公开(公告)号：US20130244766A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-19

申请号：US13889974

申请日：2013-05-08

申请人： WMS GAMING INC.

发明人： Joel R. Jaffe

IPC分类号： G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3258

摘要： A gaming system includes a plurality of gaming terminals for playing wagering games that provide access to a progressive game having multiple progressive jackpots. Each progressive jackpot has a base reset value that increases in response to wager inputs. The gaming system comprises at least one controller operative to determine that a first player at a first gaming terminal has achieved a predetermined criteria, and to provide an award associated with one of the multiple progressive jackpots to a second player at a second gaming terminal who triggered the awarded jackpot. The controller maintains the value of the awarded progressive jackpot for the first player who achieved the predetermined criteria at the awarded value, but resets the awarded progressive jackpot to the lower base reset value for other gaming terminals. Thus, the first player benefits from a potentially higher jackpot award value due to achieving the predetermined criteria.

摘要翻译： 游戏系统包括多个游戏终端，用于播放投注游戏，该游戏终端提供对具有多个渐进累积奖金的逐行游戏的访问。 每个累进累积奖金具有响应于投注输入而增加的基本复位值。 游戏系统包括至少一个控制器，其操作以确定第一游戏终端处的第一玩家已经达到预定标准，并且在第二游戏终端上向第二玩家提供与多个累进奖金中的一个相关联的奖励 获奖中奖。 控制器维持在授予的值下达到预定标准的第一玩家的奖励累进累积奖金的价值，但是将其授予的累积奖金重置为其他游戏终端的较低基本重置值。 因此，由于达到预定标准，第一名玩家受益于可能更高的累积奖金奖励值。

公开(公告)号：US08535143B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-17

申请号：US11125369

申请日：2005-05-09

申请人： Jeremy M. Hornik ,  Dion Aoki ,  Joel R. Jaffe ,  James Poole ,  Allon Englman

发明人： Jeremy M. Hornik ,  Dion Aoki ,  Joel R. Jaffe ,  James Poole ,  Allon Englman

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/32

摘要： A gaming machine has a wager-input device for receiving a first wager from a player to play a wagering game having a basic game and a bonus game. A display displays a plurality of symbols located thereon during the basic game. The symbols indicate a randomly-selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to the wager. The plurality of outcomes includes a bonus-triggering outcome. A set of available game-enhancement parameters is displayed and the player is provided an option of submitting a second wager to purchase at least one of the set of available game-enhancement parameters. The set of available game-enhancement parameters provides an enhancement selected from the group consisting of: additional bonus-triggering outcomes providing a higher probability of triggering the bonus game, and enhanced awards during the bonus game.

公开(公告)号：US20130225298A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-29

申请号：US13594529

申请日：2012-08-24

申请人： Vernon W. Hamlin ,  Brian J. Barclay ,  Andrew Fowler ,  Andrew C. Guinn ,  Richard B. Robbins ,  Richard T. Schwartz

发明人： Vernon W. Hamlin ,  Brian J. Barclay ,  Andrew Fowler ,  Andrew C. Guinn ,  Richard B. Robbins ,  Richard T. Schwartz

IPC分类号： G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/3227 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q50/34 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/3234 ,  G07F17/3237 ,  G07F17/3241 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3272 ,  G07F17/3286

摘要： A computer-implemented method includes creating, by at least one processor, an online presence for a wagering game machine. The method also includes publishing wagering game activity that has occurred at the wagering game machine to the online presence for the wagering game machine.

摘要翻译： 计算机实现的方法包括由至少一个处理器创建投注游戏机的在线存在。 该方法还包括将投注游戏机发生的投注游戏活动发布到投注游戏机的在线存在。

公开(公告)号：US08517810B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-27

申请号：US13255307

申请日：2010-03-11

申请人： Jamie W. Vann

发明人： Jamie W. Vann

IPC分类号： G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/3244 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G07F17/3218 ,  G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/3239

摘要： A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations can include tracking progress of a wagering game player account (player account) for a persistent-state game. The player account can fulfill progression requirements for the persistent-state game, such as by performing wagering game activities. The operations can then provide, or reward, the player account with progress in the persistent-state game. Operations can mark the progress by presenting progress markers on a progress chart available to the player account. The progress chart can be based on an episodic theme. The operations can present episodic theme content at certain locations on the progress chart. The operations can further unlock content based on progress in the persistent-state game and present unlocked content to the player account. Operations can also enforce progress limits, where the player account can perform gaming activities to remove the progress limits.

摘要翻译： 本文描述了投注游戏系统及其操作。 在实施例中，操作可以包括跟踪持续状态游戏的投注游戏玩家帐户（玩家帐户）的进度。 玩家帐户可以满足持续状态游戏的进阶要求，例如执行投注游戏活动。 然后，这些操作可以提供或奖励玩家帐户与持续状态游戏的进展。 操作可以通过在玩家帐户可用的进度表上呈现进度标记来标记进度。 进度图可以基于一个情景主题。 这些操作可以在进度图表的某些位置显示情景主题内容。 该操作可以基于持久状态游戏中的进度进一步解锁内容，并将解锁的内容呈现给玩家帐户。 操作还可以强制执行进度限制，玩家帐户可以执行游戏活动以消除进度限制。

公开(公告)号：US20130217478A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-22

申请号：US13768644

申请日：2013-02-15

申请人： WMS Gaming, Inc.

发明人： Peter R. Anderson ,  Edward Q. Earley ,  Jacob C. Greenberg ,  Michael R. Rudel

IPC分类号： G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3225

摘要： A method includes receiving, at a host gaming server, notifications of account logins from a number of wagering game machines from at least one wagering game establishment. The method includes receiving, at the host gaming server, messages from multiple messaging sources that comprise at least one of a social networking website, a microblogging website, and at least some of the number of wagering game machines, wherein the messages comprise messages related to activity at the at least one wagering game establishment that include game play at the number of wagering game machines and messages related to activity external to the at least one wagering game establishment. The method includes aggregating, by the host gaming server, the messages from the multiple messaging sources. The method includes filtering, by the host gaming server, the messages for each of the account logins to create filtered messages.

摘要翻译： 一种方法包括在主机游戏服务器处从至少一个投注游戏机构接收来自多个投注游戏机的帐户登录的通知。 该方法包括在主机游戏服务器处接收来自多个消息传送源的消息，其包括社交网站，微博网站和至少一些下注游戏机中的至少一个，其中消息包括与 所述至少一个投注游戏机构的活动包括在所述投注游戏机的数量上的游戏和与所述至少一个投注游戏机构外的活动相关的消息。 该方法包括由主机游戏服务器聚合来自多个消息传送源的消息。 该方法包括由主机游戏服务器过滤每个帐户登录的消息以创建过滤的消息。

公开(公告)号：US08506392B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-13

申请号：US12981319

申请日：2010-12-29

申请人： Joel R. Jaffe

发明人： Joel R. Jaffe

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3258

摘要： A gaming system includes a plurality of gaming terminals for playing wagering games that provide access to a progressive game having multiple progressive jackpots. Each progressive jackpot has a base reset value that increases in response to wager inputs. The gaming system comprises at least one controller operative to determine that a first player at a first gaming terminal has achieved a predetermined criteria, and to provide an award associated with one of the multiple progressive jackpots to a second player at a second gaming terminal who triggered the awarded jackpot. The controller maintains the value of the awarded progressive jackpot for the first player who achieved the predetermined criteria at the awarded value, but resets the awarded progressive jackpot to the lower base reset value for other gaming terminals. Thus, the first player benefits from a potentially higher jackpot award value due to achieving the predetermined criteria.

摘要翻译： 游戏系统包括多个游戏终端，用于播放投注游戏，该游戏终端提供对具有多个渐进累积奖金的逐行游戏的访问。 每个累进累积奖金具有响应于投注输入而增加的基本复位值。 游戏系统包括至少一个控制器，其操作以确定第一游戏终端处的第一玩家已经达到预定标准，并且在第二游戏终端上向第二玩家提供与多个累进奖金中的一个相关联的奖励 获奖中奖。 控制器维持在授予的值下达到预定标准的第一玩家的奖励累进累积奖金的价值，但是将其授予的累积奖金重置为其他游戏终端的较低基本重置值。 因此，由于达到预定标准，第一名玩家受益于可能更高的累积奖金奖励值。

公开(公告)号：US20130203498A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-08

申请号：US13743944

申请日：2013-01-17

申请人： Mark B. Gagner ,  Shridhar P. Joshi ,  James M. Rasmussen ,  Richard T. Schwartz ,  Joseph Lane Spina

发明人： Mark B. Gagner ,  Shridhar P. Joshi ,  James M. Rasmussen ,  Richard T. Schwartz ,  Joseph Lane Spina

IPC分类号： A63F13/12

CPC分类号： G07F17/3223 ,  G07F17/32

摘要： Embodiments of a wager gaming network that includes handheld wager gaming units and hotspots are described herein. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, in a handheld wager gaming unit, a wager associated with a wagering game. The method can also include wirelessly connecting the handheld wager gaming unit to a wireless access point in a wager gaming network. The method can also include transmitting, via the wireless access point, information from the handheld wager gaming unit to a device on the wager gaming network.

公开(公告)号：US08502936B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-06

申请号：US12567346

申请日：2009-09-25

申请人： James M. Rasmussen ,  Chris W. Chudek ,  Paul M. Lesley

发明人： James M. Rasmussen ,  Chris W. Chudek ,  Paul M. Lesley

IPC分类号： G02F1/1347

CPC分类号： G07F17/3209 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F2001/133538 ,  G07F17/3211

摘要： A gaming system includes a first display configured to display the random outcome of the wagering game, and a second display disposed to overlay at least a portion of the first display. The second display includes a transmissive liquid crystal display defining a transmissive window behind which a corresponding portion of the first display is positioned. The liquid crystal display further includes a polarizing film having a plurality of patterned features generally aligned with the transmissive window. The polarizing film is at least partially removed in the area of the patterned features to enhance transmissivity of the liquid crystal display.

摘要翻译： 游戏系统包括被配置为显示投注游戏的随机结果的第一显示器和设置成覆盖第一显示器的至少一部分的第二显示器。 第二显示器包括限定透射窗口的透射型液晶显示器，第一显示器的对应部分位于该透射窗口之后。 液晶显示器还包括具有通常与透射窗对准的多个图案特征的偏振膜。 在图案化特征的区域中至少部分去除偏振膜，以增强液晶显示器的透射率。

公开(公告)号：US08500541B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-06

申请号：US11207307

申请日：2005-08-19

申请人： Brian Veenker

发明人： Brian Veenker

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/34

摘要： A gaming machine includes a wager-input device for receiving a wager from a player to play a wagering game. A display displays a plurality of moveable reels having symbols located thereon during the wagering game. The symbols indicate a randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to the wager. The plurality of outcomes include at least a first winning outcome along a first active payline and a second winning outcome along a second active payline. In response to the first winning outcome and the second winning outcome being achieved, the first active payline and the second active payline are successively displayed to the player before the first winning outcome and the second winning outcome are indicated to the player.

摘要翻译： 一种游戏机包括一个下注输入装置，用于从玩家接收下注以进行投注游戏。 在投注游戏期间，显示器显示多个具有位于其上的符号的可移动卷轴。 符号表示响应于下注而从多个结果中选择的随机选择的结果。 多个结果包括沿着第一主动支付线的至少第一获胜结果和沿着第二主动支付线的第二获胜结果。 响应于第一获胜结果和第二获胜结果，在第一获胜结果和第二获胜结果被指示给玩家之前，第一主动支付线和第二主动支付线连续显示给玩家。

公开(公告)号：US20130196744A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-01

申请号：US13566018

申请日：2012-08-03

申请人： Edward Q. Earley ,  Jeremy M. Hornik ,  Joel R. Jaffe ,  Matthew J. Ward ,  John R. Werneke

发明人： Edward Q. Earley ,  Jeremy M. Hornik ,  Joel R. Jaffe ,  Matthew J. Ward ,  John R. Werneke

IPC分类号： G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/3255

摘要： An adapter for wagering game systems designed to communicate using a first protocol is provided that communicates with systems designed to communicate using a second protocol different from the first protocol. The adapter may provide a translation service that translates from the first protocol to the second protocol and vice-versa. Additionally, the adapter may provide a transaction clearing house service. The translation and transaction clearing house services provided by the adapter can be used to access disparate systems using disparate protocols. For example, a wagering game system that is designed to communicate with other wagering game systems using a first protocol can use the adapter to access loyalty points systems and other systems that are designed to use a second communications protocol.

摘要翻译： 提供用于投注使用第一协议进行通信的游戏系统的适配器，其与使用不同于第一协议的第二协议进行通信的系统进行通信。 适配器可以提供从第一协议转换为第二协议的翻译服务，反之亦然。 另外，适配器可以提供交易清算所服务。 适配器提供的翻译和交易清算所服务可用于使用不同的协议访问不同的系统。 例如，设计为使用第一协议与其他投注游戏系统通信的投注游戏系统可以使用适配器来访问被设计为使用第二通信协议的忠诚度积分系统和其他系统。