Rating method, program product and apparatus
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1. 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.
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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.
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1. A method for assessing the performance of a contest participant, the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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23. A computer-implemented method for assessing the performance of a computer contest participant, the method comprising:
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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.
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47. An apparatus, comprising:
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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.
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71. A computer program product, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73)
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74. A method for assessing the performance of a contest participant, the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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