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US 2018/0122193 A1Published application
Indexing methods and apparatus with competitive performance parameters
AssigneeCfph, LLC
InventorPhilip M. Ginsberg
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Abstract
Some embodiments may include a poker indexing service. For example, a multi dimensional vector of player performance and/or other data may be determined based on gaming related activity that is input or otherwise captured. Such a vector may be used in various forms to generate a metric or to facilitate wagering and/or other gaming activity. Other methods and apparatus are described.
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A method comprising:
- registering, by a computing device, player identification data for each of a plurality of players;
- processing, by the computing device, performance data describing play of a plurality of poker games that are played by respective players of the plurality of players;
- calculating for each of the plurality of players, by the computing device based on the performance data and in response to receiving respective performance data, a respective vector with a plurality of dimensions, in which each dimension of the plurality of dimensions describes a different aspect of poker game performance, in which each aspect is observable over multiple games of the plurality of poker games;
- determining for each of the plurality of players, by the computing device based on a respective multidimensional vector and in response to calculating a respective vector, an index metric by applying an algorithm to a respective plurality of dimensions to convert the respective multidimensional vector to a respective numerical value;
- presenting, by the computing device, an indication of the index metric;
- matching, by the computing device, at least two players of the plurality of players together for a poker game based on at least one of a dimension of the multidimensional vector associated with each of the at least two players and the index metric associated with each of the at least two players;
- and
- facilitating play of the poker game with at least two players in response to the matching.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to:
- register player identification data for each of a plurality of players;
- process performance data describing play of a plurality of poker games that are played by respective players of the plurality of players;
- calculate for each of the plurality of players, based on the performance data and in response to receiving respective performance data, a respective vector with a plurality of dimensions, in which each dimension of the plurality of dimensions describes a different aspect of poker game performance, in which each aspect is observable over multiple games of the plurality of poker games;
- determining for each of the plurality of players, based on a respective multidimensional vector and in response to calculating a respective vector, an index metric by applying an algorithm to a respective plurality of dimensions to convert the respective multidimensional vector to a respective numerical value;
- presenting an indication of the index metric;
- matching at least two players of the plurality of players together for a poker game based on at least one of a dimension of the multidimensional vector associated with each of the at least two players and the index metric associated with each of the at least two players;
- and
- facilitating play of the poker game with at least two players in response to the matching.
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