公开(公告)号：US20070207854A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-06

申请号：US11367525

申请日：2006-03-03

申请人： Bryan Wolf ,  Dwayne Nelson ,  James Stockdale ,  Steven LeMay

发明人： Bryan Wolf ,  Dwayne Nelson ,  James Stockdale ,  Steven LeMay

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G07F17/3202 ,  G07F17/3241

摘要： Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to different techniques for managing the storage of accumulated information in selected non-volatile memory sources at a gaming machine. In one implementation of the present invention relates to a technique for automatically and dynamically swapping critical data and/or other game related information between the non-volatile RAM and the alternate storage (e.g., disk drive) of a gaming machine as new games are activated and/or existing games are deactivated at the gaming machine.

摘要翻译： 本发明的各种实施例涉及不同的技术，用于在游戏机中管理所选择的非易失性存储器源中的累积信息的存储。 在本发明的一个实施方式涉及一种用于在新游戏被激活时在游戏机的非易失性RAM和备用存储器（例如，磁盘驱动器）之间自动和动态地交换关键数据和/或其他与游戏有关的信息的技术 和/或现有游戏在游戏机上被停用。

公开(公告)号：US20060073869A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-06

申请号：US11285898

申请日：2005-11-23

申请人： Steven LeMay ,  Dwayne Nelson ,  Robert Breckner ,  Jamal Benbrahim

发明人： Steven LeMay ,  Dwayne Nelson ,  Robert Breckner ,  Jamal Benbrahim

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3202 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3248 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/42

摘要： A disclosed gaming machine provides a plurality of virtual gaming peripherals that are each used to generate one or more gaming services. To provide a particular gaming service, each virtual gaming peripheral may comprise virtual gaming peripheral software that controls one or more gaming devices. Examples of gaming services provides by virtual gaming peripherals may include but are not limited to a player tracking service, a vending machine purchase, a lottery ticket purchase, an ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) service, a hotel/casino service, a communication service, a registration service, a sports book service, an entertainment service, a prize redemption service and a locator service. A logic device, such as a master gaming controller on the gaming machine, may simultaneously activate a plurality of virtual gaming peripherals. Therefore, a gaming device may be shared by a plurality of active virtual gaming peripherals and additional logic may be provided to resolve conflicts that arise when two or more virtual gaming peripherals desire to control the same gaming device at the same time.

公开(公告)号：US20050096125A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-05

申请号：US10978043

申请日：2004-10-28

申请人： Steven LeMay ,  James Stockdale ,  Dwayne Nelson

发明人： Steven LeMay ,  James Stockdale ,  Dwayne Nelson

IPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3223 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/3244

摘要： A disclosed gaming machine provides a gaming machine with devices able to output entertainment content (e.g. movies, TV programming, audio programs and advertising) from entertainment content sources located within the gaming machine or outside of the gaming machine. A player utilizing the gaming machine may access, independently of game play, entertainment content on the gaming machine where access to the entertainment content is granted according to a predetermined fee. In addition, the player utilizing the gaming machine may receive personal messages on the gaming machine. For example, while utilizing the gaming machine, a player may receive, e-mail, stock quotes, news and advertising that is of particular interest to the player utilizing the gaming machine.

摘要翻译： 所公开的游戏机为游戏机提供能够从位于游戏机内部或游戏机外部的娱乐内容源输出娱乐内容（例如电影，电视节目，音频节目和广告）的设备。 利用游戏机的玩家可以独立于游戏玩法访问根据预定费用授予对娱乐内容的访问的游戏机上的娱乐内容。 此外，利用游戏机的玩家可以在游戏机上接收个人消息。 例如，在使用游戏机的同时，玩家可以接收，电子邮件，股票报价，新闻和广告，这对于使用游戏机的玩家是特别感兴趣的。

公开(公告)号：US20080058055A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-06

申请号：US11933057

申请日：2007-10-31

申请人： Steven LeMay ,  Dwayne Nelson ,  Robert Breckner ,  Greg Schlottmann ,  Nicole Beaulieu ,  Johnny Palchetti ,  Jamal Benbrahim

发明人： Steven LeMay ,  Dwayne Nelson ,  Robert Breckner ,  Greg Schlottmann ,  Nicole Beaulieu ,  Johnny Palchetti ,  Jamal Benbrahim

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F2300/552

摘要： A disclosed gaming machine is designed to execute a modular gaming software architecture. A plurality of gaming software modules may be loaded into RAM on the gaming machine and executed to play a game of chance. Many of the gaming software modules are designed to communicate via application program interfaces so that the logic in many of the gaming software modules may be designed independently of each other. In particular, the modular gaming software architecture allows a game flow software module used to generate a game of chance on the gaming machine to be decoupled from a game presentation software module used to present the game chance. Thus, a group of games may be designed where the games share a common game flow software module but use different game presentation software modules to change the look and feel of the game.

公开(公告)号：US20070207852A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-06

申请号：US11367497

申请日：2006-03-03

申请人： Dwayne Nelson ,  Steven LeMay ,  Robert Breckner ,  Warner Cockerille ,  Jamal Benbrahim ,  Bryan Wolf

发明人： Dwayne Nelson ,  Steven LeMay ,  Robert Breckner ,  Warner Cockerille ,  Jamal Benbrahim ,  Bryan Wolf

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3234

摘要： Games may be divided into different portions having differing preservation needs. These different portions may be saved to set locations for set periods of time when a downloaded game that was available on a given gaming terminal must be disabled, removed or otherwise made unavailable on the gaming terminal. The removal process may be automated or controlled remotely, although this is not strictly required. Further, preservation of games may be implemented using directories of the various game components for multiple downloaded games available to a gaming terminal.

摘要翻译： 游戏可以分为具有不同保存需要的不同部分。 当给定游戏终端上可用的下载游戏必须被禁用，移除或以其它方式在游戏终端上不可用时，可以将这些不同的部分保存到设定的时间段。 移除过程可以自动化或远程控制，尽管这不是严格要求的。 此外，可以使用可用于游戏终端的多个下载的游戏的各种游戏组件的目录来实现游戏的保存。

公开(公告)号：US20070021181A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-25

申请号：US11510235

申请日：2006-08-24

申请人： Dwayne Nelson ,  David Oles ,  Steven LeMay ,  Bayard Webb

发明人： Dwayne Nelson ,  David Oles ,  Steven LeMay ,  Bayard Webb

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/32

摘要： A gaming machine's payout is controlled by payout data. In one embodiment the payout data is written in a high level format, such as in a format that is readable by an individual to allow the identification of specific payout parameters in the payout data. In one embodiment the payout data is stored on mass media or removable media located in the gaming machine that makes the payout data easily accessible and less expensive than media used in the prior art. As a result, the payout data may be efficiently modified, updated, or distributed.

摘要翻译： 游戏机的支付由支付数据控制。 在一个实施例中，支付数据以高级格式写入，例如以个人可读的格式，以允许识别支付数据中的特定支付参数。 在一个实施例中，支付数据被存储在位于游戏机中的大容量介质或可移动介质上，使得支付数据容易获得并且比现有技术中使用的介质便宜。 结果，可以有效地修改，更新或分发支付数据。

公开(公告)号：US20060154729A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-13

申请号：US11372948

申请日：2006-03-09

申请人： Steven LeMay ,  James Stockdale ,  Dwayne Nelson

发明人： Steven LeMay ,  James Stockdale ,  Dwayne Nelson

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3223 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/3244

摘要： A disclosed gaming machine provides a gaming machine with devices able to output entertainment content (e.g. movies, TV programming, audio programs and advertising) from entertainment content sources located within the gaming machine or outside of the gaming machine. A player utilizing the gaming machine may access, independently of game play, entertainment content on the gaming machine where access to the entertainment content is granted according to a predetermined fee. In addition, the player utilizing the gaming machine may receive personal messages on the gaming machine. For example, while utilizing the gaming machine, a player may receive, e-mail, stock quotes, news and advertising that is of particular interest to the player utilizing the gaming machine.

摘要翻译： 所公开的游戏机为游戏机提供能够从位于游戏机内部或游戏机外部的娱乐内容源输出娱乐内容（例如电影，电视节目，音频节目和广告）的设备。 利用游戏机的玩家可以独立于游戏玩法访问根据预定费用授予对娱乐内容的访问的游戏机上的娱乐内容。 此外，利用游戏机的玩家可以在游戏机上接收个人消息。 例如，在使用游戏机的同时，玩家可以接收，电子邮件，股票报价，新闻和广告，这对于使用游戏机的玩家是特别感兴趣的。

公开(公告)号：US20050153778A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-14

申请号：US10757609

申请日：2004-01-14

申请人： Dwayne Nelson ,  Jamal Benbrahim ,  Steven LeMay

发明人： Dwayne Nelson ,  Jamal Benbrahim ,  Steven LeMay

IPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/323

摘要： A gaming apparatus may comprise a display unit, a value input device, and a controller operatively coupled to the display unit and the value input device. The gaming apparatus may be disposed in a casino. The controller may comprise a processor and a memory, and may be programmed to receive data representing server information regarding casino gaming servers, to organize the casino gaming servers according to the server information data, to select a casino gaming server according to the organization of the casino gaming servers or the server information data, to receive gaming data from the selected casino gaming server, and to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of a game.

摘要翻译： 游戏设备可以包括显示单元，值输入设备和可操作地耦合到显示单元和值输入设备的控制器。 游戏设备可以被布置在娱乐场中。 控制器可以包括处理器和存储器，并且可以被编程为接收表示关于娱乐场游戏服务器的服务器信息的数据，以根据服务器信息数据来组织娱乐场游戏服务器，以根据所述服务器信息数据的组织来选择娱乐场游戏服务器 赌场游戏服务器或服务器信息数据，以从所选择的赌场游戏服务器接收游戏数据，并且确定与游戏结果相关联的价值支付。

公开(公告)号：US20050010738A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-13

申请号：US10912262

申请日：2004-08-04

申请人： James Stockdale ,  Steven LeMay ,  Dwayne Nelson

发明人： James Stockdale ,  Steven LeMay ,  Dwayne Nelson

IPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G06F13/28 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/14 ,  G06F12/16 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3202 ,  A63F2300/552 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3241

摘要： A disclosed gaming machine provides a gaming machine with a non-volatile memory storage device and gaming software that allows the dynamic allocation and de-allocation of memory locations in a non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory storage devices interface to an industry standard peripheral component interface (PCI) bus commonly used in the computer industry allowing communication between a master gaming controller the non-volatile memory. The master gaming controller executes software for a non-volatile memory allocation system that enables the dynamic allocation and de-allocation of non-volatile memory locations. In addition, the non-volatile memory allocation system enables a non-volatile memory file system. With the non-volatile memory file system, critical data stored in the non-volatile memory may be accessed and modified using operating system utilities such as word processors, graphic utilities and compression utilities.

摘要翻译： 所公开的游戏机为游戏机提供了非易失性存储设备和游戏软件，其允许非易失性存储器中的存储器位置的动态分配和解除分配。 非易失性存储器件与计算机行业中通常使用的行业标准外设组件接口（PCI）总线接口，允许主游戏控制器之间进行非易失性存储器的通信。 主游戏控制器执行用于非易失性存储器分配系统的软件，其实现非易失性存储器位置的动态分配和去分配。 此外，非易失性存储器分配系统能够实现非易失性存储器文件系统。 使用非易失性存储器文件系统，可以使用诸如文字处理器，图形实用程序和压缩实用程序的操作系统实用程序来访问和修改存储在非易失性存储器中的关键数据。

公开(公告)号：US08979646B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US11565424

申请日：2006-11-30

申请人： Timothy Moser ,  Dwayne Nelson ,  Richard Williams ,  Rick Rowe

发明人： Timothy Moser ,  Dwayne Nelson ,  Richard Williams ,  Rick Rowe

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/322 ,  G07F17/3223 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/3237 ,  G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/3255

摘要： Methods and devices are described that allow a casino to dynamically service patrons. The dynamic systems and methods collect data related to the behavior of multiple people in a gaming establishment, and collect data for entertainment resources in the gaming establishment, such as gaming devices and services. The data may be flexibly used. In one embodiment, a person is at least partially identified in the casino. The gaming establishment uses a model that selects tailor offerings for a person, such as advertisements for services that the person may enjoy or games on gaming machines that the person may enjoy. The model selects a tailored offering for the person based on the at least partial identification and the data previously obtained for multiple people and entertainment resources. The identification, selection and offering may be performed in real time. In another embodiment, the gaming establishment uses the data to reconfigure its entertainment resources to better deploy its resources relative to the behavior of people in that specific gaming establishment.

摘要翻译： 描述允许娱乐场动态地服务顾客的方法和设备。 动态系统和方法收集与游戏机构中的多个人的行为有关的数据，并且在游戏机构中收集用于娱乐资源的数据，例如游戏设备和服务。 可以灵活地使用数据。 在一个实施例中，一个人至少在娱乐场中被识别。 游戏机构使用选择针对人的定制产品的模型，例如人可以享受的服务的广告或人可以享受的游戏机上的游戏。 该模型基于至少部分识别和先前为多人和娱乐资源获得的数据来选择针对人的定制产品。 识别，选择和提供可以实时执行。 在另一个实施例中，游戏机构使用数据来重新配置其娱乐资源，以相对于该特定游戏机构中的人的行为更好地部署其资源。