Patents by Inventor Trey Ratcliff

Trey Ratcliff 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: 20090181774
    Abstract: A gaming method for interactive engagement between multiple participants in competition over internet websites or virtual assets associated with internet websites is provided. The method provides for selection of an internet website that has a website value associated with it, or assigned to it. The selected first character has player points associated therewith, and interactively engages at least one other character in a game environment. A winning character is determined as between the first and second character based on one or more determinative outcomes during the game. These determinative outcomes are generated by generating a first and second random value attributable to the first and second characters respectively. The random values are compared and the player points associated with the first and second characters are incremented based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: JG Games Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Trey Ratcliff
  • Publication number: 20090036216
    Abstract: A gaming method for interactive engagement between multiple participants in competition over internet websites is provided. The method provides for selection of an internet website that has a website value associated with it, or assigned to it. The website value is based on the number of times the selected website has been accessed by web users. A first character is selected by a participant. The selected first character has player points associated therewith, and interactively engages at least one other character in a game environment. A winning character is determined as between the first and second character based on one or more determinative outcomes during the game. These determinative outcomes are generated by generating a first and second random value attributable to the first and second characters respectively. The random values are compared and the player points associated with the first and second characters are incremented based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventor: Trey Ratcliff
  • Publication number: 20080300045
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for operating prize-contest in a gaming space. In a virtual space associated with an online game having a plurality of participants, a prize-contest operation is conducted to promote a prize contest to the participants of the online game. At the completion of the prize-contest, information associated with the participants is updated based on the outcome of the prize-contest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventor: Trey Ratcliff