Abstract:
A computer readable medium containing executable instructions that when executed perform a method of generating relationship data, the method comprising: accessing an interaction database, wherein the interaction database comprises a record of exchanges between two or more users of a digital communication system, and wherein the exchanges occurred on the digital communication system; obtaining one or more characteristics of one or more exchanges of the two or more users, wherein the one or more characteristics are stored in the interaction database and wherein the data is obtained through a direct internet access protocol; and generating relationship data by analyzing the one or more characteristics.
Abstract:
A computer readable medium containing executable instructions that when executed perform a method of generating relationship data, the method comprising: accessing an interaction database, wherein the interaction database comprises a record of exchanges between two or more users of a digital communication system, and wherein the exchanges occurred on the digital communication system; obtaining one or more characteristics of one or more exchanges of the two or more users, wherein the one or more characteristics are stored in the interaction database and wherein the data is obtained through a direct internet access protocol; and generating relationship data by analyzing the one or more characteristics.
Abstract:
A game play on an electronically based system utilizes symbol collection outcomes along paylines to determine winning events in a virtual game. Even when the symbols used in the virtual game comprise or consist of playing cards displaying conventional ranks, suits and symbols, winning outcomes are determined only by accumulation of sets of symbols, without regard to linear order (straights and straight flushes) and random symbols within a suit (flushes). Accumulated symbols in an at least five symbols display game event as pairs, trips (three-of-a-kind), two pairs, full houses (three of one symbol plus two of a different symbol), four-of-a-kind and five-of-a-kind are determined to be winning events, while a flush, straight and even straight flushes may be or are required to be ignored. Optional and even preferred additional events are used in a draw poker variant (with playing card symbols or non-playing card symbols are used in an accumulated symbol gaming event).
Abstract:
A roulette gaming system and method has:A) a random outcome generator capable of providing an outcome in a single round of play; B) the random outcome generator configured to determine a single outcome from 73, 74, 75 or 76 potential outcomes consisting of at least one set of 36 numbers, the at least one set having different numbers from 1 to 36 providing an initial, non-color determining outcome, the outcome generator enabling one or two additional potential outcomes to those provided by the one set; C) a second random outcome provider which randomly determines one of two approximately 50/50 outcomes, and each of the two 50/50 outcomes determines a single color outcome from two different color outcomes; D) a wager defining system in which available wager positions are visually provided; and E) a marking component able to identify a player wager on one or more available wager positions.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of playing a side bet wager in a roulette game allow for a significant reward on the side bet. The side bet is on the appearance of three consecutive events where the number provided in the roulette game falls within three consecutively selected sets of numbers. The apparatus may be a standard roulette table with appropriate wager markings on the felt, a partially electronic table with wagering terminals and physical roulette wheel, or a completely electronic roulette table with virtual roulette wheel.
Abstract:
A wagering playing card game is played by: a dealer providing a set of playing cards; the dealer accepting at least one wager at a player position on an underlying playing card game; the dealer providing a first subset of exactly three random playing cards from the set of playing cards to a player position and dealer position; the dealer evaluates each player hand against the dealer hand as follows: a) a player position hand having all three cards with a rank below a predetermined rank automatically loses; b) a highest rank card from each player hand and the dealer hand play a game of war as a first sub-game, with the highest rank winning; c) a second highest rank card from each player hand and the dealer hand play a game of war as a second sub-game, with the highest rank winning; d) any ties void a sub-game.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to systems and methods for analyzing media material having articles continuing across multiple pages. A media material analyzer includes a segmenter and an article composer. The segmenter identifies block segments associated with columnar body test in the media material. The article composer determines which of the identified block segments belong to a continuing article extending across multiple pages in the media material based on language statistics information and continuation transition information.
Abstract:
A method of playing a wagering game has at least one player placing an Ante wager to compete against a dealer in a playing card game; the at least one player receiving a player initial hand of multiple playing cards of number n and evaluating the playing cards according to rules comprising: a) the player having the option of retaining all cards in the player initial hand or replacing one or more cards in the player initial hand if at least one card in the player initial hand equals or exceeds the minimum value to form a player resulting hand; b) the dealer receiving a dealer initial hand having more than n cards, the dealer optionally replacing one or more cards in the dealer initial hand; and c) the dealer comparing a single highest value card in the resulting dealer hand with a single highest value card in the player resulting hand as an at least initial step in determining a win loss event for the Ante wager. The dealer receives a dealer initial hand having more than n cards, the dealer replacing one or more cards in the dealer initial hand if at least one card in the dealer initial hand equals or exceeds the minimum value to form a dealer resulting hand; and the dealer comparing a single highest value card in the resulting dealer hand with a single highest value card in the player resulting hand as an at least initial step in determining a win loss event for the Ante wager.
Abstract:
A sealed multilateral junction system provides fluid isolation between intersecting wellbores in a subterranean well. In a described embodiment, a method of forming a wellbore junction includes the steps of sealing a tubular string in a branch wellbore to a tubular structure in a parent wellbore. The tubular string may be secured to the tubular structure utilizing a flange which is larger in size than a window formed in the tubular structure. The flange may be sealed to the tubular structure about the window by a metal to metal seal or by adhering the flange to the tubular structure.