System, method and article of manufacture for tournament play in a network gaming system
First Claim
1. A method for determining payment for participating in a network gaming tournament, comprising:
- providing a plurality of networked game apparatuses adapted for allowing games to be played by a plurality of players in a tournament;
receiving an indication of an outcome of at least one game played by each of the players;
determining a total amount of prize credits or prizes based on a sum of the outcomes of the games of all of the players;
partitioning a first portion of the total amount of prize credits or prizes for payment for participation in the tournament; and
awarding a second portion of the total amount of prize credits or prizes to at least one winning player based on the outcome of the at least one game thereof.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system, method and article of manufacture for determining payment for participating in a network gaming tournament. First, a plurality of networked game apparatuses are provided for allowing games to be played by a plurality of players in a tournament. An indication of an outcome of at least one game played by each of the players is then received. Based on a sum of the outcomes of the games of all of the players, a total amount of prize credits or prizes is determined. Subsequently, a first portion of the total amount of prize credits or prizes is partitioned for payment for participation in the tournament, and a second portion of the total amount of prize credits or prizes is awarded to at least one winning player based on the outcome of the at least one game thereof.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for determining payment for participating in a network gaming tournament, comprising:
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providing a plurality of networked game apparatuses adapted for allowing games to be played by a plurality of players in a tournament;
receiving an indication of an outcome of at least one game played by each of the players;
determining a total amount of prize credits or prizes based on a sum of the outcomes of the games of all of the players;
partitioning a first portion of the total amount of prize credits or prizes for payment for participation in the tournament; and
awarding a second portion of the total amount of prize credits or prizes to at least one winning player based on the outcome of the at least one game thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for determining payment for participating in a network gaming tournament, comprising:
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a code segment for providing a plurality of networked game apparatuses adapted for allowing games to be played by a plurality of players in a tournament;
a code segment for receiving an indication of an outcome of at least one game played by each of the players;
a code segment for determining a total amount of prize credits or prizes based on a sum of the outcomes of the games of all of the players;
a code segment for partitioning a first portion of the total amount of prize credits or prizes for payment for participation in the tournament; and
a code segment for awarding a second portion of the total amount of prize credits or prizes to at least one winning player based on the outcome of the at least one game thereof. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for determining payment for participating in a network gaming tournament, comprising:
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logic for providing a plurality of networked game apparatuses adapted for allowing games to be played by a plurality of players in a tournament;
logic for receiving an indication of an outcome of at least one game played by each of the players;
logic for determining a total amount of prize credits or prizes based on a sum of the outcomes of the games of all of the players;
logic for partitioning a first portion of the total amount of prize credits or prizes for payment for participation in the tournament; and
logic for awarding a second portion of the total amount of prize credits or prizes to at least one winning player based on the outcome of the at least one game thereof. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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