公开(公告)号：US20070004505A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-04

申请号：US11456135

申请日：2006-07-07

申请人： Jay Walker ,  James Jorasch ,  David Zucker ,  Jose Suarez ,  Stephen Tulley ,  Geoffrey Gelman ,  Victor Garcia ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  Steven Santisi

发明人： Jay Walker ,  James Jorasch ,  David Zucker ,  Jose Suarez ,  Stephen Tulley ,  Geoffrey Gelman ,  Victor Garcia ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  Steven Santisi

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32

摘要： A method is disclosed for providing entry into a bonus game at a gaming device, where the bonus games may occur at predictable times and may payout predictable amounts. In one or more embodiments, a gaming device may provide a guaranteed entry into a bonus game every hour on the hour, so long as a player meets one or more criteria. Criteria may include a total amount wagered, a total number of handle pulls completed, or a total amount of time spent at a gaming device. One or more embodiments provide a method for withholding value from a player in order that the value may delivered later in the form of a guaranteed entry into a bonus game. One or more embodiments provide a method whereby multiple gaming devices may provide entry in bonus rounds simultaneously, thereby creating mutually reinforcing sounds and visual displays.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在游戏设备处进入奖励游戏的方法，其中奖金游戏可以在可预测的时间发生并且可以支付可预测的量。 在一个或多个实施例中，只要玩家满足一个或多个标准，游戏设备就可以每小时一小时提供保证进入奖励游戏。 标准可以包括下注的总金额，完成的手柄拉数的总数或在游戏装置上花费的总时间。 一个或多个实施例提供了一种用于从玩家扣留价值的方法，以便该值可以稍后以保证条目的形式传送到奖励游戏中。 一个或多个实施例提供一种方法，其中多个游戏设备可以同时提供奖励轮次的进入，从而创建相互增强的声音和视觉显示。

公开(公告)号：US20060252527A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-09

申请号：US11428588

申请日：2006-07-05

申请人： Jay Walker ,  James Jorasch ,  Geoffrey Gelman ,  Russell Sammon ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Nandu Talwalkar

发明人： Jay Walker ,  James Jorasch ,  Geoffrey Gelman ,  Russell Sammon ,  Magdalena Mik ,  Nandu Talwalkar

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3225 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3253 ,  G07F17/3255

摘要： A system to determine a product to be offered to a casino player based on player data and on an approximate maximum price for which the product may be sold through a retail channel. Advantageously, a potential increase in a casino's profit due to a product offer can be determined using the player data, and an approximate maximum profit attainable through sale of the product through a retail channel can be determined based on the determined price. As a result, a product to offer can be determined in a manner which maximizes casino profit.

公开(公告)号：US20060231614A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-19

申请号：US11426336

申请日：2006-06-26

申请人： Jay Walker ,  Paul Breitenbach ,  Sih Lee ,  V. O'Neil ,  Paul Signorelli ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  James Jorasch ,  Geoffrey Gelman

发明人： Jay Walker ,  Paul Breitenbach ,  Sih Lee ,  V. O'Neil ,  Paul Signorelli ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  James Jorasch ,  Geoffrey Gelman

IPC分类号： G06F7/08 ,  G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G07F11/002 ,  G06Q10/06375 ,  G06Q20/387 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0223 ,  G06Q30/0238 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  G06Q30/0247 ,  G06Q30/0255 ,  G06Q30/0267 ,  G06Q30/0268 ,  G06Q99/00 ,  G07F5/18 ,  G07F5/24 ,  G07F9/02 ,  G07F9/026 ,  G07F17/16

摘要： In accordance with one or more embodiments, a promotion redeemable at a vending machine is determined. The promotion comprises an offer distinct from a general offer to sell products from the vending machine at posted prices The promotion is output (e.g., via an output device of a vending machine, an output device of a peripheral device of a vending machine, an output device of a customer device, or a combination thereof). In some embodiments, the promotion may be determined such that it satisfies the goal of increasing the profitability of the vending machine and/or the goal of conserving an inventory of coins in the vending machine. In some embodiments, determining a promotion may comprise constructing a promotion instance by populating a parameter of a promotion type with a value selected based on one or more rules.

摘要翻译： 根据一个或多个实施例，确定在自动售货机可兑换的促销。 促销活动包括不同于以售价从自动售卖机出售产品的一般报价。促销被输出（例如，通过自动售货机的输出设备，自动售货机的外围设备的输出设备，输出 客户设备的设备，或其组合）。 在一些实施例中，促销可以被确定为使得其满足提高自动售货机的利润率和/或节省自动售货机中的硬币库存的目标的目标。 在一些实施例中，确定促销可以包括通过使用基于一个或多个规则选择的值填充促销类型的参数来构建促销实例。

公开(公告)号：US20060229953A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-12

申请号：US11426215

申请日：2006-06-23

申请人： Jay Walker ,  Paul Breitenbach ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  Sih Lee ,  Paul Signorelli ,  Geoffrey Gelman ,  James Jorasch

发明人： Jay Walker ,  Paul Breitenbach ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  Sih Lee ,  Paul Signorelli ,  Geoffrey Gelman ,  James Jorasch

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q20/203 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G07F9/026

摘要： Products and processes are disclosed for defining at least one inventory group. This at least one inventory group includes at least two products that are available for sale by a vending machine. The vending machine outputs an indication of products that the at least one inventory group includes. The vending machine receiving, from a customer, a selection of a first product that the at least one inventory group includes. The vending machine processes a sale of a unit of the first product and a respective unit of at least one additional product for a single price.

公开(公告)号：US20060223629A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11423055

申请日：2006-06-08

申请人： Jay Walker ,  James Jorasch ,  Geoffrey Gelman ,  Magdalena Fincham ,  Steven Santisi ,  Norman Gilman ,  Thomas Sparico

发明人： Jay Walker ,  James Jorasch ,  Geoffrey Gelman ,  Magdalena Fincham ,  Steven Santisi ,  Norman Gilman ,  Thomas Sparico

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3262

摘要： According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, a contract is established for a session comprising two or more plays of at least one gaming device. Information about the game play session, such as outcomes generated at the at least one gaming device, is communicated to a player device. The information is presented to a player via the player device.

公开(公告)号：US20060217179A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-28

申请号：US11423059

申请日：2006-06-08

申请人： Jay Walker ,  Geoffrey Gelman ,  Stephen Tulley ,  James Jorasch ,  David Zucker

发明人： Jay Walker ,  Geoffrey Gelman ,  Stephen Tulley ,  James Jorasch ,  David Zucker

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G06Q10/063 ,  G06Q10/06375 ,  G06Q20/367 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3244

摘要： In a first aspect, a method (e.g., of operating a gaming device) is provided. The method includes the steps of (i) receiving audio/video content; (ii) associating a plurality of sets of outcome values with the audio/video content; (iii) determining a play session; (iv) determining which of the plurality of sets of outcome values to associate with the audio/video content for a duration of the play session, thereby determining an active set of outcome values; (v) determining a result of a game play during the session; (vi) selecting, based on the result, a value from the active set of outcome values; and (vii) outputting, as an indication of the result, the audio/video content and an indication of the selected value.

公开(公告)号：US20060142078A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-29

申请号：US11378199

申请日：2006-03-17

申请人： Jay Walker ,  James Jorasch ,  Geoffrey Gelman ,  Stephen Tulley ,  Scott Friesen ,  Russell Sammon ,  Magdalena Fincham

发明人： Jay Walker ,  James Jorasch ,  Geoffrey Gelman ,  Stephen Tulley ,  Scott Friesen ,  Russell Sammon ,  Magdalena Fincham

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3244 ,  A63F13/12 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0207 ,  G06Q30/0209 ,  G06Q30/0217 ,  G06Q30/0613 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/3237 ,  G07F17/3239

摘要： In accordance with embodiments of the present invention an offer is presented to a player (e.g., at a gaming device or a table game in a casino). The offer defines a benefit to be provided in exchange for the player's commitment to an obligation defined by the offer. The offer may be provided once it is determined that a condition of a gaming device satisfies a predetermined criterion. The benefit defined by the offer may be provided to the player and/or to one or more associated persons designated by the player.

公开(公告)号：US20060079314A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-13

申请号：US11304301

申请日：2005-12-15

申请人： Jay Walker ,  James Jorasch ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  Stephen Tulley ,  John Packes ,  Russell Sammon ,  Geoffrey Gelman

发明人： Jay Walker ,  James Jorasch ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  Stephen Tulley ,  John Packes ,  Russell Sammon ,  Geoffrey Gelman

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/34

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for facilitating play of a game with user-selected elements. According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, a set of all possible elements of a game is determined. Each of the elements of the set is associated with at least one of a plurality of locations. A representation of the plurality of locations is displayed to a player, defining a set of selectable locations. At least one selection signal is received, with each selection signal indicating a selectable location from the set of selectable locations, indicating at least one selected element. An outcome is determined based on the at least one selected element.

公开(公告)号：US20060035696A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-16

申请号：US11160150

申请日：2005-06-10

申请人： Jay Walker ,  James Jorasch ,  Geoffrey Gelman

发明人： Jay Walker ,  James Jorasch ,  Geoffrey Gelman

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/34

摘要： The present invention allows gaming devices to set or modify game parameters through the use of random events such as spinning slot machine reels and/or random number generators. In one embodiment, a player may purchase an entry into a bonus round of a bonus game, without first having to qualify for the entry by obtaining a qualifying outcome of a base game. In one embodiment, a player may provide payment for an entry into one or more bonus rounds to establish an initial credit meter balance, wherein the initial credit meter balance is set to a number of credits based on the results of the one or more bonus rounds and not to an amount of credits corresponding to the payment provided by the player, wherein the player can pay for the entry without first having to qualify for the entry via a qualifying outcome of the base game.

摘要翻译： 本发明允许游戏设备通过使用诸如旋转老虎机机卷轴和/或随机数发生器的随机事件来设置或修改游戏参数。 在一个实施例中，玩家可以通过获得基本游戏的合格结果而首先不必通过资格获得入场资格来购买奖金游戏中的奖励游戏。 在一个实施例中，玩家可以为进入一个或多个奖励轮次的入场提供支付以建立初始信用计量表余额，其中基于一个或多个奖励回合的结果将初始信用计量表余额设置为信用数量 而不是与玩家提供的支付相对应的信用量，其中玩家可以在不首先通过基本游戏的合格结果首先必须符合条件的情况下支付该条目。

公开(公告)号：US20050239530A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-27

申请号：US10885570

申请日：2004-07-06

申请人： Jay Walker ,  James Jorasch ,  Stephen Tulley ,  Geoffrey Gelman

发明人： Jay Walker ,  James Jorasch ,  Stephen Tulley ,  Geoffrey Gelman

IPC分类号： A63F13/00 ,  G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/3251 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3248 ,  G07F17/3262

摘要： In various embodiments, gaming devices may generate outcomes to be sold in printed form. Representations of the outcomes, corresponding payouts, and other information are printed on sheets of paper. Multiple printed outcomes are assembled into books, wrapped, and sold to consumers. Consumers may purchase the books and browse through the printed outcomes at their leisure. When finished with a book, a consumer may submit a portion of the book to the casino that sold the outcomes. The casino may then pay the player based on the payouts associated with the outcomes in the book.

摘要翻译： 在各种实施例中，游戏设备可以产生以印刷形式出售的结果。 结果的表示，相应的支出和其他信息印在纸上。 多个印刷结果组装成书籍，包装并销售给消费者。 消费者可以随意购买书籍并浏览印刷结果。 完成一本书后，消费者可以将该书的一部分提交给出售结果的赌场。 然后赌场可以根据与书中结果相关的支付来支付玩家。