Patents by Inventor Graham Peter Massey

Graham Peter Massey 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).

  • On-line gaming with independent player matching
    Patent number: 7470197
    Abstract: An on-line gaming environment provides a forum for competitors to play against each other. Each competitor pays a fee for a game which comprises a number of rounds. A prize fund is generated for each competitor from their entry fee and the prize for a round is the combined prize funds of the two competitors. In each round, opponents are selected at random. A player who loses any rounds is eliminated from the game. A player who wins a predetermined number of consecutive games wins the accumulated fund. Players may select between a number of available games to play and may switch which game is being played in between rounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Inventors: Graham Peter Massey, Claire Gilmore McDonald
  • On-line gaming method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20040248652
    Abstract: An on-line gaming environment provides a forum for competitors to play against each other. Each competitor pays a fee for a game which comprises a number of rounds. A prize fund is generated for each competitor from their entry fee and the prize for a round is the combined prize funds of the two competitors. In each round, opponents are selected at random. A player who loses any rounds is eliminated from the game. A player who wins a predetermined number of consecutive games wins the accumulated fund. Players may select between a number of available games to play and may switch which game is being played in between rounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Graham Peter Massey, Claire Gilmore McDonald