Prize allocation and notification regarding electronic games ranking

[0023]The invention generally relates to techniques for determining subjects involved in playing electronic games of prizes they have won and notifying the subjects of their prizes in which the prizes are allocated based on a ranking. Several techniques for ranking the subjects are disclosed below with reference to FIGS. 1-3, but it should be understood that these disclosed techniques do not limit the application of the invention and thus, any technique for ranking subjects involved in playing electronic games may be used in the invention.

[0024]Referring then first to FIGS. 1-3 which relate to exemplifying techniques for ranking subjects of electronic games, FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing showing the major components of a system for ranking subjects involved in electronic games in accordance with the invention. The system includes a server 10 having a memory 20, which is a computer-readable medium, for storing data in a database 22 thereof and for storing one or more computer programs 2