Appeal No. 2002-0105 6
Application No. 09/398,891
In discussing “Version #2H” shown in Figures 14 and 15, Moody states (column 9,
lines 1-7) that in the multiple deck embodiment, one or more cards may alternatively be
designated as wild cards or one or more Jokers may be added to the decks and
designated as wild cards, such that the method of Moody’s patent may be applied to “any
of the various wild card video poker games that are known in the art, such as Deuce’s
Wild or Joker’s Wild.”
In discussing “Version #2J” at column 11, lines 29-48, Moody states that five rows
of cards may be played, which “also creates additional five card stud hands of
replacement cards in each of the vertical columns” such that “[s]pecial payouts or
progressive or non-progressive jackpots may be awarded for high ranking stud hands that
may be formed in these vertical columns.”
In discussing “Version #2L”, Moody states at column 13, lines 3-9, that
In addition to five card rows, the method of the present invention can
also be applied to six, seven or more card rows. Winning hand combinations
can be based on six card poker hand[s], seven card poker hands or even
more card poker hands. Alternatively, the winning hand combination can be
based on the best five card poker hand out of the six, seven or even more
cards in the row.
At column 16, lines 12-55, Moody states that the concepts of the invention
disclosed therein may be extended to other known casino games such as CARIBBEAN
STUDŽ poker2, LET IT RIDEŽ poker3 or Texas Hold ‘Em poker. It is explained at column
2The game of CARIBBEAN STUDŽ poker is described in U.S. Pat. No.
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