公开(公告)号：US20110212766A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-01

申请号：US13126503

申请日：2009-10-30

申请人： Travis L. Bowers ,  Joel R Jaffe ,  John F. LaSalvia ,  Michael W. Mastropietro ,  Scott H. Schulhof ,  Richard T. Schwartz ,  Jorge L. Shimabukuro ,  Bruce E. Urban ,  Michael C. Ward

发明人： Travis L. Bowers ,  Joel R Jaffe ,  John F. LaSalvia ,  Michael W. Mastropietro ,  Scott H. Schulhof ,  Richard T. Schwartz ,  Jorge L. Shimabukuro ,  Bruce E. Urban ,  Michael C. Ward

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

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

摘要： A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations can include presenting a skill-based wagering game on a wagering game machine. The skill-based wagering game can have a limited winnable award amount for the skill-based wagering game. The operations can also include tracking skilled game goals that a player accomplishes during the skill-based wagering game and awarding the player from the limited winnable award amount. The operations can also include determining a surplus amount that was not earned from the limited winnable award amount, and awarding some, or all, of the surplus amount during subsequent activity. In some embodiments, the operations can also include allocating the surplus amount to wagering game pools, distributing the surplus amount as tokens based on triggered activities, and presenting game modifiers that enable players to enhance performance in a skill-based game.

摘要翻译： 本文描述了投注游戏系统及其操作。 在实施例中，操作可以包括在投注游戏机上呈现基于技能的投注游戏。 基于技能的投注游戏对于基于技能的投注游戏可以具有有限的可赢奖金额。 操作还可以包括跟踪玩家在基于技能的投注游戏中完成的熟练的游戏目标，并且授予玩家有限的可赢奖金额。 经营活动还可以包括确定从有限公司获奖金额中未获得的盈余金额，并在后续活动中授予部分或全部盈余金额。 在一些实施例中，操作还可以包括将剩余金额分配给投注游戏池，基于触发的活动将剩余金额作为标记分配，以及呈现使玩家能够增强基于技能的游戏中的表现的游戏修改器。

公开(公告)号：US20110092277A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-21

申请号：US12905580

申请日：2010-10-15

申请人： Joel R. Jaffe ,  Michael W. Mastropietro

发明人： Joel R. Jaffe ,  Michael W. Mastropietro

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3258

摘要： A gaming system and method for conducting a wagering game includes a bonus feature that awards percentages of a progressive jackpot award without resetting the progressive jackpot award. A wager input receives a wager from a player to play a single play of a wagering game. The wagering increases the progressive jackpot award. A bonus feature is triggered that includes awarding a first award that has an amount that is a percentage less than 100% of the progressive jackpot award. The bonus feature may also award a second award that is at least the entire progressive jackpot award. If the first award is awarded, the progressive jackpot award remains at the same level. If the second award is awarded, the progressive jackpot award is reset to a predetermined minimum value.

摘要翻译： 用于进行投注游戏的游戏系统和方法包括奖励特征，其奖励累积累积奖金的百分比，而不重置累进累积奖金。 下注输入接收来自玩家的赌注，以玩一个投注游戏的单个游戏。 投注增加了累进奖金。 触发了一个奖金功能，包括颁发一个第一个奖金，该奖金的百分比小于累积奖金奖金的100％。 奖金功能还可以奖励至少是整个渐进累积奖金的第二个奖项。 如果获得第一个奖项，则累进奖励奖金保持在同一水平。 如果获得第二个奖励，则累积奖金奖励被重置为预定的最小值。

公开(公告)号：US09189925B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-17

申请号：US13442723

申请日：2012-04-09

申请人： Mark B. Gagner ,  Vernon W. Hamlin ,  Jeremy M. Hornik ,  Michael W. Mastropietro ,  Kathleen J. McJohn ,  Larry J. Pacey ,  Alfred Thomas

发明人： Mark B. Gagner ,  Vernon W. Hamlin ,  Jeremy M. Hornik ,  Michael W. Mastropietro ,  Kathleen J. McJohn ,  Larry J. Pacey ,  Alfred Thomas

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G06Q30/02

CPC分类号： G07F17/3223 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/3255 ,  G07F17/3272

摘要： A wagering game community environment is described herein. In some embodiments, the environment includes a community server to provide services for a wagering game community. In some embodiments, the community server comprises a communications controller configured to receive communications from community terminals and to send the communications to wagering game machines. In some embodiments, the community server also includes a promotions controller configured to award promotional material to members of the virtual community based on their use of the community terminals, the promotional material being for use in wagering games available on the wagering game machines.

摘要翻译： 本文描述了一个投注游戏社区环境。 在一些实施例中，环境包括为投注游戏社区提供服务的社区服务器。 在一些实施例中，社区服务器包括被配置为从社区终端接收通信并将通信发送到投注游戏机的通信控制器。 在一些实施例中，社区服务器还包括促销控制器，其被配置为基于他们对社区终端的使用来向虚拟社区的成员颁发宣传材料，促销材料用于投注在投注游戏机上可用的游戏。

公开(公告)号：US08758123B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-24

申请号：US12442503

申请日：2007-09-21

申请人： Christopher J. Frattinger ,  Michael W. Mastropietro

发明人： Christopher J. Frattinger ,  Michael W. Mastropietro

IPC分类号： A63F13/12 ,  G07F17/32

CPC分类号： A63F13/12 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/3269 ,  G07F17/3272

摘要： A system and method are disclosed for operating a gaming machine on a gaming network is disclosed. The gaming machine allows playing a wagering game and includes a storage device to store an instruction set for the wagering game. The wagering game includes a randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to receiving a wager input from a player. An interface is coupled to the storage device and is capable of communication with the network to receive at least a part of the instruction set for the wagering game from the network. The wagering game provides access to a community event over the network.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在游戏网络上操作游戏机的系统和方法。 游戏机允许玩下注游戏，并且包括存储设备以存储用于投注游戏的指令集。 投注游戏包括响应于从玩家接收投注输入而从多个结果中选择的随机选择的结果。 接口耦合到存储设备并且能够与网络通信以从网络接收用于投注游戏的指令集的至少一部分。 投注游戏提供通过网络访问社区活动。

公开(公告)号：US08628405B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-14

申请号：US11664773

申请日：2005-10-07

申请人： Philip B. Gelber ,  Thomas M. Kopera ,  Michael W. Mastropietro ,  Richard T. Schwartz ,  Matthew J. Ward

发明人： Philip B. Gelber ,  Thomas M. Kopera ,  Michael W. Mastropietro ,  Richard T. Schwartz ,  Matthew J. Ward

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3251 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/3269 ,  G07F17/3281 ,  G07F17/34

摘要： A gaming terminal is utilized for playing a wagering game. The gaming terminal includes a wager-input device and a display for displaying the wagering game. The wagering game includes a randomly-selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to a wager input received via the wager-input device. The plurality of outcomes include at least one outcome that awards standard credits and bonus tokens. A credit output device outputs a value of the standard credits and the bonus tokens in response to achieving the at least one outcome. The bonus tokens are exchangeable for a special event on a second gaming terminal.

摘要翻译： 一个游戏终端被用来玩一个投注游戏。 游戏终端包括下注输入装置和用于显示投注游戏的显示器。 投注游戏包括响应于经由下注输入装置接收的投注输入从多个结果中选择的随机选择的结果。 多个结果包括至少一个奖励标准积分和奖励令牌的结果。 响应于获得至少一个结果，信用输出设备输出标准信用额和奖励令牌的值。 奖金代币可以在第二个游戏终端上进行特殊活动。

公开(公告)号：US08444474B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-21

申请号：US12940199

申请日：2010-11-05

申请人： Joel R. Jaffe ,  Michael W. Mastropietro

发明人： Joel R. Jaffe ,  Michael W. Mastropietro

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/3267

摘要： A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes an accumulation-bonus feature which allows a player to cache awards to a bonus object. A player selects when to use the bonus object in a secondary playfield to enhance the cached awards.

摘要翻译： 用于进行投注游戏的游戏系统包括累加奖励功能，其允许玩家将奖励缓存到奖励对象。 玩家选择何时在二级游戏场中使用奖金对象来增强缓存奖励。

公开(公告)号：US08376825B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-19

申请号：US13388632

申请日：2010-10-27

申请人： Andrew C. Guinn ,  Damon E. Gura ,  Michael W. Mastropietro ,  Richard B. Robbins ,  Richard T. Schwartz

发明人： Andrew C. Guinn ,  Damon E. Gura ,  Michael W. Mastropietro ,  Richard B. Robbins ,  Richard T. Schwartz

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3276 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3244

摘要： Embodiments include a method that aggregates, for each of a plurality of players, data of different wagering games based, at least in part, on criteria for an aggregate leaderboard. Values for each of the plurality of players are computed based, at least in part, on the data aggregated for each of the plurality of players and the criteria for the aggregate leaderboard. Ranks of the plurality of players are determined based, at least in part, on the computed values. A subset of the plurality of players with ranks above a threshold rank is determined. Indications of the subset of the plurality of players are supplied for updating the aggregate leaderboard.

摘要翻译： 实施例包括一种方法，用于至少部分地针对多个玩家的标准来聚合不同投注游戏的数据。 至少部分地基于针对多个玩家中的每一个聚合的数据和聚合排行榜的标准来计算多个玩家中的每一个的值。 至少部分地基于所计算的值确定多个玩家的等级。 确定具有高于阈值等级的多个玩家的子集。 供应多个玩家的子集的指示用于更新聚集的排行榜。

公开(公告)号：US06428412B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-06

申请号：US09663095

申请日：2000-09-15

申请人： Peter Anderson ,  Taron A. Bell ,  Michael P. Casey ,  Joel R. Jaffe ,  Laura R. Ledesma ,  Michael W. Mastropietro ,  Eric Michael Pryzby ,  Shawn A. Smith

发明人： Peter Anderson ,  Taron A. Bell ,  Michael P. Casey ,  Joel R. Jaffe ,  Laura R. Ledesma ,  Michael W. Mastropietro ,  Eric Michael Pryzby ,  Shawn A. Smith

IPC分类号： A63F924

CPC分类号： G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/32

摘要： A gaming machine is controlled by a processor in response to a wager and comprises a puzzle feature optionally triggered by a start-feature outcome of a basic game. The puzzle feature includes a plurality of arrangements of randomly-selected puzzle elements for generating respective payouts. At least one of the puzzle elements of each arrangement being shared by another one of the arrangements and contributing to the payouts generated by the respective arrangements that share the one of the puzzle elements. The puzzle elements may, for example, be letters, symbols, pictures, shaped puzzle pieces, or playing cards.

摘要翻译： 游戏机由处理器响应于下注控制，并且包括可选地由基本游戏的开始特征结果触发的谜题特征。 拼图特征包括随机选择的拼图元件的多个布置，用于产生相应的支付。 每个布置的至少一个拼图元件由另一个布置共享并且有助于由共享拼图元件之一的相应布置产生的支付。 拼图元素可以是例如字母，符号，图片，形状的拼图或玩纸牌。

公开(公告)号：US08469797B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-25

申请号：US13245135

申请日：2011-09-26

申请人： Shawn C. Collette ,  Brad Schultz ,  Joel R. Jaffe ,  Michael W. Mastropietro

发明人： Shawn C. Collette ,  Brad Schultz ,  Joel R. Jaffe ,  Michael W. Mastropietro

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/34 ,  G07F17/3272

摘要： A method for enabling a portal game on a wagering game device includes the acts of using a processor operatively associated with the wagering game device to conducting a wagering game on the wagering game device in accord with a first math model and using a portal game controller, which may be the processor operatively associated with the wagering game device or a separate controller, operatively associated with both the portal game and the wagering game device, to overlay a portal game over the wagering game. The portal game includes a second math model that is mathematically independent from the first math model of the wagering game.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在投注游戏装置上实现门户游戏的方法包括使用与投注游戏装置可操作地相关联的处理器的动作，以根据第一数学模型和使用门户游戏控制器在投注游戏设备上进行投注游戏， 其可以是与投注游戏装置可操作地相关联的处理器或与门槛游戏和投注游戏装置可操作地相关联的单独的控制器，以在投注游戏上覆盖门槛游戏。 门户游戏包括数学上独立于投注游戏的第一个数学模型的第二个数学模型。

公开(公告)号：US20120136465A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-31

申请号：US13388632

申请日：2010-10-27

申请人： Andrew C. Guinn ,  Damon E. Gura ,  Michael W. Mastropietro ,  Richard B. Robbins ,  Richard T. Schwartz

发明人： Andrew C. Guinn ,  Damon E. Gura ,  Michael W. Mastropietro ,  Richard B. Robbins ,  Richard T. Schwartz

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3276 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3244

摘要： Embodiments include a method that aggregates, for each of a plurality of players, data of different wagering games based, at least in part, on criteria for an aggregate leaderboard. Values for each of the plurality of players are computed based, at least in part, on the data aggregated for each of the plurality of players and the criteria for the aggregate leaderboard. Ranks of the plurality of players are determined based, at least in part, on the computed values. A subset of the plurality of players with ranks above a threshold rank is determined. Indications of the subset of the plurality of players are supplied for updating the aggregate leaderboard.

摘要翻译： 实施例包括一种方法，用于至少部分地针对多个玩家的标准来聚合不同投注游戏的数据。 至少部分地基于针对多个玩家中的每一个聚合的数据和聚合排行榜的标准来计算多个玩家中的每一个的值。 至少部分地基于所计算的值确定多个玩家的等级。 确定具有高于阈值等级的多个玩家的子集。 供应多个玩家的子集的指示用于更新聚集的排行榜。