Patents by Inventor Nikolaos Konstakis

Nikolaos Konstakis 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: 20200111284
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method that includes programming a computer machine to perform the steps of: providing game slips to game players, where each games slip has game options and one of the game options is a first game option that includes a non-verified outcome of an event; receiving the game slips that include selected game options where one selected game option includes the first game option; determining odds of the first game option based on: 1?P, where P is the probability of a verified outcome of the event, a financial criterion of the game provider, and the selected game options; providing and receiving acceptance of the odds; determining whether the event has resulted in the verified outcome or the non-verified outcome; and determining, for each game player that selected the first game option, a prize based on the accepted odds when the event results in a non-verified outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nikolaos Konstakis, Nikolaos Kapatos
  • Publication number: 20180197365
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method that includes programming a computer machine to perform the steps of: providing game slips to game players, where each games slip has game options and one of the game options is a first game option that includes a non-verified outcome of an event; receiving the game slips that include selected game options where one selected game option includes the first game option; determining odds of the first game option based on: 1-P, where P is the probability of a verified outcome of the event, a financial criterion of the game provider, and the selected game options; providing and receiving acceptance of the odds; determining whether the event has resulted in the verified outcome or the non-verified outcome; and determining, for each game player that selected the first game option, a prize based on the accepted odds when the event results in a non-verified outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Nikolaos Konstakis, Nikolaos Kapatos
  • Publication number: 20170323517
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method that includes programming a computer machine to perform the steps of: providing game slips to game players, where each games slip has game options and one of the game options is a first game option that includes a non-verified outcome of an event; receiving the game slips that include selected game options where one selected game option includes the first game option; determining odds of the first game option based on: 1?P, where P is the probability of a verified outcome of the event, a financial criterion of the game provider, and the selected game options; providing and receiving acceptance of the odds; determining whether the event has resulted in the verified outcome or the non-verified outcome; and determining, for each game player that selected the first game option, a prize based on the accepted odds when the event results in a non-verified outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Nikolaos Konstakis, Nikolaos Kapatos
  • Publication number: 20160247349
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method that includes programming a computer machine to perform the steps of: providing game slips to game players, where each games slip has game options and one of the game options is a first game option that includes a non-verified outcome of an event; receiving the game slips that include selected game options where one selected game option includes the first game option; determining odds of the first game option based on: 1?P, where P is the probability of a verified outcome of the event, a financial criterion of the game provider, and the selected game options; providing and receiving acceptance of the odds; determining whether the event has resulted in the verified outcome or the non-verified outcome; and determining, for each game player that selected the first game option, a prize based on the accepted odds when the event results in a non-verified outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Nikolaos Konstakis, Nikolaos Kapatos
  • Patent number: 9330538
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method that includes programming a computer machine to perform the steps of: providing game slips to game players, where each games slip has game options and one of the game options is a first game option that includes a non-verified outcome of an event; receiving the game slips that include selected game options where one selected game option includes the first game option; determining odds of the first game option based on: 1-P, where P is the probability of a verified outcome of the event, a financial criterion of the game provider, and the selected game options; providing and receiving acceptance of the odds; determining whether the event has resulted in the verified outcome or the non-verified outcome; and determining, for each game player that selected the first game option, a prize based on the accepted odds when the event results in a non-verified outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Intralot S.A.—Integrated Lottery Systems and Services
    Inventors: Nikolaos Konstakis, Nikolaos Kapatos
  • Publication number: 20140011560
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method that includes programming a computer machine to perform the steps of: providing game slips to game players, where each games slip has game options and one of the game options is a first game option that includes a non-verified outcome of an event; receiving the game slips that include selected game options where one selected game option includes the first game option; determining odds of the first game option based on: 1-P, where P is the probability of a verified outcome of the event, a financial criterion of the game provider, and the selected game options; providing and receiving acceptance of the odds; determining whether the event has resulted in the verified outcome or the non-verified outcome; and determining, for each game player that selected the first game option, a prize based on the accepted odds when the event results in a non-verified outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Nikolaos Konstakis, Nikolaos Kapatos