Patents by Inventor Apu Shah

Apu Shah 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).

  • Scalable automated real-time management of peer-to-peer wagers based on events occurring during external contexts
    Patent number: 9208647
    Abstract: An internet based automated wagering system allows many participant to wager on outcomes of certain events associated with a game. The wagering can occur in real time or can be delayed. Presentations are made to participants indicating various events associated with the game and participants can then send to the system proposed wagers based on possible outcomes of the event as selected by each participant. The system then finds a partner for each participant and an engagement is established between the participants interested in the same wager and event outcome. The system can monitor events and determine their outcomes, or can obtain event outcome information from external sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: BALLCRAPS LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Ulrich, Robert Allison, Apu Shah, Joseph Kimmel, Micah Nickerson
  • SCALABLE AUTOMATED REAL-TIME MANAGEMENT OF PEER-TO-PEER WAGERS BASED ON EVENTS OCCURRING DURING EXTERNAL CONTEXTS
    Publication number: 20140274321
    Abstract: An internet based automated wagering system allows many participant to wager on outcomes of certain events associated with a game. The wagering can occur in real time or can be delayed. Presentations are made to participants indicating various events associated with the game and participants can then send to the system proposed wagers based on possible outcomes of the event as selected by each participant. The system then finds a partner for each participant and an engagement is established between the participants interested in the same wager and event outcome. The system can monitor events and determine their outcomes, or can obtain event outcome information from external sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BALLCRAPS LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Ulrich, Robert Allison, Apu Shah, Joseph Kimmel, Micah Nickerson