ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,361,798, issued on July 15, was assigned to Dynamics Inc. (Chewick, Pa.).
"Cards, devices, systems, and methods for advanced payment game of skill and game of chance functionality" was invented by Jeffrey D. Mullen (Pittsburgh) and Jonathan L. Beaver (Cranberry, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A user is provided with a GUI that may allow the user to change functionality associated with a non-battery-powered card, a battery-powered card, a payment sticker, or another device (e.g., a mobile telephonic device). The GUI may be provided by a website so that a user views the GUI from a web-browser. At any time, for example, a user may chang...