G07F 17/3276
Wherein the players compete
Official title: {wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament}
G07F17/3276 (Wherein the players compete) appears on 1,448 US grants and 2,225 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cross-channel wagering game tournaments6 Oct 2026US 12,755,605 B2Igt
- Amusement system for skill-based games and methods directed to the same29 Sep 2026US 12,749,379 B2Savvy Dog Systems, LLC
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- Slotmasters25 Aug 2026US 12,718,662 B2Hungry Bear Gaming Ltd.
- Gaming bounty aggregation and management device11 Aug 2026US 12,705,951 B1Salty Crew Poker LLC
- Personal tournaments1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301541 A1Igt
- Personal tournaments1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301542 A1Igt
- Modifying a game feature based on a cryptographic token24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290125 A1Igt
- Shared promotional/monetary bingo system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290131 A1Roxor Gaming Limited
- Modifying a game feature based on a cryptographic token17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279167 A1Igt
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic gaming apparatus and method1,238US 5,393,057 A1995
- Database driven online distributed tournament system1,095US 5,779,549 AWalker Assest Management Limited Parnership · 1998
- Gaming machines and systems offering simultaneous play of multiple games and methods of gaming1,022US 6,652,378 B2Igt · 2003
- Tournament data system with game score communication between remote player terminal and central computer879US 5,083,271 A1992
- Method and apparatus for team play of slot machines789US 6,142,872 AWalker Digital, LLC · 2000