GAME WITH CHANCE ELEMENT AND STRATEGY COMPONENT THAT CAN BE COPIED

• US 20090061974A1
• Filed: 08/29/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: LUTNICK, Howard W., Gelman, Geoffrey M., Alderucci, Dean P., Burman, Kevin
• Granted Patent: US 8,500,533 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/13
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/422 automatically for the purpose of assisting the player, e.g. automatic braking in a driving game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/50 Controlling the output signals based on the game progress
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

In various embodiments, a first player may follow the same pattern of betting used by a second player.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of a first plurality of decisions made by a first player under a first set of circumstances;

determining a set of rules that, when followed under the first set of circumstances, generate the first plurality of decisions;

receiving a request from a device of a second player for a description of the rules; and

transmitting the description of the rules to the device of the second player.

2. The method of 1 in which receiving an indication of a first plurality of decisions made by a first player under a first set of circumstances includes receiving an indication of a first plurality of decisions made by a first player while playing a particular set of games.

3. The method of 1 in which transmitting the description of the rules includes transmitting computer executable instructions for following the rules.

4. The method of 1 in which the set of rules includes rules for determining a size of a bet.

5. The method of 1 in which the set of rules includes rules for selecting a card to hold in a game of video poker.

6. The method of 1 in which the set of rules includes rules for determining whether to hit or stand in a game of blackjack.

7. A method comprising:

receiving a set of rules that, when followed under a first set of circumstances, generate a first plurality of decisions previously made by a first player faced with the first set of circumstances;

receiving a first instruction from a second player to follow the set of rules automatically;

generating a second plurality of decisions in accordance with the set of rules;

receiving a second instruction from the second player to cease following the set of rules; and

receiving from the second player a third instruction detailing a third decision.

8. The method of 7 further including conducting a first plurality of games.

9. The method of 8 in which generating a second plurality of decisions includes generating a second plurality of decisions to be made in the first plurality of games.

10. The method of 9 further including conducting a second game that is not one of the first plurality of games.

11. The method of 10 further including applying the third decision to the second game.

12. The method of 7 in which receiving a first instruction from a second player to follow the set of rules automatically includes receiving a first instruction from a second player to repeatedly conduct games and to use the set of rules for making decisions in the games, until further instructed by the second player.

13. The method of 7 in which the third decision does not conform to the set of rules.

14. The method of 7 in which generating a second plurality of decisions in accordance with the set of rules includes:

determining a bet size in accordance with the set of rules;

determining a first outcome in a game;

determining a course of action to take in the game in accordance with the set of rules; and

determining a second outcome in the game based on the first outcome and based on the course of action.

15. A method comprising:

determining a first set of rules for making decisions in a game;

determining a second set of rules for making decisions in a game;

determining a first performance metric for the first set of rules at a first time;

determining a second performance metric for the second set of rules at the first time;

determining a first ranking of the first set of rules and the second set of rules based on the first performance metric and based on the second performance metric;

presenting the first ranking;

determining a third performance metric for the first set of rules at a second time;

determining a fourth performance metric for the second set of rules at the second time;

determining a second ranking of the first set of rules and the second set of rules based on the third performance metric and based on the fourth performance metric, in which the second ranking is different from the first ranking; and

presenting the second ranking.

16. The method of 15 in which determining a first set of rules includes:

tracking decisions made in a set of games by a first set of players; and

determining a first set of rules that explain the decisions made in the set of games.

17. The method of 15 in which determining a first performance metric includes:

tracking decisions made in a set of games by a first set of players;

determining a second set of players who have followed the first set of rules, in which the second set of players is a subset of the first set of players; and

determining an amount of money that the second set of players has won.

18. The method of 15 in which presenting the first ranking includes:

assigning a first text identifier to the first set of rules;

assigning a second text identifier to the second set of rules; and

displaying a list that includes the first text identifier and the second text identifier, in which the list is ordered based on the ranking.

19. The method of 15 further including:

receiving from a player instructions to place bets automatically in accordance with a set of rules that is ranked the highest among all sets of rules;

placing, at the first time, a bet on behalf of the player that is made in accordance with the first set of rules; and

placing, at the second time, a bet on behalf of the player that is made in accordance with the second set of rules.

20. The method of 15 in which determining a first performance metric includes determining, at a first time, a first performance metric describing the performance of the first set of rules with respect to games played in the hour preceding the first time.