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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Kurt H. Heinemann, Wilton, CT (US);
Jose A. Suarez, Fairfield, CT (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford, CT (US);
Stephen C. Tulley, Fairfield, CT (US);
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Kurt H. Heinemann, Wilton, CT (US);
Jose A. Suarez, Fairfield, CT (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford, CT (US);
Stephen C. Tulley, Fairfield, CT (US);
Inventor Holdings, LLC, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
According to some embodiments of the present invention a system and method are provided that allow a player of a game to receive at least one prize. The method may include receiving information about at least one merchant, enabling play of a game by a player, determining merchant information to communicate to the player, and providing at least one prize to the player. In some embodiments, the prizes made available to a player (e.g., for selection) may be based on the location of the player, a merchant, or both.