Patents by Inventor Brandii R. S. Grace

Brandii R. S. Grace 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).

  • Promoting competitive balance in multiplayer gaming
    Patent number: 10789816
    Abstract: By one or more processors of a computing device, receive a player game election of a player, the player game election comprising a skill based video game and one or more player characteristics of the player, determine a first player eligibility of the player to participate in the skill based video game comprising verify the one or more player characteristics, send the first player eligibility to an operator of the skill based video game, receive a list of one or more players that fulfilled a win condition for the skill based video game, determine a second player eligibility to receive a payout based on the list of one or more players that fulfilled the win condition, the first player eligibility, and a player preference for a payout type, and distribute the payout to the one or more players that fulfill the win condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Versus LLC
    Inventors: Matthew D. Pierce, Brian V. Hughes, Brandii R. S. Grace, Scott Sebelius
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING REAL MONEY TOURNAMENTS FOR VIDEO GAMES
    Publication number: 20190228612
    Abstract: By one or more processors of a computing device, receive a player game election of a player, the player game election comprising a skill based video game and one or more player characteristics of the player, determine a first player eligibility of the player to participate in the skill based video game comprising verify the one or more player characteristics, send the first player eligibility to an operator of the skill based video game, receive a list of one or more players that fulfilled a win condition for the skill based video game, determine a second player eligibility to receive a payout based on the list of one or more players that fulfilled the win condition, the first player eligibility, and a player preference for a payout type, and distribute the payout to the one or more players that fulfill the win condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: VERSUS LLC
    Inventors: Matthew D. Pierce, Brian V. Hughes, Brandii R. S. Grace, Scott Sebelius