Delivering digital content for an application
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing digital content for an application to users. For example, systems described herein can provide a license for the digital content during a rental time. Systems disclosed herein may additionally track a duration of use of an application and compare the tracked use against an amount of rental time purchased (e.g., rented) by a user. The systems described herein may further extend a license or terminate the license based on a determination of whether the amount of use exceeds a rental time. Features and functionality described herein provide a flexible and efficient mechanism that enables users having a variety of content-consuming preferences to receive affordable content while ensuring that use of an application is efficiently and accurately tracked.
1. A device, comprising:
a memory to store data and instructions; and
at least one processor configured to communicate with the memory, wherein the processor is operable to:
receive a request to rent one or more digital items used within an interactive application on a client device of a user;
determine a rental option for the one or more digital items, wherein the rental option includes a rental price for a rental time;
provide a license to the client device of the user for providing access to the one or more digital items for the rental time based on the rental option;
track an amount of use of the one or more digital items;
determine whether a license renewal time has expired based on the amount of use, wherein a length of the license renewal time is less than the rental time;
decrease the rental time by the license renewal time in response to the license renewal time expiring;
determine whether the rental time has expired;
renew the license providing access to the one or more digital items in response to receiving an indication that time remains in the rental time; and
provide access, using the license, to the one or more digital items in response to determining the license is valid.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more digital items include in-application digital items.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more digital items include application add-ons.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the interactive application is a digital game, and the one or more digital items include costumes, dance moves, music, expansion packs, power-ups, or downloadable content.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further operable to:
provide a notification identifying available digital items for rent for the interactive application and associated rental prices for the available digital items.
6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the notification is displayed over a portion of the interactive application.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the rental price is set at a reduced amount to promote a use of the one or more digital items within the interactive application.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further operable to:
provide a credit for the rental price for the rental time in response to a new item launching to promote a use of the new item within the interactive application.
9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the rental option is one or more of a burndown rental or a pay by a time rental.
10. The device of claim 1 , wherein an updated renewal time for the license is less than the time remaining in the rental time.
11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is operable to:
terminate an application in response to determining valid licenses are unavailable for the application.
12. A method, comprising:
receiving a request to rent one or more digital items used within an interactive application on a client device of a user;
determining a rental option for the one or more digital items, wherein the rental option includes a rental price for a rental time;
providing a license to the client device of the user for providing access to the one or more digital items for the rental time based on the rental option;
tracking an amount of use of the one or more digital items;
determining whether a license renewal time has expired based on the amount of use, wherein a length of the license renewal time is less than the rental time;
decreasing the rental time by the license renewal time in response to the license renewal time expiring;
determining whether the rental time has expired;
renewing the license providing access to the one or more digital items in response to receiving an indication that time remains in the rental time; and
providing access, using the license, to the one or more digital items in response to determining the license is valid.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more digital items include in-application digital items.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more digital items include application add-ons.
15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the interactive application is a digital game, and the one or more digital items include costumes, dance moves, music, expansion packs, power-ups, or downloadable content.
16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
providing a notification identifying available digital items for rent for the interactive application and associated rental prices for the available digital items.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the notification is displayed over a portion of the interactive application.
18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the rental price is set at a reduced amount to promote a use of the one or more digital items within the interactive application.
19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
providing a credit for the rental price for the rental time in response to a new item launching to promote a use of the new item within the interactive application.
20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the rental option is one or more of a burndown rental or a pay by a time rental.