PAUL DAVID BETTNER
Pilots at College St, Mckinney, TX

License number

Texas A4529826

Issued Date

Feb 2016

Expiration Date

Feb 2017

Professional information

Social Network Data Analysis To Generate Incentives For Online Gaming

US Patent:

2014000, Jan 2, 2014

Filed:

Aug 31, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/601975

Inventors:

Sudhir Kumar Rama Rao - San Jose CA, US
Paul David Bettner - McKinney TX, US
David Bettner - McKinney TX, US
Paolo Malabuyo - San Francisco CA, US
Benjamin F. Gregorski - Mountain View CA, US
Michael Chow - Allen TX, US
Yie Lyn Choo - San Fransisco CA, US

Assignee:

ZYNGA INC. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709204

Abstract:

Systems and methods for processing recommendations of online games to friends of social network are described. A method for processing recommendations includes identifying a gaming session of a user on an online game provider network, accessing a use profile of the user for the online games of the online game provider network, and accessing a social graph of the user to identify friends of the user and respective friend profiles from the social network. The method further includes producing a recommendation of an online game. The recommendation includes an identification of a target friend of the user and is being provided by examination of the use profile of the user and friend profiles in the social graph. The method includes providing the recommendation to the user. The recommendation also includes an offer incentive to the user to share the recommendation with the target friend.

Social Network Data Analysis To Provide News For Online Gaming

US Patent:

2014000, Jan 2, 2014

Filed:

Jun 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/537899

Inventors:

Assignee:

ZYNGA INC. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 42

Abstract:

Systems and methods for providing news regarding a first game are described. One of the methods includes obtaining group data associated with a first web account group. The group data is associated with the first game and a first user group playing the first game. The method further includes generating shared post data to provide the news. The operation of generating the shared post data is performed based on the group data. The method further includes associating the shared post data with a second web account of a second user. The group data includes data regarding use of the first game by the first user group. The method includes sending the shared post data to a client device that is operated to access the second web account. The news is provided during a display of the first game or a second game on the client device.

Social Network Data Analysis To Generate Suggestion Metrics For Online Gaming

US Patent:

2014000, Jan 2, 2014

Filed:

Jun 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/537846

Inventors:

Assignee:

ZYNGA INC. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 42

Abstract:

Systems and methods for cross suggesting games are described. One of the methods includes obtaining group data associated with a first web account group. The group data is associated with a first game and a first user group playing the first game. The method further includes identifying the first game to suggest to a second user based on the group data. The group data includes data regarding use of the first game by the first user group. The first user group includes network friends of the first user. The method also includes sending data identifying of the first game to a client device that is operated to access a second web account of the second user.