Multi-level wagering competitions
US-2018114409-A1 · Apr 26, 2018 · US
Multi-level wagering competitions
US2021390831A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2021390831-A1 |
| Application number | US-202117460397-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Publication date | Dec 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | — |
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Various embodiments that may generally relate to one or more competitions. Such competitions may include a plurality of rounds. A round may include a player attempting to choose a winner of an event on which a round is based. A surviving player after a number of rounds may be a winner of a competition. Various apparatus and methods are described.
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What is claimed is: 1 . An apparatus comprising: a database to store video footage; a network interface; at least one processor to: store a plurality of video footage of recorded races in the database; playback video footage of a first recorded race of the plurality of recorded races; obscure selected portions of the first recorded race that reveal a likely winner thereof before bets on a winner of the first recorded race are received; store information representing multiple difficulty levels of the first recorded race based at least partially on a point in time within the first recorded race in which bets on the winner are received; receive, via the network interface, data representing bets on the winner of the first recorded race from a first set of remote mobile devices; and prevent acceptance of further data representing bets on the winner of the first recorded race at some point in time before an actual winner of the first recorded race is revealed.
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- G07F17/3276Primary
wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament · CPC title
Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking · CPC title
Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots · CPC title
- G07F17/3272Primary
Games involving multiple players · CPC title
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- What does patent US2021390831A1 cover?
- Various embodiments that may generally relate to one or more competitions. Such competitions may include a plurality of rounds. A round may include a player attempting to choose a winner of an event on which a round is based. A surviving player after a number of rounds may be a winner of a competition. Various apparatus and methods are described.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Cfph Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G07F17/3276. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Dec 16 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).