WO2008135808A3 - A method of attracting clients to preferentially participate in a computerized game - Google Patents
A method of attracting clients to preferentially participate in a computerized game Download PDFInfo
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- WO2008135808A3 WO2008135808A3 PCT/IB2007/051693 IB2007051693W WO2008135808A3 WO 2008135808 A3 WO2008135808 A3 WO 2008135808A3 IB 2007051693 W IB2007051693 W IB 2007051693W WO 2008135808 A3 WO2008135808 A3 WO 2008135808A3
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- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- game
- participate
- players
- prizes
- multiplayer game
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
- G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
- G07F17/3272—Games involving multiple players
- G07F17/3276—Games involving multiple players wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
- G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
- G07F17/3258—Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
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- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
Abstract
A method of attracting players to give preference to play with a specific computerized game provider, including: providing a multiplayer game application on a game server for multiple players to compete against each other over a network, enlisting multiple players on one or more group servers to participate in the multiplayer game application provided by the game server, collecting a fee from each player to participate in the multiplayer game, awarding prizes to one or more winners of the multiplayer game from the fee collected from each player, giving players the option of adding an additional sum to the fee collected in order to receive additional prizes responsive to events occurring in the game in addition to the prizes awarded to the one or more winners.
Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PCT/IB2007/051693 WO2008135808A2 (en) | 2007-05-06 | 2007-05-06 | A method of attracting clients to preferentially participate in a computerized game |
US12/598,650 US20100151928A1 (en) | 2007-05-06 | 2007-05-06 | method of attracting clients to preferentially participate in a computerized game |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PCT/IB2007/051693 WO2008135808A2 (en) | 2007-05-06 | 2007-05-06 | A method of attracting clients to preferentially participate in a computerized game |
Publications (2)
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WO2008135808A2 WO2008135808A2 (en) | 2008-11-13 |
WO2008135808A3 true WO2008135808A3 (en) | 2009-04-23 |
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PCT/IB2007/051693 WO2008135808A2 (en) | 2007-05-06 | 2007-05-06 | A method of attracting clients to preferentially participate in a computerized game |
Country Status (2)
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US (1) | US20100151928A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2008135808A2 (en) |
Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US20030060264A1 (en) * | 2001-09-21 | 2003-03-27 | Chilton Ward W. | Gaming device providing tournament entries |
US20030070178A1 (en) * | 2001-09-09 | 2003-04-10 | Boyd Robert A. | Poker tournament system |
US20050032564A1 (en) * | 2003-08-08 | 2005-02-10 | Sines Randy D. | Methods and apparatus for playing a poker game |
US20050173862A1 (en) * | 2004-02-05 | 2005-08-11 | Henry Orenstein | Skill based poker tournament |
US20060157934A1 (en) * | 2005-01-20 | 2006-07-20 | Shuffle Master, Inc. | Multiple site poker tournament |
Family Cites Families (2)
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US5779549A (en) * | 1996-04-22 | 1998-07-14 | Walker Assest Management Limited Parnership | Database driven online distributed tournament system |
US6293865B1 (en) * | 1996-11-14 | 2001-09-25 | Arcade Planet, Inc. | System, method and article of manufacture for tournament play in a network gaming system |
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- 2007-05-06 WO PCT/IB2007/051693 patent/WO2008135808A2/en active Application Filing
- 2007-05-06 US US12/598,650 patent/US20100151928A1/en not_active Abandoned
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US20030070178A1 (en) * | 2001-09-09 | 2003-04-10 | Boyd Robert A. | Poker tournament system |
US20030060264A1 (en) * | 2001-09-21 | 2003-03-27 | Chilton Ward W. | Gaming device providing tournament entries |
US20050032564A1 (en) * | 2003-08-08 | 2005-02-10 | Sines Randy D. | Methods and apparatus for playing a poker game |
US20050173862A1 (en) * | 2004-02-05 | 2005-08-11 | Henry Orenstein | Skill based poker tournament |
US20060157934A1 (en) * | 2005-01-20 | 2006-07-20 | Shuffle Master, Inc. | Multiple site poker tournament |
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US20100151928A1 (en) | 2010-06-17 |
WO2008135808A2 (en) | 2008-11-13 |
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