| CPC G06Q 20/1235 (2013.01) [G06F 21/108 (2023.08); G06Q 20/065 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0222 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0239 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0643 (2013.01); G06Q 2220/10 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
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1. A method for providing a metaverse digital asset for use with a metaverse platform based on a guest at least partially completing a retailer desired purchase, participation or action, the method comprising:
the guest at least partially completing the retailer desired purchase, participation or action via a user device connected to a retailer graphical user interface (GUI) over a communications network, wherein the retailer GUI is hosted by a retailer online service, and wherein the retailer online service is a server device having a non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause one or more processors to provide an online shopping experience via the retailer GUI;
the retailer online service identifying that the guest has at least partially completed the retailer desired purchase, participation or action;
the retailer GUI providing a list of a plurality of metaverse platforms to the guest on which the metaverse digital asset can be used;
the guest selecting on the retailer GUI a desired metaverse platform from the plurality of metaverse platforms;
the retailer GUI of the retailer online service requesting permission from the guest to link a guest account that is associated with the guest for the retailer online service with a metaverse account associated with the metaverse platform;
upon receiving permission from the guest to link the guest account with the metaverse account, a metaverse integration API of the retailer online service providing the guest an interface viewable on the retailer GUI to enter login information for logging into the metaverse account;
the metaverse integration API linking the guest account with the metaverse account using the login information received via the retailer GUI;
the retailer online service retrieving an electronic communication address associated with the guest account;
the retailer online service sending an electronic notification, via the communications network to the electronic communication address, notifying the guest that a digital asset key for redeeming the metaverse digital asset is forthcoming;
an order tracking application programming interface (API) of the retailer online service confirming that the retailer desired purchase, participation or action has been at least partially completed;
a digital asset key API of the retailer online service obtaining the digital asset key associated with the retailer desired purchase, participation or action, wherein the digital asset key API obtaining the digital asset key includes the digital asset key API communicating with a database or the desired metaverse platform over the communications network, and the digital asset key API retrieving the digital asset key from the database or the desired metaverse platform over the communications network;
upon confirmation by the order tracking API that the retailer desired purchase, participation or action has been at least partially completed, the retailer online service providing the digital asset key to the guest, wherein the retailer online service providing the digital asset key includes one of:
electronically sending the digital asset key, via the communications network, to the electronic communication address when the guest account is not linked to the metaverse account, and
automatically transferring the digital asset key to the metaverse account when the guest account is linked to the metaverse account to avoid the guest from manually redeeming, in the desired metaverse platform, the digital asset key retrieved via an electronic communication:
the retailer online service determining that the retailer desired purchase, participation or action has been cancelled by the guest; and
upon determining that the retailer desired purchase, participation or action has been cancelled by the guest:
the metaverse integration API of the retailer online service determining that the digital asset key has not been used by the guest to redeem the metaverse digital asset, and
the metaverse integration API revoking the digital asset key, wherein the metaverse integration API revoking the digital asset key includes the metaverse integration API communicating, via the communications network, with the metaverse platform and requesting the metaverse platform to revoke the digital asset key,
wherein the digital asset key is configured to be used in the metaverse platform to redeem the metaverse digital asset.
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