Patents by Inventor Ricardo Pessanha

Ricardo Pessanha 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: 20060189381
    Abstract: A system for detecting and controlling collusion in a game with a plurality of participating players The system (1) includes a gaming server (2) and a number of portals (3a, 3b) in the form of websites on the World Wide Web in the Internet. Each of the portal websites is an online casino website hosted on a corresponding casino web server (not shown). Each of the casino websites (3a, 3b) is accessible by one or more would-be poker players. Each player accesses the website using a computer with a display (5) and an associated pointing device (6). The system (1) includes an administration facility (13) which communicates with the gaming server (2) along a communication channel (12). There is also a collusion detection server (14) in communication with the game server (2) via communication channel (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: David Daniel, Ricardo Pessanha