Patents by Inventor Benjamin Ellinger

Benjamin Ellinger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Press-your-luck challenge
    Patent number: 7845641
    Abstract: A method of hosting a press-your-luck challenge includes receiving a stake from a player and iteratively beginning phases of the press-your-luck challenge. Each phase of the press-your-luck challenge comprises dealing an active subset of game items from a set of game items. If the active subset of game items is defeated by an immediately previous subset of game items, the press-your-luck challenge is ended. If the active subset of game items is not defeated by an immediately previous subset of game items, the player is offered a return equal to a total value of the active subset of game items. If the player accepts the return, the player is awarded the return and the press-your-luck challenge ends. If the player declines the return, a subsequent phase of the press-your-luck challenge is begun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Miller, Jason York, Benjamin Ellinger
  • PRESS-YOUR-LUCK CHALLENGE
    Publication number: 20100090403
    Abstract: A method of hosting a press-your-luck challenge includes receiving a stake from a player and iteratively beginning phases of the press-your-luck challenge. Each phase of the press-your-luck challenge comprises dealing an active subset of game items from a set of game items. If the active subset of game items is defeated by an immediately previous subset of game items, the press-your-luck challenge is ended. If the active subset of game items is not defeated by an immediately previous subset of game items, the player is offered a return equal to a total value of the active subset of game items. If the player accepts the return, the player is awarded the return and the press-your-luck challenge ends. If the player declines the return, a subsequent phase of the press-your-luck challenge is begun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Miller, Jason York, Benjamin Ellinger