Granted Patent B2

US 9,715,790 · App. 14/708,138 · Granted Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

Claims (32)

1. A tournament system, comprising:

a plurality of network distributed processing systems, each network distributed processing system comprising:

a server connected to a controller via a communication link, wherein the server is constructed to determine an outcome of a wagering event;

a mobile computing device connected to the controller by a network, wherein the mobile computing device is constructed to: execute an entertainment game;

generate a visual representation of the entertainment game;

provide an entertainment game outcome on the basis of a player's utilization of an entertainment game element during the player's play of the entertainment game;

generate entertainment game metrics;

receive from the controller via the network the outcome of the wagering event; and

generate a visual representation of the outcome of the wagering event; and

the controller connected to the mobile computing device by the network and connected to the server by the communication link, wherein the controller is constructed to:

receive from the mobile computing device by the network, the entertainment game outcome and information about the player's utilization of the entertainment game element;

receive from the mobile computing device by the network, the entertainment game metrics;

determine a wagering event based on the player's utilization of the entertainment game element;

request from the server via the communication link, the outcome for the wagering event; and

receive from the server via the communication link, the outcome of the wagering event; and

a tournament manager coupled to the plurality of network distributed processing systems, the tournament manager constructed to:

determine a set of players associated with the plurality of network distributed processing systems, the set of players participating in a tournament;

determine a set of classes of players in the set of players participating in the tournament using the entertainment game metrics;

determine a prize pool of the tournament that includes a set of individual prizes;

receive updates from each of the plurality of network distributed processing systems associated with the set of players participating in the tournament;

determine a distribution of the individual prizes to the set of players participating in the tournament based on the updates;

distribute the individual prizes; and

update player records of each player of the set of players participating in the tournament based on participation in the tournament.

2. The tournament system of claim 1 , wherein the tournament manager is further constructed to determine a set of players eligible for the tournament.

3. The tournament system of claim 2 , wherein the tournament manager is further constructed to:

provide an invitation to each player in the set of players determined to be eligible for the tournament; and

receive an acceptance of the invitation from each player in the set of eligible players that want to participate in the tournament, wherein an inclusion of a player in the set of players participating in the tournament is based on receiving the acceptance of the invitation.

4. The tournament system of claim 1 , wherein the tournament manager is further constructed to:

determine a prize pool of individual prizes for each class in the set of classes of players of the tournament; and

determine a winner of each individual prize in the prize pool in each class from the players in each class.

5. The tournament system of claim 1 , wherein the update includes session metrics.

6. The tournament system of claim 1 , wherein the update is recorded using a vector scheme.

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