公开(公告)号：US20130084951A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-04

申请号：US13250771

申请日：2011-09-30

申请人： Dwayne A. Davis ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

发明人： Dwayne A. Davis ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3248 ,  G07F17/3239

摘要： Disclosed herein are techniques and equipment for providing a temporary ID for a player tracking account. The temporary ID may be created by a first player with a first level of access to a first player tracking account. The temporary ID may be used by a second player to gain a second level of access to the player tracking account. The second level of access may be less than the first level of access.

摘要翻译： 这里公开了用于提供玩家跟踪账户的临时ID的技术和设备。 临时ID可以由具有第一级访问第一玩家跟踪帐户的第一玩家创建。 临时ID可被第二玩家用来获得对玩家追踪帐户的第二级访问。 第二级访问可能会低于第一级访问级别。

公开(公告)号：US20130084926A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-04

申请号：US13250816

申请日：2011-09-30

申请人： Dwayne A. Davis ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

发明人： Dwayne A. Davis ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G06Q2230/00 ,  G07F17/3272

摘要： Disclosed herein are techniques and equipment for providing a voting point leaderboard system. Players playing wagering games may be awarded voting points for use in a poll with a plurality of candidates in exchange for game-play related activity. Players voting for the winning candidate in the poll may be given an award. Polls may include candidates which may be involved in a real-world contest. Players may be rewarded for voting for the candidate which wins the real-world contest.

公开(公告)号：US07198569B2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-03

申请号：US10255864

申请日：2002-09-26

申请人： Bryan D. Wolf ,  Christopher T. Brune ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

发明人： Bryan D. Wolf ,  Christopher T. Brune ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

IPC分类号： A63F13/10 ,  A63F1/18 ,  A63F5/04 ,  A63F13/02

CPC分类号： G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/3265 ,  G07F17/34

摘要： A gaming device which displays to a player the mathematically optimal or best way to play a game with minimal processing and memory usage. The game can be any version of video poker, slot game with a hold-a-reel feature, blackjack or other game with a finite number of outcomes after requiring the player to make choice of how to proceed. The present invention also includes the methods of how to make and use the auto-hold tables.

摘要翻译： 一种游戏装置，其以最小的处理和内存使用方式向玩家显示数学上最佳或最佳的玩游戏方式。 游戏可以是要求玩家选择如何进行的任何版本的视频扑克，具有保持盘的功能的插槽游戏，二十一点或其他具有有限数量结果的游戏。 本发明还包括如何制作和使用自动保持表的方法。

公开(公告)号：US08777738B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-15

申请号：US13330353

申请日：2011-12-19

申请人： Kenneth Nelson ,  Daryn Kiely ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

发明人： Kenneth Nelson ,  Daryn Kiely ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/3241

摘要： Disclosed are electronic gaming machines, methods and systems for gaming device configuration and gaming device software distribution. An electronic gaming machine is configured to detect whether a primary portable storage device is in communication with the electronic gaming machine. The primary portable storage device may be configured to store a boot image. The boot image may include a boot code, an operating system, and a framework application. The framework application may be configured to search and execute a pluggable module according to instructions provided by the pluggable module. The framework application may also include instructions configured to determine whether at least one of the one or more pluggable modules includes a signature and execute the at least one pluggable module when it is determined that the at least one pluggable module includes the signature.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于游戏设备配置和游戏设备软件分发的电子游戏机，方法和系统。 电子游戏机被配置为检测主便携式存储装置是否与电子游戏机通信。 主便携式存储设备可以被配置为存储引导映像。 引导映像可以包括引导代码，操作系统和框架应用程序。 框架应用可以被配置为根据可插拔模块提供的指令来搜索和执行可插拔模块。 框架应用还可以包括被配置为确定一个或多个可插拔模块中的至少一个包括签名并且当确定至少一个可插拔模块包括签名时执行该至少一个可插拔模块的指令。

公开(公告)号：US08727858B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-20

申请号：US13250829

申请日：2011-09-30

申请人： Dwayne A. Davis ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

发明人： Dwayne A. Davis ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

IPC分类号： G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/3272

摘要： Techniques and equipment for providing a voting point leaderboard system are provided. Players playing wagering games may be awarded voting points for use in a poll with a plurality of candidates in exchange for game-play related activity. Players voting for the winning candidate in the poll may be given an award. Polls may include candidates which may be involved in a real-world contest. Players may be rewarded for voting for the candidate which wins the real-world contest.

公开(公告)号：US20130084552A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-04

申请号：US13250835

申请日：2011-09-30

申请人： Dwayne A. Davis ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

发明人： Dwayne A. Davis ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

IPC分类号： G09B7/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3267

摘要： Disclosed herein are techniques and equipment for providing a voting point leaderboard system. Players playing wagering games may be awarded voting points for use in a poll with a plurality of candidates in exchange for game-play related activity. Players voting for the winning candidate in the poll may be given an award. Polls may include candidates which may be involved in a real-world contest. Players may be rewarded for voting for the candidate which wins the real-world contest.

公开(公告)号：US07374487B2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-20

申请号：US11729407

申请日：2007-03-27

申请人： Dwayne R. Nelson

发明人： Dwayne R. Nelson

IPC分类号： A63F13/10 ,  A63F9/00 ,  G06F12/16 ,  G06F15/44 ,  G06F17/00 ,  F06F19/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F2300/206 ,  A63F2300/401 ,  A63F2300/552 ,  A63F2300/6063 ,  G06F12/023 ,  G06F2212/401 ,  G07F17/3202 ,  G07F17/3241

摘要： A method and apparatus of dynamically storing critical data of a gaming machine by allocating and deallocating memory space in a gaming machine is disclosed. One or more embodiments describe downloading or removing a new game to a gaming machine such that all existing critical data in NV-RAM memory is left intact. In one embodiment, the invention discloses a method and apparatus for dynamically allocating and deallocating memory space to accommodate either permanent or temporary storage in an NV-RAM. A method and apparatus is provided to monitor available memory space and dynamically resize the memory in NV-RAM. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed for performing an integrity check of the NV-RAM and determining whether a critical data error has occurred. In one or more embodiments, methods of compacting and shifting contents of an NV-RAM are described to consolidate available memory space or to prevent unauthorized access of NV-RAM memory.

摘要翻译： 公开了通过在游戏机中分配和释放存储器空间来动态地存储游戏机的关键数据的方法和装置。 一个或多个实施例描述了向游戏机下载或移除新游戏，使得NV-RAM存储器中的所有现有关键数据保持不变。 在一个实施例中，本发明公开了一种用于动态分配和释放存储器空间以适应NV-RAM中的永久或临时存储的方法和装置。 提供了一种方法和装置来监视可用存储器空间并动态地调整NV-RAM中的存储器的大小。 在一个实施例中，公开了一种用于执行NV-RAM的完整性检查并确定是否发生关键数据错误的方法。 在一个或多个实施例中，描述了压缩和移位NV-RAM的内容的方法，以整合可用的存储器空间或防止NV-RAM存储器的未经授权的访问。

公开(公告)号：US07169052B2

公开(公告)日：2007-01-30

申请号：US10212598

申请日：2002-08-05

申请人： Nicole Beaulieu ,  Greg Schlottman ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

发明人： Nicole Beaulieu ,  Greg Schlottman ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/32

摘要： A system, apparatus, and method of operating a gaming apparatus may include identifying a player, accessing stored player data relating to the player, and performing a personalized gaming operation based on the stored player data. The personalized gaming operation may include one of the following personalized gaming operations: generating a video image of a game piece, the game piece having one or more characteristics selected according to the stored player data, generating a personalized video image based on the stored player data, or generating a game environment, the game environment including video images other than a video image of a game piece, music and sound effects and one or more of the video images other than a video image of a game piece, music and sound effects selected according to the stored player data.

摘要翻译： 操作游戏装置的系统，装置和方法可以包括识别玩家，访问与玩家相关的存储的玩家数据，以及基于所存储的玩家数据执行个性化游戏操作。 个性化游戏操作可以包括以下个性化游戏操作之一：产生游戏件的视频图像，游戏片具有根据存储的玩家数据选择的一个或多个特征，基于存储的玩家数据生成个性化视频图像 或产生游戏环境的游戏环境，包括游戏片的视频图像以外的视频图像，音乐和声音效果以及除了游戏片的视频图像之外的一个或多个视频图像，选择的音乐和声音效果 根据存储的播放器数据。

公开(公告)号：US09293000B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-22

申请号：US13247540

申请日：2011-09-28

申请人： Dwayne R. Nelson ,  William R. Brosnan ,  Kevin M. Higgins ,  William Chad Little ,  Larry R. Hollibaugh ,  Erik B. Petersen ,  Adrian R. Marcu

发明人： Dwayne R. Nelson ,  William R. Brosnan ,  Kevin M. Higgins ,  William Chad Little ,  Larry R. Hollibaugh ,  Erik B. Petersen ,  Adrian R. Marcu

IPC分类号： G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/34

摘要： The gaming system disclosed herein enables a player to simultaneously or concurrently play a plurality of games at a gaming device regardless or independent of if the gaming device accounting system in communication with the gaming device is configured to support such simultaneous or concurrent game play. The gaming system disclosed herein additionally or alternatively enables a player to simultaneously play a plurality of games wherein certain of the games are eligible to operate with a remote host and certain of the games are ineligible to operate with the remote host.

公开(公告)号：US09039523B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-26

申请号：US13531441

申请日：2012-06-22

申请人： Derrick Price ,  Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Dennis Thomas Kleppen

发明人： Derrick Price ,  Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Dennis Thomas Kleppen

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/3241 ,  A63F13/71 ,  A63F13/792 ,  G06F21/30 ,  G06F21/31 ,  G06F21/34 ,  G06F21/35 ,  G06F21/36 ,  G06Q20/4014 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3218 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/3237 ,  G07F17/3244

摘要： A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. The gaming system is configured to establish a secure communication session between an electronic gaming machine and a portable electronic device. The system can confirm that a communication session is secure by displaying pre-selected content unique to the portable electronic device. The content can be continuously displayed on the EGM during the active communication session to indicate that the session is secure.