more games hosted on the gaming platform. and the electronic log includes a list of the one or more games and the duration of play for each of the one or more games during the first time period. . In some implementations, the first time period can include, for example, a 24-hour time period corresponding to a calendar day. In some implementations, the accessing includes accessing a user session log of a user account that is a subscriber account on the gaming platform. Processing continues at 504.

At 504, a percentage of gameplay duration for each of the one or more games during the first time period is determined. For example, if a given user account plays 4 games over 4 hours during a first time period (eg, 24 hours), the proportion of 4 hours corresponding to each of the 4 games is determined. In some implementations, a minimum threshold duration of gameplay per game, eg, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, is utilized to determine the percentage. For example, games played for less than the minimum threshold duration may be treated as not played (zero duration) when determining percentages. In some implementations, the percentage may be a simple percentage, for example, if each game is played for 1 hour, the percentage is 25% for each game, the first game is played for 2 hours, If the 2nd game is played for 1 hour and the 3rd and 4th games are played for 30 minutes each, the ratio is 1st game, 2nd game, 3rd game, and 4th game may be 50%, 25%, 12.5%, and 12.5%, respectively. In some implementations, floors and/or caps by period may be utilized when determining percentages. For example, if a game is below the floor, eg, 5% of the time, that game may be excluded from the calculation when determining percentages. In another example, if the game is greater than 25% of the total time within a 6 hour, eg, 24 hour period, a 25% cap may apply. Processing continues at 506.

At 506, an initial payment for the first time period is calculated. For example, calculating can include calculating an initial payout for each of the one or more games based at least in part on a percentage of gameplay duration for each game. In some implementations, calculating the initial payment is multiplying the total revenue amount by one or more of a first factor, a second factor, and a third factor; A factor of 1 is the percentage of gameplay during the first time period, a second factor is the commission factor, and a third factor is the holdback percentage. The total revenue amount may be subscription revenue allocated for the first time period. For example, if the subscription revenue is 30 units of virtual currency for a 30-day subscription, each 24-hour period (1 day) may be allocated a total revenue amount of 1 unit of virtual currency. In another example, subscription revenue may be the same for each user based on the subscription package the user is using (eg, $5, $10, or $20 per month). A percentage of that subscriber's price may be determined and applied to the payment. For example, if a user plays 1 hour over a period of 28 days, game A for 30 minutes and game B for 30 minutes, those two games (or the developers of those two games) each pay 50% will be obtained. Processing continues at 508.

At 508, the initial payouts for each of the one or more games are summed into a total payout over a second time period. The second time period may be greater than the first time period. For example, the second time period can include a 30 day time period. In some implementations, total payouts for each of the one or more games from multiple user accounts of the gaming platform may be summed. Processing continues at 510.

At 510, a profit preview graph (or other user interface) is optionally generated. For example, a profit preview graph may represent profit accumulated by each game over a second time period. A profit preview graph may be displayed in a user interface on an electronic display of a game developer device associated with the developer of the respective game. For example, a profit preview graph can be presented from a subscribing user of a gaming platform as a graph with time on the X-axis (e.g., days in a month) and profit on the Y-axis (e.g., in virtual currency or in real currency). game developer's total profit (per game or across multiple games offered by the game developer on the gaming platform). In some implementations, the profit preview graph may be based on the game platform's (e.g., previous month or other time period) overall gameplay patterns on the game platform, for example, based on the developer's past profits from the game. Estimated future benefits may be shown, such as based on changes in the number of subscribing users (from time period). For example, if gaming platform subscribers doubled from a past time period to the current time period and spend a similar amount of time on games from game developers, the profit forecast could be shown as double the previous month's profit forecast. . Processing continues at 512.

At 512, a fraud detection signal is received. The fraud detection signal may include a payment fraud detection signal having an indication of whether the payment provider provides fraud visibility. The payment fraud detection signal may be used to adjust the electronic subscription revenue share payment amount. Payments from payment providers with fraud visibility may be considered more trustworthy (or at least more verifiable) and subject to less reconciliation. Payments from providers that do not provide fraud visibility may be considered less trustworthy and may receive more adjustments or reductions than payments from providers that do provide fraud visibility information. Some payment providers do not offer fraud visibility. In some implementations, payments from providers that do not include fraud visibility may not be included in developer payments. In some implementations, the model can project time and payments to users even when fraud visibility is not provided by the payment provider.

The cheat detection signal may also include an indication of gameplay cheating. In some implementations, the system may determine that the user is actually a bot programmed to play a particular game. Payment systems may be configured in ways that make this type of botting economically impractical. A gameplay cheat signal may be used to adjust the percentage of gameplay duration. For example, for any time periods determined to have gameplay cheating based on gameplay cheat detection signals, those time periods are subtracted from the total gameplay duration of a given game prior to calculating the percentage. Sometimes. In turn, adjustments based on indications of gameplay cheating can cause changes in electronic subscription revenue share settlement.

In some implementations, cheat detection is performed for each game based on analyzing gameplay by user account within the game and comparing gameplay to a baseline. In some implementations, gameplay activities may be clustered (e.g., into authentic activity clusters and fraudulent activity clusters), and the system determines whether gameplay activities are within a threshold distance from the authentic activity clusters. can decide whether In some implementations, fraudulent activity can be determined and distinguished from genuine activity by analyzing game engagement distributions by user and programmatically looking for outliers. The system can also be configured to programmatically search for repetitive actions or indications that engagement is programmatic (eg, moves every 5 seconds). Processing continues at 514.

At 514, the total payout for each of the one or more games having cheat indications in the cheat detection signal is adjusted. For example, adjusting may be performed after a third time period. The third time period may be longer than either the first time period or the second time period. In some implementations, the payment is in virtual currency (eg, robux). Adjustments to reversal of payment can be made explicitly when the payment partner indicates that it will in fact refund the payment amount for a given user. As a result, the system may calculate a payout of 0 for that user because the system operator did not receive payment for what was not paid for that user's subscription. In some implementations, the third time period can be approximately 56 days. Processing continues at 516.

At 516, an electronic payment is sent to a developer account corresponding to each of the one or more games, the electronic payment being based on the adjusted total payment for each respective one of the one or more games. . In some implementations, electronic payments can include virtual currency payments. For example, payments may be sent at a fixed time, eg, 25 days after the end of a first time period (eg, one month). In some implementations, payments can be made in virtual currency (eg, robux). In other implementations, payments can be made in real-world fiat currency. In some implementations, settlement may occur daily or even on an ongoing basis. There will typically be a lag that allows the system to adapt to the refunded purchase.

Figure 6: Exemplary Computing Device Figure 6 is a block diagram of an exemplary computing device 600 that can be used to implement one or more features described herein. Client devices 110 and 116 and/or game platform 102 of FIG. 1 may be provided in the form of computing device 600 of FIG. In one example, device 600 is used to implement a computing device (eg, 102, 110, and/or 116 of FIG. 1) and to perform suitable method implementations described herein. can be used. Computing device 600 may be any suitable computer system, server, or other electronic or hardware device. For example, computing device 600 may be a mainframe computer, desktop computer, workstation, portable computer, or electronic device (portable device, mobile device, cell phone, smartphone, tablet computer, television, TV set-top box, personal digital assistant ( PDAs), media players, gaming devices, wearable devices, etc.). In some implementations, device 600 includes a processor 602 , memory 604 , input/output (I/O) interfaces 606 and audio/video input/output devices 614 .

Processor 602 may be one or more processors and/or processing circuits for executing program code and controlling the basic operation of device 600 . A "processor" includes any suitable hardware and/or software system and mechanism or component that processes data, signals or other information. A processor may include a system having a general purpose central processing unit (CPU), multiple processing units, dedicated circuitry for implementing functions, or other systems. Processing need not be limited to a particular geographic location or have temporal limits. For example, a processor may perform its functions in "real-time," "off-line," in "batch mode," and the like. Portions of the processing may be performed at different locations at different times by different (or the same) processing systems. A computer can be any processor in communication with memory.

Memory 604 is typically provided in device 600 for access by processor 602 and is any suitable processor-readable storage medium, for example suitable for storing instructions for execution by processor, separate from processor 602 . Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), Flash memory, etc., located in and/or integrated with processor 602 . Memory 604 can store software run on server device 600 by processor 602 , including an operating system 608 , one or more applications 610 , eg, a subscription application, and application data 612 . In some implementations, the application 610 causes the processor 602 to perform functions described herein, such as some or all of the methods of FIG. 3 or FIG. 5, or the exemplary implementations described above. It can contain instructions that allow it to implement one of them.

Any of the software in memory 604 may alternatively be stored on any other suitable storage location or computer-readable medium. Additionally, memory 604 (and/or other connected storage device) can store instructions and data used in the features described herein. Memory 604 and any other type of storage (magnetic disk, optical disk, magnetic tape, or other tangible media) may be considered "storage" or "storage device."

I/O interface 606 may provide functionality that allows server device 600 to interface with other systems and devices. For example, network communication devices, storage devices (eg, memory and/or data store 108), and input/output devices can communicate via interface 606. In some implementations, I/O interfaces include input devices (keyboards, pointing devices, touch screens, microphones, cameras, scanners, etc.) and/or output devices (display devices, speaker devices, printers, monitors, etc.). Can be connected to an interface device.

Audio/video input/output device 614 is an audio input device (eg, a microphone, etc.) that can be used to receive audio messages as input, to provide graphical and visual output such as the user interface of FIG. Audio output devices (eg, speakers, headphones, etc.) and/or display devices that may be used may be included.

For ease of illustration, FIG. 6 shows one block for each of processor 602, memory 604, I/O interface 606, and software blocks 608 and 610. FIG. These blocks may represent one or more processors or processing circuitry, operating systems, memory, I/O interfaces, applications, and/or software modules. In other implementations, the device 600 may not have all of the components shown and/or other types of elements instead of or in addition to those shown herein. may have other elements including Although the online gaming platform 102 is described as performing operations as described in some implementations herein, any suitable component or combination of components of the online gaming platform 102 or similar system may be used. , or any suitable one or more processors associated with such system, may perform the described operations.

User (or client) devices may also implement and/or be used with the features described herein. An exemplary user device may be a computing device that includes several components similar to device 600, such as processor 602, memory 604, and I/O interface 606. An operating system, software and applications suitable for the client device may be provided in memory and used by the processor. The I/O interface for the client device is to network communication devices, as well as input and output devices such as microphones to capture sound, cameras to capture images or video, audio speakers to output sound. It may be connected to a device, a display device for outputting images or video, or other output devices. A display device within audio/video input/output device 614 is connected to device 600 (or connected to device 600 for displaying pre-processed and post-processed images as described herein, for example). ), wherein such display device may be any suitable display device such as LCD, LED, or plasma display screens, CRTs, televisions, monitors, touch screens, 3-D display screens, A projector or other visual display device may be included. Some implementations may provide an audio output device, such as text-to-speech output or synthesis.

One or more methods described herein (eg, one or more steps of methods 300 or 500) may be implemented by computer program instructions or code that may be executed on a computer. For example, the code may be implemented by one or more digital processors (e.g., microprocessors or other processing circuitry) and stored in non-transitory computer-readable media (e.g., storage media) such as semiconductor or solid-state memory; Magnetic storage media, optical storage media, electromagnetic storage media, including magnetic tapes, removable computer diskettes, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, rigid magnetic disks, optical disks, solid state memory drives, etc. or stored on a computer program product including a semiconductor storage medium. Program instructions may also be contained within electronic signals, e.g., in the form of software as a service (SaaS) delivered from a server (e.g., a distributed system and/or a cloud computing system). can be provided as Alternatively, one or more methods may be implemented in hardware (such as logic gates) or in a combination of hardware and software. Exemplary hardware may be programmable processors (eg, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), complex programmable logic devices), general purpose processors, graphics processors, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), and the like. One or more of the methods may be implemented as part of a component of an application running on the system or as an application or software running in conjunction with other applications and operating systems.

One or more of the methods described herein can be run on any type of computing device, standalone programs, programs running on web browsers, mobile computing devices (e.g., cell phones, smartphones, It can be implemented in mobile applications (“apps”) running on tablet computers, wearable devices (wristwatches, armbands, jewelry, headwear, goggles, eyeglasses, etc.), laptop computers, etc.). In one example, a client/server architecture may be used, e.g., a mobile computing device (as a client device) sends user input data to a server device, from which the final data for output (e.g., for display) is sent from the server. receive output data. In another example, all computations may be performed within a mobile app (and/or other apps) on the mobile computing device. In another example, computation may be divided between a mobile computing device and one or more server devices.

Although the specification has been described with respect to particular implementations thereof, these particular implementations are exemplary only and not limiting. The concepts illustrated in the examples can be applied to other examples and implementations.

Note that the functional blocks, acts, features, methods, devices, and systems described in this disclosure may be integrated or divided into different combinations of systems, devices, and functional blocks that would be known to those skilled in the art. want to be Any suitable programming language and programming technique may be used to implement the routines of a particular implementation. Different programming techniques may be employed, such as procedural or object oriented. The routines can be executed on a single processing device or multiple processors. Although steps, acts, or calculations may be presented in a particular order, the order may be changed in different particular implementations. In some implementations, multiple steps or actions illustrated herein as sequential may be performed simultaneously.

100 system architecture
102 online game platform
104 Game Engine, Local Game Engine
105 games
106 Graphics Module
107 Subscription Applications
108 data stores
110 first client device, client device, device, user device
112 game applications
114 User Interface
116 second client device, client device, device
118 game applications
120 User Interface
122 networks
202 subscriber items
204 Subscriber Badge
206 subscriber-only game features
300 method, device implementation method
402 Payment Providers with Fraud Visibility
404 Payment Providers Without Fraud Visibility Information
406 Gameplay Cheating Detection Application
408 Virtual Payment System
500 method, device implementation method
600 Computing Devices, Devices, Server Devices
602 processor
604 memory
606 Input/Output (I/O) Interface, I/O Interface, Interface
608 operating system, software block
610 applications, software blocks
612 Application Data
614 audio/video input/output devices

Claims (20)

Accessing an electronic log of user sessions associated with a user account on the gaming platform, comprising:
said user session is for one or more games hosted on said gaming platform;
each game of the one or more games is associated with a respective game developer;
said electronic log includes a list of said one or more games and a duration of play for each of said one or more games during a first time period;
determining a percentage of gameplay duration for each of the one or more games during the first time period;
for each of the one or more games, calculating an initial payout for the first time period based at least in part on the percentage of the gameplay duration;
summing the initial payout for each of the one or more games into a total payout over a second time period;
wherein said second time period is greater than said first time period;
receiving a fraud detection signal associated with the user account;
adjusting the total payout for each of the one or more games having a cheat indication in the cheat detection signal;
the step of adjusting is performed after a third time period;
after the adjusting step, sending an electronic payment to a developer account of the respective game developer for each of the one or more games;
wherein said electronic payment is based on said total payment for each respective game of said one or more games. wherein said first time period is 24 hours;
the second time period is greater than the first time period;
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said third time period is greater than said second time period. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said accessing step comprises accessing said user session log for said user account that is a subscriber account on said gaming platform. Calculating the initial payment comprises multiplying a total earnings amount by one or more of a first factor, a second factor, and a third factor, wherein the first factor is the 2. The method of claim 1, comprising the steps of: percentage of gameplay during a first time period, said second factor being a commission factor, and said third factor being a holdback percentage. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the fraud detection signal comprises receiving the fraud detection signal from a payment provider system with fraud visibility. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the total payment comprises reducing the total payment based on revenue received from payment providers that do not have fraud visibility. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said sending said electronic payment comprises sending a virtual currency payment to said developer account. combining the total payout for each of the one or more games from multiple user accounts of the gaming platform;
generating a profit preview graph for each of said one or more games, said profit preview graph representing profit accumulated by each game over said second time period;
and causing the profit preview graph to be displayed on a user interface on an electronic display of a game developer device associated with the developer of the respective game. performing fraud detection for each game based on analyzing gameplay for each of the user accounts within the game and determining whether the gameplay deviates from a baseline. The method of paragraph 1. clustering gameplay activity of the user accounts;
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether the gameplay activity is within a threshold distance from a bona fide activity cluster. A device for performing fraud detection in electronic payments, said device comprising:
one or more processors;
a memory coupled to said one or more processors and storing instructions, said instructions being executed to cause said one or more processors to perform an action, said action comprising:
Accessing electronic logs of user sessions associated with user accounts on the gaming platform,
said user session is for one or more games hosted on said gaming platform;
each game of the one or more games is associated with a respective game developer;
accessing the electronic log includes a list of the one or more games and a duration of play for each of the one or more games during a first time period;
determining a percentage of gameplay duration for each of the one or more games during the first time period;
For each of the one or more games, calculating an initial payout for the first time period based at least in part on the percentage of the gameplay duration;
summing the initial payout for each of the one or more games into a total payout over a second time period;
Summing, the second time period is greater than the first time period;
receiving a fraud detection signal associated with the user account;
adjusting the total payout for each of the one or more games having a cheat indication in the cheat detection signal;
adjusting, wherein the adjusting is performed after a third time period;
after said coordinating, sending an electronic payment to a developer account of said respective game developer for each of said one or more games;
and sending said electronic payment based on said total payment for each respective game of said one or more games. wherein said first time period is 24 hours;
the second time period is greater than the first time period;
12. The device of claim 11, wherein said third period of time is greater than said second period of time. 12. The device of claim 11, wherein said accessing comprises accessing a log of said user sessions of said user account that is a subscriber account on said gaming platform. Calculating the initial payment is multiplying a total revenue amount by one or more of a first factor, a second factor, and a third factor, wherein the first factor is the 12. The method of claim 11, comprising multiplying a percentage of gameplay during a first time period, the second factor being a commission factor, and the third factor being a holdback percentage. device. receiving the fraud detection signal comprises receiving the fraud detection signal from a payment provider system with fraud visibility;
12. The device of claim 11, wherein adjusting the total payment comprises reducing the total payment based on revenue received from payment providers that do not have fraud visibility. the operation is
combining the total payout for each of the one or more games from multiple user accounts of the gaming platform;
generating a profit preview graph for each of the one or more games, the profit preview graph representing profit accumulated by each game over the second time period; ,
12. The device of claim 11, further comprising displaying the profit preview graph in a user interface on an electronic display of a game developer device associated with the developer of the respective game. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform an action, the action comprising:
Accessing electronic logs of user sessions associated with user accounts on the gaming platform,
said user session is for one or more games hosted on said gaming platform;
each game of the one or more games is associated with a respective game developer;
accessing the electronic log includes a list of the one or more games and a duration of play for each of the one or more games during a first time period;
determining a percentage of gameplay duration for each of the one or more games during the first time period;
For each of the one or more games, calculating an initial payout for the first time period based at least in part on the percentage of the gameplay duration;
summing the initial payout for each of the one or more games into a total payout over a second time period;
Summing, the second time period is greater than the first time period;
receiving a fraud detection signal associated with the user account;
adjusting the total payout for each of the one or more games having a cheat indication in the cheat detection signal;
adjusting, wherein the adjusting is performed after a third time period;
after said coordinating, sending an electronic payment to a developer account of said respective game developer for each of said one or more games;
and sending said electronic payment based on said total payment for each respective game of said one or more games. the operation is
combining the total payout for each of the one or more games from multiple user accounts of the gaming platform;
generating a profit preview graph for each of the one or more games, the profit preview graph representing profit accumulated by each game over the second time period; ,
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, further comprising displaying the profit preview graph on a user interface on an electronic display of a game developer device associated with the developer of the respective game. . the operation is
performing fraud detection for each game based on analyzing gameplay for each of the user accounts within the game;
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of Claim 17, further comprising comparing the gameplay to a baseline. the operation is
clustering gameplay activities;
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, further comprising determining whether the gameplay activity is within a threshold distance from a bona fide activity cluster.

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