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Electronic poker game
Assignee: JONES DANE K
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Filing: 1988-07-13
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Granted: 1991-06-11
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Expires: 2008-07-13
Abstract
Abstract An electronic device is used to play a card game in which a player and a dealer are each dealt five cards. If the dealer has a poker hand having a value less than an Ace-King combination or better, the player automatically wins. If the dealer has a poker hand having a value of an Ace-king combination or better, than the higher of the player's or the dealer's hand wins. If the player winds, he receives a bonus payment depending on the poker rank of his hand. By making an additional wager, a player can also participate in a progressive jackpot component of the card game.
Inventors
- 👤 James P. Suttle
- 👤 Daniel A. Jones
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 04:14
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00157; G07F17/3286; G07F17/3293; A63F2003/00167; A63F2003/0017; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/14; A63F2250/142
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of playing a poker game displayed on an electronic device comprising the steps of: a) a player inserting a second token into the electronic device to be eligible to play the poker game displayed on the electronic device, b) a player inserting a second token to be eligible to participate in a progressive jackpot, the second token being inserted prior to beginning the pay of a hand of the poker game, which second token is allocated to a progressive jackpot separate from an allocation of the first token, c) electronically displaying to the player a poker hand comprising a predetermined number of cards, and d) the player winning a predetermined amount of the progressive jackpot if the player's hand comprises a predetermined poker hand combination.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of playing a poker game displayed on an electronic device comprising the steps of: a) a player inserting a second token into the electronic device to be eligible to play the poker game displayed on the electronic device, b) a player inserting a second token to be eligible to participate in a progressive jackpot, the second token being inserted prior to beginning the pay of a hand of the poker game, which second token is allocated to a progressive jackpot separate from an allocation of the first token, c) electronically displaying to the player a poker hand comprising a predetermined number of cards, and d) the player winning a predetermined amount of the progressive jackpot if the player's hand comprises a predetermined poker hand combination.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined number of cards is five.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined amount is a percentage of the progressive jackpot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the percentage is computed as follows: ______________________________________
Royal Flush 100%
Straight Flush 10%
Four of a Kind 1%
______________________________________
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined amount is a fixed number of tokens.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the fixed number of tokens is computed as follows: ______________________________________
Full House 50 Tokens
Flush 25 Tokens
______________________________________
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined amount is a combination of a percentage of the progressive jackpot and a fixed amount of tokens.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the combination of percentages and fixed amount is computed as follows: ______________________________________
Royal Flush 100%
Straight Flush 10%
Four of a Kind 1%
Full House 50 Tokens
Flush 25 Tokens
______________________________________
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the progressive jackpot is progressive in that any amount of the jackpot remaining unwon is carried over to the next hand.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method claim 1 wherein the house collects a percentage of each second token bet as the house's fee for providing the progressive jackpot.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the percentage is between 3% and 5%.
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