公开(公告)号：US20060258422A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-16

申请号：US11406131

申请日：2006-04-18

申请人： Jay Walker ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  Russell Sammon ,  Jeffrey Hayashida

发明人： Jay Walker ,  Daniel Tedesco ,  Russell Sammon ,  Jeffrey Hayashida

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32

摘要： The invention includes methods and apparatus for offering a free play mode of electronic game device operation to players. In an embodiment, the method includes determining whether to offer the player a choice to switch the electronic gaming device from a regular mode of operation to a free play mode of operation, wherein the free play mode of operation maintains a credit balance for the player. The method also includes presenting the offer to the player based on the determination, and receiving an election from the player to switch the electronic game device from the regular mode of operation to the free play mode of operation. In an advantageous embodiment, the method may also include providing an indication that the electronic game device is operating in the free play mode of operation. Such an indication may include at least one of the following: an audio message, a video message, written instructions, a message that the player is not eligible to win predetermined prizes, a message that the player can win only reduced prizes, a message that the player cannot win any prizes, a message that one or more prize has been modified, reduced or eliminated, a message that the odds of at least one outcome have been modified, and a message that at least one feature of the electronic game device has been enabled, disabled or altered.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括用于向玩家提供电子游戏装置操作的免费游戏模式的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，该方法包括确定是否向玩家提供将电子游戏设备从常规操作模式切换到自由播放操作模式的选择，其中，游戏自由运行模式保持玩家的信用余额。 该方法还包括基于该确定向播放器呈现该提议，以及接收来自播放器的选择以将电子游戏设备从常规操作模式切换到自由播放操作模式。 在有利的实施例中，该方法还可以包括提供电子游戏装置在自由播放操作模式下操作的指示。 这样的指示可以包括以下中的至少一个：音频消息，视频消息，书面指令，玩家不符合赢得预定奖品的消息，玩家只能赢得减少奖品的消息，消息 玩家不能赢得任何奖品，一个或多个奖品被修改，减少或消除的消息，至少一个结果的几率已被修改的消息，以及电子游戏装置的至少一个特征具有的消息 已启用，禁用或更改。

公开(公告)号：US20060106678A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-18

申请号：US11319848

申请日：2005-12-28

申请人： Jay Walker ,  John Packes ,  Andrew Golden ,  Russell Sammon ,  Timothy Palmer ,  Terry Mayfield ,  Peter Kim

发明人： Jay Walker ,  John Packes ,  Andrew Golden ,  Russell Sammon ,  Timothy Palmer ,  Terry Mayfield ,  Peter Kim

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0225 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/0613 ,  G06Q30/08

摘要： Systems and methods are provided to associate a transferable item price with a first consumer and to determine that a second consumer is entitled to purchase an item in exchange for payment of an amount based on the transferable item price. In one embodiment, the first consumer arranges to purchase an item at a first price. The merchant transmits a transferable item price code to the first consumer. The first consumer sends the transferable item price code to the second consumer, such as by including the transferable item price code in an e-mail message. The second consumer transmits the transferable item price code to the merchant to establish that he or she is entitled to purchase the item at the first price.

公开(公告)号：US20120023128A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-26

申请号：US12842536

申请日：2010-07-23

申请人： Russell Sammon

发明人： Russell Sammon

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F16/41

摘要： In one embodiment, a method of automatically determining a filing convention is provided. The method includes receiving a computer file path. The file path is associated with a digital media file. The method includes separating the file path into a plurality of fields. The separating is carried out using a field-separation module. The method further includes determining a filing convention based on the fields. The determining is carried out using a filing-convention-determination module. The method also includes storing the filing convention in a database.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，提供了一种自动确定归档约定的方法。 该方法包括接收计算机文件路径。 文件路径与数字媒体文件相关联。 该方法包括将文件路径分离成多个字段。 分离使用场分离模块进行。 该方法还包括基于这些字段来确定归档约定。 使用归档约定确定模块进行确定。 该方法还包括将归档约定存储在数据库中。