US 2014/0179406 A1Published application

Systems and methods for outputting a representation of betting event information for a card game

AssigneeGamesys Ltd.

InventorsDarse Raymond Billings, William Wing Kuei Hong

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Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, systems, methods and articles of manufacture (e.g., non-transitory computer readable medium) provide for outputting a status (or progress in) betting for a hand (or round of a hand) of an electronic card game. For example, a betting progress indicator may comprise a visual indicator of betting for the hand and may progress from player to player during a hand (or round of a hand) as players Call or Fold but may be reset once a player Raises, thus efficiently indicating to all players that the player who Raised has re-opened betting for the hand (or round of a hand) and that any player after that player who has not previously Folded will need to make another betting decision in the current hand (or round of a hand).

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Dependent claims

A method for facilitating an electronic game played by a plurality of players, the method comprising:

outputting an interface which displays a respective player icon for each player position representing a player of a plurality of players participating in a hand of a card game, the plurality of players including at least a first player, second player and a third player;
determining, by a processor of a computing device operable to facilitate output of information for the card game, a betting decision of the first player;
recognizing that the betting decision corresponds to a start of a betting progress indicator for the round of the card game;
starting a betting progress indicator at a player position of the first player;
causing the betting progress indicator to progress to a player position of the second player;
determining a betting decision of the second player;
and
determining whether the betting decision of the second player re-opens betting for the round and causing one of the following in response to the betting decision:
(i) if the betting decision does not re-open betting for the round, causing the betting progress indicator to advance to a player position of the third player without being reset at the player position of the second player;
and
(ii) if the betting decision does re-open betting for the round, causing the betting progress indicator to be reset at the player position of second player before advancing the betting progress indicator to a player position of the third player.

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A method for facilitating an electronic card game, the method comprising:

(i) determining, by a processor of a computing device operable to facilitate an electronic card game, that a betting event in a hand of the card game corresponds to initiation of a betting progress indicator, the betting decision having been made by a first player;
(ii) initiating, by the processor, the betting progress indicator at a position of the first player, wherein the betting progress indicator comprises a visual representation of a progress of betting in the hand;
(iii) advancing the betting progress indicator to a position of a next player of the game, wherein the next player is a player who is next to make a betting decision in the hand;
(iv) determining whether the betting progress has advanced to a closed status and performing one of the following based on the determination:
(a) determining that betting for the hand has closed if it is determined that the betting progress indicator has advanced to a closed status;
and
(b) determining a betting decision of the next player if it is determined that the betting progress indicator has not advanced to a closed status, and further performing one of the following:
(1) if the betting decision of the second player is a first betting decision, returning to step (iii);
and
(2) if the betting decision of the second player is a second betting decision that is distinct from the first betting decision, resetting the betting progress indicator to indicate that a new betting cycle has been initiated for the hand and then returning to step (iii).

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A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for a processor of a computing device, which instructions when read by the processor cause the processor to:

(i) determine that a betting event in a hand of a card game corresponds to initiation of a betting progress indicator, the betting decision having been made by a first player;
(ii) initiate the betting progress indicator at a position of the first player, wherein the betting progress indicator comprises a visual representation of a progress of betting in the hand;
(iii) advance the betting progress indicator to a position of a next player of the game, wherein the next player is a player who is next to make a betting decision in the hand;
(iv) determine whether the betting progress has advanced to a closed status and performing one of the following based on the determination:
(a) close betting for the hand if it is determined that the betting progress indicator has advanced to a closed status;
and
(b) determine a betting decision of the next player if it is determined that the betting progress indicator has not advanced to a closed status, and further performing one of the following:
(1) if the betting decision of the second player is a first betting decision, returning to step (iii);
and
(2) if the betting decision of the second player is a second betting decision that is distinct from the first betting decision, resetting the betting progress indicator to indicate that a new betting cycle has been initiated for the hand and then returning to step (iii).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.