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Granted Patent B2
US 11,816,961 · App. 17/485,635 · Granted Nov 14, 2023

Game of chance systems and methods

Inventor: Howard W. Lutnick (New York, NY)
Assignee: CFPH, LLC
G07F17/3276G07F17/32G07F17/322G07F17/3223G07F17/3232G07F17/3237G07F17/3239G07F17/3241G07F17/3279G07F17/3288G07F17/3293G07F17/34
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,816,961
App. No.
17/485,635
Granted
Nov 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

In various embodiments, players may compete in a gaming context.

Claims (42)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a plurality of sensing devices configured to detect outcomes from a plurality of sets of a same number of games and communicate the outcomes over a communication network, in which sets of the plurality of sets are consecutive and mutually exclusive; and

a computing device configured to control:

receiving the outcomes, from the plurality of sensing devices, over the communication network;

aggregating the outcomes from each set of the plurality of sets of the same number of games into aggregated outcomes, in which the aggregating the outcomes includes making a respective comparison for each set of the plurality of sets of at least one of first outcomes and second outcomes in the games and wins and losses in the games;

receiving, from a mobile client device over the communication network, during play of the plurality of sets, a wager defined by the aggregated outcomes from first games of first sets of the plurality of sets, in which the wager is for remaining games in the plurality of sets;

for each of the remaining games, determining whether a suboutcome of the wager is a winning suboutcome based on aggregated outcomes of the remaining games; and

determining whether the wager is a winning wager based on a number of winning suboutcomes determined from the remaining games.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which whether a suboutcome is determined to be a winning suboutcome is based on determining whether the outcomes of the remaining games satisfy a condition selected by a player.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , in which the condition includes a comparison between a number of outcomes of one type to a number of outcomes of another type.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , in which the comparison includes at least one of a greater than, a less than, or an equal to, in which the condition includes at least one of a number of a particular outcome, and a number of results have a first parameter.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , in which the comparison includes a greater than and in which a first condition includes outcomes that are a given first outcome in a given game, and a second condition includes outcomes that are given second outcomes in the given game.

6. The apparatus of claim 3 , in which each comparison includes at least one of a greater than, a less than, or equal to.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the games include common games for which at least some are used to determine results of wagers by a plurality of other players.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which an identity of the remaining games is determined out of a larger ongoing sequence of games in response to placement of the wager such that a first game in a series of the remaining games occurs as a next game in the sequence of games.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the computing device is configured to control receiving a number of suboutcomes for the remaining games selected by a player.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which each sensing device includes a camera.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which whether each suboutcome is a winning suboutcome is based on whether a comparison is true for a respective game.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , in which whether the wager is a winning wager is based on whether every suboutcome is a winning suboutcome.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which whether a suboutcome is determined to be a winning outcome is based on whether there are more first outcomes than second outcomes in a set of games.

14. A method comprising:

controlling, by at least one processor:

detecting, by a plurality of sensing devices, outcomes from a plurality of sets of a same number of games;

communicating the outcomes over a communication network, in which sets of the plurality of sets are consecutive and mutually exclusive;

receiving the outcomes, from the plurality of sensing devices, over the communication network;

aggregating the outcomes from each set of the plurality of sets of the same number of games into aggregated outcomes, in which the aggregating the outcomes includes making a respective comparison for each set of the plurality of sets of at least one of first outcomes and second outcomes in the games and wins and losses in the games;

receiving, from a mobile client device over the communication network, during play of the plurality of sets, a wager defined by the aggregated outcomes from first games of first sets of the plurality of sets, in which the wager is for remaining games in the plurality of sets;

for each of the remaining games, determining whether a suboutcome of the wager is a winning suboutcome based on aggregated outcomes of the remaining games; and

determining whether the wager is a winning wager based on a number of winning suboutcomes determined from the remaining games.

15. The method of claim 14 , in which whether a suboutcome is determined to be a winning suboutcome is based on determining whether the outcomes of the remaining games satisfy a condition selected by a player.

16. The method of claim 15 , in which the condition includes a comparison between a number of outcomes of one type to a number of outcomes of another type.

17. The method of claim 16 , in which the comparison includes at least one of a greater than, a less than, or an equal to, in which the condition includes at least one of a number of a particular outcome, and a number of results have a first parameter.

18. The method of claim 17 , in which the comparison includes a greater than and in which a first condition includes outcomes that are a given first outcome in a given game, and a second condition includes outcomes that are given second outcomes in the given game.

19. The method of claim 14 , in which the games include common games for which at least some are used to determine results of wagers by a plurality of other players.

20. A non-transitory storage medium configured to store instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, control:

detecting, by a plurality of sensing devices, outcomes from a plurality of sets of a same number of games;

communicating the outcomes over a communication network, in which sets of the plurality of sets are consecutive and mutually exclusive;

receiving the outcomes, from the plurality of sensing devices, over the communication network;

aggregating the outcomes from each set of the plurality of sets of the same number of games into aggregated outcomes, in which the aggregating the outcomes includes making a respective comparison for each set of the plurality of sets of at least one of first outcomes and second outcomes in the games and wins and losses in the games;

receiving, from a mobile client device over the communication network, during play of the plurality of sets, a wager defined by the aggregated outcomes from first games of first sets of the plurality of sets, in which the wager is for remaining games in the plurality of sets;

for each set of the remaining games, determining whether a suboutcome of the wager is a winning suboutcome based on the aggregated outcomes of the remaining games; and

determining whether the wager is a winning wager based on a number of winning suboutcomes determined from the remaining games.

Continuity (6)
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