US 12,086,827 B2
Computer-implemented systems and methods for managing user account data and award redemptions
James F. Dorris, Jr., Spanish Fort, AL (US); Kenneth William Rohman, III, Gulf Shores, AL (US); Brian Franklin Bell, Walnut Hill, FL (US); Peter Anderson, Northbrook, IL (US); Candy Kirby Fralick, Atmore, AL (US); and Jessica Milton, Wetumpka, AL (US)
Assigned to POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS, Atmore, AL (US)
Filed by POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS, d/b/a PCI GAMING AUTHORITY, Atmore, AL (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/971,011.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/262,860, filed on Oct. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0125352 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0236 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0239 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented system for managing user account data and award redemptions, the system comprising:
a web server configured to operate an online platform that enables a user to activate an award enhancement option for an award;
a data integration server communicatively coupled to the web server, the data integration server including one or more data collection engines configured to operate a data extraction and transformation, and wherein the data integration server is configured to:
receive, from the web server, first identity data representing an identity of the user and activation data identifying the award enhancement option activated by the user;
translate or configure, using the one or more data collection engines, the first identity data and the activation data into a common or destination data format or protocol; and
store, in a memory device, the translated or configured activation data with account data of the user; and
an award management server communicatively coupled to the data integration server and configured to:
receive second identity data and validation data associated with the user, the second identity data including data representing an identity of the user, and the validation data confirming that the user is eligible for the award;
query the data integration server based on the second identity data, analyze data stored in the data integration server to synchronize various types of data associated with the account data of the user, and obtain the activation data associated with the account data of the user;
determine, based on at least one of the validation data and the activation data, whether the user qualifies for the award enhancement option for the award; and
when it is determined that the user qualifies for the award enhancement option, automatically update the account data of the user to include redemption data indicating that the user is authorized to receive the award enhancement option.