Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automated hand strength estimation for card games
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Application No.: US16158073Application Date: 2018-10-11
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Publication No.: US10403089B2Publication Date: 2019-09-03
- Inventor: Jarred Wesley Simmer
- Applicant: Zynga Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Francisco
- Assignee: Zynga Inc.
- Current Assignee: Zynga Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Francisco
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: G06F17/00
- IPC: G06F17/00 ; G07F17/32

Abstract:
In various embodiments, a method of estimating odds that a player will win a round of a card game is disclosed. Information is received pertaining to cards that have been dealt from a deck at a particular point during a round of a card game. The information identifies cards that have been revealed to the player and a number of cards that have not been revealed to the player. An estimation of odds that the player will win the round of the card game is generated. The generating includes repeatedly, for each of the number of cards that has not been revealed to the player and for each remaining card to be dealt in the round, randomly selecting a card from remaining cards in the deck. The estimation of the odds is communicated for integration into a presentation of information pertaining to the card game.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190080548A1 AUTOMATED HAND STRENGTH ESTIMATION FOR CARD GAMES Public/Granted day:2019-03-14
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