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US 12,112,601 B2Granted
Information aggregation games
AssigneeCfph, LLC
InventorsDean P. Alderucci, Charles Plott, Mark Miller
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Abstract
Games related to the aggregation of information are described.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor configured to control:
- determining a plurality of pieces of information that define an outcome for a future game by a plurality of aspects, in which each piece of information of the plurality of pieces of information describes a respective aspect of the plurality of aspects;
- prior to revealing the outcome, displaying, over a communication network, on a graphical user interface of a first device of a first player of the future game, a first piece of information of the plurality of pieces, in which the first piece is different from another piece of the plurality of pieces displayed, over the communication network, on a graphical user interface of another device of another player of the future game, prior to revealing the outcome, in which the first piece of information identifies a first aspect of the outcome, and in which the another piece of information identifies another aspect of the plurality of aspects;
- prior to revealing the outcome, displaying, over the communication network, on the graphical user interface of the first device, a second piece of the plurality of pieces;
- receiving in real time, over the communication network from a remote computing device, current wager information for the future game;
- continuously updating in real time, over the communication network, display of the current wager information on the graphical user interface of the first device;
- receiving a wager in the future game, over the communication network, from the first device after the first and second pieces and the current wager information are displayed at the first device, in which the wager includes an amount bet that the outcome is a particular outcome;
- and
- when the wager is determined to be a winning wager, determining a payout for the wager based on a time the wager is placed, in which the payout is in proportion to an amount of time between the time the wager is placed and a first time when the outcome is revealed.
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A method comprising:
- controlling, by at least one processor:
- determining a plurality of pieces of information that define an outcome for a future game by a plurality of aspects, in which each piece of information of the plurality of pieces of information describes a respective aspect of the plurality of aspects;
- prior to revealing the outcome, displaying, over a communication network, on a graphical user interface of a first device of a first player of the future game, a first piece of the plurality of pieces, in which the first piece is different from another piece of the plurality of pieces displayed, over the communication network, on a graphical user interface of another device of another player of the future game, prior to revealing the outcome, in which the first piece of information identifies a first aspect of the outcome, and in which the another piece of information identifies another aspect of the plurality of aspects;
- prior to revealing the outcome, displaying, over the communication network, on the graphical user interface of the first device, a second piece of the plurality of pieces;
- receiving in real time, over the communication network from a remote computing device, current wager information for the future game;
- continuously updating in real time, over the communication network, display of the current wager information on the graphical user interface of the first device;
- receiving a wager in the future game, over the communication network, from the first device after the first and second pieces and the current wager information are displayed at the first device, in which the wager includes an amount bet that the outcome is a particular outcome;
- and
- when the wager is determined to be a winning wager, determining a payout for the wager based on a time the wager is placed, in which the payout is in proportion to an amount of time between the time the wager is placed and a first time when the outcome is revealed.
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An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor configured to control:
- determining a plurality of pieces of information that define an outcome for a game during the game by a plurality of aspects, in which each piece of information of the plurality of pieces of information describes a respective aspect of the plurality of aspects;
- prior to revealing the outcome, displaying, over a communication network, during the game, on a graphical user interface of a first device of a first player, a first piece of information of the plurality of pieces, in which the first piece is different from another piece of the plurality of pieces displayed, over the communication network, during the game, on another graphical user interface of another device of another player, prior to revealing the outcome, in which the first piece of information identifies a first aspect of the outcome, and in which the another piece of information identifies another aspect of the plurality of aspects;
- prior to revealing the outcome, displaying, over the communication network, during the game, on the graphical user interface of the first device, a second piece of the plurality of pieces;
- receiving in real time, over the communication network from a remote computing device, during the game, current wager information for the game;
- continuously updating in real time, over the communication network, during the game, display of the current wager information on the graphical user interface of the first device;
- receiving a wager on the game, over the communication network, during the game, from the first device after the first and second pieces and the current wager information are displayed at the first device, in which the wager includes an amount bet that the outcome is a particular outcome;
- and
- when the wager is determined to be a winning wager, determining a payout for the wager based on a time the wager is placed, in which the payout is in proportion to an amount of time between the time the wager is placed and a first time when the outcome is revealed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.