| Global VR Patent applications |
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| 20090011825 | Persistent Notification and Common Display of Shares in a Community Electronic Video Card Game - Embodiments described herein are directed to the persistent and common display of shared progressive jackpot data in a community electronic video poker game. In an embodiment, the video game is a poker game that combines traditional draw poker games with bonus games that include aspects of puzzle games. Successful completion of one or more bonus games qualifies the user to enter into a community game that allows the user to play against other players through a series of poker rounds and/or puzzle solving rounds. The community game features a shared progressive jackpot that pays out to the players on the basis of one or more winning events. The values and relevant parameters related to the shared jackpot are displayed to all qualified participating players through a common display device or an identical display window on each player game console. A persistent notification process updates the jackpot value and share notification on a defined periodic basis. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090011811 | Puzzle Poker Electronic Video Card Game - Embodiments described herein are directed to an electronic video poker game that combines traditional draw poker games with bonus games that include aspects of puzzle games. Successful completion of one or more bonus games qualifies the user to enter into a community game that allows the user to play against other players through a series of poker rounds and/or puzzle solving rounds. The community game features a shared progressive jackpot that pays out to the players on the basis of one or more winning events. The values and relevant parameters related to the shared jackpot are displayed to all qualified participating players through a common display device or an identical display window on each player game console. A persistent notification process updates the jackpot value and share notification on a defined periodic basis. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080318653 | Domino Tower Electronic Video Game - Embodiments described herein are directed to an electronic version of domino that adds elements of wagering. A player makes a wager for dominoes to be dealt. A minimum of one domino through a maximum of five dominoes can be wagered on and dealt. Once the dominoes are dealt, the player may “flip” the dominoes by touching them. A player can flip the dominoes online in the starting row, so that dominoes dealt in the next row/level have the best chance of creating a chain. Once satisfied with the dominoes, the player keeps the dominoes to play them. A new row of dominoes is then dealt. Any number of pips on these dominoes that match the bottom dominoes number of pips awards the player a payout and another domino or set of dominoes is dealt to the next row/level. This sequence of play continues until there are no more matching dominoes or the player has hit the maximum payout level. Payouts increase with the size of the domino chain. There is also a bonus game that is awarded whenever a certain type of domino is dealt. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080318652 | Texas Holdem Peek-A-Boo Poker - Embodiments described herein are directed to an electronic version of Texas holdem poker that adds peek cards from which the private hole cards can be selected. A player makes a wager for a hand or hands to be dealt. Three cards are dealt to the flop. Another three cards are “peek” cards. These three peek cards expose the identity/suit/denomination of the card by illustrating a fold of the top right corner. These cards are placed in respective peek 1, peek 2, and peek 3 spots of the playing area. Random cards are located to the left and right of the peek cards. Considering the flop, the player decides which of the cards he needs to make the best hands. If any of the peek cards are undesirable, a random card or cards are selected from the deck. The two cards the player picks are called the hole cards. Once the two hole cards are picked the turn and river cards are dealt. The player is awarded for the best possible five card hand out of the seven cards. When multiple hands are played, a wide variety of different winning hands can occur. | 12-25-2008 |
