METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING ON-LINE TOURNAMENTS

摘要

Players are allowed to play in on-line tournaments at dates and times of their own choosing, within established tournament boundaries, for a predetermined length of time. More generally, players each compete for a fixed period of time, tplay, within tournament date/time boundaries, tstart and tend. The tournament winner is that player who attains a best score during the tournament. Participation is free of charge.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable instructions, which instructions when executed by a processor, cause said processor to conduct an on-line tournament over a time period specified by a tournament organizer, the on-line tournament including steps comprising:
registering a plurality of players for the on-line tournament during a first period of time that registration for the on-line tournament is permitted, wherein the on-line tournament is characterized by a predetermined starting time and a predetermined end time; at the predetermined start time commencing the tournament by permitting registered players to play, free of charge, playing of the tournament being characterized by each player playing for a specified length of time at a date and time of the player's own choosing after the predetermined starting time and before the predetermined end time; and at the predetermined end time, ending the tournament and determining a winner of the tournament.