System and method for storing and analyzing data relating to card games

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to a system and method for tracking data relating to various types of card games, including, for example, poker, and more particularly, includes a hand-held device for the storage of card game results and a remote system for the storage and further analysis of card game results. Users can use the device to formulate better card game strategies for future play, and learn to recognize patterns of cards which are likely (or not likely) to result in winning hands.

1 . A rule-based system for entering and storing data pertaining to card games comprising:
 a memory for storing card game data entered by a user of said device;   a processor in communication with said memory;   an adaptable graphical user interface for entering data relating to card game play; and   rules executed by said processor for dynamically configuring and adapting the graphical user interface to include functional keys for entering data pertinent to at least one of a plurality of card games specified in said memory,   wherein at least one of said functional keys is capable of a generating a summary of card game data stored in said memory.   
   
   
       2 - 13 . (canceled) 
   
   
       14 . A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method for entering and storing card game data in a memory, the method comprising the steps of:
 generating an adaptable graphical user interface for entering data relating to card game play;   dynamically configuring and adapting the graphical user interface to include functional keys for entering data pertinent to at least one of a plurality of card games specified in said memory;   receiving card game data entered via said graphical user interface;   storing said card game data in said memory; and   displaying a summary of card game data stored in said database.   
   
   
       15 . The computer readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises the step of controlling the manner in which the graphical user interface is configured and adapted. 
   
   
       16 . The computer readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises the step of controlling the type of card game data that may be entered for at least one of said plurality of card games. 
   
   
       17 . The computer readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises the step of controlling the manner in which card game data may be entered for at least one of said plurality of card games. 
   
   
       18 . The computer readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises the step of calculating statistics based on said data. 
   
   
       19 . The computer readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein said statistics comprise at least one or more of the following: number of hands played, number of hands won, cards seen for each position and cards seen as a percentage of a number of hands played. 
   
   
       20 . The computer readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein said plurality of games comprises two or more of the following: Texas Hold'em, Omaha High, Omaha High-Low, Seven Card Stud High, Seven Card Stud Low, Seven Card Stud and High-Low. 
   
   
       21 . The computer readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein said type of card game data comprises one or more of the following: type of game played by a user; betting stakes; cards seen by the user; the user's betting position; last card seen by the user; results of a card game hand; and how said hand was won. 
   
   
       22 . The computer readable medium of  claim 21 , wherein
 said betting stakes comprise one or more of the following: a betting limit key, pot limit and no limit;   said position comprises one or more of the following: small blind, big blind, under the gun, bring in, and button; and   said results comprise one or more of the following: winning a hand in showdown; a hand in a showdown; winning a hand with no show down; folding a hand; winning with the highest hand; and winning with the lowest hand.   
   
   
       23 . The computer readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises the step of displaying a graphical representation of cards entered by the user on said graphical user interface. 
   
   
       24 . The computer readable medium of  claim 23 , wherein said graphical representation indicates to the user the position at which each card entered by the user was dealt in a particular hand. 
   
   
       25 . A system for analyzing card game data comprising:
 a graphical user interface comprising buttons for entering search criteria relating to said card game data, wherein at least one of said buttons is capable of generating a customized report that comprises data meeting said search criteria;   a memory for storing card game data and said customized report; and   a processor in communication with said memory and said graphical user interface.   
   
   
       26 . The system of  claim 25 , further comprising rules for governing the manner in which a search for said can be performed. 
   
   
       27 . The system of  claim 26 , wherein said rules for governing do not permit searches for card game outcomes that are not possible. 
   
   
       28 . The system of  claim 26 , wherein said rules for governing only permit searches for card game outcomes that are possible. 
   
   
       29 . The system of  claim 25 , wherein said card game is poker. 
   
   
       30 . The system of  claim 29 , wherein said poker game comprises one or more of the following: Texas Hold'em, Omaha High, Omaha High-Low, Seven Card Stud High, Seven Card Stud Low, and Seven Card Stud High-Low. 
   
   
       31 - 39 . (canceled) 
   
   
       40 . A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for searching for analyzing card game data stored in a memory, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing a graphical user interface comprising buttons for entering search criteria relating to said card game data, wherein at least one of said buttons is capable of generating a customized report that comprises data meeting said search criteria;   receiving a search criteria for card game data;   generating a customized report that meets said search criteria; and   storing said customized report in a memory.   
   
   
       41 - 52 . (canceled) 
   
   
       53 . A hand-held device entering and storing card game data comprising:
 keys for entering and storing card game data;   memory for storing said data; and   a processor for directing received card data to said memory.   
   
   
       54 - 58 . (canceled)