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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
May. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Patent Investment & Licensing Company, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
John F. Acres, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
PATENT INVESTMENT & LICENSING COMPANY, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/3218 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3255 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01);
Abstract
A promotional game is conducted over participants' cell phones. During a play period, a participant advances on a virtual game board using cell phone commands. During the player period drawing entries are generated proportional to play on electronic gaming devices, play of the promotional game, or retail purchases. Some players receive a multiplier for their drawing entries to enhance chances of winning the promotional game. In one embodiment, the multiplier is removed for a player after a cutoff threshold for prizes awarded to that player is reached.