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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:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Zynga Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Brett Nowak, San Francisco, CA (US);
Shawn Carnes, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zynga Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3293 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/3262 (2013.01);
Abstract
In various embodiments, a system and a method of implementing bad beat insurance are disclosed. After a stage of a portion of a game is played, it is determined that a player is favored to win the portion of the game. After the portion of the game is completed, it is determined that the player has suffered a bad beat. The player is compensated at least partially for a loss that the player incurred as a consequence of suffering the bad beat.