公开(公告)号：US08172682B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-08

申请号：US10932615

申请日：2004-09-01

申请人： John F. Acres ,  Alec Ginsburg ,  David Wiebenson

发明人： John F. Acres ,  Alec Ginsburg ,  David Wiebenson

IPC分类号： A63F9/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3234 ,  G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/3251 ,  G07F17/3255 ,  G07F17/3258

摘要： Electronic gaming devices are connected by a network to a host computer. The gaming devices award winners based on a first pay schedule. The pay schedule at a selected one or more of the machines is changed by sending information over the network. This change is accomplished by causing additional payouts, over and above the device pay table, or by changing the device pay table.

摘要翻译： 电子游戏设备通过网络连接到主机。 游戏设备基于第一个付费时间表获奖者。 通过在网络上发送信息来改变所选择的一个或多个机器中的支付计划。 此更改是通过在设备付款表上方或更改设备付款表上引起额外的支出来实现的。

公开(公告)号：US20110136561A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-09

申请号：US12630767

申请日：2009-12-03

申请人： John F. Acres

发明人： John F. Acres

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/34

摘要： This concept is directed to methods of operating a gaming device to analyze game information that is part of a gaming event having a player interaction in advance of the player interaction to make a determination about the game play. These methods may be used for a variety of gaming devices such as slot machines, video keno devices, video poker machines, electronic table games, internet gaming terminals, etc. In each type of gaming device, these operation methods evaluate future game information during game play to determine one of multiple manners by which the game play will continue. These continuation manners may include changing the speed of game play, determining display characteristics of the game and outcome, providing tips or information to the player about the future game information, automatically initiating a subsequent game, or otherwise altering an aspect of the game play parameters in response to the evaluated game information.

摘要翻译： 该概念涉及操作游戏装置以分析游戏信息的方法，该游戏信息是在玩家交互之前具有玩家交互的游戏事件的一部分，以确定游戏玩法。 这些方法可以用于各种游戏设备，例如老虎机，视频基诺设备，视频扑克机，电子桌面游戏，网络游戏终端等。在每种类型的游戏设备中，这些操作方法评估游戏过程中的未来游戏信息 玩游戏确定游戏继续的多种方式之一。 这些持续方式可以包括改变游戏速度，确定游戏的显示特征和结果，向玩家提供有关未来游戏信息的提示或信息，自动启动后续游戏，或以其它方式改变游戏玩游戏参数的方面 响应于所评估的游戏信息。

公开(公告)号：US20110111836A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-12

申请号：US12634646

申请日：2009-12-09

申请人： John F. Acres

发明人： John F. Acres

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3234 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3237

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention are directed to analyzing recorded game information to determine information about a player's behavior. This is accomplished by analyzing the player's actions following a positive increase in credits within credit meter data. This analysis can be utilized in automatically altering a game parameter of the gaming device being played by the player or in providing operators trend information that can be used in modifying the game device or designing future gaming devices. An analysis station may be included in a gaming system using this analysis process to allow an operator to view and manipulate a graphical representation of the credit meter data.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例涉及分析记录的游戏信息以确定关于玩家行为的信息。 这是通过在信用计量表数据中信用积极增加后分析玩家的行为来实现的。 该分析可以用于自动改变玩家正在玩的游戏装置的游戏参数，或者提供可以用于修改游戏装置或设计未来的游戏装置的操作者趋势信息。 分析站可以包括在使用该分析过程的游戏系统中，以允许操作者查看和操纵信用计量表数据的图形表示。

公开(公告)号：US20110086690A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-14

申请号：US12579310

申请日：2009-10-14

申请人： John F. Acres

发明人： John F. Acres

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/34

摘要： Embodiments of this concept are directed to a method of operating a gaming device to determine game outcomes by using a range of game numbers for winning game outcomes. That is, the gaming device includes a range of numbers associated with a generic winning outcome or each winning outcome to ensure that a winning outcome or specific winning outcome will hit within the specified range. This method may be used a variety of game types including slot machines, video poker, keno, video pachinko, etc. These gaming machines may additionally include one or more proximity indicators or meters associated with the various outcomes.

摘要翻译： 该概念的实施例涉及一种操作游戏装置以通过使用一系列用于获得游戏结果的游戏号码来确定游戏结果的方法。 也就是说，游戏设备包括与通用获胜结果或每个获胜结果相关联的一系列数字，以确保获胜结果或特定获胜结果将在指定范围内。 该方法可以用于各种游戏类型，包括老虎机，视频扑克，基诺，视频弹球等。这些游戏机还可以包括与各种结果相关联的一个或多个接近指示器或仪表。

公开(公告)号：US20110065492A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-17

申请号：US12559236

申请日：2009-09-14

申请人： John F. Acres

发明人： John F. Acres

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/3265

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention are directed to implementing a near-miss outcome on a gaming device. The display characteristics of the near-miss outcome including the representative indicia that makes up the near-miss outcome and the display positioning of this representative indicia is determined. The near-miss outcome may be directly selected as a game outcome from a plurality of possible game outcomes, or may be identified as the result of a triggering game event and displayed instead of or in conjunction with a determined game outcome.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例涉及在游戏设备上实现接近失败的结果。 确定包括组成近错结果的代表性标记和该代表标记的显示定位的近错结果的显示特性。 近错结果可以从多个可能的游戏结果直接选择为游戏结果，或者可以被识别为触发游戏事件的结果，而不是结合确定的游戏结果而被显示。

公开(公告)号：US20100323781A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-23

申请号：US12816309

申请日：2010-06-15

申请人： John F. Acres

发明人： John F. Acres

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3218 ,  G07F17/3223 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/3265 ,  G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/3269 ,  G07F17/3272 ,  G07F17/34

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention are directed to gaming devices having a delayed bonus win determination and methods of operating gaming systems and gaming devices to provide delayed bonus win determinations. Here, contributions to a linked jackpot may be separated from the chance to win the linked jackpot, where the chance to win the linked jackpot can be stored and used at a later time.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例涉及具有延迟奖金获胜确定的游戏设备以及操作游戏系统和游戏设备以提供延迟奖金胜出确定的方法。 这里，对连结的累积奖金的贡献可以与赢得联系的大奖的机会分开，其中赢得连接的大奖的机会可以在以后被存储和使用。

公开(公告)号：US07749077B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-06

申请号：US09827870

申请日：2001-04-06

申请人： John F. Acres ,  Alec Ginsburg ,  David Wiebenson

发明人： John F. Acres ,  Alec Ginsburg ,  David Wiebenson

IPC分类号： G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3234 ,  G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/3251 ,  G07F17/3255 ,  G07F17/3258

摘要： A system for monitoring and configuring gaming devices interconnected over a high-speed network is disclosed. The system can support a file server, one or more floor controllers, one or more pit terminals, and other terminals all interconnected over the network. Each gaming device includes an electronic module which allows the gaming device to communicate with a floor controller over a current loop network. The electronic module includes a player tracking module and a data communication node. The player tracking module includes a card reader for detecting a player tracking card inserted therein which identifies the player. The data communication node communicates with both the floor controller and the gaming device. The data communication node communicates with the gaming device over a serial interface through which the data communication node transmits reconfiguration commands. The gaming device reconfigures its payout schedule responsive to the reconfiguration commands to provide a variety of promotional bonuses such as multiple jackpot bonuses, mystery jackpot bonuses, progressive jackpot bonuses, or player specific bonuses.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于监控和配置通过高速网络互连的游戏设备的系统。 该系统可以支持文件服务器，一个或多个楼层控制器，一个或多个坑终端以及通过网络互连的其他终端。 每个游戏设备包括电子模块，其允许游戏设备通过当前环路网络与楼层控制器进行通信。 电子模块包括玩家跟踪模块和数据通信节点。 播放器跟踪模块包括用于检测插入其中标识播放器的玩家跟踪卡的读卡器。 数据通信节点与楼层控制器和游戏设备通信。 数据通信节点通过串行接口与游戏设备进行通信，数据通信节点通过串行接口发送重新配置命令。 游戏装置响应于重新配置命令来重新配置其支付计划，以提供各种促销奖金，例如多个累积奖金，神秘大奖金，渐进累积奖金或玩家特定奖金。

公开(公告)号：US20100124993A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-20

申请号：US12273421

申请日：2008-11-18

申请人： John F. Acres

发明人： John F. Acres

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/00 ,  A63F2300/1093 ,  A63F2300/308 ,  A63F2300/554 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3237 ,  G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/34

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a gaming device configured to record gaming activity, a method of processing the recorded gaming activity to analyze player behavior, and a system including the gaming device. The gaming device may include a gaming display to display gaming events played on the gaming device by a player during a gaming session, a player interface panel including a plurality of gaming buttons and a game initiating button configured to initiate the gaming events, and a game processor configured to record each activity between the player and the gaming device, wherein each recorded activity is associated with a time stamp.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例涉及被配置为记录游戏活动的游戏装置，处理记录的游戏活动以分析玩家行为的方法，以及包括游戏装置的系统。 游戏装置可以包括游戏显示器，用于在游戏会话期间显示玩家在游戏设备上玩的游戏事件，包括多个游戏按钮的玩家界面面板以及被配置为发起游戏活动的游戏开始按钮;以及游戏 处理器被配置为记录播放器和游戏设备之间的每个活动，其中每个记录的活动与时间戳相关联。

公开(公告)号：US20100004058A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-07

申请号：US12167584

申请日：2008-07-03

申请人： John F. Acres

发明人： John F. Acres

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3272 ,  G07F17/32

摘要： Embodiments of the present concept provide an electronic gaming device that facilitates wagering by multiple players on a single gaming device. Also provided is a method of implementing a bonus on such a gaming device, where the method may include receiving a bonus trigger, determining if the bonus is a shared bonus, and transferring game play from base games being played on multiple gaming stations of the gaming device to a shared bonus when the bonus is determined to be a shared bonus.

摘要翻译： 本概念的实施例提供一种电子游戏装置，其便于单个游戏装置上的多个玩家进行投注。 还提供了一种在这样的游戏设备上实现奖金的方法，其中该方法可以包括接收奖励触发，确定奖金是否是共享奖励，以及从在游戏的多个游戏站上播放的基本游戏转移游戏 当奖金被确定为共享奖金时，设备达到共享奖金。

公开(公告)号：US20090318214A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-24

申请号：US12144866

申请日：2008-06-24

申请人： John F. Acres

发明人： John F. Acres

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3209

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention are directed to single button wagering on a gaming device. A one-touch button on the gaming device is used both to place a wager and to initiate a gaming session. The wager can be a pre-set amount or an amount that is determined based the individual player, the amount of credits on the gaming device, and other conditions.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例涉及游戏设备上的单按钮投注。 游戏设备上的一键式按钮既用于下注并发起游戏会话。 赌注可以是预先确定的金额或者是根据个人玩家确定的金额，游戏设备上的信用额度以及其他条件。