Patents Assigned to EA.COM, Inc.
  • Positive-return gambling
    Publication number: 20060035704
    Abstract: A method and system of providing players with positive return in a gambling game. Tokens are won or lost in a manner that assures net positive return. Token value is determined based on the total number of outstanding tokens, or on the total number that have been issued in a predetermined time period, so that the total prize payout is predetermined and constant. In one embodiment, tokens act as lottery tickets, and prizes are awarded to winners of the lottery, so that a player's chance of winning the lottery is based on the percentage of outstanding tokens he or she possesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: EA.COM, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Rush, Jason Kapalka, Sukhbir Sidhu
  • Positive-return gambling
    Patent number: 6966836
    Abstract: A method and system of providing players with positive return in a gambling game. Tokens are won or lost in a manner that assures net positive return. Token value is determined based on the total number of outstanding tokens, or on the total number that have been issued in a predetermined time period, so that the total prize payout is predetermined and constant. In one embodiment, tokens act as lottery tickets, and prizes are awarded to winners of the lottery, so that a player's chance of winning the lottery is based on the percentage of outstanding tokens he or she possesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: EA.COM, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Rush, Jason M. Kapalka, Sukhbir S. Sidhu