Patents by Inventor Ivan E. Hong

Ivan E. Hong 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).

  • Publication number: 20210012620
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable storage medium to implement a poker-based entertainment system which pits a player against a dealer. The player is provided two cards plus two community cards, and the dealer is provided two cards plus the same two community cards, and the player and dealer each make a best 3 card poker hand out of their respective four cards. Wagers can be resolved based on dealer's qualify hand, and a relationship between the player's hand and the dealer's hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Hwei-Wen Wayne Hong, Ivan E Hong
  • Publication number: 20160125692
    Abstract: A casino wagering game which enables the player to make two ante wagers and one blind bet, and then split a four card dealt hand into two separate hands. The player can raise or fold on each of the two player hands. The split hands do not need to be of equal size, and the dealer will supplement each hand so that player's each separate hand has a predetermined number of cards (e.g., three). The dealer's hand has four cards with only one revealed to the players. The dealer (after the players have acted) will reveal all three remaining cards and discard the card which makes the best possible three card hand with the remaining dealer's cards. Then each of the two player's hands is compared to the dealer's hand and the wagers are resolved accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Hwei-Wen Wayne Hong, Ivan E Hong
  • Patent number: 8821241
    Abstract: A casino wagering game wherein a player makes a wager and then a dealer and the player are each dealt respective hands. The player and dealer split their respective hand into a high hand and a low hand. Each hand is evaluated to see if it contains a “lucky break” which is a predefined subset of all hands. If the player has a lucky break and the dealer does not, then the player wins. If the dealer has a lucky break and the player does not, then the player loses. If both the player and the dealer have lucky breaks then the wager is resolved based on a comparison of the hands. If neither the player nor the dealer have lucky breaks, then the wager is also resolved based on a comparison of the hands. In addition to physical playing cards, the game can be played using physical Mahjong tiles. The game can also be played in electronic form on a computer, video terminal, portable device, and at an online casino.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Inventors: Hwei-Wen Wayne Hong, Ivan E. Hong
  • Publication number: 20120108308
    Abstract: A casino wagering game wherein a player makes a wager and then a dealer and the player are each dealt respective hands. The player and dealer split their respective hand into a high hand and a low hand. Each hand is evaluated to see if it contains a “lucky break” which is a predefined subset of all hands. If the player has a lucky break and the dealer does not, then the player wins. If the dealer has a lucky break and the player does not, then the player loses. If both the player and the dealer have lucky breaks then the wager is resolved based on a comparison of the hands. If neither the player nor the dealer have lucky breaks, then the wager is also resolved based on a comparison of the hands. In addition to physical playing cards, the game can be played using physical Mahjong tiles. The game can also be played in electronic form on a computer, video terminal, portable device, and at an online casino.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Hwei-Wen Wayne Hong, Ivan E. Hong
  • Publication number: 20110223982
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a casino wagering game related to Baccarat. Each player's hand and the dealer' (or banker's) hand is scored by adding up a point total of the respective cards modulo 10. The scoring also counts all pairs as a point total of 0. The player's hand is compared to the dealer's hand and the higher hand will win, subject to this scoring system. Numerous side bets can also be offered, such as a zero side bet wherein after the player is dealt two cards which total zero, the player is betting that a third dealt card (to form the player's three card hand) is also zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Hwei-Wen Wayne Hong, Ivan E. Hong