{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9633509","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9633509","title":"Method and apparatus for gaming machines with a tournament play bonus feature","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2015-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-04-25T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G07F","G07F","G07F","G07F","G07F","G07F","G07F"],"num_claims":20,"abstract":"A gaming method and device includes a game, at least one non-qualifying outcome in the game, and at least one qualifying outcome in the game, wherein a player qualifies for a multi-player tournament to be held in the future when the player achieves the at least one qualifying outcome."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Method and apparatus for gaming machines with a tournament play bonus feature","description":"A gaming method and device includes a game, at least one non-qualifying outcome in the game, and at least one qualifying outcome in the game, wherein a player qualifies for a multi-player tournament t","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9633509","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9633509","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Method and apparatus for gaming machines with a tournament play bonus feature\" (US-9633509). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9633509","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9633509","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9633509","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T04:08:53.308Z"}