Patents by Inventor Todd L. Landen

Todd L. Landen 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).

  • System and method for bet-matching and chance-element features for multi-player online skill games
    Patent number: 10269210
    Abstract: A system and method for providing matching of bets for an online skill game includes a display device for displaying the game and a computer coupled to the display device. The computer is configured to analyze a skill level of a first player based on the playing history of the first player, to analyze a skill level of a second player based on the playing history of the second player, to generate an initial proposal for a fair match between the first player and the second player based on the analyzed skill levels, and to communicate the initial proposal either one of the first player or the second player, and wherein either the first player or the second player accepts or rejects the initial proposal by communicating the acceptance or rejection to the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventor: Todd L. Landen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BET-MATCHING AND CHANCE-ELEMENT FEATURES FOR MULTI-PLAYER ONLINE SKILL GAMES
    Publication number: 20180225919
    Abstract: A system and method for providing matching of bets for an online skill game includes a display device for displaying the game and a computer coupled to the display device. The computer is configured to analyze a skill level of a first player based on the playing history of the first player, to analyze a skill level of a second player based on the playing history of the second player, to generate an initial proposal for a fair match between the first player and the second player based on the analyzed skill levels, and to communicate the initial proposal either one of the first player or the second player, and wherein either the first player or the second player accepts or rejects the initial proposal by communicating the acceptance or rejection to the computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Todd L. Landen
  • System and method of bet-matching and chance-element features for multi-player online skill games
    Patent number: 9905076
    Abstract: A system and method for providing matching of bets for an online skill game includes a display device for displaying the game and a computer coupled to the display device. The computer is configured to analyze a skill level of a first player based on the playing history of the first player, to analyze a skill level of a second player based on the playing history of the second player, to generate an initial proposal for a fair match between the first player and the second player based on the analyzed skill levels, and to communicate the initial proposal either one of the first player or the second player, and wherein either the first player or the second player accepts or rejects the initial proposal by communicating the acceptance or rejection to the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Inventor: Todd L. Landen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BET-MATCHING AND CHANCE-ELEMENT FEATURES FOR MULTI-PLAYER ONLINE SKILL GAMES
    Publication number: 20150187172
    Abstract: A system and method for providing matching of bets for an online skill game includes a display device for displaying the game and a computer coupled to the display device. The computer is configured to analyze a skill level of a first player based on the playing history of the first player, to analyze a skill level of a second player based on the playing history of the second player, to generate an initial proposal for a fair match between the first player and the second player based on the analyzed skill levels, and to communicate the initial proposal either one of the first player or the second player, and wherein either the first player or the second player accepts or rejects the initial proposal by communicating the acceptance or rejection to the computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventor: Todd L. Landen