Patents by Inventor Reginald Groves

Reginald Groves 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: 20080108420
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gaming device having an interface for inputting a player-selected series of indicia chosen by a player and an output generator for generating a randomly-selected series of indicia. An actuator is provided for activation by the player to generate the randomly-selected series of indicia. The gaming device compares the player-selected series of indicia against the randomly-selected series of indicia to determine an outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventor: Reginald Groves
  • Publication number: 20070082722
    Abstract: A system and method for playing a card game are disclosed. The card game may be played with a real deck of cards and an associated playing surface or with a virtual deck of cards as part of a virtual card game on a processor-based platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventor: Reginald Groves
  • Publication number: 20070082721
    Abstract: A system and method for playing a card game are disclosed. The card game may be played with a real deck of cards and an associated playing surface or with a virtual deck of cards as part of a virtual card game on a processor-based platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventor: Reginald Groves
  • Publication number: 20060073865
    Abstract: A system and method for playing a card game are disclosed. The card game may be played with a real deck of cards and an associated playing surface or with a virtual deck of cards as part of a virtual card game on a processor-based platform. The method comprises placing at least one wager by betting a monetary amount and choosing a betting number or a range of betting numbers during a current round of play. The method further comprises dealing at least two playing cards and revealing a face of each of the dealt playing cards during the current round of play. The method also includes summing face values of the revealed playing cards to form at least one summed value for the current round of play. The method also comprises comparing the at least one summed value to the betting number or the range of betting numbers for each wager for the current round of play to determine any winning wagers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventor: Reginald Groves
  • Publication number: 20060073864
    Abstract: A system and method for playing a card game are disclosed. The card game may be played with a real deck of cards and an associated playing surface or with a virtual deck of cards as part of a virtual card game on a processor-based platform. The method comprises placing at least one wager by betting a monetary amount for a current round of play and dealing an arrangement of playing cards and revealing a face of each of the dealt playing cards during the round of play. The method further comprises identifying any predefined progression sequences appearing in the arrangement of the dealt playing cards. The method also includes paying any winning wager according to the monetary amount bet and odds associated with the identified progression sequences for the current round of play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventor: Reginald Groves
  • Publication number: 20050181850
    Abstract: A system and method for playing a card game are disclosed. The card game may be played with a real deck of cards and an associated playing surface or with a virtual deck of cards as part of a virtual card game on a processor-based platform. The card game combines the apparent attractiveness of casino wagering with a user-friendly method of play while still prompting the spontaneous wagering on the seemingly even or higher odds money bets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventor: Reginald Groves
  • Publication number: 20050181852
    Abstract: Systems and methods for playing a card game are disclosed. The card game may be played with a real deck of cards and an associated playing surface, a virtual deck of cards as part of a virtual card game on a processor-based platform, representations of one or more cards in a lottery type game or the like. The card game combines the apparent attractiveness of casino wagering with a user-friendly method of play while still prompting the spontaneous wagering on the seemingly even or higher odds money bets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventor: Reginald Groves
  • Publication number: 20050127608
    Abstract: A system and method for playing a card game are disclosed. The card game may be played with a real deck of cards and an associated playing surface or with a virtual deck of cards as part of a virtual card game on a processor-based platform. The method comprises providing at least one deck of playing cards and shuffling the deck such that the playing cards are put into a substantially unknown random order. The method may further comprise placing at least one wager by betting a monetary amount and selecting a target number wherein points are awarded for each occurrence of the target number, that will be totaled during a current round of play. The cards are positioned in an arrangement and selectively revealed. The number of points associated with the current round may be attained from the dealt playing cards based on at least a number of revealed sums of a target number within the arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventor: Reginald Groves
  • Publication number: 20050098951
    Abstract: A system and method for playing a card game are disclosed. The card game may be played with a real deck of cards and an associated playing surface or with a virtual deck of cards as part of a virtual card game on a processor-based platform. The method comprises providing at least one deck of playing cards and shuffling the deck such that the playing cards are put into a substantially unknown random order. The method further comprises placing at least one wager by betting a monetary amount and attempting to correctly guess a number of points that will be totaled during a current round of play. The method further includes dealing each of the playing cards in an arrangement and revealing a face of each of the playing cards. The method also includes totaling a number of points associated with the dealt playing cards based on at least a number of revealed pairs within the arrangement. The method also includes paying any winning wager according to the monetary amount bet and odds associated with the winning wager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventor: Reginald Groves