Gaming event management system
First Claim
1. A system for managing gaming events, the system comprising:
- a management computing device adapted to receive information regarding a first sub-event associated with a gaming event having one or more participants, the information regarding the first sub-event providing a first sub-event score to at least one first sub-event participant of the one or more participants according to a set of first sub-event rules during a first sub-event interval, the first sub-event score being in a first format, and information regarding a second sub-event associated with the gaming event, the information regarding the second sub-event providing a second sub-event score to at least one second sub-event participant of the one or more participants according to a set of second sub-event rules during a second sub-event interval, the second sub-event score being in a second format that is different from the first format;
a scheduling coordinator computing device adapted to schedule, for the first sub-event, the first sub-event interval, and for the second sub-event, the second sub-event interval;
a registration coordinator computing device adapted to register, for the first sub-event, the at least one first sub-event participant, and, for the second sub-event, the at least one second sub-event participant; and
a scoring processor computing device adapted to convert the first sub-event score and the second sub-event score into a standard format, record the first sub-event score in the standard format and the second sub-event score in the standard format, and determine whether each of the at least one first sub-event participant and the at least one second sub-event participant qualifies to be a participant in a subsequent sub-event associated with the gaming event based on the first sub-event score in the standard format and the second sub-event score in the standard format.
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Abstract
An event management architecture (EMA) for managing gaming events includes a plurality of sub-events associated with a gaming event. Each sub-event has at least one sub-event participant and provides a sub-event score to each sub-event participant according to a set of sub-event rules during a sub-event interval. A scheduling coordinator schedules, for each sub-event, the sub-event interval. A registration coordinator registers, for each sub-event, each participant. A scoring processor records, for each sub-event, the sub-event score for each participant, where the sub-event score is converted into a standard format. Each sub-event may be associated with a generic sub-event container, which takes advantage of the common characteristics or functionality requirements of the sub-events to facilitate the management of the sub-events. The EMA minimizes the need to administer the events individually, and can be scalably used to manage complex arrangements of interdependent sub-events of varying types.
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68 Claims
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1. A system for managing gaming events, the system comprising:
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a management computing device adapted to receive information regarding a first sub-event associated with a gaming event having one or more participants, the information regarding the first sub-event providing a first sub-event score to at least one first sub-event participant of the one or more participants according to a set of first sub-event rules during a first sub-event interval, the first sub-event score being in a first format, and information regarding a second sub-event associated with the gaming event, the information regarding the second sub-event providing a second sub-event score to at least one second sub-event participant of the one or more participants according to a set of second sub-event rules during a second sub-event interval, the second sub-event score being in a second format that is different from the first format; a scheduling coordinator computing device adapted to schedule, for the first sub-event, the first sub-event interval, and for the second sub-event, the second sub-event interval; a registration coordinator computing device adapted to register, for the first sub-event, the at least one first sub-event participant, and, for the second sub-event, the at least one second sub-event participant; and a scoring processor computing device adapted to convert the first sub-event score and the second sub-event score into a standard format, record the first sub-event score in the standard format and the second sub-event score in the standard format, and determine whether each of the at least one first sub-event participant and the at least one second sub-event participant qualifies to be a participant in a subsequent sub-event associated with the gaming event based on the first sub-event score in the standard format and the second sub-event score in the standard format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for managing gaming events, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a management computing device, information regarding a first sub-event associated with a gaming event having one or more participants, the information regarding the first sub-event providing a first sub-event score to at least one first sub-event participant of the one or more participants according to a set of first sub-event rules during a first sub-event interval, the first sub-event score being in a first format, and information regarding a second sub-event associated with the gaming event, the information regarding the second sub-event providing a second sub-event score to at least one second sub-event participant of the one or more participants according to a set of second sub-event rules during a second sub-event interval, the second sub-event score being in a second format that is different from the first format; registering, by a registration coordinator computing device, for the first sub-event, the at least one first sub-event participant, and, for the second sub-event, the at least one second sub-event participant; scheduling, by a scheduling coordinator computing device, for the first sub-event, the first sub-event interval, and for the second sub-event, the second sub-event interval; converting, by a scoring processor computing device, the first sub-event score and the second sub-event score into a standard format; recording, by the scoring processor computing device, the first sub-event score in the standard format and the second sub-event score in the standard format; and determining, by the scoring processor computing device, whether each of the at least one first sub-event participant and the at least one second sub-event participant qualifies to be a participant in a subsequent sub-event associated with the gaming event based on the first sub-event score in the standard format and the second sub-event score in the standard format. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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