公开(公告)号：US08251793B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-28

申请号：US13345322

申请日：2012-01-06

申请人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Clifton E. Lind

发明人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Clifton E. Lind

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： At least one pool of game play records is stored at a central processing system. Each game play record includes a record index selected from a set of unique index values, each associated with a different result type. A record index associated with a particular game play record is communicated from the central processing system to the player terminal in response to a game play request which a player has entered at the player terminal. The player terminal responds to the received record index by generating display commands using data at the player terminal to produce a graphic representation at the player terminal. This graphic representation is consistent with the result type associated with the index value comprising the particular record index which has been communicated to the player terminal.

摘要翻译： 在中央处理系统中存储至少一个游戏记录池。 每个游戏记录包括从一组唯一索引值中选择的记录索引，每一个与不同的结果类型相关联。 响应于玩家在玩家终端输入的游戏播放请求，将与特定游戏记录相关联的记录索引从中央处理系统传送到玩家终端。 播放器终端通过使用播放器终端处的数据产生显示命令来响应所接收的记录索引，以在播放器终端处产生图形表示。 该图形表示与包括已经传送给玩家终端的特定记录索引的索引值相关联的结果类型一致。

公开(公告)号：US20120108314A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-03

申请号：US13345322

申请日：2012-01-06

申请人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Clifton E. Lind

发明人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Clifton E. Lind

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： At least one pool of game play records is stored at a central processing system. Each game play record includes a record index selected from a set of unique index values, each associated with a different result type. A record index associated with a particular game play record is communicated from the central processing system to the player terminal in response to a game play request which a player has entered at the player terminal. The player terminal responds to the received record index by generating display commands using data at the player terminal to produce a graphic representation at the player terminal. This graphic representation is consistent with the result type associated with the index value comprising the particular record index which has been communicated to the player terminal.

摘要翻译： 在中央处理系统中存储至少一个游戏记录池。 每个游戏记录包括从一组唯一索引值中选择的记录索引，每一个与不同的结果类型相关联。 响应于玩家在玩家终端输入的游戏播放请求，将与特定游戏记录相关联的记录索引从中央处理系统传送到玩家终端。 播放器终端通过使用播放器终端处的数据产生显示命令来响应所接收的记录索引，以在播放器终端处产生图形表示。 该图形表示与包括已经传送给玩家终端的特定记录索引的索引值相关联的结果类型一致。

公开(公告)号：US20120100906A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-26

申请号：US13340460

申请日：2011-12-29

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Brendan M. O'Connor ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Rodney L. Willard ,  Naveen Malhotra ,  Martin A. Keane ,  Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Gordon T. Graves

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Brendan M. O'Connor ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Rodney L. Willard ,  Naveen Malhotra ,  Martin A. Keane ,  Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Gordon T. Graves

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3286 ,  A63F3/062 ,  A63F3/0645 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A method for conducting bingo games includes using a server to collect game play requests from a plurality of electronic player stations. The server determines if a group of the collected game play requests meets one or more predefined conditions for establishing a quorum, and if so conducts a game with the group of game play requests. Even after the game is started, the server continues to collect game play requests in preparation for conducting additional games. When enough game play requests are collected, the server starts the next game, even if previous games are still in progress.

摘要翻译： 用于进行宾果游戏的方法包括使用服务器从多个电子播放器站收集游戏播放请求。 服务器确定一组收集的游戏播放请求是否满足一个或多个用于建立法定人数的预定义条件，如果是，则执行游戏组播放请求的游戏。 即使在游戏开始之后，服务器也继续收集玩游戏请求，准备进行额外的游戏。 当收集足够的游戏播放请求时，服务器启动下一个游戏，即使以前的游戏仍在进行中。

公开(公告)号：US20110207533A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-25

申请号：US13098839

申请日：2011-05-02

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Brendan M. O'Connor ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Robert F. Lannert ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Brendan M. O'Connor ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Robert F. Lannert ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3211 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F2300/5573 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3234 ,  G07F17/3237 ,  G07F17/3239

摘要： A gaming system according to one form of the present invention includes a number of gaming machines, each gaming machine including a single player game presentation arrangement that may be reconfigured to provide any one of a number of game presentations. In addition to the gaming machines the gaming system includes a system configuration arrangement and a game modification controller. The system configuration arrangement produces system configuration commands based either on manual inputs, system usage information, or various information related to one or more players in a gaming facility. The game modification controller included in preferred forms of the gaming system receives the system configuration commands, and, in response to the commands, communicates presentation switching instructions to one or more gaming machines included in the system.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的一种形式的游戏系统包括多个游戏机，每个游戏机包括可重新配置以提供多个游戏呈现中的任何一个的单人游戏呈现装置。 除了游戏机之外，游戏系统还包括系统配置装置和游戏修改控制器。 系统配置安排基于手动输入，系统使用信息或与游戏设施中的一个或多个玩家相关的各种信息来产生系统配置命令。 包含在游戏系统的优选形式中的游戏修改控制器接收系统配置命令，并且响应于命令将呈现切换指令传送到系统中包括的一个或多个游戏机。

公开(公告)号：US07934987B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-03

申请号：US11932322

申请日：2007-10-31

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3286 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3251 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/3288 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A gaming system utilizes a game designation generating component, a gaming establishment component, and a set of predefined bingo card representations. Each bingo card representation is stored in electronic format as a data structure or data record defining a predefined pattern of game designations chosen from a pool of available designations. The game designation generating component generates sets of game designations from a pool of available designations. The method employed in the gaming system includes pre-matching the bingo card representations to a given set of game designations to produce a matched card set. This pre-matching occurs prior to the sale, distribution, or assignment of card representations to players in the game. The matched card set includes a number of game play records, each corresponding to a different one of the bingo card representations and each being associated with a result indicator which indicates whether the respective bingo card representation is a winning card or losing card for that set of game designations. Data representing these matched card sets are stored and then the individual game play records are assigned to players in response to game play requests initiated by the players.

摘要翻译： 游戏系统利用游戏指定生成部件，游戏机构部件和一组预定义的宾果牌表示。 每个宾果卡表示以电子格式存储为数据结构或数据记录，其定义从可用名称池中选择的预定义的游戏指定模式。 游戏指定生成组件从可用名称池生成一组游戏指定。 在游戏系统中使用的方法包括将宾果卡表示预先匹配到给定的一组游戏指定以产生匹配的卡组。 这种预匹配发生在向游戏玩家发放，分配或分配卡片表示之前。 匹配的卡组包括多个游戏记录，每个游戏记录对应于不同的一个宾果卡表示，并且每一个与结果指示符相关联，结果指示符指示相应的宾果卡表示是否是获胜卡， 游戏名称。 存储表示这些匹配的卡组的数据，然后响应于玩家发起的游戏播放请求将各个游戏记录分配给玩家。

公开(公告)号：US08376828B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-19

申请号：US13099060

申请日：2011-05-02

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3286 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3251 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/3288 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A gaming system utilizes a game designation generating component, a gaming establishment component, and a set of predefined bingo card representations. Each bingo card representation is stored in electronic format as a data structure or data record defining a predefined pattern of game designations chosen from a pool of available designations. The game designation generating component generates sets of game designations from a pool of available designations. The method employed in the gaming system includes pre-matching the bingo card representations to a given set of game designations to produce a matched card set. This pre-matching occurs prior to the sale, distribution, or assignment of card representations to players in the game. The matched card set includes a number of game play records, each corresponding to a different one of the bingo card representations and each being associated with a result indicator which indicates whether the respective bingo card representation is a winning card or losing card for that set of game designations. Data representing these matched card sets are stored and then the individual game play records are assigned to players in response to game play requests initiated by the players.

摘要翻译： 游戏系统利用游戏指定生成部件，游戏机构部件和一组预定义的宾果牌表示。 每个宾果卡表示以电子格式存储为数据结构或数据记录，其定义从可用名称池中选择的预定义的游戏指定模式。 游戏指定生成组件从可用名称池生成一组游戏指定。 在游戏系统中使用的方法包括将宾果卡表示预先匹配到给定的一组游戏指定以产生匹配的卡组。 这种预匹配发生在向游戏玩家发放，分配或分配卡片表示之前。 匹配的卡组包括多个游戏记录，每个游戏记录对应于不同的一个宾果卡表示，并且每一个与结果指示符相关联，结果指示符指示相应的宾果卡表示是否是获胜卡， 游戏名称。 存储表示这些匹配的卡组的数据，然后响应于玩家发起的游戏播放请求，将各个游戏记录分配给玩家。

公开(公告)号：US07695361B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-13

申请号：US10238313

申请日：2002-09-10

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Joseph R. Enzminger ,  John E. Padgett ,  Martin A. Keane ,  David M. Brandt

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Joseph R. Enzminger ,  John E. Padgett ,  Martin A. Keane ,  David M. Brandt

IPC分类号： A63F3/06 ,  A63F13/10 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  G06Q60/00 ,  A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/32

摘要： A pattern probability (302) is determined for each of a number of target patterns (301) achievable in a bingo-type game. Each pattern probability (302) comprises a probability of achieving the respective target pattern (301) in the bingo-type game. Different pattern sets are then associated with each different prize level in a desired prize distribution. The target patterns (301) and their respective pattern probabilities (302) are assigned or mapped to the different pattern sets so that the probability of achieving any target pattern included in a pattern set comprises a value approximating the desired probability of the prize level with which the pattern set is associated.

摘要翻译： 针对宾果型游戏中可实现的多个目标模式（301）中的每一个确定模式概率（302）。 每个模式概率（302）包括在宾果式游戏中实现各自目标模式（301）的概率。 然后，不同的模式集合与所需奖品分布中的每个不同的奖品级别相关联。 目标模式（301）及其各自的模式概率（302）被分配或映射到不同的模式集合，使得实现包括在模式集合中的任何目标模式的概率包括近似于奖品级别的期望概率的值， 模式集相关联。

公开(公告)号：US08500540B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-06

申请号：US13340460

申请日：2011-12-29

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Brendan M. O'Connor ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Rodney L. Willard ,  Naveen Malhotra ,  Martin A. Keane ,  Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Gordon T. Graves

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Brendan M. O'Connor ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Rodney L. Willard ,  Naveen Malhotra ,  Martin A. Keane ,  Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Gordon T. Graves

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3286 ,  A63F3/062 ,  A63F3/0645 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A method for conducting bingo games includes using a server to collect game play requests from a plurality of electronic player stations. The server determines if a group of the collected game play requests meets one or more predefined conditions for establishing a quorum, and if so conducts a game with the group of game play requests. Even after the game is started, the server continues to collect game play requests in preparation for conducting additional games. When enough game play requests are collected, the server starts the next game, even if previous games are still in progress.

摘要翻译： 用于进行宾果游戏的方法包括使用服务器从多个电子播放器站收集游戏播放请求。 服务器确定一组收集的游戏播放请求是否满足一个或多个用于建立法定人数的预定义条件，如果是，则执行游戏组播放请求的游戏。 即使在游戏开始之后，服务器也继续收集玩游戏请求，准备进行额外的游戏。 当收集足够的游戏播放请求时，服务器启动下一个游戏，即使以前的游戏仍在进行中。

公开(公告)号：US08092294B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-10

申请号：US11854367

申请日：2007-09-12

申请人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Clifton E. Lind

发明人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Clifton E. Lind

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： At least one pool of game play records is stored at a central processing system. Each game play record includes a record index selected from a set of unique index values, each associated with a different result type. A record index associated with a particular game play record is communicated from the central processing system to the player terminal in response to a game play request which a player has entered at the player terminal. The player terminal responds to the received record index by generating display commands using data at the player terminal to produce a graphic representation at the player terminal. This graphic representation is consistent with the result type associated with the index value comprising the particular record index which has been communicated to the player terminal.

公开(公告)号：US20110207517A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-25

申请号：US13099060

申请日：2011-05-02

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3286 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3251 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/3288 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A gaming system utilizes a game designation generating component, a gaming establishment component, and a set of predefined bingo card representations. Each bingo card representation is stored in electronic format as a data structure or data record defining a predefined pattern of game designations chosen from a pool of available designations. The game designation generating component generates sets of game designations from a pool of available designations. The method employed in the gaming system includes pre-matching the bingo card representations to a given set of game designations to produce a matched card set. This pre-matching occurs prior to the sale, distribution, or assignment of card representations to players in the game. The matched card set includes a number of game play records, each corresponding to a different one of the bingo card representations and each being associated with a result indicator which indicates whether the respective bingo card representation is a winning card or losing card for that set of game designations. Data representing these matched card sets are stored and then the individual game play records are assigned to players in response to game play requests initiated by the players.

摘要翻译： 游戏系统利用游戏指定生成部件，游戏机构部件和一组预定义的宾果牌表示。 每个宾果卡表示以电子格式存储为数据结构或数据记录，其定义从可用名称池中选择的预定义的游戏指定模式。 游戏指定生成组件从可用名称池生成一组游戏指定。 在游戏系统中使用的方法包括将宾果卡表示预先匹配到给定的一组游戏指定以产生匹配的卡组。 这种预匹配发生在向游戏玩家发放，分配或分配卡片表示之前。 匹配的卡组包括多个游戏记录，每个游戏记录对应于不同的一个宾果卡表示，并且每一个与结果指示符相关联，结果指示符指示相应的宾果卡表示是否是获胜卡， 游戏名称。 存储表示这些匹配的卡组的数据，然后响应于玩家发起的游戏播放请求，将各个游戏记录分配给玩家。