Frank Leonce Cire

20130131848, May 23, 2013

Jan 22, 2013

13/746850

Miles Arnone - Sherborn MA, US
Frank Cire - Pasadena CA, US
Eric Meyerhofer - Pasadena CA, US

MERCURY AND ASSOCIATES STRUCTURE II, LLC. - Glendale CA

G07F 17/32

700 91

Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention operate a skill normalized hybrid game. One embodiment includes a skill normalized hybrid game, including: a gambling game; an entertainment game; a game world engine constructed to manage the entertainment game and communicate gameplay gambling event occurrences based upon a player's skillful execution of the entertainment game that trigger randomly generated payouts for the gambling game to the gambling game; and a skill normalization module constructed to: receive player performance measurements for at least one player from the game world engine; assign a handicap to the at least one player based at least in part upon the performance measurements for the at least one player from the game world engine; and send information concerning handicaps to the game world engine that configures the game world engine to implement each assigned handicap within the skill normalized hybrid game.

20130217485, Aug 22, 2013

Apr 2, 2013

13/855676

Mercury and Associates Structure ll, LLC - , US
Frank Cire - Pasadena CA, US
Eric Meyerhofer - Pasadena CA, US
Caityn Ross - Watertown MA, US

Mercury and Associates Structure ll, LLC - Glendale CA

G07F 17/32

463 29

Systems and methods that regulate a hybrid game to detect and/or defeat unauthorized use of the hybrid game. One embodiment includes a method of detecting unauthorized operation of a hybrid gaming system that includes a gambling game and an entertainment game. In addition, the method can include collecting first game operating performance data (GOPD) from the entertainment game while the hybrid game is being played by a first player, generating a reference profile using the first GOPD, collecting second GOPD from the entertainment game while the hybrid game is being played by a second player, comparing the second GOPD to the reference profile to determine whether the second player is operating the hybrid game in an unauthorized manner, and generating a notification to an operator upon determination that the second player is operating the hybrid game in an unauthorized manner.

20130244765, Sep 19, 2013

May 6, 2013

13/888326

Frank Cire - Pasadena CA, US
Eric Meyerhofer - Pasadena CA, US

Gamblit Gaming, LLC - Glendale CA

G07F 17/32

463 25

Methods and systems for personalizable hybrid games including a gambling game and an entertainment game are provided. A hybrid game includes a real world engine configured to provide a randomly generated payout for a gambling game and a game world engine configured to manage an entertainment software engine to provide outcomes based upon a player's skillful execution of an entertainment game. Parameter data indicative of player performance when playing the entertainment game at a first difficulty setting is collected and a difficulty setting is selected for the entertainment game based upon the collected parameter data. An amount of real world credit to be wagered in the gambling game may be determined based on the selected difficulty setting for the entertainment game, where real world credit is credit used in the gambling game.

20130281193, Oct 24, 2013

Jun 13, 2013

13/917529

Frank Cire - Pasadena CA, US
Eric Meyerhofer - Pasadena CA, US
Caitlyn Ross - Watertown MA, US

G07F 17/32

463 25

Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention operate an anti-sandbagging hybrid game. One embodiment includes an anti-sandbagging hybrid game, including: a gambling game; an entertainment game; a game world engine constructed to manage the entertainment game and communicate gameplay gambling event occurrences based upon a player's skillful execution of the entertainment game that trigger randomly generated payouts for the gambling game to the gambling game; and an anti-sandbagging module constructed to: receive player performance measurements for at least one player from the game world engine; assign an anti-sandbagging provision to the at least one player based at least in part upon the performance measurements for the at least one player from the game world engine; and send information concerning the anti-sandbagging provision to the game world engine that configures the game world engine to implement the assigned anti-sandbagging provision within the anti-sandbagging hybrid game.

20130324227, Dec 5, 2013

Aug 7, 2013

13/961849

Frank Cire - Pasadena CA, US
Eric Meyerhofer - Pasadena CA, US
Caitlyn Ross - Watertown MA, US

Gamblit Gaming, LLC - Glendale CA

G07F 17/32

463 25

Systems and methods for providing a game world exchange for a hybrid game are disclosed. The systems and method involve collecting game play metrics about amounts of real world credits that players commit, and amounts of game world credits or objects accrued, while players play a plurality of a first type and a plurality of a second type of hybrid game and using the game play metrics to determine game world exchange rates for game world credits and/or game world objects between the first type and second type of hybrid game.

20130331177, Dec 12, 2013

Jun 17, 2013

13/920031

Frank Cire - Pasadena CA, US
Caitlyn Ross - Watertown MA, US

Gamblit Gaming, LLC - Glendale CA

G07F 17/32

463 25

Methods and systems for enhanced head-to-head hybrid gaming are provided. An enhanced head-to-head hybrid game has a gambling game with a real world engine that provides a randomly generated payout for the gambling game, an entertainment software engine that executes an entertainment game providing outcomes upon a player's execution of the entertainment game, and a game world engine that manages the entertainment software engine and communicates gameplay gambling event occurrences based upon a player's execution of the entertainment game that trigger the gambling game. A global betting manager receives player performance measurements from the game world engine, determines tournament eligibility, assigns a tournament handicap based at least in part upon the performance measurements from the game world engine and sends information concerning these parameters to the game world engine which is configured to implement each assigned handicap and tournament eligibility within the enhanced head-to-head hybrid game.

50723871, Dec 10, 1991

Dec 20, 1989

7/454105

Suzanne Griston - San Dimas CA
Frank L. Cire - Pomona CA

Chevron Research and Technology Company - San Francisco CA

G01V 100
E21B 4324
E21B 3313

364422

An improved method for deteriming the transit time of a radioactive tracer for steam injection profiles in steam injection wells is disclosed. Radiation decay data is collected at two detectors at different depths. The data is then transformed into a new data set, consisting of time intervals between successive decay events. Tracer radiation decay events are distinguished from background radiation decay events by using statistical methods to establish a high probability that background radiation decay events are excluded. The total set of time intervals are then divided into subgroups of a specified sample size. The arrival time of the tracer is determined as the first time at which a specified minimum number of identified tracer radiation decay events occur successively.

20210256819, Aug 19, 2021

Jan 5, 2021

17/142216

- Monrovia CA, US
Frank Cire - Monrovia CA, US
Eric Meyerhofer - Pasadena CA, US

G07F 17/32

A pari-mutuel based interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive controller configured to: communicate element request data associated with an interactive application; communicate an element request; receive element instructions comprising elements; and execute the interactive application using the elements; a wager controller constructed to: receive wager request instructions; place wagers; determine wager outcomes for wagers; and communicate wager outcome data; and the application controller constructed to: receive the element request data; scan the element request data to determine the element selection; generate the wager request instructions; instruct the wager controller by communicating the wager request instructions; receive wagering acknowledgment data; associate the wagers with the element selection; receive the wager outcome data; receive the application element request; scan the application element request to determine a request for the selected element; generate virtual credit element instructions; and instruct the interactive controller by communicating the virtual credit element instructions.