Tournament management system
US9715790B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3295
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tournament management system is disclosed, including a plurality of network distributed processing systems including: a server connected to a controller via a communication link, the server constructed to determine a wagering outcome; a mobile computing device connected to the controller by a network, the mobile computing device constructed to provide an entertainment game outcome; and the controller connected to the mobile computing device by the network and connected to the server by the communication link, the controller constructed to: receive the entertainment game outcome and element utilization information; determine the wagering event; request and receive the wagering outcome; and a tournament manager coupled to the plurality of network distributed processing systems, constructed to: determine a set of tournament players; determine a set of individual prizes; receive updates associated with the set of tournament players; determine a player to win each of the individual prizes.
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