CN101115537A - Device, system and method of gaming - Google Patents
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Device, system and method of gaming. For example, a method of operating a game includes: based on a received pre-paid amount, assigning to a user a subscription period and a substantially unlimited amount of virtual game-related operations that the user is permitted to perform during the subscription period; virtually performing, during the subscription period, game-related operations in response to commands received from the user during the subscription period; after the subscription period elapses, calculating a profit-and-loss balance of the user based on the game-related operations virtually performed for the user during the subscription period; and if the profit-and-loss balance is positive, assigning to the user a prize calculated based on the profit- and-loss balance.
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Cross reference to related application
The application has required the title submitted on January 3rd, (1) 2005 to be the U.S. Provisional Patent Application of " SubscriptionGambling/Gaming " number 60/640,217 and the title submitted on March 23rd, (2) 2005 be the U.S. Provisional Patent Application number 60/664 of " Device; System and Method of InvestmentGaming ", 191 priority and right, its two by reference integral body be incorporated into this.
Technical field
The present invention relates to investment field, relate in particular to transaction's stock, currency, noble metal, commodity or the like; And relate to field of play, relate in particular to online and offline play platform, equipment and method.
Background technology
In investment and transaction field, investing in security needs the initial outlay number usually.For example, the people who wishes transaction's stock may need to open an account with the stock broker and deposit the money of initial amount in the account.So the number of being deposited can be used to the purchase of security to provide with funds.Usually, the dealer can visit real-time stock exchange data via commission house or by being connected to system via internet or other means.
The significant drawback of stock/currency/precious metals/commodity transaction is the uncontrolled risk of financial situation that dealer or client may bear him.For example, dealer or client are unrestricted aspect the number of the money of his possible loss, because his stock or grouping of commodities combination are worth and may reduce very soon and significantly.In addition, a lot of dealers are not the investment experts of occupation, and they may make decision based on the consideration of mistake or according to the suggestion of mistake.
A lot of dealers or client are the amusement capital participation, and investment is considered as recreation or congenial.For the purpose of reliable, they need limit amusement to avoid great loss.
Some companies provide the virtual portfolio management, and wherein the client can come mock trading by creating the virtual gains or losses of virtual group merging tracking.These systems are used as training tool, and still, they do not provide any real " action " or amusement user to experience to the user, and do not provide real recreational value for the client.
Speculating and field of play, for example in public place of entertainment is speculated, player or client are usually by being exchanged into money chip or counting or other public place of entertainment currency come the various recreation that can be depending on fortune and/or skill are made a bet.Randomly depend on player or client's the performance (for example win or defeated) and the custom of making a bet, just can continue to play as long as he can afford to count.In any given time, the player can return the public place of entertainment currency and be exchanged into money.
The significant drawback that public place of entertainment is speculated is the uncontrolled risk of financial situation that player or client may bear him.For example, unrestricted aspect the number of the money that player or client can speculate at him, and may lose whole that it has unreliablely, and sometimes even exceed it and have (for example by loaning bill or generation debt).
A lot of players or the client visits online for amusement and offline play/congenial website; For the purpose of reliable, they need limit amusement to avoid heavy losses.
Summary of the invention
Some embodiments of the present invention provide system, equipment and the method that is used for based on the recreation of subscribing, and this recreation is used for the transaction of simulated stock/currency/precious metals/commodity, and allow the player to obtain real income from their skill or successfully.
Some embodiment can comprise can make the user to buy to use and provide being the right of the system of the visit of real-time transaction data and the platform and the method for mock trading/investment process and operation.The user can play virtually, make the player not buy actual security, but they can obtain income/winning.
In certain embodiments, user's winning can for example gains or losses or their combination be calculated based on his performance during period of subscription.For example, if because a plurality of operations of the purchase and the sale of securities, the user produces positive surplus (income) when he has the right of object for appreciation, and then the user can receive this income or its part with the form of money and/or money equivalent.
In certain embodiments, the user can pay one's subscription, with for example by online, move or security were created and managed to other interfaces virtual portfolio.During period of subscription, the user can have virtual balance, and can submit to virtual trade order for example to come the virtual purchase or the sale of securities based on Real-time markets quotation (the maybe quotation that may postpone).
At the end of period of subscription, if the final virtual balance of virtual portfolio is positive, then the user can receive it can is the monetary payoff of the function that shows of user.Monetary payoff can for example be substantially equal to user's final virtual balance, perhaps can be based on user's final virtual balance.In certain embodiments, the monetary payoff received of user can be irrelevant with other users' performance or virtual balance.
In certain embodiments, games system for example can comprise: the income payment module, and it receives payment from the user; The game management module, it distributes the virtual game associative operation of the essentially no limit amount that period of subscription and user be allowed to carry out during period of subscription to the user based on the payment number that receives; Game module, it is virtual execution recreation associative operation in response to the order that receives from the user during period of subscription; Account module, its recreation associative operation of carrying out during period of subscription based on the user after subscription period elapsed are calculated user's income and loss surplus; And the expenditure payment module, if income and loss surplus are positive, then paying payment module provides or distributes based on income and the award that calculates of loss surplus to the user.
Some embodiment can comprise the system and method that is used for based on the congenial recreation of subscribing, this system and method is used for realizing recreation (including but not limited to vending machine, video poker, Card Games, 21 points, roulette, dice game, guest fruit, skill recreation, drawing lottery game, flip football or the like), congenial, incident, activity and/or amusement, and it has overcome existing based on limitation ground and online congenial system.
Some embodiment can comprise the platform and the method that can make the user can buy the right of playing various recreation.Therefore, user's winning can for example be won, fail, make a bet or their combination is calculated based on his game result.For example, if when the user has the right of object for appreciation, the amount of money of his total win surpasses the amount of money of total stake, and then the user can receive remaining sum (surplus) with money, award (including but not limited to the coupons of gift token, Gift Card or other kinds of prepaying) or the form of discount (for example complimentary ticket).
Some embodiment can comprise can make the user can buy the system and method for speculating or playing the reservation that continues pre-specified time.In other embodiments, the user can buy stake or the stake of recreation or predetermined dollar value or the reservation of recreation of speculating or playing pre-determined number.
Some embodiment can comprise the system and method based on the recreation of subscribing that is used to use special-purpose game console, handheld device, PDA, pocket PC equipment, mobile phone, mobile radio communication apparatus etc.The user can buy and use for example internet, Intranet, LAN connection, USB connection, IR wireless connections to wait the reservation of speculating.Can be online or off-line ground carry out recreation.
In certain embodiments, the user can count for or recreation on-line purchase congenial based on the off-line of non-reservation.
In certain embodiments, the method for operate game for example can comprise: the virtual game associative operation that distributes the essentially no limit amount that period of subscription and user be allowed to carry out based on the prepayment number that receives to the user during period of subscription; In response to virtual execution recreation associative operation in the order that receives from the user during the period of subscription and during period of subscription; After subscription period elapsed based on during period of subscription for the recreation associative operation of the virtual execution of user calculate the user income and the loss surplus; And if income and loss surplus be positive, then distribute the award that calculates based on income and loss surplus to the user.
In certain embodiments, for example, calculate income and the loss surplus can comprise: the total number that deducts the loss that the user suffers in total number of the winning that period of subscription, accumulates from the user in period of subscription.
In certain embodiments, for example, calculate income and the loss surplus can comprise: deduct total number that the user makes a bet in total number of the winning that period of subscription, accumulates from the user in period of subscription.
In certain embodiments, for example, this method may further include: receive purchase order from the user; And come virtual execution purchase order based on real-time basically market quotes.
In certain embodiments, for example, this method may further include: receive sales order from the user; And come virtual execution sales order based on real-time basically market quotes.
In certain embodiments, for example, this method may further include: allow the user to carry out the virtual sale and the virtual purchase of essentially no limited number of times during period of subscription.
In certain embodiments, for example, calculate income and the loss surplus can comprise: each security of during period of subscription, buying for the user, if the user has sold this security, then from the purchasing price of these security, deduct the selling price of these security, if and the user do not sell these security, then from the purchasing price of these security, deduct the market price of these security at the period of subscription end.
In certain embodiments, for example, this method may further include: show that to the user its result relates to the virtual game of fortune; Receive the virtual number of making a bet from the user; To fail counter and increase this virtual number of making a bet; And if the user won this virtual game, then will win counter increases the winning number.
In certain embodiments, for example, this method may further include: allow the user to carry out making a bet of essentially no limited number of times during period of subscription.
In certain embodiments, for example, game station can comprise: the income payment module, and it receives payment from the user; The game management module, it distributes the virtual game associative operation of the essentially no limit amount that period of subscription and user be allowed to carry out during period of subscription to the user based on the payment number that receives; Game module, it is in response to virtual execution recreation associative operation in the order that receives from the user during the period of subscription and during period of subscription; Account module, its after subscription period elapsed based on during period of subscription for the recreation associative operation of the virtual execution of user calculate the user income and the loss surplus; And the expenditure payment module, if income and loss surplus are positive, then pay payment module and distribute the award that calculates based on income and loss surplus to the user.
In certain embodiments, for example, the total number that deducts the loss that the user suffers period of subscription in total number of account module by the winning that accumulates from the user in period of subscription calculates income and loss surplus.
In certain embodiments, for example, deduct total number that the user makes a bet in total number of account module by the winning that period of subscription, accumulates from the user and calculate income and loss surplus in period of subscription.
In certain embodiments, for example, game module receives purchase order from the user, and comes virtual execution purchase order based on real-time basically market quotes.
In certain embodiments, for example, game module receives sales order from the user, and comes virtual execution sales order based on real-time basically market quotes.
In certain embodiments, for example, game module allows the user to carry out the virtual sale and the virtual purchase of essentially no limited number of times during period of subscription.
In certain embodiments, for example, game module allows the user to carry out making a bet of essentially no limited number of times during period of subscription.
In certain embodiments, for example, games system can comprise: first payment module, and it receives payment from the user; Game station, it comprises: the income payment module of fetching the data relevant with the payment that receives from first payment module, the game management module of distributing the virtual game associative operation of the essentially no limit amount that period of subscription and user be allowed to carry out based on the payment number that receives to the user during period of subscription, in response to the game module of virtual execution recreation associative operation in the order that receives from the user during the period of subscription and during period of subscription, and after subscription period elapsed based on during period of subscription for the recreation associative operation of the virtual execution of user calculate the user income and the loss surplus account module; And second payment module, if income and loss surplus are positive, then second payment module is distributed the award that calculates based on income and loss surplus to the user.
In certain embodiments, for example, game station is of portable form, and first and second payment module are in the outside of game station.
In certain embodiments, for example, first payment module can comprise online income payment module, and second payment module can comprise online expenditure payment module.
In certain embodiments, for example, game module will be to work with the pattern off-line ground of first and second payment module disconnection.
Embodiments of the invention can provide various other benefits or advantage.
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In the conclusion part of this specification, particularly point out and clearly advocated to be regarded as theme of the present invention.Yet the present invention's (about method of work and organize the two) can understand with reference to following detailed in conjunction with the drawings best together with its content, feature and advantage, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is operation according to some embodiments of the invention and the flow chart that uses the method for investment game;
Fig. 2 is the schematic block diagram of games system according to some embodiments of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the schematic block diagram based on the system of the recreation of subscribing according to some embodiments of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the schematic block diagram of electronics cashier's according to some embodiments of the invention assembly;
Fig. 5 is the flow chart of method according to some embodiments of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the schematic block diagram of the system that is used for portable congenial recreation according to some embodiments of the invention.
Should be appreciated that for illustrate simple and clear and clear for the purpose of, the element shown in needn't draw in proportion in the accompanying drawings.For example, for the sake of clarity, the yardstick of some elements can be with respect to other elements by exaggerative.In addition, be considered to suitable place, label can repeat in the accompanying drawings, to indicate corresponding or similar elements.
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In the following detailed description, many specific detail have been illustrated so that thorough understanding of the present invention to be provided.Yet, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention can implement under the situation of these specific detail not having.In other cases, do not describe well-known method, program, assembly and circuit in detail, in order to avoid make the present invention not outstanding.
Unless other special declaration, as from conspicuous the following discussion, be to be understood that, in whole specification is discussed, use is such as " processing ", " calculate (computing) ", " calculate (calculating) ", the term of " determining " etc. refers to the action and/or the processing of computer or computing system or similar electronic computing device, described action and/or handle the register that will be expressed as computing system and/or memory in such as the data manipulation of the physical quantity of amount of electrons and/or be transformed into the memory that is expressed as computing system similarly, register or the storage of other such information, other data of physical quantity in transmission or the display device.
And, the use of word " recreation ", " speculating " etc. refers to based on ground and/or online incident, activity, recreation, session, wheel, office, circle, operation etc., comprises for example video-game, Web recreation, casino game, Card Games, dice game, sport event and/or any other recreation or congenial incident.In addition, word " stake ", " bid " etc. refer to for no matter having chance event that monetary value also is non-monetary value or part and determine the risk of making a bet, bet or play of any kind of other incidents of result's (for example depending merely on combining of fortune or fortune and skill) by fortune.
Here the platform of Zhan Shiing, process and display are not relevant inherently with any concrete computer or other devices.The various general-purpose computing systems and the network equipment can use with the program according to the instruction here, perhaps can prove, constructing more special device, to come the carry out desired method be easily.To present the desired structure that is used for various these systems from the following description.In addition, embodiments of the invention are not described with reference to any concrete programming language.Should be appreciated that various programming languages can be used for implementing instruction of the present invention as described herein.
Term used herein " security " for example can comprise: stock, share, bonds, mutual fund, commodity, right to choose, from stock, noble metal or other assets that can conclude the business or right.
Fig. 1 is operation according to some embodiments of the invention and the flow chart that uses the method for investment game.
Shown in square frame 110, this method can comprise service, system, network and/or the web website that for example signs in to permission capital participation recreation.This can comprise for example downloads and/or installs client-side program, creates and/or enter the user name and password or start interface to investment game (for example based on interface or the hand-held of web, move or cellular interface).
Shown in square frame 115, this method can comprise that for example being relevant to the payment that is received limits period of subscription.In one embodiment, higher relatively payment can cause relatively long period of subscription.For example, 10 dollars payment can cause 30 days period of subscription, and 20 dollars payment can cause 75 days period of subscription, or the like.
Shown in square frame 120, this method for example can comprise based on or be relevant to subscription type and limit maximum virtual portfolio size and the available securities that allows.In one embodiment, the security of available types be can limit, for example, certain index (for example Dow Jones industrial average (Dow JonesIndustrial Average), Standard ﹠ Poor (Standard﹠amp belonged to; Poor) etc. security), security, the security that belong to particular market plate (for example high-tech, real estate, the energy, biotechnology etc.), stock, bonds, foreign currency, mutual fund, commodity, right to choose etc. in particular transaction institute (for example NASDAQ, NYSE, Forex etc.) transaction.In another embodiment, available securities can be on adhoc basis, for example can be used to qualification by the stock that limits Microsoft (MSFT), General Electric (GE) and Yahoo (YAHOO).In another embodiment, higher relatively payment can cause having more security to select for virtual portfolio.For example, 20 dollars payment can cause having only 2 security to select for given period of subscription, and 50 dollars payment can allow to select 5 security, or the like.In another embodiment, higher relatively payment can cause having plurality purpose security to be permitted in each virtual trading (virtual portfolio size that is allowed to) concluding the business.For example, 20 dollars payment can cause the virtual only restriction of 20 security that has; 50 dollars payment can allow the virtual restriction that has 50 security, or the like.
Shown in square frame 125, this method can comprise for example dispensing transaction condition.In one embodiment, can limit maximum ending of allowing and decrease (Stop Loss) size.In another embodiment, initial virtual balance can be restricted to zero dollar or another predetermined number.
Shown in square frame 130, this method can for example comprise and paying one's subscription.This for example can comprise the money of the predetermined number of payment and receive this payment or to the affirmation of this payment.
Shown in square frame 135, this method for example can comprise for one or more in the available securities provides quotation.In one embodiment, quotation can comprise real-time price quotations or real-time basically quotation; In another embodiment, quotation can comprise the quotation of delay, for example quotation that postponed in 15 minutes, the quotation that postponed in 20 minutes or the quotation that postponed in 30 minutes.In one embodiment, can provide the quotation of all available securities basically; In another embodiment, the user can select the quotation of one or more available securities, and selected quotation can be provided.In another embodiment, quotation can comprise one, two, three or more bidding level, and the number of the bid price and the security that provide is provided described bidding level.
Shown in square frame 140, this method for example can comprise submits virtual trade order at available securities.This can comprise for example submits to virtual order to buy or to sell available securities according to the number or the quantity that provide and/or subscribed clause to limit by the user.The order that virtual trade order can for example limit order, market order with the real world trading order form, have indication or condition (" all or entirely not (All orNone) ", " full-amount or cancel (Fill or Kill) " etc.), the order etc. with time restriction (" this day is (Good for Day) effectively ", " this week is (Good for Week) effectively ", " up to carrying out effectively (Good till Executed) ") are similar.In one embodiment, only market order can be submitted, but not market order (for example limiting order) can not be submitted.
Shown in square frame 145, this method can comprise for example virtual execution virtual trade order.This for example can comprise creates in virtual portfolio or more new record or indication available securities are purchased or sell.For example, the price of securities that the virtual purchase order can be added on the virtual portfolio by the security that will buy and deduction is bought from virtual balance is carried out.Similarly, virtual sale order can be by removing sale from virtual portfolio security and the price of securities of selling is added to virtual balance carries out.
In one embodiment, randomly, for example by in case the virtual execution virtual trade order predetermined number of deduction (for example 7 dollars, 11 dollars, 0.5%, 1% etc.) from virtual balance just, virtual trading takes can be applied to virtual balance.In one embodiment, only market order can be by virtual execution, but not market order (for example limiting order) can not be by virtual execution.
In certain embodiments, the player can be during his period of subscription any preset time with his subscription properties from first kind upgrading or be compiled as second type, it can comprise the virtual portfolio size that for example increases, can be the used additional security of virtual trading, additional transactions option (foreign exchange, phantom stock exchange etc.), additional or other terms of trade (for example higher ending decreased), period of subscription duration additional or that prolong etc.In this case, may require the player pays additional cost to cover difference between first subscription type and second subscription type.
Shown in square frame 150, this method can comprise for example checks whether period of subscription goes over.Shown in arrow 151, if check result negates that then this method can comprise one or more in the aforesaid operations of the operation that for example repeats square frame 135,140 for example and 145.
On the contrary, shown in arrow 152, if check result is sure, then shown in square frame 160, this method can comprise determines final virtual balance.This can comprise for example carries out suitable adjustment operation for example to clear virtual portfolio.In one embodiment, for example, by virtual purchase and do not sold by the market rate of the security of virtual sale can be for example according to subscription period elapsed the time, and their price can be added on the virtual balance to produce final virtual balance.In one embodiment, in case clearance purchased and available securities of not sold during period of subscription, transaction fee just can be deducted from virtual balance.In certain embodiments, initial virtual balance (for example if not zero) can be deducted from virtual balance to produce final virtual balance.In one embodiment,
Shown in square frame 165, this method can comprise for example checks whether final virtual balance is positive.
Shown in square frame 171, if final virtual balance is not positive (for example being that bear or zero), then shown in square frame 180, this method can comprise provides subscription period elapsed and final virtual balance not to be positive notice.
On the contrary, shown in arrow 172, if final virtual balance is positive, then shown in square frame 190, this method can comprise that it is positive notice that subscription period elapsed and final virtual balance are provided.In this case, shown in square frame 195, this method can for example further comprise based on final virtual balance to be provided or metes out rewards or reward.In one embodiment, remuneration can be the currency payment of being scheduled to (for example 100 dollars).In another embodiment, remuneration can be to be substantially equal to the payment of the currency of the number of virtual final surplus.In yet another embodiment, remuneration can be with the number of virtual final surplus for example virtual final surplus half, virtual final surplus 2/3rds, the relevant currency payments such as predetermined percentage of virtual final surplus.In another embodiment, remuneration can be the currency payment by considering that final virtual balance, period of subscription, the subscription fee of being paid, performed transaction count or other parameters are calculated.In certain embodiments, offer or distribute to first user remuneration can with one or more other users' performance or not irrelevant and be not subjected to this performance or this properties affect by the attribute of one or more other virtual portfolio of first user operation.
In another embodiment, remuneration or part remuneration can comprise the additional period of subscription that for example offers the player.In yet another embodiment, remuneration or added return can be paid some users, for example prove its more competitive user of performance or have carried out the user of more transaction or based on the user of other conditioned disjunction criterions that can be limited by the system manager.
According to embodiments of the invention, can use other suitable operation or operational set.
Fig. 2 schematically illustrates the block diagram of games system 200 according to some embodiments of the invention.System 200 can comprise that for example server 220 and one or more station for example stand 210.Server 220 can be by link 250 for example by wire link, by wireless communication link, by wired or wireless network, by the internet, arrive at a station 210 by connections such as WWW, honeycombs.
Stand and 210 for example can comprise or may be implemented as personal computer, desktop computer, server computer, work station, board type computer, mobile computer, laptop computer, notebook, mobile phone, cell phone, handheld device, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) equipment, special use or how with computing platform or other suitable computing equipments.In certain embodiments, stand and 210 can comprise for example processor 211, memory cell 212, memory cell 213, input block 214 and output unit 215.Stand and 210 can comprise nextport hardware component NextPort and/or the component software that other are suitable.
Stand and 210 can be operated to carry out one or more operations of investment game, for example login, pay one's subscription and submit virtual trade order to by the user.
In certain embodiments, the player can buy the right of the lasting predetermined amount of time (" period of subscription ") of transaction recreation and/or website that uses stock exchange.In period of subscription, the player can carry out the purchase operation and/or the vending operation of essentially no limited number of times; Randomly, quantitative requirement or restriction (for example minimum of a value or maximum) is applicable.Purchase/sale order that the player submits to comes by virtual execution based on the transaction data or the quotation of real-time basically transaction data or quotation or slight delay.Randomly, bid and inquiry and current transaction quotation for example basically in real time or use the data of slight delay to be shown.
In certain embodiments, the type of the reservation that can buy with the player of the number of the share that can buy of player or commodity is scheduled to.For example, subscription price is high more, and the kind that the player can be allowed to the share of virtual trading or commodity is just many more.
Some embodiment can allow reliable recreation.For example, the subscription price by player pays can be the constant expense that the player spends in his period of subscription.The player can not can lose money (being different from pay subscription price in advance); The player buys and plays the right that investment game continues period of subscription, and does not lose fund.
Some embodiment can provide great recreational value.For example, the player can carry out the virtual trading of essentially no limited number of times during his period of subscription.The player can pre-determine the length of his period of subscription, and can be only for playing the right payment of (for example virtual trading) during this period of subscription.Yet the player still has an opportunity to win real money, promptly non-virtual money.
In certain embodiments, " winning " surplus can be based on being calculated by the income and the loss of player's virtual generation during his predetermined period of subscription.If profit/loss balance is born, then the player does not need to pay any payment.If profit/loss balance is positive, but then player's true (non-virtual) remuneration that can receive dynamic calculation, for example variable compensation, unscheduled or non-constant remuneration, according to his remuneration etc. of profit/loss balance.
Some embodiment can provide may be to seeking to challenge or seek to develop the attractive game experiencing of player and the actual life encouragement or the remuneration of transaction and/or strategy skills.In certain embodiments, speculating composition or fortune composition can be minimum or be zero substantially, because this recreation (for example concluding the business) can be based on skill.Some embodiment can guarantee fair play and essentially no manipulation (manipulation), because this recreation has merged virtual stock exchange.Some embodiment can provide high-caliber amusement or stimulation, because this recreation can and can provide strong real atmosphere based on real time information.
In certain embodiments, replace assembly described herein or except assembly described herein, can use various suitable assemblies.For example, in certain embodiments, games system can comprise: the income payment module, and it receives payment from the user; The game management module, it distributes the virtual game associative operation of the essentially no limit amount that period of subscription and user be allowed to carry out during period of subscription to the user based on the payment number that receives; Game module, it is virtual execution recreation associative operation in response to the order that receives from the user during period of subscription; Account module, its recreation associative operation of carrying out during period of subscription based on the user after subscription period elapsed are calculated user's income and loss surplus; And the expenditure payment module, if income and loss surplus are positive, then paying payment module provides or distributes based on income and the award that calculates of loss surplus to the user.
Fig. 3 schematically illustrates the system 300 based on the recreation of subscribing according to the embodiment of the invention.System 300 can comprise entree wall scroll 310, and entree wall scroll 310 is included in the demonstration 314 of the demonstration 312 of the total win during the period of subscription and the total stake during period of subscription.When showing that the numeral of showing on 314 is when showing show on 312 digital, therefore the user who just shows system 300 wins, and shows that his qualified reception is showing 314 and show remaining sum between the value that illustrates on 312 with the form of money, award (including but not limited to the coupons or the complimentary ticket of gift token, Gift Card and/or other kinds of prepaying) or purchase discount.
In addition, menu bar 310 can comprise recreation control 316, and recreation control 316 can activate the user of system 300 can be by the difference recreation of system's 300 operations.System 300 can also comprise the demonstration 320 of the recreation that is activated and played by the user.Showing that the recreation that activates on 320 can for example be the demonstration of vending machine.The additional controls that can be included in the system 300 for example is: cashier's button 330 that its function will be discussed in more detail below, make the user can upgrade or edit the upgrade button 332 of his reservation as will be described in detail below.The additional controls of for example propagating button, information button, help button etc. can be comprised.
Fig. 4 schematically illustrates the assembly according to the electronics cashier of the embodiment of the invention.For example, after clicking or selecting cashier's button 330 of Fig. 3, the user can be requested to select he the form of interested reservation.For example, the user can be requested to limit period of subscription (square frame 402).This period of subscription for example can continue one minute to some months or between several years.The user can be requested to limit the expense (square frame 404) that he is willing to mean this reservation payment.This expense can produce the maximum or fixing size (square frame 406) of betting that the user can play.In certain embodiments, period of subscription and/or its expense can be limited by the user, and, based on the selection that the user did, can determine the size of maximum or fixing stake.In another embodiment, the size of period of subscription and/or the maximum stake that allows can be limited or selected by the user, and, based on the selection that the user did, can limit or adjust subscription price.
In addition, can also determine the supplementary features relevant with speculating recreation.For example, can determine: the minimum bet requirement, after this, the user can require winning (square frame 408); And/or the number of times of the recreation that is allowed; And/or progressive game option (square frame 410).
The user can be selected reservation payment (square frame 412).For example, for a period in week, can be not do not show progressive game option such as Jackpot to the user with subscription cost of 50 dollars.For for example have 200 dollars higher subscription cost for example two weeks than long duration, can show progressive game option to the user such as Jackpot.
In certain embodiments, the user can upgrade, upgrades, renews, revises or edit his subscription properties or feature.When upgrading was subscribed, the user can notified current pre-order, for example the date, current period of subscription, the closing date of period of subscription and user's the total period of subscription that begin of his current reservation.In addition, the user can be notified his allow or the fixing stake size of maximum.So the user can upgrade or revise the item (for example prolonging) and/or his stake size of upgrading (for example increasing) of subscribing and/or make more recreation and/or progressive game option to use.Can also carry out other modifications.
Fig. 5 is the flow chart according to the method for the embodiment of the invention.After entering QQGame (square frame 500), the user can buy and play reservation (square frame 510A) that continues predetermined amount of time or the reservation of making a bet (square frame 510B) of playing pre-determined number.If this time period is scheduled to, the maximum times of then making a bet can be unconfined (square frame 520A); If the number of times of making a bet is scheduled to, then the time period of client's recreation can be unconfined (square frame 520B).
Fig. 6 schematically illustrates the system 600 that is used for portable congenial recreation in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.System 600 can comprise special-purpose game station, PDA, pocket PC equipment, handheld device, mobile phone, mobile radio communication apparatus or have other portable electric appts (illustrating with assembly 640) of built-in Games Software.System 600 has showed based on the congenial recreation of subscribing, but conventional congenial recreation also can using system 600.
In addition, menu bar 610 can comprise recreation control 616, and recreation control 616 can activate the user of system 600 can be by the difference recreation of system's 600 operations.System 600 can also comprise the demonstration 620 of the recreation that is activated and played by the user.Showing that the recreation that activates on 620 can for example be the demonstration of vending machine.The additional controls that can be included in the system 600 is cashier's button 330 and/or makes the user can upgrade or edit the upgrade button 332 of his reservation.The additional controls of for example propagating button, information button, help button etc. can be comprised.
In certain embodiments, the user can use the internet to connect and buy reservation; After buy subscribing, the user can utilize system 600 online or the execution of off-line ground make a bet.Randomly, system 600 can be connected to the internet once more at the end of period of subscription, so that profit/loss or Win/Loss surplus are uploaded to the teleprocessing center from system 600, for example it can send remuneration to the user based on the final surplus of the user of accumulation in system 600.
In certain embodiments, system 600 can be used by the user in combination with the reservation that allows the user to play lasting predetermined amount of time, during this predetermined amount of time, the user can play essentially no limited number of times recreation, make a bet or bet, perhaps can carry out the transaction operation of essentially no limited number of times.In other embodiments, system 600 can with allow the user for example during unconfined time period basically, carry out the transaction operation of pre-determined number reservation, allow the user to play the recreation of pre-determined number or the reservation of making a bet is used by the user in combination.
In certain embodiments, the user can be called total revenue by recreation and/or total winning or income congenial and/or that virtual trading is accumulated during period of subscription; And the user is by recreation and/or speculate and/or total losses that virtual trading suffers during period of subscription or make a bet and can be called total losses.Can be called surplus by from total revenue, deducting the difference that total losses obtains.In case subscription period elapsed, if surplus is that bear or zero, then the user can not receive remuneration, and can not need to pay any extra compensation; For example, the user can not need to pay the amount of money that equals surplus, and can not need to pay the amount of money of calculating based on surplus.On the contrary, if surplus is positive, then the user can qualifiedly receive remuneration, this remuneration can for example be substantially equal to surplus, be calculated as the predetermined percentage of surplus (for example 90%, 80%, 75%, 70%, 66%, 50%, 25% etc.) or use the function of having considered surplus (for example by from surplus, deduct predetermined value, by surplus being multiply by predetermined factor, or the like) calculate.
In certain embodiments, one or more tables, look-up table, data structure and/or tabulation can be used by system, and/or can randomly show the user or used by the user.Whether table 1 shows the exemplary table that subscription cost value, fixing stake size, minimum bet require or count, and show some game operation and allow to the user, and wherein period of subscription is a week:
| Period of subscription | Subscription cost | Fixing stake size | Minimum bet requires/counts | Does progression Jackpot allow? |
| 1 week | $30 | ?0.05 | ?600 | Not |
| $50 | ?0.10 | ?1,000 | Not | |
| $100 | ?0.25 | ?2,000 | Not | |
| $150 | ?0.50 | ?3,000 | Not | |
| $200 | ?1.00 | ?4,000 | Partly | |
| $250 | ?2.00 | ?5,000 | Partly | |
| $300 | ?2.50 | ?6,000 | Be | |
| $500 | ?5.00 | ?10,000 | Be |
Table 1
Whether table 2 shows the exemplary table that subscription cost value, fixing stake size, minimum bet require or count, and show some game operation and allow to the user, and wherein period of subscription was two weeks:
| Period of subscription | Subscription cost | Fixing stake size | Minimum bet requires/counts | Does progression Jackpot allow? |
| 2 weeks | $40 | ?0.05 | ?800 | Not |
| $60 | ?0.10 | ?1,200 | Not | |
| $125 | ?0.25 | ?2,500 | Not | |
| $200 | ?0.50 | ?4,000 | Partly | |
| $300 | ?1.00 | ?6,000 | Partly | |
| $500 | ?2.00 | ?10,000 | Partly | |
| $600 | ?2.50 | ?12,000 | Be | |
| $750 | ?5.00 | ?15,000 | Be |
Table 2
In certain embodiments, the subscription properties that can limited subscriber prolongs, upgrades, upgrades or revise him is the ability of his period of subscription for example.For example, the reservation in a week can be extended in this subscription period elapsed at the latest in preceding 3 days; The reservation in two weeks can be extended in this subscription period elapsed at the latest in preceding 5 days; One month reservation can be extended in this subscription period elapsed at the latest in preceding 9 days; Bimestrial reservation can be extended in this subscription period elapsed at the latest in preceding 15 days; Or the like.In certain embodiments, may not prolong his time period of reservation the user during the end of period of subscription (for example near), the user can be allowed to revise and subscribe other relevant attributes, for example revises, upgrades or increase his stake size.
Some embodiments of the present invention can be by software, implement by hardware or by any combination of software and/or hardware, and this can be suitable for application-specific or according to the particular design requirement.Embodiments of the invention can comprise the unit and/or the subelement that can be separated from each other or completely or partially be combined, and can use specific, that use or general processor or controller or equipment well known in the art to implement more.Some embodiments of the present invention can comprise buffer, register, storehouse, memory cell and/or memory cell, are used for interim or store data long term, or so that promote the work of specific embodiment.
Some embodiments of the present invention can for example use machine readable media or article to implement, if this machine readable media or article can be stored and be carried out by machine then cause machine to be carried out according to the method for the embodiment of the invention and/or the instruction or the instruction set of operation.Such machine can comprise for example any suitable processing platform, computing platform, computing equipment, treatment facility, computing system, treatment system, computer, processor etc., and can use any suitable combination of hardware and/or software to implement.This machine readable media or article can comprise for example memory cell of any adequate types, memory devices, the memory article, storage medium, memory device, stores, storage medium and/or memory cell, for example memory, detachable or non-dismountable medium, can wipe maybe and can not wipe medium, can write or rewritable media, numeral or simulation medium, hard disk, floppy disk, compact disk read-only storage (CD-ROM), but recording compressed dish (CD-R), but rewriteable compact disc (CD-RW), CD, magnetic medium, various types of digital multi-purpose disks (DVD), tape, cassette tape etc.Described instruction can comprise the code of any adequate types, for example source code, compiled code, interpretive code, executable code, static code, dynamic code etc., and can use any suitable programming language senior, rudimentary, OO, visual, compiling and/or that explain to implement, described programming language is C, C++, Java, BASIC, Pascal, Cobol, assembler language, machine code etc. for example.
Although illustrated and described some feature of the present invention here, yet, it may occur to persons skilled in the art that a lot of modifications, replacement, change and be equal to setting.Therefore, should be appreciated that claims are intended to cover all such modifications and variations that fall in the connotation of the present invention.
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1. the method for an operate game, described method comprises:
Distribute period of subscription and described user to be allowed to the virtual game associative operation of the essentially no limit amount during described period of subscription, carried out based on the prepayment number that receives to the user;
In response to the order that during described period of subscription, receives from described user during described period of subscription virtual execution recreation associative operation;
After described subscription period elapsed based on during described period of subscription for the described recreation associative operation of the virtual execution of described user calculate described user income and the loss surplus; And
If described income and loss surplus are positive, then distribute the award that calculates based on described income and loss surplus to described user.
2. the method for claim 1, wherein calculate described income and lose surplus and comprise:
Deduct total number of the loss that described user suffers in total number of the winning that described period of subscription, accumulates from described user in described period of subscription.
3. the method for claim 1, wherein calculate described income and lose surplus and comprise:
Deduct total number that described user makes a bet in total number of the winning that described period of subscription, accumulates from described user in described period of subscription.
4. the method for claim 1 further comprises:
Receive purchase order from described user; And
Come the described purchase order of virtual execution based on real-time basically market quotes.
5. method as claimed in claim 4 further comprises:
Receive sales order from described user; And
Come the described sales order of virtual execution based on real-time basically market quotes.
6. method as claimed in claim 4 further comprises:
Allow described user during described period of subscription, to carry out the virtual sale and the virtual purchase of essentially no limited number of times.
7. method as claimed in claim 6, wherein, calculate described income and comprise with the loss surplus:
Each security of during described period of subscription, buying for the user,
If described user has sold described security, then from the purchasing price of described security, deduct the selling price of described security, and
If described user does not sell described security, then from the purchasing price of described security, deduct the market price of described security at described period of subscription end.
8. the method for claim 1 further comprises:
Show that to described user its result relates to the virtual game of fortune;
Receive the virtual number of making a bet from described user;
To fail counter and increase the described virtual number of making a bet; And
If described user has won described virtual game, then will win counter increases the winning number.
9. method as claimed in claim 8 further comprises:
Allow described user during described period of subscription, to carry out making a bet of essentially no limited number of times.
10. game station comprises:
The income payment module, it receives payment from described user;
The game management module, it distributes period of subscription and described user to be allowed to the virtual game associative operation of the essentially no limit amount carried out based on the payment number that receives during described period of subscription to described user;
Game module, its in response to the order that during described period of subscription, receives from described user during described period of subscription virtual execution recreation associative operation;
Account module, its after described subscription period elapsed based on during described period of subscription for the described recreation associative operation of the virtual execution of described user calculate described user income and the loss surplus; And
The expenditure payment module, if described income and loss surplus are positive, then described expenditure payment module is distributed the award that calculates based on described income and loss surplus to described user.
11. game station as claimed in claim 10, wherein, the total number that deducts the loss that described user suffers described period of subscription in total number of described account module by the winning that accumulates from described user in described period of subscription calculates described income and loss surplus.
12. game station as claimed in claim 10, wherein, deduct total number that described user makes a bet in total number of described account module by the winning that described period of subscription, accumulates from described user in described period of subscription and calculate described income and loss surplus.
13. game station as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described game module receives purchase order from described user, and comes the described purchase order of virtual execution based on real-time basically market quotes.
14. game station as claimed in claim 13, wherein, described game module receives sales order from described user, and comes the described sales order of virtual execution based on real-time basically market quotes.
15. game station as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described game module allows described user to carry out the virtual sale and the virtual purchase of essentially no limited number of times during described period of subscription.
16. game station as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described game module allows described user to carry out making a bet of essentially no limited number of times during described period of subscription.
17. a games system comprises:
First payment module, it receives payment from the user;
Game station comprises:
Fetch the income payment module of the data relevant with the described payment that receives from described first payment module;
Distribute period of subscription and described user to be allowed to the game management module of the virtual game associative operation of the essentially no limit amount during described period of subscription, carried out based on the described payment number that receives to described user;
In response to the order that during described period of subscription, receives from described user during described period of subscription the game module of virtual execution recreation associative operation;
After described subscription period elapsed based on during described period of subscription for the recreation associative operation of the virtual execution of described user calculate described user income and the loss surplus account module; And
And
Second payment module, if described income and loss surplus are positive, then described second payment module is distributed the award that calculates based on described income and loss surplus to described user.
18. games system as claimed in claim 17, wherein, described game station is of portable form, and wherein, described first and second payment module are in the outside of described game station.
19. games system as claimed in claim 17, wherein, described first payment module comprises online income payment module, and wherein, described second payment module comprises online expenditure payment module.
20. games system as claimed in claim 19, wherein, described game module will be to work with the pattern off-line ground of described first and second payment module disconnection.
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