公开(公告)号：US07192348B2

公开(公告)日：2007-03-20

申请号：US10442318

申请日：2003-05-20

申请人： William R. Brosnan ,  Bryan D. Wolf

发明人： William R. Brosnan ,  Bryan D. Wolf

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

CPC分类号： G07F17/32

摘要： A central determination gaming system which provides a player a choice in outcomes. In one embodiment of the present invention, upon a player initiating a game play at one of a plurality of gaming terminals in communication with a central controller, the central controller selects a plurality of game outcomes from a pool of game outcomes. The selected game outcomes are communicated to the gaming terminal and the gaming terminal provides one of the selected game outcomes to the player based on at least one choice made by the player regarding the game play. The provided game outcome is prevented from further selections from the pool of game outcomes.

摘要翻译： 一个中央决定的游戏系统，为玩家提供了结果的选择。 在本发明的一个实施例中，当玩家在与中央控制器通信的多个游戏终端中的一个开始游戏时，中央控制器从游戏结果池中选择多个游戏结果。 所选择的游戏结果被传达给游戏终端，并且游戏终端基于玩家对游戏玩法的至少一个选择，向玩家提供所选择的游戏结果之一。 提供的游戏结果被阻止从游戏结果池进一步选择。

公开(公告)号：US08795063B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-05

申请号：US13430934

申请日：2012-03-27

申请人： Scott A. Caputo ,  Bryan D. Wolf

发明人： Scott A. Caputo ,  Bryan D. Wolf

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/3272

摘要： A gaming system including a multiple player game, such as a community game associated with a plurality of gaming devices. This community game includes a community game area or matrix, such as a redemption area or redemption environment which is displayed to at least the players of the gaming devices. The community game matrix includes a plurality of displayed positions, spots or spaces. At least each of the players playing the primary games of the gaming devices of the gaming system are associated with a displayed participant or avatar that occupies or is otherwise positioned at one of the displayed positions, spots or spaces of the community game matrix.

摘要翻译： 一种游戏系统，包括多玩家游戏，例如与多个游戏装置相关联的社区游戏。 该社区游戏包括社区游戏区域或矩阵，例如至少显示给游戏设备的玩家的兑换区域或兑换环境。 社区游戏矩阵包括多个显示位置，点或空格。 玩游戏系统的游戏设备的主要游戏的玩家中的至少每一个与占据或以其他方式定位在社区游戏矩阵的显示位置，点或空间中的一个显示的参与者或头像相关联。

公开(公告)号：US20130263255A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-03

申请号：US13431696

申请日：2012-03-27

申请人： Bryan D. Wolf

发明人： Bryan D. Wolf

IPC分类号： G06F21/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/51 ,  G06F21/64

摘要： Systems and methods enabling parallel processing of hash functions are provided. A data string including a plurality of pieces arranged in an order is hashed using a hash function to determine a plurality of authentication checkpoint hashes associated with the pieces. To authenticate the data string, the pieces are grouped into sets, and the authentication checkpoint hash associated with the piece following all other pieces of that set in the order is associated with that set. The system simultaneously performs a separate hash process on each set. That is, the system hashes the pieces of that set using the hash function to determine a result hash, and compares that result hash with the authentication checkpoint hash associated with that set. The initial input to the hash function for the hash process for each set includes one of the pieces and either a default seed or an authentication checkpoint hash.

摘要翻译： 提供了能够并行处理散列函数的系统和方法。 包括以顺序排列的多个片段的数据串使用散列函数进行散列，以确定与片段相关联的多个认证检查点散列。 为了验证数据字符串，这些段被分组成集合，并且与该块相关联的认证检查点散列与该集合中的该集合的所有其他部分相关联。 系统同时对每个集合执行单独的散列处理。 也就是说，系统使用散列函数来散列该集合的部分以确定结果散列，并将该结果散列与与该集合相关联的认证检查点散列进行比较。 用于每个集合的散列处理的散列函数的初始输入包括一个部分以及默认种子或认证检查点散列。

公开(公告)号：US08549276B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-01

申请号：US13595150

申请日：2012-08-27

申请人： Xuedong Chen ,  Warner R. Cockerille ,  Steven G. LeMay ,  Nadeem A. Quraishi ,  Gregory A. Schlottmann ,  Bryan D. Wolf

发明人： Xuedong Chen ,  Warner R. Cockerille ,  Steven G. LeMay ,  Nadeem A. Quraishi ,  Gregory A. Schlottmann ,  Bryan D. Wolf

IPC分类号： G06F9/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G06F9/541 ,  G06F9/545 ,  G07F17/323

摘要： Gaming machines and systems having a universal interface layer linking a gaming platform to a hardware platform are disclosed. In particular, the universal interface layer is configured such that the gaming platform is hardware platform independent and such that the hardware platform is gaming platform independent. Platform independence can facilitate the interchangeability of one platform without a corresponding need to modify the other platform. The gaming platform can include various gaming modules and an operating system, while the universal interface layer can include firmware, various additional gaming modules, hardware specific drivers and various APIs to facilitate communication between the gaming platform and other universal interface layer components. A safe storage manager can be included to utilize a non-volatile storage component to store data regarding a gaming machine state, with the state being recoverable after a substantial interruption to the machine.

摘要翻译： 公开了具有将游戏平台连接到硬件平台的通用接口层的游戏机和系统。 特别地，通用接口层被配置为使得游戏平台独立于硬件平台，使得硬件平台独立于游戏平台。 平台独立性可以促进一个平台的互换性，而不需要修改其他平台。 游戏平台可以包括各种游戏模块和操作系统，而通用接口层可以包括固件，各种附加游戏模块，硬件特定驱动器和各种API，以便于游戏平台与其他通用接口层组件之间的通信。 可以包括安全存储管理器以利用非易失性存储组件来存储关于游戏机状态的数据，该状态在机器实质性中断之后可恢复。

公开(公告)号：US08328629B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-11

申请号：US12617614

申请日：2009-11-12

申请人： Alexander C. Cohen ,  Bryan D. Wolf ,  Paulina Rodgers ,  James A. Vasquez ,  Garrett Olson ,  Ty Cornell Jones

发明人： Alexander C. Cohen ,  Bryan D. Wolf ,  Paulina Rodgers ,  James A. Vasquez ,  Garrett Olson ,  Ty Cornell Jones

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3255 ,  G07F17/3244

摘要： An electronic gaming machine (EGM) is configured to run a persistence game having one or more recordable persistence states transferable to another EGM. The EGM includes a logic system, a computer readable memory including instructions executable by the logic system for running on the EGM a persistence game having persistence states leading to a persistence award redeemable when persistence criteria are satisfied, each persistence state having a persistence value representing a portion of the persistence award, a verification interface configured for determining whether to initiate play of the persistence game at a previously recorded persistence state, a coin-in meter, a coin-out meter, and a theoretical coin-out meter storing in the memory unawarded persistence values accumulated by the machine from advancing the persistence game during game play among the one or more persistence states, and calculating a value for theoretical coin-out as a sum of the accumulated coin-out value and a difference between the persistence value of a current persistence state and the persistence value of a previous persistence state.

摘要翻译： 电子游戏机（EGM）被配置为运行具有可转移到另一EGM的一个或多个可记录持久状态的持续游戏。 该EGM包括一个逻辑系统，一个计算机可读存储器，包括可由逻辑系统执行的指令，用于在EGM上运行具有持久性状态的持久性游戏，该持久性游戏导致当持久性标准被满足时可兑换的持久性奖励，每个持久性状态具有表示 持久性奖励的一部分，被配置为确定是否在先前记录的持续状态下发起持续游戏的游戏的验证接口，投币仪，投币计和存储在存储器中的理论投币计 机器积累的未持续值在一次或多次持续状态期间在游戏过程中推进持续游戏，并且计算理论上的脱币值作为累计脱币值和持久值之和之差 当前持久状态和先前持久状态的持久值。

公开(公告)号：US08281118B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-02

申请号：US13049506

申请日：2011-03-16

申请人： Xuedong Chen ,  Warner R. Cockerille ,  Steven G. LeMay ,  Nadeem A. Quraishi ,  Gregory A. Schlottmann ,  Bryan D. Wolf

发明人： Xuedong Chen ,  Warner R. Cockerille ,  Steven G. LeMay ,  Nadeem A. Quraishi ,  Gregory A. Schlottmann ,  Bryan D. Wolf

IPC分类号： G06F9/00 ,  A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G06F9/541 ,  G06F9/545 ,  G07F17/323

摘要： Gaming machines and systems having a universal interface layer linking a gaming platform to a hardware platform are disclosed. In particular, the universal interface layer is configured such that the gaming platform is hardware platform independent and such that the hardware platform is gaming platform independent. Platform independence can facilitate the interchangeability of one platform without a corresponding need to modify the other platform. The gaming platform can include various gaming modules and an operating system, while the universal interface layer can include firmware, various additional gaming modules, hardware specific drivers and various APIs to facilitate communication between the gaming platform and other universal interface layer components. A safe storage manager can be included to utilize a non-volatile storage component to store data regarding a gaming machine state, with the state being recoverable after a substantial interruption to the machine.

摘要翻译： 公开了具有将游戏平台连接到硬件平台的通用接口层的游戏机和系统。 特别地，通用接口层被配置为使得游戏平台独立于硬件平台，使得硬件平台独立于游戏平台。 平台独立性可以促进一个平台的互换性，而不需要修改其他平台。 游戏平台可以包括各种游戏模块和操作系统，而通用接口层可以包括固件，各种附加游戏模块，硬件特定驱动器和各种API，以便于游戏平台与其他通用接口层组件之间的通信。 可以包括安全存储管理器以利用非易失性存储组件来存储关于游戏机状态的数据，该状态在机器实质性中断之后可恢复。

公开(公告)号：US20120244923A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-27

申请号：US13490738

申请日：2012-06-07

申请人： Bryan D. Wolf ,  Lesley Bienvenue ,  Justin M. Krum ,  John M. Montross ,  Tracy L. Powell

发明人： Bryan D. Wolf ,  Lesley Bienvenue ,  Justin M. Krum ,  John M. Montross ,  Tracy L. Powell

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/3223 ,  G07F17/3293

摘要： A gaming system which provides the player a plurality of playing cards to form an initial primary card hand and also displays one or more other card hands. The player selects one or more of the initially dealt cards in the primary card hand to hold or to discard. The held cards are also held in one, more or each of the other simultaneously displayed hands. The gaming device evaluates the held cards and determines which card game outcomes are possible based on the held cards and the remaining cards in the deck. The gaming device utilizes a stored table of different distributions of card game outcomes which would result in each payout amount and a table regarding which card game outcomes are possible based on the player's held cards to determine a distribution of outcomes that provides a total payout equal to the payout of the predetermined game outcome.

摘要翻译： 一种游戏系统，其向玩家提供多张扑克牌以形成初始的主牌牌，并且还显示一个或多个其他卡牌牌。 玩家选择主卡​​牌中的一张或多张最初发卡的牌，以持有或丢弃。 持有的卡也保持在一个，多个或每个其他同时显示的手中。 游戏设备评估所持有的卡，并基于持卡和卡片中的剩余卡来确定可能的卡片游戏结果。 游戏装置利用不同分配的卡片游戏结果的存储表，其将导致每个支付金额和关于哪个卡片游戏结果可能基于玩家的持卡来确定提供总支出等于的结果的分布的表 支付预定的游戏结果。

公开(公告)号：US20120184361A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-19

申请号：US13431690

申请日：2012-03-27

申请人： Mark C. Nicely ,  Bryan D. Wolf

发明人： Mark C. Nicely ,  Bryan D. Wolf

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/34 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3223 ,  G07F17/3286

摘要： A gaming system and method that enables the odds of obtaining a winning outcome or a designated outcome for a play of a game to change without modifying the paytable of the game. The gaming system makes a first determination using a first processor based on a paytable of a game. The gaming system makes a second determination using a second processor, where the second determination may be based, at least in part, on the wager amount. The gaming system displays a single game outcome to the player and either provides the player with the highest award resulting from the determinations or any awards resulting from the determinations.

摘要翻译： 一种游戏系统和方法，其能够获得获胜结果或指定结果以用于游戏的改变而不改变游戏的支付的可能性。 游戏系统使用基于游戏支付的第一处理器进行第一确定。 游戏系统使用第二处理器进行第二确定，其中第二确定可以至少部分地基于下注量。 游戏系统向玩家显示单个游戏结果，并向玩家提供由确定产生的最高奖励或由确定产生的任何奖励。

公开(公告)号：US08210532B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-03

申请号：US13173583

申请日：2011-06-30

申请人： Anthony M. Evans ,  Mark C. Nicely ,  John F. Daley ,  Bryan D. Wolf ,  Scott A. Caputo

发明人： Anthony M. Evans ,  Mark C. Nicely ,  John F. Daley ,  Bryan D. Wolf ,  Scott A. Caputo

IPC分类号： A63F1/00 ,  A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3293

摘要： A gaming system having a five card draw poker game is provided. An initial five card hand is dealt and a first draw card is revealed. The player may keep or discard the first draw card. After the player decides whether to keep or discard the first draw card, the player may replace cards in the initial hand. If the player selects to discard the first draw card, this card is not used as a replacement card to form a final hand. In certain implementations, the player first selects cards in the initial hand to replace. If the player elects to keep the first draw card, the gaming system displays a second draw card and the player may keep or discard the second draw card. This process continues until all discarded cards in the initial hand have been replaced or the player elects to discard one of the draw cards.

摘要翻译： 提供一种具有五张扑克牌扑克游戏的游戏系统。 最初的五张牌手被处理，并且显示了第一张牌。 播放器可以保留或丢弃第一张绘图卡。 在玩家决定是否保留或丢弃第一个绘图卡后，玩家可以替换初始牌中的牌。 如果玩家选择丢弃第一张绘图卡，则该卡不会用作替换牌，以形成最后一张牌。 在某些实施方式中，玩家首先选择初始手中的牌替换。 如果玩家选择保留第一个绘图卡，则游戏系统显示第二个绘图卡，并且玩家可以保留或丢弃第二个绘图卡。 该过程一直持续到初始手中的所有丢弃的卡已被替换，或者玩家选择丢弃其中的一张牌。

公开(公告)号：US08192279B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-05

申请号：US12603752

申请日：2009-10-22

申请人： Ali M. Saffari ,  Bryan D. Wolf ,  Richard E. Michaelson

发明人： Ali M. Saffari ,  Bryan D. Wolf ,  Richard E. Michaelson

IPC分类号： A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/10

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  A63F13/00

摘要： The invention is directed to methods and gaming units for conducting a wagering game and an associated progressive jackpot. Players may win the wagering game, interim pattern awards and/or progressive jackpot awards by matching predetermined patterns with patterns formed on their unique game array with indicia matching selected indicia. The players may optionally participate and be eligible to win all or a portion of the progressive jackpot. In one embodiment, the player may be eligible for the progressive jackpot by wagering at least a minimum wager amount, and perhaps the maximum bet for the wagering game. In another embodiment, the player may affirmatively elect to be eligible for the progressive jackpot by placing a wager or fee in addition to a wager on the wagering game. Graphics corresponding to the progressive jackpot may be optionally displayed only to players eligible to win the progressive jackpot.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于进行投注游戏和相关联的累积大奖的方法和游戏单元。 玩家可以通过将预定模式与其独特游戏阵列上形成的模式匹配所选择的标记，来赢得投注游戏，临时模式奖励和/或累进奖金奖励。 玩家可以选择参与，并有资格获得累进累积奖金的全部或部分资格。 在一个实施例中，玩家可以通过投注至少最小赌注金额，也可能是投注游戏的最大赌注来符合累进累积奖金的资格。 在另一个实施例中，玩家可以肯定地选择通过在投注游戏上投下赌注或费用来投注累积奖金。 对应于渐进累积奖金的图形可以可选地仅显示给有资格获得累进累积奖金的玩家。