公开(公告)号：US08506387B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-13

申请号：US13340493

申请日：2011-12-29

申请人： William R. Brosnan ,  Bryan D. Wolf ,  Stephen W. Morro ,  Terrence Lee McCreary, Jr. ,  M. Ali Saffari ,  John W. Chamberlain

发明人： William R. Brosnan ,  Bryan D. Wolf ,  Stephen W. Morro ,  Terrence Lee McCreary, Jr. ,  M. Ali Saffari ,  John W. Chamberlain

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  Y10T436/106664

摘要： A gaming machine connected in a gaming network or operating as a stand-alone machine, is capable of accepting two or more currencies for wager game play. The machine operates internally using a native monetary type and converts non-monetary bills to native amounts in the form of restricted or cashable credits. The multiple currency capability of the machine is utilized to encourage the use of restricted credits by adjusting conversion rates, payback tables, and the like. These features, combined with the use of restricted credits, also enable ways to monitor abuse and illegal activity on the gaming machine and implement ways to limit losses by a player. Certain post-conversion processes are used to ensure that the player is returned non-converted amounts. The gaming machine has additional hard and soft meters to process multiple monetary types.

摘要翻译： 连接在游戏网络中或作为独立机器操作的游戏机能够接受用于下注游戏的两种或更多种货币。 该机器使用本地货币类型在内部运作，并将非货币性票据转换为限制性或可兑现信贷形式的本地金额。 利用机器的多币种功能，通过调整转换率，回收表等来鼓励使用限制信用。 这些功能与使用受限制的信用相结合，也能够监控游戏机的滥用和非法活动，并实施方式来限制玩家的损失。 使用某些后转换过程来确保玩家返回未转换的金额。 游戏机具有额外的硬和软米来处理多种货币类型。

公开(公告)号：US20120094748A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-19

申请号：US13340493

申请日：2011-12-29

申请人： William R. Brosnan ,  Bryan D. Wolf ,  Stephen W. Morro ,  Terrence Lee McCreary, JR. ,  M. Ali Saffari ,  John W. Chamberlain

发明人： William R. Brosnan ,  Bryan D. Wolf ,  Stephen W. Morro ,  Terrence Lee McCreary, JR. ,  M. Ali Saffari ,  John W. Chamberlain

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  Y10T436/106664

摘要： A gaming machine connected in a gaming network or operating as a stand-alone machine, is capable of accepting two or more currencies for wager game play. The machine operates internally using a native monetary type and converts non-monetary bills to native amounts in the form of restricted or cashable credits. The multiple currency capability of the machine is utilized to encourage the use of restricted credits by adjusting conversion rates, payback tables, and the like. These features, combined with the use of restricted credits, also enable ways to monitor abuse and illegal activity on the gaming machine and implement ways to limit losses by a player. Certain post-conversion processes are used to ensure that the player is returned non-converted amounts. The gaming machine has additional hard and soft meters to process multiple monetary types.

摘要翻译： 连接在游戏网络中或作为独立机器操作的游戏机能够接受用于下注游戏的两种或更多种货币。 该机器使用本地货币类型在内部运作，并将非货币性票据转换为限制性或可兑现信贷形式的本地金额。 利用机器的多币种功能，通过调整转换率，回收表等来鼓励使用限制信用。 这些功能与使用受限制的信用相结合，也能够监控游戏机的滥用和非法活动，并实施方式来限制玩家的损失。 使用某些后转换过程来确保玩家返回未转换的金额。 游戏机具有额外的硬和软米来处理多种货币类型。

公开(公告)号：US20090054149A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-26

申请号：US11844526

申请日：2007-08-24

申请人： William R. Brosnan ,  Bryan D. Wolf ,  Stephen W. Morro ,  Terrence Lee McCreary, JR. ,  M. Ali Saffari ,  John W. Chamberlain

发明人： William R. Brosnan ,  Bryan D. Wolf ,  Stephen W. Morro ,  Terrence Lee McCreary, JR. ,  M. Ali Saffari ,  John W. Chamberlain

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  Y10T436/106664

摘要： A gaming machine connected in a gaming network or operating as a stand-alone machine, is capable of accepting two or more currencies for wager game play. The machine operates internally using a native monetary type and converts non-monetary bills to native amounts in the form of restricted or cashable credits. The multiple currency capability of the machine is utilized to encourage the use of restricted credits by adjusting conversion rates, payback tables, and the like. These features, combined with the use of restricted credits, also enable ways to monitor abuse and illegal activity on the gaming machine and implement ways to limit losses by a player. Certain post-conversion processes are used to ensure that the player is returned non-converted amounts. The gaming machine has additional hard and soft meters to process multiple monetary types.

摘要翻译： 连接在游戏网络中或作为独立机器操作的游戏机能够接受用于下注游戏的两种或更多种货币。 该机器使用本地货币类型在内部运作，并将非货币性票据转换为限制性或可兑现信贷形式的本地金额。 利用机器的多币种功能，通过调整转换率，回收表等来鼓励使用限制信用。 这些功能与使用受限制的信用相结合，也能够监控游戏机的滥用和非法活动，并实施方式来限制玩家的损失。 使用某些后转换过程来确保玩家返回未转换的金额。 游戏机具有额外的硬和软米来处理多种货币类型。

公开(公告)号：US08641513B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-04

申请号：US11844526

申请日：2007-08-24

申请人： William R. Brosnan ,  Bryan D. Wolf ,  Stephen W. Morro ,  Terrence Lee McCreary, Jr. ,  M. Ali Saffari ,  John W. Chamberlain

发明人： William R. Brosnan ,  Bryan D. Wolf ,  Stephen W. Morro ,  Terrence Lee McCreary, Jr. ,  M. Ali Saffari ,  John W. Chamberlain

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  Y10T436/106664

摘要： A gaming machine connected in a gaming network or operating as a stand-alone machine, is capable of accepting two or more currencies for wager game play. The machine operates internally using a native monetary type and converts non-monetary bills to native amounts in the form of restricted or cashable credits. The multiple currency capability of the machine is utilized to encourage the use of restricted credits by adjusting conversion rates, payback tables, and the like. These features, combined with the use of restricted credits, also enable ways to monitor abuse and illegal activity on the gaming machine and implement ways to limit losses by a player. Certain post-conversion processes are used to ensure that the player is returned non-converted amounts. The gaming machine has additional hard and soft meters to process multiple monetary types.

摘要翻译： 连接在游戏网络中或作为独立机器操作的游戏机能够接受用于下注游戏的两种或更多种货币。 该机器使用本地货币类型在内部运作，并将非货币性票据转换为限制性或可兑现信贷形式的本地金额。 利用机器的多币种功能，通过调整转换率，回收表等来鼓励使用限制信用。 这些功能与使用受限制的信用相结合，也能够监控游戏机的滥用和非法活动，并实施方式来限制玩家的损失。 使用某些后转换过程来确保玩家返回未转换的金额。 游戏机具有额外的硬和软米来处理多种货币类型。

公开(公告)号：US08506384B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-13

申请号：US12208252

申请日：2008-09-10

申请人： James Coleman ,  M. Ali Saffari ,  Mark Bansemer ,  Bryan D. Wolf

发明人： James Coleman ,  M. Ali Saffari ,  Mark Bansemer ,  Bryan D. Wolf

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/329 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/3286

摘要： After the main ball drop of a bingo game, a player may be given a free extra bingo number. A probability of awarding a free ball may be determined, at least in part, according to a desired paytable percentage for the bingo game (or vice versa). Some implementations of the invention provide multi-card bingo games. A player may be required to hit a predetermined pattern on more than one bingo card in order to obtain a progressive award. The number of hits in the pattern(s) and/or the number of bingo cards involved may be determined according to a desired progressive award size and/or a desired probability of obtaining the progressive award. Players may have an opportunity to purchase one or more additional bingo numbers after the main ball drop of a bingo game. A player may be provided the option of purchasing a block of more than one additional bingo number after the main ball drop. The player may be offered such a block at a discount, as compared to the price for purchasing the additional bingo numbers individually.

摘要翻译： 在宾果游戏的主球下降之后，玩家可能会获得免费的额外宾果号码。 可以至少部分地根据宾果游戏的期望的支付百分比来确定授予自由球的概率（反之亦然）。 本发明的一些实施方式提供多卡宾果游戏。 玩家可能需要在多于一张的宾果牌上击中预定的图案，以获得渐进奖励。 可以根据期望的渐进奖励大小和/或获得渐进奖励的期望概率来确定所涉及的模式和/或宾果牌数量中的命中数。 玩家可能有机会在宾果游戏的主球落下后购买一个或多个额外的宾果号码。 可以提供玩家在主球落下之后购买多于一个附加宾果牌的块的选项。 与单独购买附加宾果数字的价格相比，玩家可以以折扣方式提供这样的块。

公开(公告)号：US20090075715A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-19

申请号：US12208252

申请日：2008-09-10

申请人： James Coleman ,  M. Ali Saffari ,  Mark Bansemer ,  Bryan D. Wolf

发明人： James Coleman ,  M. Ali Saffari ,  Mark Bansemer ,  Bryan D. Wolf

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/329 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/3286

摘要： After the main ball drop of a bingo game, a player may be given a free extra bingo number. A probability of awarding a free ball may be determined, at least in part, according to a desired paytable percentage for the bingo game (or vice versa). Some implementations of the invention provide multi-card bingo games. A player may be required to hit a predetermined pattern on more than one bingo card in order to obtain a progressive award. The number of hits in the pattern(s) and/or the number of bingo cards involved may be determined according to a desired progressive award size and/or a desired probability of obtaining the progressive award. Players may have an opportunity to purchase one or more additional bingo numbers after the main ball drop of a bingo game. A player may be provided the option of purchasing a block of more than one additional bingo number after the main ball drop. The player may be offered such a block at a discount, as compared to the price for purchasing the additional bingo numbers individually.

摘要翻译： 在宾果游戏的主球下降之后，玩家可能会获得免费的额外宾果号码。 可以至少部分地根据宾果游戏的期望的支付百分比来确定授予自由球的概率（反之亦然）。 本发明的一些实施方式提供多卡宾果游戏。 玩家可能需要在多于一张的宾果牌上击中预定的图案，以获得渐进奖励。 可以根据期望的渐进奖励大小和/或获得渐进奖励的期望概率来确定所涉及的模式和/或宾果牌数量中的命中数。 玩家可能有机会在宾果游戏的主球落下后购买一个或多个额外的宾果号码。 可以提供玩家在主球落下之后购买多于一个附加宾果牌的块的选项。 与单独购买附加宾果数字的价格相比，玩家可以以折扣方式提供这样的块。