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US 2002/0173349 A1Published application
Rating method, program product and apparatus
AssigneeThe Lottery Channel, Inc.
InventorRoger W. Ach III
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of assessing the performance of a contest participant. Scores reflecting actions taken by the participant with regard to multiple games are manipulated to compute a rating.
Claims85
A method for assessing the performance of a contest participant, the method comprising:
- generating a first score reflective of an action taken by a participant in relation to a first game having a first set of rules;
- generating a second score reflective of a second action taken by the participant in relation to a second game having a second set of rules;
- calculating a rating by manipulating at least the first and second scores.
A computer-implemented method for assessing the performance of a computer contest participant, the method comprising:
- storing a first score reflecting a first action of the participant in relation to a first game having a first set of rules;
- storing a first score reflecting a first action of the participant in relation to a first game having a second set of rules;
- calculating a rating by processing at least the first and the second scores.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a memory;
- a database resident in the memory, the database storing a first score associated with a first action taken by the participant with respect to a first game having a first set of rules, wherein the database further stores a second score associated with a second action taken by the participant with respect to a second game having a second set of rules, and
- a program configured to compute a rating by processing at least the first and the second score.
A computer program product, comprising:
- a program configured to perform a method of assessing the performance of a contest participant, the method comprising determining a rating based upon at least a first score and a second score, wherein the first score reflects a first action taken by the participant in relation to a first game having a first set of rules, wherein the second score reflects a second action taken by the participant in relation to a second game having a second set of rules, and
- a signal bearing media.
A method for assessing the performance of a contest participant, the method comprising:
- generating a first score reflective of an action taken by a participant with respect to a game, wherein the score reflects at least one action selected from among the group, comprising:
- a frequency with which the participant plays the game, a level of skill with which the participant plays the game, a measurement of the success achieved by the participant with respect to a configured goal of the game, how long the participant plays the game, a count of consecutive actions identified according to the first set of rules as a win posted by the participant with respect to the game, and a count of consecutive wins posted by the participant with respect to a ratings contest;
- generating a second score reflective of a second action taken by the participant in relation to the game;
- calculating a rating by manipulating at least the first and the second scores.
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