US2007060238A1PendingUtilityA1

Electronic poker style video game

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Sep 14, 2005Filed: Sep 14, 2005Published: Mar 15, 2007
Est. expirySep 14, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Eddie BenderPierre Maloka
G07F 17/3293G07F 17/32
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Abstract

An electronic poker style video game is disclosed. The game has hardware and software for receiving input from and providing output to the user. Using computer hardware and software, a first portion of each card hand in a plurality of card hands is dealt. The user places a first wager on any one or any combination of the card hands. The remaining portion, which can include one or more interim portions and a final portion, of the card hands is dealt. The winning hand is determined. The user is paid a sum based on the user's wager, if any, placed on the hand that became the winning hand. The electronic poker style video game of the present invention may also be networked to other electronic poker style video games of the same type operate in a tournament mode.

Claims

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1 . An electronic poker style video game comprising: 
 means for receiving input from a user,    means for providing output to said user,    computer implemented means for dealing a first portion of each card hand in a plurality of card hands,    means for allowing said user to place a first wager on any user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands after said first portion is dealt,    computer implemented means for dealing a remaining portion of each card hand of said plurality of card hands,    computer implemented means for determining a wining card hand from said plurality of card hands, and    means for paying a sum to said user, wherein said sum is determined at least in part by a wager, if any, on said winning card hand.    
   
   
       2 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 1 , wherein allowing a user to place a first wager on any user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands comprises computer implemented means for determining which card hand of said plurality of card hands is more likely to result in said hand being a winning card hand and automatically placing said first wager on said card hand.  
   
   
       3 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 1 , wherein allowing a user to place a first wager on any user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands comprises allowing said user to place a first wager on more than one card hand of said plurality of card hands.  
   
   
       4 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 1 , wherein allowing a user to place a first wager on any user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands comprises allowing a user to distribute a predetermined amount among any of said user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands.  
   
   
       5 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 1 , wherein dealing a remaining portion of each card hand of said plurality of card hands comprises at least one interim portion of each card hand of said plurality of card hands and a final portion of each card hand of said plurality of card hands.  
   
   
       6 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 5 , where said game further comprises means for allowing said user to place at least one interim wager on any user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands after each of said at least one interim portion is dealt.  
   
   
       7 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 6 , wherein allowing said user to place at least one interim wager on any user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands after each of said at least one interim portion is dealt comprises computer implemented means for determining which card hand of said plurality of card hands is more likely to result in said hand being a winning card hand and automatically placing said interim wager on said card hand.  
   
   
       8 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 6 , wherein allowing said user to place at least one interim wager on any user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands after each of said at least one interim portion is dealt comprises allowing said user to place an interim wager on more than one card hand of said plurality of card hands.  
   
   
       9 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 6 , wherein allowing said user to place at least one interim wager on any user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands after each of said at least one interim portion is dealt comprises allowing a user to distribute a predetermined amount among any of said user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands.  
   
   
       10 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 1 , wherein said game further comprises means for informing said user of the current best poker hand in each card hand of said plurality of card hands.  
   
   
       11 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 1 , wherein said sum paid to said user is further determined by a multiplication factor applied to said wager, if any, on said winning hand, and wherein said multiplication factor is based on a rank assigned to said winning hand.  
   
   
       12 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 11 , wherein said multiplication factor can be assigned by a game operator.  
   
   
       13 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 1 , wherein means for paying a sum to said user, wherein said sum is determined at least in part by a wager, if any, on said winning card hand comprises means for crediting said user for continued play.  
   
   
       14 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 1 , wherein means for paying a sum to said user, wherein said sum is determined at least in part by a wager, if any, on said winning card hand comprises means for distributing tickets to said user.  
   
   
       15 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 1 , wherein means for paying a sum to said user, wherein said sum is determined at least in part by a wager, if any, on said winning card hand comprises means for crediting points to said user.  
   
   
       16 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 1 , wherein said game further comprises means for communicating with other electronic poker style video games of the same type and computer implemented means for comparing the play performance of said user of said electronic poker style video game to users of said other electronic poker style video games of the same type.  
   
   
       17 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 16 , wherein comparing the comparing the play performance of said user of said electronic poker style video game to users of said other electronic poker style video games of the same type comprises comparing the play performance of said user of said electronic poker style video game to users of said other electronic poker style video games of the same type over a predetermined time period.  
   
   
       18 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 16 , wherein comparing the comparing the play performance of said user of said electronic poker style video game to users of said other electronic poker style video games of the same type comprises comparing the play performance of said user of said electronic poker style video game to users of said other electronic poker style video games of the same type over a predetermined number of card hands being dealt.  
   
   
       19 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 5 , wherein 
 said first portion comprises two cards dealt to each card hand of said plurality of card hands,    said interim portion comprises a first interim portion of three cards shared by each card hand of said plurality of card hands, a second interim portion of one card shared by each card hand of said plurality of card hands,    said final portion comprises one card shared by each card hand of said plurality of card hands, and    said means for allowing said user to place at least one interim wager on any user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands after each of said at least one interim portion is dealt comprises a first interim wager placed after said first interim portion is dealt, and a second interim wager placed after said second interim portion is dealt.    
   
   
       20 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 19 , wherein said game further comprises: 
 means for allowing said user to place at least one interim wager on any user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands after each of said at least one interim portion is dealt,    wherein allowing a user to place a first wager on any user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands comprises allowing a user to distribute a first predetermined amount among any of said user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands, and    wherein allowing said user to place at least one interim wager on any user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands after each of said at least one interim portion is dealt comprises allowing a user to distribute a second predetermined amount among any of said user selected card hand of said plurality of card hands.    
   
   
       21 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 19 , wherein said game further comprises: 
 computer implemented means for determining which card hand of said plurality of card hands is more likely to result in said hand being a winning card hand and automatically placing said first wager on said card hand,    computer implemented means for determining which card hand of said plurality of card hands is more likely to result in said hand being a winning card hand and automatically placing said first interim wager on said card hand, and    computer implemented means for determining which card hand of said plurality of card hands is more likely to result in said hand being a winning card hand and automatically placing said second interim wager on said card hand.    
   
   
       22 . The electronic poker style video game according to  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of card hands comprises four card hands.

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