Peter H Kim

US Patent:

6523829, Feb 25, 2003

Filed:

Jun 30, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/609720

Inventors:

Jay S. Walker - Ridgefield CT
James A. Jorasch - Stamford CT
Peter Kim - Stamford CT
Geoffrey M. Gelman - Stamford CT
Peter J. Vogel - New Canaan CT

Assignee:

Walker Digital, LLC - Stamford CT

International Classification:

A63F 100

US Classification:

273292, 463 11

Abstract:

A method and apparatus of playing a card game such as Blackjack provides a player with at least one additional option for playing the card game. For example, a Blackjack player who has made an initial bet and was dealt an unfavorable starting hand may be provided with at least one additional option, such as making a bust insurance bet or mortgaging a round of play. If the player makes a bust insurance bet, he will receive a payout if he then busts upon drawing an additional card. If the player selects a mortgaging option, he agrees to play the current round of play or at least one future round of play in accordance with a revised rule that is unfavorable for the player in exchange for receiving an advantage during the current round of play.

US Patent:

6540230, Apr 1, 2003

Filed:

Jun 30, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/610120

Inventors:

Jay S. Walker - Ridgefield CT
James A. Jorasch - Stamford CT
Peter Kim - Stamford CT
Geoffrey M. Gelman - Stamford CT
Peter J. Vogel - New Canaan CT

Assignee:

Walker Digital, LLC - Stamford CT

International Classification:

A63F 100

US Classification:

273292, 273274, 463 11

Abstract:

A method and apparatus of playing a card game such as Blackjack provides a player with at least one additional option for playing the card game. For example, a Blackjack player who has made an initial bet and was dealt an unfavorable starting hand may be provided with at least one additional option, such as making a bust insurance bet or mortgaging a round of play. If the player makes a bust insurance bet, he will receive a payout if he then busts upon drawing an additional card. If the player selects a mortgaging option, he agrees to play the current round of play or at least one future round of play in accordance with a revised rule that is unfavorable for the player in exchange for receiving an advantage during the current round of play.

US Patent:

6679497, Jan 20, 2004

Filed:

Feb 6, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/361904

Inventors:

Jay S. Walker - Ridgefield CT
James A. Jorasch - Stamford CT
Peter Kim - New York NY
Geoffrey M. Gelman - Stamford CT
Peter J. Vogel - Hartland WI

Assignee:

Walker Digital, LLC - Stamford CT

International Classification:

A63F 100

US Classification:

273292, 273274, 463 11, 463 12

Abstract:

A method and apparatus of playing a card game such as Blackjack provides a player with at least one additional option for playing the card game. For example, a Blackjack player who has made an initial bet and was dealt an unfavorable starting hand may be provided with at least one additional option, such as making a bust insurance bet or mortgaging a round of play. If the player makes a bust insurance bet, he will receive a payout if he then busts upon drawing an additional card. If the player selects a mortgaging option, he agrees to play the current round of play or at least one future round of play in accordance with a revised rule that is unfavorable for the player in exchange for receiving an advantage during the current round of play.

US Patent:

6877745, Apr 12, 2005

Filed:

Jun 23, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/602869

Inventors:

Jay S. Walker - Ridgefield CT, US
James A. Jorasch - Stamford CT, US
Peter Kim - Stamford CT, US
Geoffrey M. Gelman - Stamford CT, US
Andrew P. Golden - New York NY, US
Russell Pratt Sammon - Stamford CT, US
Norman C. Gilman - Stamford CT, US

Assignee:

Walker Digital, LLC - Stamford CT

International Classification:

A63F001/00

US Classification:

273292

Abstract:

A game to be modified in accordance with the invention involves a first random outcome and a second random outcome that are combined according to game rules to produce a game outcome. The game is administered by receiving a player request for a specific entry, the specific entry replacing one of the random outcomes and being selected from a finite set of possibilities not determined by chance. The requested specific entry affects the probable outcome of the game. The specific entry is combined with the remaining one of the random outcomes according to the game rules to determine the game outcome. According to one embodiment, the specific entry may be a score such as 18 which replaces the player's hand in the game of blackjack.

US Patent:

7111845, Sep 26, 2006

Filed:

Jan 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/341450

Inventors:

Jay S. Walker - Ridgefield CT, US
James A. Jorasch - Stamford CT, US
Peter Kim - New York NY, US
Geoffrey M. Gelman - Stamford CT, US
Peter J. Vogel - Hartland WI, US
Michael D. Downs - Stamford CT, US

Assignee:

Walker Digital, LLC - Stamford CT

International Classification:

A63F 1/00

US Classification:

273292, 463 12, 463 13

Abstract:

A method and apparatus of playing a game provides a player with at least one option for playing at least one round of the game in accordance with at least one advantage and/or disadvantage. For example, a player may agree to play a current round of play and/or at least one future round of play in accordance with a revised rule.

US Patent:

7156734, Jan 2, 2007

Filed:

Mar 30, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/538752

Inventors:

Jay S. Walker - Ridgefield CT, US
James A. Jorasch - Stamford CT, US
Daniel E. Tedesco - Huntington CT, US
Geoffrey M. Gelman - Stamford CT, US
Peter Kim - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Walker Digital, LLC - Stamford CT

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 1/00

US Classification:

463 12, 463 42, 273292

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided for resolving a hand of blackjack played by a player. If it is determined that the hand of blackjack has resulted in a push, then it is determined if the player has won the hand of blackjack based on a random outcome. For example, a dealer may receive from the player an indication of a wager amount associated with a hand of blackjack. The hand of blackjack may then be played according to traditional rules. If it is determined that the hand has resulted in a push, an indication of a random outcome may be received. The random outcome may be, for example, statistically independent of the hand of blackjack. Based on the random outcome, it is determined if the player has won the hand of blackjack. If the player has won, he or she receives payment of a winning amount based on the wager amount.

US Patent:

7493267, Feb 17, 2009

Filed:

Jun 30, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/609147

Inventors:

Jay S. Walker - Ridgefield CT, US
James A. Jorasch - Stamford CT, US
Daniel E. Tedesco - Westport CT, US
Geoffrey M. Gelman - Stamford CT, US
Peter Kim - Stamford CT, US
Andrew P. Golden - New York NY, US
Timothy A. Palmer - Stamford CT, US
Steven M. Santisi - Stamford CT, US

Assignee:

Walker Digital, LLC - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 14, 463 20, 463 21

Abstract:

A method for gathering marketing information from a player including transmitting a marketing question to a player proximate in space to a compensation dispensing machine, receiving a response to the marketing question from the player, and transmitting a signal to the compensation dispensing machine providing compensation to the player. The signal can be transmitted proximate in time to receiving the response. Alternatively, the method for gathering marketing information from a player can include transmitting a marketing question to a player, receiving a response to the marketing question from the player, and transmitting a signal causing a compensation dispensing machine to provide compensation to the player at a time proximate to receipt of the response. The compensation dispensing machine can be proximate in space to the player.

US Patent:

7711604, May 4, 2010

Filed:

Mar 31, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/540035

Inventors:

Jay S. Walker - Ridgefield CT, US
Peter Kim - Stamford CT, US
James A. Jorasch - Stamford CT, US
Magdalena Mik - Greenwich CT, US
Daniel E. Tedesco - Westport CT, US
Russell Pratt Sammon - Stamford CT, US
Andrew P. Golden - New York NY, US
Raymod J. Mueller - Weston CT, US
Keith Bemer - New York NY, US
Kathleen Van Luchene - Norwalk CT, US

Assignee:

Walker Digital, LLC - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 26, 705 30

Abstract:

A system is provided in which a sale price is determined based on a product description, and the sale price is transmitted to a customer. The customer is not guaranteed what specific product will be sold to the customer before an agreement to purchase a product for the sale price is received from the customer. After receiving the agreement, a retailer selects a product conforming to the product description, and identifies the product to the customer. The retailer is able to evaluate a customer's individual demand based on the received description and to determine a sale price accordingly, thereby reducing losses associated with conventional single-price systems. Although this may result in different sale prices for an identical product, the system is perceived as fair because a higher-paying customer likely agreed to a different product description than a lower-paying customer, and neither would have agreed to the other's product description and sale price. The system also allows a retailer to mask product discounts by selecting undesirable redemption conditions under which to sell the product, such as pickup at a faraway location, even if the product is available at a closer location. As a result, the customer believes that the discount is attributable to the undesirable redemption conditions, rather than to the product quality or to decreased demand.