IP Library Granted Patent US 12,605,621
Granted Patent B2
US 12,605,621 · App. 18/144,581 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Dice game generation using a digital component

Inventor: Steven Khouri (New Brighton, MN)
Assignee: Developer J LLC
A63F9/0406A63F9/001A63F2009/0047A63F2009/0053A63F2009/0411A63F2009/0482
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Patent No.
US 12,605,621
App. No.
18/144,581
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dice game system includes a plurality of cups, a set of dice, a cover configured to secure the set of dice within the plurality of cups, and a tag included with at least one of the plurality of cups, the set of dice, and the cover, the tag being connected to a digital component that provides digital dice game information. The digital component is configured to perform operations including prompting a user to select a game type, providing, if the selected game type is non-customizable, a ruleset and a scoresheet to the user, prompting the user, if the selected game type is customizable, to game characteristics in a menu of options included with the digital component, receiving the game characteristics from the user via the menu of options, and generating a ruleset in response to the selected customizable game type and the game characteristics entered by the user.

Claims (30)

1 . A dice game system, comprising:

a plurality of cups;

a set of dice;

a cover configured to secure the set of dice within the plurality of cups; and

a tag included with at least one of the plurality of cups, the set of dice, and the cover, the tag connected to a digital component that provides digital dice game information,

wherein the digital component is configured to perform operations, stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium, using a processor, the operations comprising:

prompting a user to select a game type from a list of customizable game types and non-customizable game types;

providing, if the selected game type is non-customizable, a ruleset and a scoresheet to the user;

prompting the user, if the selected game type is customizable, to enter one or more game characteristics in a menu of options included with the digital component;

receiving the one or more game characteristics from the user via the menu of options included with the digital component; and

generating a ruleset in response to the selected customizable game type and the one or more game characteristics entered by the user.

2 . The dice game system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more game characteristics are number of players, number of dice, type of collaborative play, type of bidding process, type of dice scoring, type of progression mode, whether to include wildcards, whether to include power up dice, or whether to include mystery cup.

3 . The dice game system of claim 1 , wherein the digital component includes a setting for generating a randomized ruleset based on a user-entered number of players.

4 . The dice game system of claim 1 , wherein the digital component includes a plurality of predetermined rulesets.

5 . The dice game system of claim 1 , wherein the digital component includes a timer having a plurality of preset countdown times.

6 . The dice game system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more game characteristics are saved in the digital component after the operation of generating a ruleset in response to the selected customizable game type and the one or more game characteristics entered by the user.

7 . The dice game system of claim 1 , wherein the scoresheet is specifically formatted to accommodate the selected non-customizable game type.

8 . A method of generating, using a processor, dice game information prompted by user access to a digital component via a tag, the method performing operations stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium, the operations comprising:

prompting a user, upon access to the digital component, to select a game type from a list of customizable game types and non-customizable game types;

providing, if the selected game type is non-customizable, a ruleset and a scoresheet to the user;

prompting the user, if the selected game type is customizable, to enter one or more game characteristics in a menu of options included with the digital component;

receiving the one or more game characteristics from the user via the menu of options included with the digital component; and

generating a ruleset in response to the selected customizable game and the one or more game characteristics entered by the user.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the tag is a quick response (QR) code, a near-field communication (NFC) tag, or a beacon tag.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the tag is included with a cover for a cup used for storing liquids.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more game characteristics are number of players, number of dice, type of collaborative play, type of bidding process, type of dice scoring, type of progression mode, whether to include wildcards, whether to include power up dice, or whether to include mystery cup.

12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising generating a randomized ruleset for a customizable game type based solely on a user-entered number of players.

13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the digital component includes a plurality of predetermined rulesets.

14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the scoresheet is specifically formatted to accommodate the non-customizable game type.

15 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising saving the one or more game characteristics in the digital component after generating a ruleset in response to the selected customizable game type and the one or more game characteristics entered by the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2023
From: KHOURI, STEVEN
To: DEVELOPER J LLC
Reel/Frame 063911/0384 →
Continuity (1)
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