System for computerized multiplayer tournament gaming and a method thereof
US8540577B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3293
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There are provided a computerized tournament game system and a method of operating of the system. The method includes a) obtaining via the registration interface requests from a plurality of users for registration to a commenced tournament characterized by certain parameters thus giving rise to a plurality of registration requests to the commenced tournament; b) testing, with a help of the computer, if the plurality of registration requests matches a predefined criterion, c) upon matching the predefined criterion, substantially concurrently initiating two or more active tournaments characterized by the same parameters as the commenced tournament; and d) assigning, with a help of the computer, the requests comprised in the plurality of registration requests to the initiated active tournaments in a manner enabling distribution of assignments between all concurrently initiated active tournaments, the assigning provided in accordance with predefined assigning rules. The method may further include updating information related to status of the commenced tournament presented by the registration interface, the information including at least number of players registered to the commenced tou…
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