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Tournament management system

US9715790B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 8, 2015
Grant dateJul 25, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 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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