公开(公告)号：EP1663426A4

公开(公告)日：2007-04-04

申请号：EP04783792

申请日：2004-09-09

申请人： IGT RENO NEV

发明人： CHAMBERLAIN JOHN W ,  SAFFARI MOHAMAD ALI ,  HOLLIBAUGH LARRY R

IPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  A63F20060101 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06Q20/00 ,  G07F17/42 ,  G07G5/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G07F17/3248 ,  G07F17/3251 ,  G07F17/3255 ,  G07F17/3281 ,  G07F17/42 ,  G07G5/00

摘要： A system, method and gaming device having a card reader and a receipt printer are provided. One processor of the gaming device communicates with a receipt printer and plays a game program. Another processor operates as part of an electronic funds transfer control unit that communicates with a card reader, keypad and display for prompting the player to enter fund transfer card information. The control unit sends out fund requests over a wide area network to a remote fund repository. If the repository approves of a fund request, the approval travels back to the ticket validation system, which instructs the gaming device to: (i) issue a direct transfer of funds via the credit meter, a hopper or a lottery and (ii) issue a receipt for the transfer to the player.

公开(公告)号：EP1444581A4

公开(公告)日：2006-11-22

申请号：EP02797117

申请日：2002-11-13

申请人： IGT RENO NEV ,  ROWE RICHARD E ,  OBERBERGER MICHAEL M

发明人： ROWE RICHARD E ,  OBERBERGER MICHAEL M

IPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G06F11/30 ,  A63F13/00 ,  H04K1/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3206 ,  G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/3237

摘要： In a first step (S1), a prospective gaming patron preferably enrolls to establish entitlement to participate in a gaming event. This step includes the patron providing a variety of information, including identification information. Preferably, this information is of a nature which permits the gaming event provider to verify the patron’s identity. For example, the patron may provide a state drivers license, a federal Social Security number or card, birth certificate, passport or the like for the purpose of ensuring that the individual who is enrolling is the person they purport to be. In a step (S2), a file is created regarding the patron. Generally, this file will only be created in the event the patron is determined to meet the requirements for participating in a gaming event. In a step (S3), the player establishes communication with the game server. In a step (S4), the user transmits authentication information to the game server. The authentication information is compared to authentication information contained in the file or files corresponding to the patron. In a step (S5), the game server preferably generates identification information and transmits it to the patron, such as by sending the information to the patron’s computer for storage in memory. In a step (S6), the game server established, preferably via a separate comunnication link or pathway, that the identification information is present at the patron’s computer. In a step (S7), the patron is provided access to the game server for participating in one of more gaming events.

公开(公告)号：EP1433078A4

公开(公告)日：2006-11-15

申请号：EP02775968

申请日：2002-09-10

申请人： IGT RENO NEV

发明人： JACKSON MARK D

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G06F8/20 ,  A63F2300/6018 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3202 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/3239

摘要： The present invention in various embodiments provides a computerized wagering game method and apparatus that features an operating system kernel (201), a system handler application (202) that loads and executes gaming program shared objects (203) and features nonvolatile storage (204) that facilitates sharing of information between gaming program objects (203). The system handler of some embodiments further provides an API library of functions callable from the gaming program objects (203), and facilitates the use of callback functions on change of data stored in nonvolatile storage (204). The nonvolatile storage (204) also provides a nonvolatile record of the state of the computerized wagering game, providing protection against loss of the game state due to power loss. The system handler application (202) in various embodiments includes a plurality of device handlers (210), providing an interface to selected hardware and the ability to monitor hardware-related events.

公开(公告)号：EP1359986A4

公开(公告)日：2006-09-27

申请号：EP02709543

申请日：2002-02-14

申请人： IGT RENO NEV

发明人： WELLS WILLIAM R

IPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  A63F2300/402 ,  G07F17/3223 ,  G07F17/3234 ,  G07F17/3241

摘要： A method and apparatus for permitting communications with a gaming device is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, the invention is a network (20) including a host (24) which is associated with one or more network/systems, and a communication interface associated with each gaming device (22) on the network. An optical communication link (28) is provided between the host (24) and the gaming devices (22). The host (24) and each communication interface are arranged to bi-directionally transmit and receive data over the optical communication link.

公开(公告)号：EP1427494A4

公开(公告)日：2006-09-20

申请号：EP02761274

申请日：2002-08-06

申请人： IGT RENO NEV

发明人： COCKERILLE WARNER ,  LEMAY STEVEN G ,  BRECKNER ROBERT

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

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3241

摘要： A disclosed gaming machine (2) provides methods and apparatus of verifying the authenticity of gaming software stored in and executed from RAM (106) on the gaming machine (2). When presenting a game on the gaming machine (2), a master gaming controller (101) may dynamically load gaming software applications into RAM (106) and dynamically unload gaming software applications from RAM (106). The authenticity of the gaming software applications temporarily stored in RAM (106) may be verified by using methods to compare it with certified gaming software stored on one or more local (114) or remote file storage devices (116) accessible to the master gaming controller on the gaming machine (2). The verification process may be used to satisfy gaming regulatory entities within various gaming jurisdictions that require certified gaming software to be operating on the gaming machine (2) at all times as well as to prevent tampering with the gaming machine (2).

公开(公告)号：EP1427493A4

公开(公告)日：2006-09-06

申请号：EP02752728

申请日：2002-08-07

申请人： IGT RENO NEV

发明人： BAERLOCHER ANTHONY J ,  BLOMQUIST CARI L ,  MAYA DARREN ,  SILVA ROBERT N ,  BUSSICK WILLIAM J

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

CPC分类号： G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3262

摘要： The present invention provides a gaming device (10a, 10b) that has an award modification function for player selectable awards that may be implemented with a primary or bonus game. More specifically, the present invention provides a processor controlled gaming device that randomly generates a plurality of positions or digits of an award and enables the player to pick which position or digit receives a first randomly generated number, which digit receives a second randomly generated number, etc., until each of the positions has a number, whereby the gaming device determines the player's ultimate award. The present invention further provides a plurality of modification methods for modifying the digits of the award.

公开(公告)号：EP1290571A4

公开(公告)日：2005-11-02

申请号：EP01930508

申请日：2001-04-12

申请人： IGT RENO NEV

发明人： BERG CHARLES R ,  PASCAL ANDREW

IPC分类号： A63F13/00 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3206 ,  A63F2300/695 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3202

摘要： A system and method of capturing an image of a player of a game and displaying the players's image in association with the game, for example, on a screen (24) of a casino video game machine (10). Preferably the player's image is utilized within the play of the game being played by the player.

公开(公告)号：EP1434631A4

公开(公告)日：2005-05-11

申请号：EP02786370

申请日：2002-09-26

申请人： IGT RENO NEV

发明人： SCHLOTTMANN GREG A

IPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  A63F13/00 ,  A63F9/24 ,  G06E1/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3234 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3202 ,  G07F17/3223 ,  G07F17/3239

摘要： A method and apparatus for collecting data in read-only manner from a gaming system (100) is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a record-only data collection device (124) is configured to temporarily interface with a gaming machine (100) that has or is suspected of malfunction. During gaming machine play or use, operation data regarding any aspect of the gaming machine (100) is provided to the record-only data collection device (124) and the operation data stored thereon. Media (128) may be associated with the data collection device (124). Upon occurrence of a malfunction or fault of the gaming machine (100), the media (128) or the data collection device (124), having operation data stored thereon, may be retrieved from the gaming machine (100). The operation data may then be provided to any location or any device and analyzed to determine the cause of the fault or malfunction. In various other configurations, the data collection device may be remote from the gaming system and collect data over a radio or network link. The operation data may comprise information collected for purposes other than gaming machine malfunction monitoring.

公开(公告)号：EP1226515A4

公开(公告)日：2005-05-11

申请号：EP00966846

申请日：2000-09-22

申请人： IGT RENO NEV

发明人： YOSELOFF MARK L ,  JACKSON MARK D ,  MARTINEK MICHAEL G ,  WASINGER TIMOTHY S ,  KINGHAM DAVID RONALD

IPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3202 ,  G07F17/32

摘要： The invention comprises a method and apparatus for employing universal computerized game processor (111) to control an electronic wagering device (100). The apparatus includes a video display device (107), a communication port coupled to the game controller (110), an interface assembly comprising one or more user interface devices (113), and an input/output interface unit (112). The method reconfigures a computerized wagering game apparatus (100) with a universal controller (111). The method comprises removing an original special purpose controller; replacing it with a universal controller (111) and input/output interface (112); and sending signals through the system to confirm proper communication of the components.

公开(公告)号：EP1114363A4

公开(公告)日：2002-09-18

申请号：EP99969157

申请日：1999-09-14

申请人： IGT RENO NEV

发明人： MCLOUGHLIN BRUCE ,  KELLY JOHN R

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  G06F1/02 ,  G06F7/58

CPC分类号： G06F7/588 ,  G06F7/582

摘要： A random number generator (RNG) seeding method and apparatus which includes the provision of an RNG seed register (14) and means for capturing a current count number from one or more fast running counters (16) contained within the apparatus upon the occurence of an act or acts by an apparatus operator as he performs the normal set-up an initialization function. In the preferred embodiment means (18) are provided for sensing particular acts of the operator (20), and upon detection of each such 'event', one or more of the counters within the system are read and the count value is appended to previously captured counters values until the desired seed length is obtained. At this time, the RNG (10) is said to be seeded, the initialization phase is completed and the apparatus may be made available to players to commence game play or other use of the apparatus.