Amusement devices: games inventions 05/06

20060111164 - Wagering game with bonus game: A method of playing a wagering game at a gaming terminal. The method includes conducting the wagering game at the gaming terminal and displaying a plurality of game elements. Each of the game elements hides an award. At least one of the plurality of game elements is struck with a...

20060111166 - Gaming system: A game medium whose contents cause a media player to produce a game by sequentially presenting a plurality of solutions, and a puzzle corresponding to the plurality of solutions, with one or more output devices. The plurality of solutions includes at least one correct solution to the puzzle. The game...

20060111165 - Interactive dvd gaming systems: The present disclosure is directed to DVD gaming systems that include DVD game remote systems having card readers, and methods of playing games using those DVD gaming systems....

20060111167 - Poker game and poker game wagering system: A poker variant card game includes one or more conventional decks of cards and a set of rules for the card game. Each of the one or more conventional decks of cards has a plurality of individual playing cards. Each of the individual playing cards has a back, a face,...

20060111168 - Class ii/class iii hybrid gaming machine, system and methods: The present invention provides a gaming machine that can play both Class II and Class III games. Some implementations provide a gaming machine that has certain features (e.g., a true random number generator or “RNG”) enabled for Class III play and disabled for Class II play. Some aspects of the...

20060111171 - Gaming player image capture and display systems and methods: Systems and methods for capturing images of gaming players and incorporating such images for display into casino games are disclosed. Such casino games can include reel, reel simulation or card games. Methods can include using a camera to capture at a casino game an image of a player located within...

20060111172 - Methods and systems for determining and selling wagering game outcomes to be viewed remotely: In accordance with some embodiments, a plurality of outcomes are generated and used to create a video presentation of representative outcomes. The video presentation is recorded onto a tangible medium (e.g., DVD or CD-ROM) or otherwise provided to a player (e.g., a player may access the video presentation online). This...

20060111169 - Wagering game with award unlocking feature: A method of playing a wagering game having a plurality of players playing at a plurality of gaming terminals, the wagering game including a basic game and a bonus game. The method includes the steps of conducting the basic game at a first gaming terminal, fulfilling a bonus game entry...

20060111170 - Wagering game with collection of objects to influence game outcome: A wagering game system is provided and includes a plurality of gaming terminals, each gaming terminal communicating with a gaming control system configured to conduct a basic wagering game and a group game. The gaming control system is configured to assign at least a portion an award or a wager...

20060111174 - Gaming device having independent reel columns: A gaming device having unisymbol display reels, wherein each symbol on a display of the gaming device represents or is included on a different reel. The present invention structures the paylines of the gaming device such that the gaming device can include different reel strips having different winning symbols or...

20060111173 - Video slot machine and slot machine gaming method therefor: A video slot machine includes a display unit having a screen, a game-processing unit performing consecutive steps of a slot machine gaming method, and an input unit allowing input by a player. The slot machine gaming method includes: (a) displaying on the screen a matrix of cells; (b) allowing a...

20060111175 - Method and apparatus for discounting a flat rate gaming session: A wagering method is provided that allows players to purchase a gaming session comprising a plurality of game outcomes at a flat rate price. The number of game outcomes available in the gaming session may be a function of time in lieu of a specified number of game outcomes. In...

20060111176 - Gaming device having a die or dice directly associated with the reels in the primary game: A gaming device having a die or dice directly associated with the reels in the primary game. One embodiment includes a mechanical die shaker mounted directly adjacent to the reels of the gaming device. The die shaker includes a suitable container that houses at least one die. In one embodiment,...

20060111177 - Gaming device having a die or dice directly associated with the reels in the primary game: A gaming device having a die or dice directly associated with the reels in the primary game. One embodiment includes a mechanical die shaker mounted directly adjacent to the reels of the gaming device. The die shaker includes a suitable container that houses at least one die. In one embodiment,...

20060111178 - System-level bonus game and related methods: Bonus gaming systems for monitoring and controlling one or more gaming devices in a gaming system on at least one gaming floor are disclosed herein. The system includes one or more gaming devices interconnected via a network, a player tracking system in communication with the gaming devices, and a bonus...

20060111179 - Gaming system and gaming machine: A plurality of game selection-enabled gaming machines, which implement a game on the basis of a unit gaming fee, are connected to a game providing server via a network. The game providing server includes a game program storage unit and a download unit for permitting downloading a game program of...

20060111184 - Gaming system: A gaming system for use with a media player and one or more output devices, where the media player is configured to receive user signals, to read and execute information from a game medium, and to present portions of the information on the one or more output devices. The gaming...

20060111185 - Gaming system: A gaming system for use with a media player and one or more output devices, where the media player is configured to receive user signals, to read and execute information from a game medium, and to present portions of the information on the one or more output devices. The gaming...

20060111183 - Remote control: A remote control for use with a media player coupled to an output device, where the media player is configured to receive signals from the remote control, to read and execute information stored on a game medium, and to cause the output device to transmit one or more generated signals...

20060111181 - Steering wheel stand for electronic game control: The steering wheel stand for an electronic game control is an apparatus for supporting a game controller having a steering wheel. The stand supports the game controller in a manner that simulates the driving experience. The steering wheel stand includes a frame made of hollow tubing, which rests on a...

20060111182 - Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus: Reference coordinates in a coordinate system and designated coordinates based on coordinate information outputted by a pointing device are provided, and a distance between the reference coordinates and the designated coordinates is calculated. When a first mode is selected, a calculated distance is converted into a predetermined parameter using a...

20060111180 - Touch-control game controller: Disclosed is a touch-control game controller, which includes a housing, a control circuit mounted inside the housing, a plurality of operating buttons mounted on the surface of the housing and respectively connected to the control circuit for operation by the user to provide a respective control signal to the control...

20060111186 - Gaming system, game server and gaming machine: The present invention provides a gaming system which can eliminate obstacles and drawbacks which may arise at the time of purchasing or using plural kinds of gaming machines which have different platforms thus reducing a risk and a development cost at the time of developing game software. The gaming machine...

20060111187 - Method for communications and game device: According to a game system, the communication period between a radio controller serving as a slave and a game device serving as a master can be made variable in a power saving mode. In a scene which requires a certain real-time level, the communication period is shortened, while in a...

20060111188 - Systems and methods for accessing online content during online gaming: Systems and methods for accessing online content during online gaming are disclosed. In one embodiment, online gamers are able to access available online music content while in-game. Player-selected music content may be played and incorporated directly into the online RPG/MMORPG gaming experience. Players desiring to access additional music content to...

20060111189 - Systems and methods for performing online in-game inquiries: Systems and methods for performing online in-game inquires are disclosed. In one embodiment, a consumer-based inquiry may be presented to a player using a variety of inquiry interfaces while the player is participating in an online game. In another embodiment, new players may be given the option of responding to...

20060111190 - Game console connector and emulator for the game console: A portable game system includes two display screens, at least one of which is touch-sensitive. A memory card or other device is selectively connectable to the portable game system via in insertable connection port....

20060105825 - Game for educating users regarding medical conditions: A game is provided for teaching users about conditions affecting the human body. The game may include a game zone representing a body inflicted with a condition, a number of opponents representing attributes of the condition, and at least one character representing the user. The user may be asked a...

20060105826 - Electronic arcade game: An electronic game wherein a participant, using a joysick to control the movement of an indica of player position on a video display, attempts to keep his indicia of player position between two moving and encroaching end zones longer than other participants....

20060105827 - Game based on statistical categories of sporting events: A method of playing a game based on statistics obtained in a football game that includes the step of creating a team of players that corresponds to players participating in one or more actual football games. The game also calculates a yardage touchdown number wherein yardage obtained by team members...

20060105828 - Bounty poker game: A method of playing a draw poker game includes the steps of placing a bet on at least one hand; receiving a deal of five playing cards from a standard 52-card deck; choosing which cards to hold and which cards to discard; drawing replacement cards; and receiving a payout. The...

20060105829 - Wagering game with an improved wheel bonus game and method therefor: A method for playing a wagering game wherein when a randomly occurring bonus game condition symbol occurs in the base game outcome, the player plays a separate bonus game to a bonus game outcome. When play of the bonus game is successful, a mechanical wheel is then spun to provide...

20060105830 - Method and system for selecting and distributing lottery numbers: Provided herein are exemplary embodiments of a system, method, apparatus and program product for distributing lottery numbers generated from pattern recognition or random number generating methodology over the Internet and wireless telecommunication networks for users to use these numbers for their next lottery drawing procurement. The pattern recognition methods identify...

20060105831 - Techniques to create targeted lottery systems using electronic media interfaces: A system to encode lottery number onto magnetic strip cards used as fare cards for public transportation systems. The system is activated by user selection of a lottery option and increased payment at the time of the fare card purchase, or altered after purchase in a separate hardware system. A...

20060105832 - Video slot machine and slot machine gaming method therefor: A video slot machine includes a display unit, a game-processing unit performing a slot machine gaming method, and an input unit. The slot machine gaming method includes: (a) displaying a matrix of cells of (m) columns and (n) rows; (b) activating one of the rows of the cells to form...

20060105833 - Method for assembling a game-selected drawing machine: A method for assembling a game-selected drawing machine has acts of: providing a drawing machine with a control unit; selecting a game program; providing a ball-set having multiple balls corresponding to the selected game program and loading the balls into the drawing machine, wherein each ball has a symbol; providing...

20060105835 - Game with object suspended by air: A pneumatic prize dispensing system for an arcade game. The game includes a pneumatically-controlled method of suspending and controlling the movement encapsulated prizes within a vertically-oriented transparent tube by means of differential air pressure. A player controls the vertical position of the prize by means of a pneumatic control valve....

20060105836 - Method and apparatus for pausing a flat rate play gaming session: According to some embodiments of the present invention, methods and apparatus are provided for pausing or suspending play of a flat rate play session at a gaming device. In some embodiments, a player may receive a ticket or other token when a session is suspended. The ticket preferably includes indicia...

20060105834 - Pet transporter: A pet transporter that can be towed behind a wheeled vehicle is disclosed. The pet transporter comprises a carrier member, a frame adapted to receive the carrier member, a pair of side bows attached to the side walls of the carrier and to the frame, a pair of wheel assemblies...

20060105837 - Products and processes for determining a benefit based on occurrences of an outcome: According to an embodiment, a method includes determining, for each occurrence of a predetermined outcome during a flat rate play session, a respective payout amount. Each respective payout amount is based on a number of prior occurrences of the predetermined outcome during a flat rate play session....

20060105838 - Location-based games and augmented reality systems: Handheld location based games are provided in which a user's physical location correlates to the virtual location of a virtual character on a virtual playfield. Augmented Reality (AR) systems are provided in which video game indicia are overlaid onto a user's physical environment. A landscape detector is provided that may...

20060105839 - Casino game based on financial market activity: The present invention is directed to a method used by a casino for conducting a casino game in which a plurality of players bet against each other. A set of rules is established for the game. The rules define a winner based on at least one financial market data value...

20060105840 - Casino games based on financial market activity: The present invention is directed to a method for conducting a game in which a plurality of players bet. A set of rules is established for the game. The rules define a winner based on at least one financial market data value that fluctuates based on market activity in a...

20060105841 - Dynamic advertising system for interactive games: The invention is a system for displaying objects within an interactive game program, in which, the objects can be added during the game program creation and afterwards. Additionally, a component within the game program itself updates these objects and communicates with a centralized server that manages and controls the objects...

20060105842 - Shooting game machine and method for performing it: The present invention discloses an infrared detection type shooting game machine and method, which changes the degree of difficulty and environment of a game depending upon a distance measured using a plurality of references arranged at irregular intervals, thus providing realistic and interesting games. The shooting game method includes (a)...

20060100006 - Strategy gaming format with outcomes determined by external events and auction- and market-based transactions by the players: A unique gaming format that can be played online and employs procedures for allocating game value units or points among a plurality of users (including through auction bidding and market-based transactions) and applies such procedures to determine certain rights with respect to such game value units or points in a...

20060100008 - Instant online lottery method and system: A system and method for an instant online lottery game is disclosed. The system for an instant online lottery game can comprise a server and a plurality of instant online lottery units. The server can store a progressive jackpot that can be won with an instant online lottery number, wherein...

20060100007 - Number selecting game with skill feature: A number selecting game including a skill feature in which a player selects a sub-set of numbers from a pool of numbers for comparing the selected sub-set with a second sub-set of numbers selected from the pool of numbers to determine a prize, in which at least a portion of...

20060100009 - Methods and systems for determining and selling wagering game outcomes to be viewed remotely: In accordance with some embodiments, a plurality of outcomes are generated and used to create a video presentation of representative outcomes. The video presentation is recorded onto a tangible medium (e.g., DVD or CD-ROM) or otherwise provided to a player (e.g., player may access the video presentation online). This allows...

20060100012 - Method and system for verifying entitlement to play a game using a biometric identifier: A player is permitted to participate in an interactive gaming event from a remote location, such as a hotel room or home computer, once the player's entitlement to participate has been confirmed using a biometric identifier. One method of the invention includes first verifying the identity of a potential player...

20060100010 - Secure game download: A method for gaming terminals, gaming kiosks and lottery terminals to ensure that the code-signing verification process of downloaded game software can be trusted. Drivers independently developed from the operating system supplier are embedded within the operating system kernel to verify that the micro-coded hardware components, the BIOS (808), the...

20060100011 - User interface system and method for creating and verifying signed content: An embedded additional user interface 10 includes a web page display screen 20 and an embedded processor 30, and is incorporated into a gaming machine 40 that in turn includes a gaming screen 50 and a gaming processor 60. Because of security procedures applied for digital signing and certification of...

20060100013 - Curved surface display for a gaming machine: A result presentation arrangement for a slot machine includes a display having a display surface forming generally at least a portion of a curved shape. A processor is coupled to communicate with the display to cause the display to produce or display one or more indicia and to control movement...

20060100014 - Single source visual image display distribution on a gaming machine: Systems and methods for displaying multiple visual images from a single source at a gaming machine are disclosed. A reversible display device at the gaming machine presents multiple visual images from an LCD cell or other core display component. Virtual curtains alternate between blocking and permitting the display of visual...

20060100015 - Digital audio in a wagering game system: A computerized wagering game system a gaming module comprising a processor and gaming code which is operable when executed on the processor to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and an audio module operable to exchange digital audio data with an audio device over a...

20060100016 - Billiard game input device, billiard game system, game input device, and computer program: Provided is an input device for a billiard game comprising: a simulative ball provided as an object to be shot by a player; a link portion having a ball axis on which the simulative ball is mounted; a support portion for movably supporting the link portion; and a sensor for...

20060100017 - Multi-station gaming system and method: Gaming methods, apparatus, and program products prompt players to move between different gaming machines or player stations (103) included in a gaming system (100). One preferred method includes receiving a player input at a first player station (103) in a network gaming system (100). Upon receiving the player input at...

20060100020 - Network game system: In a network game in which a plurality of game terminal devices are connected via a server, a RPG game is played by a team formed by game program characters operated by the respective game terminals. If there is a player at a game terminal who wishes to depart from...

20060100018 - System and method for toy adoption and marketing: An Entertainment System in combination with a commercially purchased toy, wherein the system allows a toy user to register the toy online using a registration code, allowing the user access to various entertainment activities and scenarios in a “virtual world” including a virtual representation of the toy, via a computer...

20060100019 - Wagering game with unilateral player selection for developing a group: A wagering game system includes a service for conducting a group-wagering game for a group of players under the control of a gaming control system and a plurality of gaming terminals, each gaming terminal connected to the service and being configured to conduct a group-wagering game in combination with the...

20060100021 - Game console and emulator for the game console: A portable game system includes two display screens, at least one of which is touch-sensitive. A memory card is selectively connectable to the portable game system....

20060100022 - Wireless scoring system for sport fencing: A wireless scoring system is provided which does not require any interconnecting wires between the scoring equipment and the fencers and which requires no change in existing fencing or scoring equipment. A touch detector unit is worn by each fencer and is operative to provide signal indications of fencing touches...

20060094488 - System for automatically scheduling events: A method for automatically scheduling events by determining a condition (date, time, team pairing, location preference, meeting sequence, ranking, etc.) is associated with a first participant. Based on the condition, a schedule that includes the first participant is automatically determined....

20060094489 - Prize acquiring game apparatus: To provide a prize acquiring game apparatus which is capable of treating breakables, goods easily damaged and goods such as precision devices which are less resistant to the impact as well as goods such as stuffed animals resistant to impact at the time of fall as prizes which can be...

20060094490 - Video gaming device and method of wagering on a virtual round of golf: A video gaming device and method for wagering on a virtual round of golf or golf game comprising a video touch screen or display and a selector control panel including a plurality of selector control keys to selectively generate a plurality of golf stroke selections and control signals including golf...

20060094491 - Method of playing multi-bet printed tickets: Preprinted game tickets, such as pull tab tickets, are dispensed from a vending machine. Instead of having a fixed cost and a fixed prize amount, the game tickets may be purchased at different bet levels and credit values, both of which change the cost and prize amount. Buy-a-pay payments are...

20060094493 - Roulette gaming machine: A roulette gaming machine includes: a roulette wheel on which marks are placed; a lottery unit for drawing a win mark; a bet area display unit for displaying a bet areas formed based on the same marks as the marks placed on the roulette wheel; a selection unit for selecting...

20060094492 - System and method for providing computer gaming: A system and method for providing remote instant type lottery games is provided. The instant type games are provided on a preprogrammed game cartridge for use on a portable gaming computer. The preprogrammed game cartridge is preloaded with one or more games before it is provided to the player. Each...

20060094494 - Keno feature trigger: A keno game is disclosed which incorporates a bonus feature. For each game, a predetermined condition is set to designate a specific ball, eg that the last ball drawn is number 9. This may be determined for al participants or individually for each participant, randomly or by selection. If the...

20060094496 - Gaming device having a first game scheme involving a symbol generator, a second game and first game terminator: A gaming device including a primary game having one or more symbol generators and one or more secondary games associated with the symbol generators. The gaming device activates the symbol generators for a number of activations. When the symbol generator generates one or more predetermined symbols, the gaming device operates...

20060094495 - Wagering game with competitive multi-tier event: A method and gaming system for playing a wagering game at a plurality of gaming terminals. The method includes conducting the wagering game at each of the plurality of gaming terminals. The plurality of gaming terminals are divided into a plurality of teams. A plurality of game elements are displayed...

20060094497 - Online gaming interaction protocol ensuring random events: A method of authenticating a pre-generated random events sequence in an online casino game wherein a user establishes communication with an online casino to request a game session. For each game, there is a certain number and type of estimated random events that will be required to play the game...

20060094498 - Gaming token having a variable value: A system installed in a casino allows gambling chips in the casino to have variable values. Each chip has an electronic circuit installed in it to store a chip identifier and data indicative of a value currently associated with the chip. Slot machines and other devices are arranged to interact...

20060094499 - Network service system and point commuting system: A network service system for allowing points related to one service to be transferred to points related to another service is provided. Point information is stored in association with a user ID in databases (18, 20). When a game service is provided to a user, a game server (16) updates...

20060094500 - Video game including effects for providing different first person experiences of the same video game world and a storage medium storing software for the video game: In a video game, various effects are used to convey the experience of a game world of different kinds of game characters and game objects. For example, if a game character is a dog, a visual effect may be used to convey a dog's red-green color blindness. If a game...

20060094501 - Video game including time dilation effect and a storage medium storing software for the video game: The passage of time and/or the laws of physics may be changed depending on the state of a game character. For example, the slowing down of the game world may provide the game character with special abilities move quickly in a very short period of “game world” time....

20060094502 - Video game device and video game program: A moving character and a background image are displayed on a display screen with a touch panel thereon. When the player operates the touch panel to draw a line in an intended path extending between a start point and an end point along which the player wishes to guide the...

20060094503 - Game program: A CPU core determines whether a stick is in contact with a touch panel based on an output signal from the touch panel; if not in contact, a gazing point of a virtual camera is moved to a collective center of masses for objects; on the other hand, if the...

20060094504 - Method and apparatus for dynamic enhancement of video games with vendor specific data: An enhancement system for videogames employs data captured from a delivery vehicle associated with a vendor supplied product as a keycode to obtain or to directly provide data to enhance the videogame. Statistics on use of the enhancement data is then accumulated and reported to the vendor for marketing analysis....

20060094505 - Rotation structure of operating member for game machine, and video game device: A game-machine operation-member rotation structure 3 is provided in which an operation member 31 attached to a rotation shaft 34 supported so as to rotate is turned right and left, including: a moving body 352 which protrudes in the radial direction of the rotation shaft 34, rotates together with the...

20060094509 - Central determination gaming system with a central controller providing a game outcome and a gaming terminal determining a presentation of the provided game outcome: A central determination gaming system with a central controller providing a game outcome to an individual gaming terminal and the gaming terminal determining the presentation of the provided game outcome. In one embodiment of the present invention, a gaming terminal receives a predetermined game outcome from a central controller. The...

20060094506 - Determining odds of a possible outcome of an event which occurs during a contest: A method of determining odds of a possible outcome of an event which occurs during a contest is disclosed. The contest may be a sporting contest such as a football game. The method includes accepting a set of one or more current parameter values (such as score or field position)...

20060094507 - Gaming system and gaming machine: A slot-gaming system includes a management machine and gaming machines connected to the management machine executing a base game depending on a gaming value credited by a player. The gaming machine transmits a collected gaming value, which is a part of the gaming value credited by the player, to the...

20060094508 - Gaming system customer service techniques: A gaming system (100) includes gaming locations (102, 104, 106) that each comprise an interactive communication unit (119), including a display 118 visible from the gaming location. A network (126) is arranged to transmit data between the communication units. A touch screen liquid crystal display (118) unrelated to the operation...

20060094511 - Gaming machine and a method of lighting the same: A gaming machine includes a cabinet having a glass panel, a player interaction device disposed in the cabinet for determining a winning outcome of the game, and a light emitting device, such as, EL wire, sheet, and the like, extends about the periphery of the glass panel and/or behind the...

20060094510 - Visual barrier for partitioning a viewing area: The present invention relates to a visual barrier for partitioning a viewing area of a television into at least two sides, comprising a visual partition configured to partition a viewing area of a television. The visual partition can be formed in a number of configurations. For example, the visual partition...

20060094512 - Game console and emulator for the game console: A portable game system includes two display screens, at least one of which is touch-sensitive. A memory card or other device is selectively connectable to the portable game system via in insertable connection port....