公开(公告)号：EP2621595A4

公开(公告)日：2015-06-03

申请号：EP11829776

申请日：2011-09-26

申请人： MULTIMEDIA GAMES INC

发明人： CARPENTER JOHN J ,  RIGGS KEITH ,  POPE ALLISON ,  CONWAY MICHAEL D ,  OWEN CLINT ,  JOHNSON BRADLEY W ,  CODY JP

IPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/326 ,  G07F17/3276

公开(公告)号：EP2621596A4

公开(公告)日：2015-03-11

申请号：EP11829777

申请日：2011-09-26

申请人： MULTIMEDIA GAMES INC

发明人： CARPENTER JOHN J ,  RIGGS KEITH ,  POPE ALLISON ,  CONWAY MICHAEL D ,  OWEN CLINT ,  JOHNSON BRADLEY W ,  CODY JP

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/3272 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3276

公开(公告)号：EP1850932A4

公开(公告)日：2009-08-19

申请号：EP06734514

申请日：2006-02-06

申请人： MULTIMEDIA GAMES INC

发明人： LIND CLIFTON

IPC分类号： G11B17/22 ,  A63F9/24 ,  G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/323

摘要： A gaming machine (100) includes a number of game implementation devices, each adapted to be placed alternatively in an enabled or disabled condition. Each respective game implementation device is operable to implement at least a portion of a respective game at the gaming machine (100) when the respective game implementation device is in its enabled state in the gaming machine. The gaming machine (100) also includes an enabling arrangement for selectively placing any of the respective implementation devices in the enabled state. A video display (104) is included in the gaming machine (100) for displaying graphic portions of a respective one of the games when the respective game is implemented at the gaming machine (100).

公开(公告)号：EP1933958A2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-25

申请号：EP06803456.0

申请日：2006-09-13

申请人： Multimedia Games Inc.

发明人： WATKINS, Brian, Alexander

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/329 ,  G07F17/32

摘要： A method includes operating a bingo player station in a first play mode in which the result for a respective bingo game play initiated through the bingo player station is assigned according to a first pattern list. In response to detecting a trigger event, the bingo player station is switched from the first play mode to a second play mode and then the bingo player station is operated in this second play mode. In the second play mode, the result for a respective bingo game play initiated through the bingo player station is assigned according to a second pattern list. The bingo player station is switched from the second play mode to the first play mode in response to a return event.

公开(公告)号：EP1919586A2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-14

申请号：EP06786645.9

申请日：2006-07-10

申请人： Multimedia Games Inc.

发明人： LIND, Clifton, E. ,  LIND, Jefferson, C.

IPC分类号： A63F13/06

CPC分类号： G07C15/006 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A lottery gaming system (100) utilizes one or more distribution groups (302) of game play records (303). The gaming system (100) preferably distributes a distribution group (302) of game play records (303) to each of a number of assignment components (301) in the gaming system (100). Various ones of the game play records (303) are assigned from a distribution group (302) in response to game play requests from respective players. The game play records that remain unassigned after a collection condition is met are collected and used to form a new distribution group (302N) available for re-distributing to an assignment component (301) in the gaming system (100).

公开(公告)号：EP1339467B1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-26

申请号：EP01925096.8

申请日：2001-02-14

申请人： Multimedia Games Inc.

发明人： ENZMINGER, Joseph, R. ,  LIND, Jefferson, C. ,  LIND, Clifton

IPC分类号： A63F13/00 ,  G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： At least one pool (22) of game play records (23) is stored at a central processing system (12). Each game play record includes a record index (24) selected from a set of unique index values, each associated with a different result type. A record index (24) associated with a particular game play record (23) is communicated from the central processing system (12) to the player terminal (14) in response to a game play request which a player has entered at the player terminal. The player terminal (14) responds to the received record index (24) by generating display commands using data at the player terminal to produce a graphic representation at the player terminal. This graphic representation is consistent with the result type associated with the index value comprising the particular record index (24) which has been communicated to the player terminal (14).

公开(公告)号：EP1751671A2

公开(公告)日：2007-02-14

申请号：EP05735702.2

申请日：2005-04-14

申请人： Multimedia Games Inc.

发明人： LIND, Clifton ,  LIND, Jefferson, C.

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A lottery gaming system (10) utilizes one or more pools (24) of predetermined game play records (25). In response to a game play request, the gaming system allocates a number or set of game play records. A representation for each allocated game play record is then displayed to the player in some fashion that does not indicate the result of the respective game play record (25), and the requesting player is allowed to select one or more of the allocated game play records through the respective representations. The selected game play record or records (25) are assigned to the player and the player ultimately sees the result associated with each selected game play record. However, the allocated game play records that are not selected by the player, and thus remain unassigned, are collected or otherwise made available for use in response to another game play request.

公开(公告)号：EP1663424A4

公开(公告)日：2006-09-06

申请号：EP04780982

申请日：2004-08-13

申请人： MULTIMEDIA GAMES INC

发明人： CLIFTON LIND ,  O'CONNOR BRENDAN ,  LOEBIG GARY L ,  LANNERT ROBERT ,  ENZMINGER JOSEPH R ,  LIND JEFFERSON C

IPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/12 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3211 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F2300/5573 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3234 ,  G07F17/3237 ,  G07F17/3239

摘要： A gaming system (40) according to the present invention includes a number of gaming machines (10), each gaming machine including a single player game presentation arrangement that may be reconfigured to provide any one of a number of game presentations. In addition to the gaming machines (10) the present gaming system (40) includes a system configuration arrangement (51) and a game modification controller (50). The system configuration arrangement (51) produces system configuration commands based either on manual inputs, system usage information, or various information related to one or more players in a gaming facility. The game modification controller (50) included in preferred forms of the gaming system receives the system configuration commands and in response to the commands, communicates presentation switching instructions to one or more gaming machines (10) included in the system.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的游戏系统（40）包括多个游戏机（10），每个游戏机包括单个玩家游戏呈现装置，该单个玩家游戏呈现装置可被重新配置以提供多个游戏呈现中的任何一个。 除了游戏机（10）之外，本游戏系统（40）还包括系统配置布置（51）和游戏修改控制器（50）。 系统配置装置（51）基于手动输入，系统使用信息或与游戏设施中的一个或多个玩家有关的各种信息产生系统配置命令。 包括在游戏系统的优选形式中的游戏修改控制器（50）接收系统配置命令，并且响应于这些命令，将呈现切换指令传送给包括在系统中的一个或多个游戏机（10）。

公开(公告)号：EP1680197A2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-19

申请号：EP04795947.3

申请日：2004-10-21

申请人： Multimedia Games Inc.

发明人： LIND, Clifton ,  LIND, Jefferson, Craig

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： A63F3/064 ,  A63F3/062

摘要： Game play requests in a bingo gaming system (100) are associated with different play characteristic classes and collected into different game play groups simultaneously according to play characteristic class. Once a sufficient number of game play requests are collected in a respective game play group, a bingo game is conducted with the respective game play group and results are returned to the players associated with that game play group. Play characteristic class may be defined on the basis of the speed at which players take any required actions to claim results in a game so that players who may take the required actions relatively slowly will not be grouped for games with players who may take the required actions relatively quickly.

公开(公告)号：EP1680196A2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-19

申请号：EP04785162.1

申请日：2004-09-27

申请人： Multimedia Games Inc.

发明人： LIND, Jefferson, Craig ,  OWEN, Clint, Alan

IPC分类号： A63F1/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3267

摘要： In a method, apparatus and program product for adding a 'predetermined-prize bonus' round to a game, such a bonus round includes activity that leads to the revealing of a hidden result (508) for the game. Where the underlying game comprises a bingo game, the game play result (502) includes a bingo card pattern and payout amount for an otherwise ordinary result of the game. A player makes a selection (507) in the predetermined-prize bonus round, but the selection has no affect on the amount awarded for the game, since the amount is determined prior to the player's selection (507).