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Patent No.:

US 9566523 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 08, 2014

Apparatuses, methods and systems for a live online game tester

Applicant:

Zynga Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Matthew Ocko, San Francisco, CA (US);

Justin Driemeyer, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Zynga Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorney:

Martine Penilla Group, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jason Skaarup

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/79 (2014.01); A63F 13/60 (2014.01); A63F 13/35 (2014.01); A63F 13/75 (2014.01); A63F 13/798 (2014.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G06Q 50/34 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 20/12 (2012.01); A63F 13/795 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/75 (2014.09); A63F 13/12 (2013.01); A63F 13/35 (2014.09); A63F 13/60 (2014.09); A63F 13/79 (2014.09); A63F 13/798 (2014.09); G06Q 30/016 (2013.01); G07F 17/3234 (2013.01); A63F 9/24 (2013.01); A63F 13/00 (2013.01); A63F 13/795 (2014.09); A63F 2300/535 (2013.01); A63F 2300/5506 (2013.01); A63F 2300/5546 (2013.01); A63F 2300/5573 (2013.01); A63F 2300/5593 (2013.01); A63F 2300/575 (2013.01); G06F 17/00 (2013.01); G06F 19/00 (2013.01); G06Q 20/123 (2013.01); G06Q 20/4016 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); G06Q 50/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for testing a new feature of an online gaming application is provided, including: receiving a gaming application request from a user; determining whether to add the user to a live test for a new game feature; if the user is added to the live test, then determining whether to assign the user to a test group or a control group; if the user is assigned to the test group, then, providing a gaming application including the new game feature enabled, evaluating gaming activity and social network activity of the user; if the user is assigned to the control group, then, providing the gaming application without the new game feature enabled, evaluating gaming activity and social network activity of the user.

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