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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:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Applicant:
Gary Weingardt, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
Gary Weingardt, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plurality of players of at least one electronic game are enabled to play the game over a network. Players are ranked, based on accomplishments during game play, on a grid having multiple vertical levels and, on at least one of the vertical levels, multiple horizontal tiers. Player rankings are adjusted, following game play, based on points earned or lost. In one embodiment, defending players may be compensated without regard to game outcome.