Online game rewards for web-based purchases

摘要

Example systems and methods related to providing rewards for an online game in response to web-based purchases are presented. In an example, an online catalog webpage including information describing a product available for purchase is generated. The online catalog webpage includes code instructing a device receiving the online catalog webpage to issue a request to an online gaming system to determine an in-game reward for a user based on the product. The online catalog webpage is transmitted to a client device of the user. An order for the product is received from the client device. The order indicates the in-game reward determined in the online gaming system. An order confirmation webpage is transmitted to the client device in response to the order, and the order confirmation webpage indicates the in-game reward.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
generating, using at least one processor at an online merchant system, an online catalog webpage comprising information describing a product available for purchase, the generating of the online catalog webpage including inserting programming code into the online catalog webpage that, when executed at a client device in response to the client device receiving the online catalog webpage, causes the client device to issue a request to an online gaming system to determine an in-game reward for a user based on the product and on a current player character state of a player character of the user in the online gaming system, and in response to the client device receiving an indication of the in-game reward for the user from the online gaming system, causes the client device to present the indication of the in-game reward to the user in the online catalog webpage; transmitting, from the online merchant system, the online catalog webpage to the client device of the user; receiving, at the online merchant system, an order for the product from the client device, the order indicating the in-game reward determined in the online gaming system; and transmitting, from the online merchant system, an order confirmation webpage to the client device in response to the order, the order confirmation webpage indicating the in-game reward.