Table game tournaments using portable devices

US9311773B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Fresh Idea Global Limited · CN

Inventor

• Jay Chun · Sha Tin, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 27, 2014
• Grant date: Apr 12, 2016
• Expiry date: Jun 27, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/3293
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Table game tournament systems can include player terminal(s), electronic gaming table(s), and/or a remote server. A player terminal can have an outer housing, a controller located therewithin or thereabout, input and output component(s), and a communications interface to an outside gaming network having other functionally similar gaming device(s), gaming table(s), and a remote server. The controller and/or server can facilitate providing tournament information to a player, which information can include whether the player would qualify for the next tournament round, who is the most serious opponent to the player, and/or the chip difference therebetween. A terminal can also facilitate asynchronous and individually paced tournament play, switching between different tournament tables on demand, and play of other non-tournament table games thereat simultaneously with the play of the table game tournament. Portable computing devices can be used as player terminals and can permit players to play in actual or practice play-along modes.