Method and apparatus for playing a card game including a bust insurance option
    121.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for playing a card game including a bust insurance option 失效
    用于玩包括半身保险选项的纸牌游戏的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06679497B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-01-20

    申请号:US10361904

    申请日:2003-02-06

    IPC分类号: A63F100

    CPC分类号: A63F3/00157 A63F2001/003

    摘要: A method and apparatus of playing a card game such as Blackjack provides a player with at least one additional option for playing the card game. For example, a Blackjack player who has made an initial bet and was dealt an unfavorable starting hand may be provided with at least one additional option, such as making a bust insurance bet or mortgaging a round of play. If the player makes a bust insurance bet, he will receive a payout if he then busts upon drawing an additional card. If the player selects a mortgaging option, he agrees to play the current round of play or at least one future round of play in accordance with a revised rule that is unfavorable for the player in exchange for receiving an advantage during the current round of play.

    摘要翻译: 播放诸如二十一点的纸牌游戏的方法和装置为玩家提供至少一个用于玩纸牌游戏的附加选项。 例如,已经进行初始投注并被处理不利的起始牌的二十一点球员可以提供至少一个附加选项,例如进行半身保险投注或抵押一轮。 如果玩家做一个胸围保险赌注,他将在收到一张额外的卡片时突然收到一笔支票。 如果玩家选择抵押选项,则他同意根据对本场比赛中不利于球员的修改规则,在本轮比赛中获得优势,进行本轮比赛或至少一场未来一轮的比赛。

    GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING AN EVALUATION OF A PARTIAL SYMBOL COMBINATION
    122.
    发明申请
    GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING AN EVALUATION OF A PARTIAL SYMBOL COMBINATION 审中-公开
    游戏系统和方法,包括部分符号组合的评估

    公开(公告)号:US20110275430A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-10

    申请号:US13185982

    申请日:2011-07-19

    IPC分类号: A63F9/24

    摘要: A game to be modified in accordance with the invention involves a first random outcome and a second random outcome that are combined according to game rules to produce a game outcome. The game is administered by receiving a player request for a specific entry, the specific entry replacing one of the random outcomes and being selected from a finite set of possibilities not determined by chance. The requested specific entry affects the probable outcome of the game. The specific entry is combined with the remaining one of the random outcomes according to the game rules to determine the game outcome. According to one embodiment, the specific entry may be a score such as 18 which replaces the player's hand in the game of blackjack.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明要修改的游戏涉及根据游戏规则组合以产生游戏结果的第一随机结果和第二随机结果。 游戏通过接收特定条目的玩家请求来管理,该特定条目替换随机结果中的一个并且从未被机会确定的有限可能的集合中选择。 所请求的具体条目影响游戏的可能结果。 具体条目与根据游戏规则的随机结果中的剩余一个结合以确定游戏结果。 根据一个实施例,特定条目可以是诸如18的得分,其替换了二十一点的游戏中的玩家的手。

    Games of chance including an evaluation of a partial symbol combination
    123.
    发明授权
    Games of chance including an evaluation of a partial symbol combination 有权
    机会游戏,包括部分符号组合的评估

    公开(公告)号:US08020866B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-20

    申请号:US12766459

    申请日:2010-04-23

    IPC分类号: A63F1/00

    摘要: A game to be modified in accordance with the invention involves a first random outcome and a second random outcome that are combined according to game rules to produce a game outcome. The game is administered by receiving a player request for a specific entry, the specific entry replacing one of the random outcomes and being selected from a finite set of possibilities not determined by chance. The requested specific entry affects the probable outcome of the game. The specific entry is combined with the remaining one of the random outcomes according to the game rules to determine the game outcome. According to one embodiment, the specific entry may be a score such as 18 which replaces the player's hand in the game of blackjack.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明要修改的游戏涉及根据游戏规则组合以产生游戏结果的第一随机结果和第二随机结果。 游戏通过接收特定条目的玩家请求来管理,该特定条目替换随机结果中的一个并且从未被机会确定的有限可能的集合中选择。 所请求的具体条目影响游戏的可能结果。 具体条目与根据游戏规则的随机结果中的剩余一个结合以确定游戏结果。 根据一个实施例,特定条目可以是诸如18的得分,其替换了二十一点的游戏中的玩家的手。

    Retail system for selling products based on a flexible product description
    126.
    发明授权
    Retail system for selling products based on a flexible product description 失效
    基于灵活的产品描述销售产品的零售系统

    公开(公告)号:US07711604B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-04

    申请号:US09540035

    申请日:2000-03-31

    IPC分类号: G06Q40/00

    摘要: A system is provided in which a sale price is determined based on a product description, and the sale price is transmitted to a customer. The customer is not guaranteed what specific product will be sold to the customer before an agreement to purchase a product for the sale price is received from the customer. After receiving the agreement, a retailer selects a product conforming to the product description, and identifies the product to the customer. The retailer is able to evaluate a customer's individual demand based on the received description and to determine a sale price accordingly, thereby reducing losses associated with conventional single-price systems. Although this may result in different sale prices for an identical product, the system is perceived as fair because a higher-paying customer likely agreed to a different product description than a lower-paying customer, and neither would have agreed to the other's product description and sale price. The system also allows a retailer to mask product discounts by selecting undesirable redemption conditions under which to sell the product, such as pickup at a faraway location, even if the product is available at a closer location. As a result, the customer believes that the discount is attributable to the undesirable redemption conditions, rather than to the product quality or to decreased demand. Accordingly, price and brand dilution are minimized.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种基于产品描述确定销售价格并将销售价格发送给顾客的系统。 在客户收到销售价格协议购买协议之前,客户不能保证将特定产品出售给客户。 零售商在收到协议后,选择符合产品描述的产品,并向客户识别产品。 零售商能够根据收到的描述评估客户的个人需求,并相应地确定销售价格,从而减少与传统单价系统相关的损失。 虽然这可能会导致同一产品的销售价格不同,但系统被认为是公平的,因为较高收费的客户可能会同意与低收入客户不同的产品描述,也不会同意对方的产品描述和 销售价格。 该系统还允许零售商通过选择不期望的销售商品的赎回条件来掩盖产品折扣,例如在较远处的位置拾取,即使产品在更靠近的位置可用。 因此,客户认为折扣可归因于不良赎回条件,而不是产品质量或需求下降。 因此,价格和品牌的稀释最小化。