Methods of simulating gameplay

• US 10,467,847 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2017
• Issued: 11/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vinod Khosla
• Original Assignee: Vinod Khosla
• Inventors: Khosla, Vinod
• Primary Examiner(s): Elisca, Pierre E
• Application Number:
  US15/685,822
• Publication Number:
  US 20180061173A1
• Time in Patent Office: 803 Days
• Field of Search: 463 46
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/326 Game play aspects of gaming systems
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

The present disclosure describes systems and methods for simulating gameplay of a live event through a mobile environment. Further described are systems and methods for placing wagers or non-wager submissions concerning an outcome of a simulation. The systems and methods incorporate statistical data, event information, and user modifications to create the simulation.

Claims

1. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable code encoded therein, the computer-executable code adapted to be executed to implement a method for simulating interaction of a live event, the method comprising:

a) processing a gameplay simulation system, wherein the gameplay simulation system comprises;

i) an event module;

ii) an input module;

iii) a simulation module;

iv) an output module; and

v) a prediction module;

b) generating by the event module a virtual representation of the live event, wherein the virtual representation comprises a group of participants, each of which corresponds to a participant in the live event;

c) receiving by the input module a game designer input, wherein the game designer input is a modification of a rule in the virtual representation;

d) incorporating by the simulation module the game designer input into the virtual representation;

e) processing the virtual representation by the output module to create a simulation of the live event based on the game designer input; and

f) receiving by the prediction module a prediction from a user concerning an outcome of the simulation.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, the gameplay simulation system further comprising a display module and the method further comprising electronically displaying by the display module the virtual representation of the live event.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the rule is a state of a chosen participant, wherein the state differs from the state that the chosen participant participated in the live event.

4. The computer program product of claim 3, wherein the state is status information.

5. The computer program product of claim 3, wherein the state is position information.

6. The computer program product of claim 3, wherein the state is behavior information.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, the method further comprising receiving by the input module an event input from a source located at the live event, and incorporating by the input module the event input into the simulation.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the event input is an environmental condition.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the environmental condition is a weather condition.

10. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the event input includes a state of each participant in the live event.

11. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the event input includes statistical information of participants in the live event.

12. The computer program product of claim 1, the method further comprising calculating a probability by the prediction module of the outcome of the simulation.

13. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the live event is a sporting event.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the sporting event is a horse race.

15. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the user is the game designer.

16. The computer program product of claim 1, the gameplay simulation system further comprising a wager module and the method further comprising processing by the wager module a wager from the user concerning the outcome of the simulation.

17. The computer program product of claim 1, the gameplay simulation system further comprising a submission module and the method further comprising processing by the submission module a non-wager submission from the user concerning the outcome of the simulation.

18. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the outcome is a winner of the simulation.

19. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the outcome is an accomplishment of a participant of the simulation.

20. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the rule is a handicap on a chosen participant.

21. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the rule is a conventional rule of the live event.

22. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the rule is not a conventional rule of the live event.

23. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the rule is a rule of engagement.

24. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the rule is an environmental condition.

25. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein the environmental condition is weather.

26. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the game designer is a superuser.