Patent · US Active

Game server, gaming system and a gaming method

US9659459B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by
9References
8Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 20, 2007
Grant dateMay 23, 2017
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 19, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F17/32
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a first aspect, the invention provides a game server configured to communicate during use with at least one player terminal, each of which is configured to facilitate play of a centrally drawn game, the game server configured to: determine that a win rule of the centrally drawn game has been satisfied; determine a prize corresponding to satisfaction of the win rule; and find a probabilistic game instance having a prize outcome corresponding to the prize, at least in part, by executing one or more probabilistic game instances to attempt to find a probabilistic game instance having a prize outcome corresponding to the prize.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.