Electronic gaming based on intermediate points in an event

• US 8,246,432 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2008
• Issued: 08/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: Lutnick, Howard W., Miller, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): DEODHAR, OMKAR A
• Application Number:
  US12/020,838
• Publication Number:
  US 20090191930A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,667 Days
• Field of Search: 463/6, 463/16, 463/9
• US Class Current: 463/6
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/04 Card games combined with other games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/18 Score computers; Miscellaneous indicators time-testing devices G07C
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/14 Racing games, traffic games, or obstacle games characterised by figures moved by action of the players racing games using dice A63F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• 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 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

Systems and methods related to gaming based on the results at intervals of a race. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising the steps of:

from one or more sensors at a race event, receiving a first position or time of a first race participant at an intermediate point within the race event and a second position or time of a second race participant at an intermediate point within the race event;

computing in a computer an outcome of a computer-simulated game based, at least in part, on the first position or time and the second position or time, in which the outcome of the game may result from a plurality of possible actions that are legal within the rules of the game;

computing in the computer at least one action of the simulated game that, in a legal play within the rules of the game, results in the outcome; and

displaying to a player of the computer-simulated game the computed game action and the outcome.

2. The method of claim 1, in which

the game includes a card game and the at least one game action includes a deal of a card.

3. The method of claim 1, in which

the game includes a number-based game, and the at least one game action includes a choosing of a number.

4. The method of claim 3, in which

the number-based game includes a lottery game.

5. The method of claim 3, in which

the game includes at least one of a keno game, and a dice-based game.

6. The method of claim 1, in which

the game includes at least one of a fantasy sports game, and a roulette game.

7. The method of claim 1, in which

the game includes a slot game, and the game action includes a choice of at least one slot symbol.

8. The method of claim 1, in which

computing the at least one game action includes choosing the at least one game action from a plurality of possible game actions that would result in the outcome.

9. The method of claim 1, in which

computing the outcome includes at least one of:

using the first and second position or time as input for a random number generator,

using the first and second position or time as input to a lookup table, and

using the first and second position or time as input to a formula.

10. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, having stored thereon programs to cause one or more computers to:

receive from one or more sensors at a race event a position or time of at least one race participant at an intermediate point within the race event;

compute an outcome of the a computer-simulated game based, at least in part, on the on the received position or time, in which the outcome of the game may result from a plurality of possible actions that are legal within the rules of the game;

compute at least one action of the simulated game that, in a legal play within the rules of the game, results in the outcome; and

display to a player of the computer-simulated game the computed game action and the outcome.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage media of claim 10, in which the game includes a lottery game.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage media of claim 10, in which the game includes at least one of a keno game, and a dice-based game.

13. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage media of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving from the sensor(s) a second position or time of the at least one race participant at a second intermediate point within the race event; and

computing the at least one outcome includes computing the at least one outcome based, at least in part, on the determined position or time and the received second position or time.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage media of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving from the sensor(s) a second position or time of at least one second race participant at a second intermediate point within the race event; and

computing the at least one outcome based, at least in part, on the received position or time and the received second position or time.

15. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage media of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving from the sensor(s) a second position or time of the at least one race participant at an intermediate point within the race event; and

computing the outcome based, at least in part, on the received position or time and the second received position or time.

16. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage media of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving from the sensor(s) a second position or time of at least one second race participant at a second intermediate point within the race event; and

computing in a computer the outcome based, at least in part, on the second received position or time.

17. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage media of claim 10, in which

computing the at least one outcome includes at least one of:

using the position or time as input for a random number generator,

using the position or time as input to a lookup table, and

using the position or time as input to a formula.

18. A method comprising the steps of:

from one or more sensors at a race event, receiving a position or time of at least one race participant at an intermediate point within the race event;

computing in a computer an outcome of a computer-simulated game based, at least in part, on the received position or time, in which the computed outcome of the game may result from a plurality of possible actions that are legal within the rules of the game;

computing in the computer at least one action of the simulated game that, in a legal play within the rules of the game, results in the computed outcome; and

displaying to a player of the computer-simulated game the computed game action and the outcome.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving from the sensor(s) a second position or time of the at least one race participant at a second intermediate point within the race event; and

computing the at least one outcome based, at least in part, on the received position or time and the received second position or time.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving from the sensor(s) a second position or time of at least one second race participant at a second intermediate point within the race event; and

computing the at least one outcome based, at least in part, on the received position or time and the received second position or time.

21. The method of claim 20, in which the second intermediate point includes the first intermediate point.

22. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving from the sensor(s) a second position or time of the at least one race participant at a second intermediate point within the race event; and

computing the game action based, at least in part, on the received second position or time.

23. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving from the sensor(s) a second position or time of at least one second race participant at a second intermediate point within the race event;

computing the outcome based, at least in part, on the received second position or time.

24. The method of claim 18, in which computing the at least one outcome includes at least one of:

using the position or time as input for a random number generator,

using the position or time as input to a lookup table, and

using the position or time as input to a formula.

25. The method of claim 18, in which

computing the at least one position or time includes receiving from the sensor(s) a plurality of positions of the at least one race participant at a plurality of intermediate points.

26. The method of claim 25, in which

adjusting includes adjusting based on a change in the plurality of positions.

27. The method of claim 25, in which

the at least one race participant includes a plurality of race participants.

28. The method of claim 18, in which

the game includes a card game and the at least one game action includes a deal of a card.

29. The method of claim 18, in which

the game includes a number-based game, and the at least one game action includes a choosing of a number.

30. The method of claim 18, in which

the game includes a slot game, and the game action includes a choice of at least one slot symbol.

31. The method of claim 18, in which

computing the at least one game action includes choosing the at least one game action from a plurality of possible game actions that would result in the outcome.

32. A method comprising the steps of:

from one or more sensors at a race event, receiving at least one position or time of at least one race participant at at least one intermediate point within the race event; and

computing in a computer an adjustment to at least one rule characteristic of a computer-simulated game based, at least in part on the at least one received position or time;

the adjusting the at least one characteristic including at least one adjustment from the group including;

adjusting at least one characteristic that defines when the game is won,

adjusting at least one characteristic that defines odds of the game, and

at least one characteristic that defines an amount won by a winner of the game.

33. The method of claim 32, in which

the simulated game includes at least one of a card game, a number-based game, a slot game, a roulette game, and a fantasy sports game.

34. The method of claim 32, in which adjusting the at least one characteristic includes enabling a bonus round of the game.