Patents by Inventor MATTHEW E. FORD

MATTHEW E. FORD 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: 20160203670
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a legend sport slot machine apply a database containing games played by a player of a sport. Each player in the database has an image in the database. Each image has a plurality of identifiers, including a name of the player, a team name for the player, a game position for the player, a unique game of the player in a plurality of unique games, a score for the player in the unique game, a date the unique game was played and a result of the unique game. The slot machine is activated by a gamer to randomly generate an image for each of a plurality of windows on a display screen, each image is associated with one of the plurality of unique games. A gamer predicts a payline in the plurality of windows and a score outcome. A payout takes place when the outcome on the payline matches a prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: MATTHEW E. FORD
  • Publication number: 20150273345
    Abstract: Systems and methods of selecting legend players in a processor based sports fantasy legend game are described. The system can be a web based server that provides processors that implement all of the methods described herein. In accordance with one method described herein, a user selects a complete fantasy legend sports team with at least one legend player that is entered by the processor. The processor determines a team score that is based on a performance of the legend player in a game played in the past. The game in the past is selected by the processor from a plurality of games based on a random number. The processor enables the user to review the performance of the legend player and to have the processor select a new game played in the past or have the user select a new legend player. The selected players in the fantasy legend game may all be legend players.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: MATTHEW E. FORD