ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,444, issued on Sept. 15.
"System and method for integrating human-only readable media into game play" was invented by George Alexander Rodriguez (Miami) and Eder Daniel Moreira-Teixeira (Westworth Village, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer game system including a game screen, and a wager screen that includes controls that enable a player to select a wager amount for a competitive game and initiate a competitive game, such that the game screen is displayed when the competitive game is initiated. The player, upon winning the game, is awarded with at least a portion of the amount wagered by an opponent. The game developer...