Method of and system for conducting multiple contests of skill with a single performance
First Claim
1. A method of participating in multiple contests of skill each comprising a plurality of competitors and corresponding to a common event comprising:
- a. receiving a list of competitive groups to join on a memory device;
b. selecting a plurality of competitive groups to join;
c. participating with the plurality of competitive groups by sending selections related to the common event from the memory device to a server, wherein the common event comprises a common set of game elements revealed simultaneously to all competitors; and
d. receiving standings on the memory device from the server periodically and during participating with the plurality of competitive groups, wherein the standings are based on results from the selections, are separated based on the plurality of competitive groups and represent relative performance in the separate competitive groups.
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Abstract
A method of and system for conducting multiple competitions of skill for a single performance are 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.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of participating in multiple contests of skill each comprising a plurality of competitors and corresponding to a common event comprising:
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a. receiving a list of competitive groups to join on a memory device; b. selecting a plurality of competitive groups to join; c. participating with the plurality of competitive groups by sending selections related to the common event from the memory device to a server, wherein the common event comprises a common set of game elements revealed simultaneously to all competitors; and d. receiving standings on the memory device from the server periodically and during participating with the plurality of competitive groups, wherein the standings are based on results from the selections, are separated based on the plurality of competitive groups and represent relative performance in the separate competitive groups. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of conducting multiple contests of skill each comprising a plurality of competitors, wherein the multiple contests correspond to a common event, the method comprising:
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a. generating separate competitive groups related to the event; b. coupling to a network with a memory device to participate in the competitive groups; c. informing a user which of the competitive groups are available for the user to join; d. joining a selected number of the competitive groups; e. participating with the competitive groups by sending selections related to the common event from the memory device to a server within the network, wherein the common event comprises a common set of game elements revealed simultaneously to all competitors; f. storing results and standings on the server, wherein the standings are based on the results and the results are based on the selections and further wherein the standings are separated based on the plurality of competitive groups and represent performance in the competitive groups; and g. transmitting the standings to the memory device periodically and during participating with the competitive groups. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for conducting multiple contests of skill each comprising a plurality of competitors and corresponding to a common event comprising:
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a. a device; and b. a server coupled to the device through a network for; i. storing competitive groups; ii. receiving selections related to the common event, wherein the common event comprises a common set of game elements revealed simultaneously to all competitors; iii. storing results and standings based on the selections, wherein the standings are based on the results, are separated based on the competitive groups and represent performance in the competitive groups; and iv. transmitting the standings to the device periodically and during participation of the common event. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A network of devices for conducting multiple contests of skill each comprising a plurality of competitors and corresponding to a common event comprising:
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a. a plurality of devices; and b. a server within a network, wherein the server and the plurality of devices communicate to conduct the multiple contests of skill corresponding to the common event, the server for; i. storing competitive groups; ii. receiving selections related to the common event, wherein the common event comprises a common set of game elements revealed simultaneously to all competitors; iii. storing results and standings based on the selections, wherein the standings are based on the results, are separated based on the competitive groups and represent performance in the competitive groups; and iv. transmitting the standings to the device periodically and during participation of the common event. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A server device for conducting multiple contests of skill each comprising a plurality of competitors and corresponding to a common event comprising:
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a. a storage mechanism; and b. an application for interacting with the storage mechanism and a communicating device to generate and store competitive groups which are used to compete in the multiple contests of skill for; i. receiving selections related to the common event, wherein the common event comprises a common set of game elements revealed simultaneously to all competitors; ii. storing results and standings based on the selections, wherein the standings are based on the results, are separated based on the competitive groups and represent performance in the competitive groups; and iii. transmitting the standings to the device periodically and during participation of the common event. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. A device for participating in multiple contests of skill each comprising a plurality of competitors and corresponding to a common event comprising:
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a. a communications module for coupling to a server, the server for; i. storing competitive groups; ii. receiving selections related to the common event, wherein the common event comprises a common set of game elements revealed simultaneously to all competitors; iii. storing results and standings based on the selections, wherein the standings are based on the results, are separated based on the competitive groups and represent performance in the competitive groups; and iv. transmitting the standings to the device periodically and during participation of the common event; and b. an application for utilizing the communications module for coupling to a server to communicate with the server to generate competitive groups which are used to compete in the multiple contests of skill. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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