Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090082081 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING LOTTERY GAMES - Described are methods, systems and apparatus for enabling a lottery player to receive information corresponding to a lottery outcome in association with receipt of an incoming communication. In an implementation, the method includes receiving an indication of an incoming communication, determining a lottery entry outcome, and determining an audible output based on the lottery entry outcome and on the indication of the incoming communication. The method also includes outputting the audible output via a player device to indicate both the incoming communication and the lottery entry outcome. | 03-26-2009 |
20090144785 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BROADCASTING MODIFIED LIVE MEDIA - Methods and systems are presented for broadcasting a modified live media feed of an event. In an embodiment, the method includes receiving a live media feed at a broadcast computer from one or more recording devices, wherein the live media feed includes real time occurrences of a live event. The live media feed is broadcast after a predetermined delay, and the method includes identifying, during monitoring of the live event, a portion of the live event that is suitable for application of a modification effect. The process also includes the broadcast computer applying the modification effect to a portion of the live media feed corresponding to the identified portion of the live event, and then broadcasting the modified live media feed. | 06-04-2009 |
20090262137 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING PREDICTION IN A BROADCAST - Methods and systems are presented for presenting prediction in a broadcast. In an embodiment, the method includes receiving, by a prediction graphic generator, at least one of telemetry data, situational data, or historical data. The prediction graphic generator then determines a prediction based on at least two of the telemetry data, the situational data, or the historical data, and generates a prediction overlay based on the prediction. The prediction overlay is output to a broadcast computer, where it is combined with a live broadcast to generate an enhanced broadcast. The broadcast computer then broadcasts the enhanced broadcast. | 10-22-2009 |
20090264176 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING MULTI-ROUND LOTTERY PLAY - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for facilitating play of multi-round lottery games. In one embodiment, a player may be allowed to change one or more of various aspects of a wager in a multi-round lottery game. | 10-22-2009 |
20090287579 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING AND UTILIZING OWED-VALUE ACCOUNTS - Systems, methods, and apparatus for enhancing and utilizing owed-value accounts are provided. | 11-19-2009 |
20100004051 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZING PLAYING CARDS AT A TABLE GAME - A method comprises receiving a request for at least one personalized card from a player, identifying at least one of a rank, a color, and a suit for the at least one personalized card, identifying at least one of a value change and a rule change associated with the at least one personalized card, providing an indication of at least one personalized card and at least one of a value change and a rule change associated with the at least one personalized card, enabling at least one game play in accordance with the at least one of a value change and a rule change, and applying the at least one of a value change and a rule change associated with the at least one personalized card upon the occurrence of the at least one personalized card. | 01-07-2010 |
20100203942 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A LOTTERY WINNER BASED ON A PLURALITY OF LOTTERY TICKETS - In accordance with some exemplary and non-limiting embodiments, a method, an apparatus and a computer readable medium are provided for receiving a request from at least one lottery player to purchase at least one lottery ticket comprising a plurality of symbols, issuing the at least one lottery ticket to the lottery player, associating the at least one lottery ticket with a lottery team formed of at least one other lottery player associated with at least one other lottery ticket associated with the lottery team, determining an occurrence of a qualifying winning event based on the plurality of symbols of all of the lottery tickets associated with the lottery team, and determining a payout for the lottery team based upon the occurrence of the qualifying event. | 08-12-2010 |
20100244380 | BLACKJACK TEAM PLAY - A blackjack game is modified to include an auxiliary wager that is based on whether any of the hands at the blackjack table will beat the dealer's hand. A player may thus place an auxiliary wager on whether his hand or a second player's hand will beat the dealer. Alternate expressions of the concept allow variations in which player's hand or how many hands may be included in the comparison. | 09-30-2010 |
20100285869 | GAMEPLAY-ALTERING PORTABLE WAGERING MEDIA - Portable wagering media may be utilized to alter play of wagering games. | 11-11-2010 |
20100328066 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING TESTING OF THE SOBRIETY OF ONLINE GAMBLERS - Methods, systems and articles of manufacture are provided for administering sobriety tests to online gamblers, as well as to determining whether, when and to whom to administer a sobriety tests. Various mediation events to be initiated upon certain results of such sobriety tests are also disclosed. | 12-30-2010 |
20110077087 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING AN ADVISORY NOTICE FOR A WAGERING GAME - In one embodiment, a method provides for providing a game advisory notice to players of a wagering game. The game advisory notice may comprise, for example, an estimated amount of play time that can be expected to be achieved given a specified bankroll for the wagering game. In another example, the game advisory notice may comprise an estimated bankroll that is expected to be sufficient to fund a specified amount of play time for the wagering game. | 03-31-2011 |
20110264768 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING TRANSMISSION OF CONTENT FROM A SOURCE TO A USER DEVICE - In one embodiment, a method provides for registering a user device with a service, associating one or more selected sources of content with the user device and obtaining content from the one or more selected sources in accordance with one or more content rules. Qualifying content comprising content satisfying the one or more content rules is then transmitted to the user device for viewing by an associated viewing user. | 10-27-2011 |
20110280549 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING MEDIA WITH SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT - Systems, apparatus, interfaces, methods, and articles of manufacture for enhancing media with supplemental content are provided. | 11-17-2011 |
20120240039 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENTS - In accordance with some embodiments, processes and systems are provided for facilitating mass translations of documents by translators (e.g., freelance translators) via an online system which provides an interface for facilitating such translation. In accordance with one embodiments, the processes and systems provide for receiving an original document which includes both text and non-text (e.g., images, graphs, charts) components, extracting the text from the document, presenting the extracted text to a translator, receiving a translated text of the text and creating a translated version of the original document based on the received translated text and a layout of the original document, such that the aesthetic characteristics of the original document are generally preserved without the translator's efforts being distracted to such aesthetic characteristics and layout. | 09-20-2012 |
20120258781 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING MULTI-ROUND LOTTERY PLAY - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for facilitating play of multi-round lottery games. In one embodiment, a player may be allowed to change one or more of various aspects of a wager in a multi-round lottery game. | 10-11-2012 |
20130159174 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING AND UTILIZING OWED-VALUE ACCOUNTS - Systems, methods, and apparatus for enhancing and utilizing owed-value accounts are provided, including, in accordance with some embodiments, automatically utilizing the remaining balance of an owed-value account to purchase a product or service on behalf of the owner of the owed-value account. | 06-20-2013 |
20130303253 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING MULTI-ROUND LOTTERY PLAY - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for facilitating play of multi-round lottery games. In one embodiment, a player may be allowed to change one or more of various aspects of a wager in a multi-round lottery game. | 11-14-2013 |
20130322857 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENCHANCING MEDIA WITH SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT - Systems, apparatus, interfaces, methods, and articles of manufacture for enhancing media with supplemental content are provided. | 12-05-2013 |
20140256397 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING LOTTERY GAMES - Described are methods, systems and apparatus for enabling a lottery player to receive information corresponding to a lottery outcome in association with receipt of an incoming communication. In an implementation, the method includes receiving an indication of an incoming communication, determining a lottery entry outcome, and determining an audible output based on the lottery entry outcome and on the indication of the incoming communication. The method also includes outputting the audible output via a player device to indicate both the incoming communication and the lottery entry outcome. | 09-11-2014 |