WO2007141632A3 - Tournament system for multi-player games with dynamic server balancing - Google Patents

Tournament system for multi-player games with dynamic server balancing Download PDF

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WO2007141632A3
WO2007141632A3 PCT/IB2007/001492 IB2007001492W WO2007141632A3 WO 2007141632 A3 WO2007141632 A3 WO 2007141632A3 IB 2007001492 W IB2007001492 W IB 2007001492W WO 2007141632 A3 WO2007141632 A3 WO 2007141632A3
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game
player games
dynamic server
balancing
tournament system
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Spencer Leonard James Mcnally
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
    • G07F17/3272—Games involving multiple players
    • G07F17/3276—Games involving multiple players wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements

Abstract

The number of participants competing in each of a plurality of separate game environments, each simulated by a separate game server, in a multi-participant electronic skill-based game tournament are periodically balanced to ensure fair and equitable gaming experiences for all participants. Game environments may periodically be deactivated to ensure optimal occupation of remaining active game environments. Balancing of game environments may be conducted on the occurrence of predetermined events.
PCT/IB2007/001492 2006-06-06 2007-06-06 Tournament system for multi-player games with dynamic server balancing WO2007141632A2 (en)

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US11/447,671 US20070293290A1 (en) 2006-06-06 2006-06-06 Tournament system for multi-player games with dynamic server balancing
US11/447,671 2006-06-06

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US20050101386A1 (en) * 1999-08-13 2005-05-12 Lavanchy Eric R. System and method for interactive game-play scheduled based on real-life events

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US20010004609A1 (en) * 1996-04-22 2001-06-21 Walker Jay S. Database driven online distributed tournament system
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