METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING MULTIPLE CONTEST OF SKILL WITH A SINGLE PERFORMANCE

• US 20130225285A1
• Filed: 04/09/2013
• Published: 08/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Winview IP Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: WinView Incorporated (GameSquare Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lockton, David B.
• Granted Patent: US 10,556,183 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/29
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/795 for finding other players; for building a team; for providing a buddy list
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/798 for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame computing the game score A63F13/46
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3276 wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3295 Games involving skill, e.g. dexterity, memory, thinking

Abstract

A method of conducting multiple competitions of skill for a single performance is described herein. User generated competition groups and system generated competition groups allow users to participate in multiple competitions at once based on answering the same questions or making the same selections related to a single event. The users are informed of each competition either via email, text message or when logging into the network via a website. The users select which competitions groups to join. After joining the desired groups, the users then make their selections related to the event which are transmitted to the network where results are tabulated and transmitted back to the users. The results are separated based on each competition group, so that users can continually know where they stand in each separate competition. With multiple competition groups, users are able to have varying success from the same performance in multiple competitions.

Claims

1. A method of participating in a competition with a closed group of participants programmed in a non-transitory memory of a device, the method comprising:

a. executing a game specific to the closed group of participants, wherein the game provides a same sequence of events for each participant, wherein each participant is permitted to play the game at any time during a specified time period; and

b. providing a score for each participant based on the participant'"'"'s performance during execution of the game.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising generating the closed group.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the competition begins after generating the closed group.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the competition is a daily competition.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the competition is conducted over a period of time longer than a daily competition.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising initiating the competition.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein initiating the competition includes notifying participants of the closed group to download the game for the competition.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein initiating the competition includes notifying participants of the closed group information on how to play the game online.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein initiating the competition includes sending an SMS message or similar push notification to each of the participants of the closed group.

10. The method of claim 6 wherein initiating the competition includes automatically providing the game as an application to the participants in the group.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising generating the game specific to the group.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the closed group comprises participants selected by another participant to participate in a game.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the score for each participant is sent to all participants upon completion of the participant'"'"'s game.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the score for each participant is sent to all participants upon completion of a last participant'"'"'s game of the group.

15. A method of providing a competition with a closed group of participants programmed in a non-transitory memory of a device, the method comprising:

a. generating the closed group of participants by selecting participants from a list of participants;

b. generating a game application specific to the closed group of participants, wherein the game application provides a same sequence of events for each participant;

c. initiating the competition including notifying participants of the closed group to download a game application for the competition;

d. executing the game application, wherein each participant is permitted to play the game at any time during a specified time period; and

e. providing a score and ranking for each participant based on the participant'"'"'s performance during execution of the game.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the competition is a daily competition.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the competition is conducted over a period of time longer than a daily competition.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein initiating the competition includes sending an SMS message or similar push notification to each of the participants of the closed group.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein the closed group comprises participants selected by another participant to participate in the competition.

20. The method of claim 15 wherein the score and ranking for each participant is sent to all participants upon completion of the participant'"'"'s game.

21. The method of claim 15 wherein the score and ranking for each participant is sent to all participants upon completion of a last participant'"'"'s game of the group.

22. A device comprising:

a. a memory for storing an application, the application configured for;

i. generating the closed group of participants by selecting participants from a list of participants;

ii. executing game elements, wherein each participant is permitted to play the game elements at any time during a specified time period, wherein the game elements are the same for each participant; and

iii. providing a score and ranking for each participant based on the participant'"'"'s performance during execution of the game elements; and

b. a processor for processing the application.

23. A method of participating in a competition with a closed group of participants programmed in a non-transitory memory of a device, the method comprising:

a. executing a game specific to the closed group of participants, wherein the participants are grouped in teams, and random game events are presented to each participant of a team, wherein each participant is permitted to play the game at any time during a specified time period; and

b. providing a score for each team based on the performance of each participant of the team during execution of the game.