Amusement devices: games inventions 04/07

20070093283 - Creating notable nonrandom patterns in games to encourage play: Tools and techniques are provided for creating nonrandom notable patterns in elements of games of chance which are traditionally random and hence lack such patterns. Players are notified of the existence of such patterns. When a player detects a pattern, the player may act on it to the player's advantage.... Agent: Ogilvie Law Firm

20070093284 - Rewarding detection of notable nonrandom patterns in games: Tools and techniques are provided for creating nonrandom notable patterns in elements of games of chance which are traditionally random and hence lack such patterns. Players are notified of the existence of such patterns. When a player detects a pattern, the player may act on it to the player's advantage.... Agent: Ogilvie Law Firm

20070093286 - Apparatus and method for a handheld color bingo card monitor: An apparatus and method are described for monitoring bingo cards using a portable game device. The game device has a central processing unit, a bit-mapped color display and memory containing representations of bingo cards, a series of games to be played and their rules, and the number of cards to... Agent: Law Offices Of Donald Cox

20070093287 - Keno game with bonus: The present invention provides a game including a display defining a plurality of positions. A set of player symbols are selected from a set of playable symbols, preferably by a player. A bonus position is also selected from the plurality of positions defined by the display. The bonus position is... Agent: Susan E. Money

20070093285 - Multi-pattern online bingo: A multi-pattern bingo game is provided. Using matrix multiplication, a selected bingo card is compared against multiple patterns that are played for simultaneously in a bingo game. If a pattern match is detected, the card is a winning card. In an online version of the game, winning cards may be... Agent: Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber

20070093288 - System and method for facilitating casino team play: A method is disclosed for facilitating group play by a team of members associated with a casino slot club. The method includes the steps of identifying the team members, identifying a set of rules designated by the team for rewarding the team members when a payout is due to one... Agent: Robert R. Lech Walker Digital Corporation

20070093290 - Light emitting interface displays for a gaming machine: A disclosed thin light-emitting interface displays may be mounted to a surface on the gaming machine. The light-emitting elements used in the interface displays may be provided from electro-luminescent elements, organic light emitting diode (OLED) elements and combinations thereof. The thin light-emitting interface displays may be used to input and... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070093289 - Unit display device and game machine with unit display device: A unit display device assembly having a plurality kinds of display devices in a revolving body, capable of changing a position of a pattern display part based on a sight line of a player, includes single or a plurality of display plates which are provided to the revolving body, having... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20070093291 - Method of indicating the ordinal number of a player in a wireless gaming system: In a wireless gaming system, one or more game controllers may be visually associated with corresponding player identities by using colored indicator lights on the game controller(s) and game console to identify which player in a computer game is controlled by a given controller. Indicator lights on the controller are... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070093292 - Video game controller with cooling: A hand-held video game controller includes a suitable conductor of heat, such as aluminum or copper, disposed on a surface of its hand grips. The heat conductor may be in the form of one or more metal plates at one or more locations on the surface of the hand grips.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070093293 - Video game controllers: Video game controllers including a housing, user controls supported by the housing and configured to be manipulated by a user for interacting with the video game console, and a holder supported by the housing, the holder configured to receive and retain an item of media.... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070093294 - Method and device for supporting wireless multi-player gaming with a multi-player game hub: The present invention relates to wireless multi-player gaming with mobile game devices. It also relates to a method and a device capable of reducing the communication load of mobile game devices in wireless multi-player gaming. The method of the present invention is provided to support wireless multi-player gaming with a... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk

20070093295 - Wireless controller for game machine: A wireless controller for a display of a game machine comprises a gun body having a substrate; a Y axis solid static gyro and an X axis solid static gyro being installed on the substrate; the Y axis solid static gyro and X axis solid static gyro being connected to... Agent: Chii-moon Liou

20070093298 - Method of facilitating online group play of a lottery game: A method of facilitating online group play of a lottery game. Lottery players each having their own personal profile are permitted to join an online lottery group by linking their personal profile with the lottery group profile. The lottery group is administered by one of the group members. Group members... Agent: Brunet & Co. Ltd.

20070093297 - On-line, real-time game playing with search facility: A gaming application is disclosed which is executable by a computer workstation such as a general purpose computer. The workstation is linked to a central gaming server over a network such as the Internet. The application includes a search facility whereby a player can enter search criteria (essentially player preferences)... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070093296 - System and method for wireless lottery: A lottery system is provided. Lottery tickets may be purchased using a communication device, such as a mobile device. Sales commissions, or other credit, for the purchased tickets may be determined for one or more retailers based at least partially on the location of the communication device, for example, when... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070093299 - Wagering game with virtual reward: A system and method for conducting a wagering game in accordance to a set of pre-determined game rules is disclosed. The system may include a host and a gaming terminal in communication with the host. The system may also include a game piece provided to a player, the game piece... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070087799 - Helpfulness in a virtual environment: A virtual game environment in which characters are allowed to give help to one another and in which the game tracks the amount of helpfulness of each character is provided. Characters may be rewarded or paid for giving help to each other. In some embodiments, help may be given in... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070087796 - Mass storage in gaming handhelds: A handheld gaming device having a non-removable hard disk drive memory is used to perform gaming and non-gaming functions. The hard disk drive memory provides internal mass storage that is utilizable for storing various types of game-related information and non-game-related information. In one embodiment, the hard disk drive is configured... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070087798 - Morality system and method for video game: system and method for creating story, deeper meaning and emotions, enhanced characters and ai, and dramatic art in video games: A video game and game system incorporating a game character's morality level that is affected by game occurrences such as moral, amoral, or immoral choices in an epic story's deeper context. The character's morality level affects the game's environment. Such a feedback system based on moral premises provides an efficient... Agent: Elliot Mcgucken

20070087797 - Video game environment that tracks help and advice provided to other player characters: A virtual game environment in which characters are allowed to give help to one another and in which the game tracks the amount of helpfulness of each character is provided. Characters may be rewarded or paid for giving help to each other. In some embodiments, help may be given in... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070087801 - Method and system for controlling a game involving battles: In a game system, a PC control unit controls an attack on an enemy character by a player's character. An enemy character control unit controls an attack on the player's character by the enemy character. An MP management unit stores, in an MP storage, a current value of a magic... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070087802 - Computer reversi game: Computer game devices which implement all or part of the rule of the reversi or transformed reversies, wherein wall(s) and/or pillar(s) are arranged even at places which are not end nor corner of game board, wherein there is rule that player can not acquire piece(s) in case of sandwiching the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070087803 - Game in which clips are stored on a dvd and played during the course of the game: A media game that employs a method for randomly shuffling through a large set of video and/or audio clips stored on readable media using a media player, such as a DVD player, is disclosed. In addition to the readable media, the game also includes a game board, moveable play pieces,... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070087811 - Electronic game apparatus and method providing a secondary game triggered apart from a primary game: A gaming device and method where there is a primary game and a bonus game. The player makes a wager and plays the primary game to obtain an outcome. Before, during or after the primary game a bonus game is played, apart from the primary game, which can trigger an... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070087806 - Expanded primary payout indicator game and method: An expanded primary payout indicator game and method are disclosed. A game contains a set of special outcomes. Upon achieving one of the special outcomes, at least one indicator indicates a predetermined award associated with the special outcome.... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20070087807 - Expanded primary payout indicator gaming machine and method: An expanded primary payout indicator gaming machine and method are disclosed. A gaming machine contains a game with a set of special outcomes. Upon achieving one of the special outcomes, at least one indicator indicates a predetermined award associated with the special outcome.... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20070087808 - Expanded primary payout indicator system and method: An expanded primary payout indicator system and method are disclosed. A networked gaming system includes a game with a set of special outcomes. Upon achieving one of the special outcomes, at least one indicator indicates a predetermined award associated with the special outcome.... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20070087812 - Gaming device having wild indicators: A gaming device having wild indicator symbols associated with symbols displayed within a display device on a set of reels. The wild indicator symbols may also be associated with a card or plurality of cards within a display device. A processor determines whether the wild indicators will be associated with... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070087809 - Gaming device including a game having a player selected function based on symbols in a free spins game: A gaming device including a free spins game displaying a plurality of reels including a plurality of symbols where the symbols include a plurality of award symbols and at least one target symbol. A plurality of selections including at least one game function are displayed to a player. In a... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070087805 - Gaming device with perimeter bonusing: A gaming machine is described wherein one or more moving indicators travel around or among slot machine reels granting awards, bonuses or special characteristics to associated symbols on the reels.... Agent: William Taylor

20070087810 - Method and apparatus for generating directives for personnel: A system and method include determining a recipient of an offer; and for determining an offer which includes an activity and a benefit. The system and method further include transmitting, to a representative, instructions to provide the offer to the recipient. The system and method further include determining whether the... Agent: Walker Digital

20070087804 - Method and apparatus for wagering on event outcomes of a game: A system for wagering on event outcomes of games is disclosed. The system comprises gaming devices displaying at least one live, simulated or combination thereof sporting game to one or more players. A player of a gaming device may select from one or more sporting games upon which to wager.... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070087813 - Methods and apparatus for determining an outcome for a gaming device based on a factor other than a random number: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, a player input is used as a value for a variable in an algorithm of a gaming device. The algorithm, in turn, is used to generate a pseudorandom value. The pseudorandom value, in turn, is used to determine an... Agent: Magdalena M. Fincham

20070087818 - Apparatus, systems and methods for facilitating a negative credit balance of a gaming device: Disclosed herein are apparatus, systems and methods for a gaming device operable to support a negative credit balance. For example, in some embodiments, a gaming device may be configured to: (i) determine a current credit balance, (ii) determine a wager amount, (iii) determine whether the wager amount would result in... Agent: Walker Digital

20070087816 - Financial institutions and instruments in a virtual environment: A virtual environment including various virtual financial institutions and instruments is described. According to some embodiments, some of the virtual financial instruments may be guaranteed by real world financial instruments such as a credit card. Accordingly, various virtual financial transactions such as virtual loans, virtual venture capital investments, virtual banking... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070087819 - Financial institutions and instruments in a virtual environment: A system and method to allow players of a video game to transfer funds between entities in a virtual environment. According to some embodiments, real world financial instruments such as a credit card or other financial instrument may guarantee some or all of the virtual financial operations.... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070087820 - Financial institutions and instruments in a virtual environment: A system and method to allow players of a video game to perform financial transactions in a virtual environment. According to some embodiments, real world financial instruments such as a credit card or other financial instrument may guarantee some or all of the virtual financial operations.... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070087822 - Financing options in a virtual environment: The disclosure provides novel video game methods and systems for allowing players to purchase virtual goods and services using a variety of purchasing options. Methods and systems include virtual barter systems and means for financing purchases using real and virtual credit and financing mechanisms.... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070087821 - Method, system and business model for electronic betting: The present invention relates to a method, a system, a business model, computer readable mediums and computer program products. presenting betting objects for potential punters using clients, wherein betting objects is presented in accordance with a predetermined structure of business objects comprising said betting objects of said betting market for... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20070087814 - Player communication options in a gaming machine: A plurality of electronic gaming machines (EGMS) are connected within a network. Each gaming machine is provided with a communication system that allows the player to communicate any information to another player or to a casino representative. The player, while at the gaming machine, selects a communication option via a... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20070087815 - Securing virtual contracts with credit: The disclosure provides novel video game methods and systems. The disclosure includes methods and systems for allowing game players to secure in-game contracts using credit systems such as credit cards or other financial instruments. The disclosure further provides methods and systems for providing virtual and/or real world financial penalties to... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070087817 - System and method for cash access services bonusing and incentives: Systems and methods that provide casino cash bonuses and other incentives in connection with cash access services to promote casino patron loyalty and lower costs and expenses per transaction. The methods of distributing bonuses to casino patrons further provide incentives that maximize cash access transactions and promote and increase casino... Agent: Manatt Phelps And Phillips Robert D. Becker

20070087823 - System and method for facilitating casino team play: A method is disclosed for facilitating group play by a team of members associated with a casino slot club. The method includes the steps of identifying the team members, identifying a set of rules designated by the team for rewarding the team members when a payout is due to one... Agent: Walker Digital

20070087824 - Gaming machine of the type wherein a large number of players participate in game: A gaming machine includes: a plurality of game terminals each including an operation section for accepting operation of a player; a game medium payout unit for paying out game medium to the game terminal in response to the operation result and the game results of a base game and a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070087825 - Pari-mutuel wagering system: A pari-mutuel system, and more particularly, a pari-mutuel system relating to a real time virtual horse racing game wherein the outcome of such race is determined by a random number generator such that each competitor of the race has a statistically equal chance of winning. Players make wagers on a... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070087826 - Graph making system and method: A graph making system and method for designing and making graphs is proposed. The graph making system includes a database, a decomposing module, a setting module and a filling module, wherein, the database stores various types of basic templates and basic graphic units corresponding to the various types of basic... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070087827 - Game method and game system: A competitive game management system is disclosed which manages a competitive game played by a plurality of players. Take, for example, a league competition played by players A, B, C, and D. Between the player A and the player B, for instance, a home game operated by the player A... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070087834 - Casino patron tracking and information use: Methods and devices are described that allow a casino to dynamically service patrons. The dynamic systems and methods collect data related to the behavior of multiple people in a gaming establishment, and collect data for entertainment resources in the gaming establishment, such as gaming devices and services. The data may... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070087828 - Computer system for creating and playing location aware games: Computer system for creating and playing location aware games. The creation process allows for authoring of custom location aware games, training aids, tours and scavenger hunts using a mobile computing device and map. The resulting game can be played using a mobile computing device and location receiver (e.g. GPS receiver).... Agent: Alexander Robertson

20070087832 - Method and apparatus for peer-to-peer wagering game: A remote peer-to-peer wagering gaming system (WGS) is disclosed. The WGS comprises a device tracking assembly (DTA) including a tracking interface device (TID). The WGS includes a peer-to-peer (PTP) device, which provides for communication between the DTA. Optionally the PTP device may communicate directly with another PTP device. The PTP... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070087830 - Multi-component gaming system: A gaming system including handheld devices and console devices has variable functionality and processing performance as determined by the number of components in the system. Gaming components can be combined wirelessly, by wired connections (e.g., via a docking station), or a combination thereof. The processing capabilities and functionality of each... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070087829 - Multi-player game architecture: A network-based game system includes a computer network configured to communicate with game client applications running on a plurality of computer devices, wherein at least two of the game client applications are engaged in the same game room, a first server connected to the computer network, configured to store a... Agent: Derek Liu C/o Xin Wen

20070087831 - Multiple purchase options for virtual purchases: The disclosure provides novel video game methods and systems. Methods and systems for allowing game players to purchase virtual items using either virtual currency or real world currency are disclosed. A virtual barter system where items can be purchased with a bartered item and/or a combination of a bartered item... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070087833 - Substantially simultaneous intermittent contest: Provided, inter alia, is a type of contest in which, at various intervals, geographically dispersed players attempt to answer the identical problem at substantially the same time. In representative embodiments, problems (typically, questions) are made available at seemingly random times throughout the day (or throughout some specified time interval), and... Agent: Joseph Swan, A Professional Corporation

20070087841 - Personalized gaming apparatus and gaming method: 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... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070087840 - Self-verifying gaming voucher having secondary machine readable indicia: A gaming voucher is printed with first and second machine readable indicia. The first machine readable indicia represents a unique gaming voucher number. The monetary value of the gaming voucher and additional information about the gaming voucher is stored in a database remote from the gaming machine in association with... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070087836 - System and/or method for adjusting for key latency: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and systems associated with adjusting for key latency are disclosed.... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group, LLP

20070087837 - Video game consoles: Video game consoles including a housing, a first media device supported by the housing, a second media device supported by the housing, and a control unit supported by the housing and configured to control the first media device to read first media containing instructions executable according to a video game... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070087838 - Video game media: Media for use with video game consoles including a housing and a data storage device supported by the housing, the device including data defining an aspect of a video game.... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070087835 - Video game methods and systems: The disclosure provides novel video game methods and systems. The disclosure includes methods and systems: for forming relationships between player characters, to allow for karma points, death, and reincarnation of player characters, for inheritance between player characters, to allow a game that progresses in eras, that allow reverse outcomes of... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070087839 - Video game systems: Video game systems for executing instructions according to a video game contained on an item of first media including: an item of second media containing data defining an aspect of the video game; and a video game console including a housing, a first media device supported by the housing, a... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070087842 - Sudoku game device: The present invention provides a Sudoku game device, including: a housing; a display device disposed in but protruding from the housing and capable of displaying at least a seven-segment number; at least an input key disposed in but protruding from the housing, wherein users can input, select, or operate with... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC One Skyline Place

20070087843 - Game phase detector: A game phase detector for detecting or receiving input regarding different phases of a wagering game and providing a game phase output to a table monitoring system. The game phase detector may have a switch, optical signal detector, or other interface capable of detecting or receiving a card or user... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070087844 - Baton: The invention relates to a baton comprising at least two tube pieces, an outer tube piece and an inner tube piece which can be inserted into each other like a telescope and are interlockable in both the retracted and the deployed position. A radially displaceable locking top is disposed in... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070082720 - Methods of playing video games: Methods of playing a video game on a video game console by a user including: furnishing a first media to the console, the first media including instructions executable according to a video game having at least one game environment; furnishing a second media to the console, the second media including... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070082721 - Card game and method for playing a card game: A system and method for playing a card game are disclosed. The card game may be played with a real deck of cards and an associated playing surface or with a virtual deck of cards as part of a virtual card game on a processor-based platform. The method comprises placing... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20070082722 - Card game and method for playing a card game: A system and method for playing a card game are disclosed. The card game may be played with a real deck of cards and an associated playing surface or with a virtual deck of cards as part of a virtual card game on a processor-based platform. The method comprises betting,... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20070082723 - Card game system and card used in the card system: A card game system in which a game progresses based on game information recorded in a card in each of a plurality of game apparatuses. The game apparatus set as a master apparatus includes a master reception device that receives the game information transmitted from each of the game apparatuses,... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070082725 - Gaming device having competition configuration, attack and countermeasure game: A gaming device operable upon a wager by at least one player includes: (i) a display device; (ii) first and second entities displayed on the display device, the first entity representing the player; (iii) at least one input device configured to enable the player to choose an offensive play and... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070082724 - Interactive game between a plurality of players viewing a sporting game: The device for allocating a scoring event in a sporting game to one of a plurality of players of an interactive game depending on specific circumstances during play of the sporting game which result in scoring of one adversary in the sporting game over at least one of the other... Agent: Antony C. Edwards

20070082726 - Apparatus and method for a tabletop bingo card monitor: An apparatus and method are described for monitoring bingo cards using a computer and a keyboard communicating via a wireless communication link. Stored in computer memory are data representing a number of bingo cards and a set of games and winning patterns. Stored in keyboard memory is an identifier of... Agent: Law Offices Of Donald Cox

20070082727 - Gaming machine: According to a gaming machine of the present invention, when a specified internal win is determined based on a predetermined internal lottery table, an internal win is determined based on a specified internal lottery table having larger range of the random number determining the internal win of a replay than... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070082728 - Electronic gaming machine, game and electronic gaming method: An electronic gaming machine game includes a display 102 including a first plurality of tokens 104, the game including the random or pseudo-random selection of a second plurality of tokens 108 from within the first plurality of tokens. Preferably, the tokens represent dominos and are programmed to change appearance during... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. York Business Center

20070082729 - Player skill equalizer for video games: The present invention senses a player's coordination and reaction time levels while operating a video game, or a video game of chance, and automatically adjusts various parameters affecting the game play, to minimize or eliminate the effect that said player's skill has on a game outcome. In certain circumstances, the... Agent: Howard Letovsky

20070082731 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes: a first game unit that performs a first game process for providing a first game to a first group of players; and a second game unit that performs a second game process for providing a second game to a second player. The second game process includes:... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070082730 - Pari-mutuel betting kiosk: A method and device are provided that allow a wagering consumer to place wagers on pari-mutuel events without being at the originating facility or at another licensed pari-mutuel betting facility. A betting kiosk is placed in a location open to the public with a high speed communication link to the... Agent: R. Christian Macke

20070082732 - A method and device relating to security in a radio communication network: A method of joining a first device to a radio communications network controlled by a second device without contemporaneous user input of a secret at the second device, comprising: storing in the second device a secret generated at the second device; making the stored secret available in the first device;... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070082734 - Method of utilizing a universal casino cash card: An exemplary method of utilizing a universal casino cash card by a consumer at member casinos that includes purchasing a casino cash card by a consumer at a member office using a credit card or cash. The deducting of service charges from the casino cash card by the member office... Agent: Ezra Sutton, P.A.

20070082733 - System and method for conducting high-degree-safety events based on the use of a secured card-station data: A system for conducting events is based on the use of a secured contactless data interchange between secured ID cards and read/write stations. Each card is associated with an individual attendant and contains an electronic chip, which is comprised of an EEPROM for storing information relating to a card owner,... Agent: Arnold M. Robert

20070082735 - Gear box joystick: The present gearshift addresses these problems. The shifter has a ball and socket joint; an upper elongated post and pin extending from the ball; and a switchplate that carries several switches. The switches communicate with a central processing unit that receives a signal upon activation of said switches. Movement of... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070082736 - Mobile telecommunication terminal having electrical compass module and playing stand-alone type mobile game method using electrical compass module thereof: The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal including an electronic compass module and a method for playing a stand-alone mobile game by using the electronic compass module. The mobile communication terminal includes a program memory unit including a compiler for performing a compile work to enable the mobile... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070082739 - Game apparatus and game system: A game apparatus recognizes a user based on a user ID set to user by user, and issues a character card. To start a game, the user sets the character card in the game apparatus. After the game is ended, a save data representing a game result is associated with... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070082738 - Self-organizing turn base games and social activities on a computer network: In accordance with the present invention, a method for creating a system of self-organizing colonies of players engaged in turn based games and other social activities performed within a web browser is provided. The approach described here partitions the game site population into distinct colonies with the appropriate activities and... Agent: Kurt D. Fickie

20070082740 - Sports gaming and entertainment network: A sports gaming and entertainment system has a plurality of kiosks to allow customers to access legal sports gaming opportunities, obtain sports information, view different sporting events, and make sports related purchases. A secure server is coupled to the plurality of kiosks. The secure server sends selected information from an... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070082737 - User interface system and method: An embedded user interface system 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 presentation 50 and a gaming processor 60. The embedded processor 30 employs an internal operating system and communicates... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20070082741 - Scheme for use in testing software for computer entertainment systems: Scheme for use in testing software for computer entertainment systems allows the operations that are entered by the user into the system's manual controller (or “game pad”) to be recorded. A test version of a software title includes code that initializes a library that is configured to record controller data... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070082742 - Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus: When a movement of a sight point of a virtual camera along a line of sight thereof in a virtual game space is completed, an image representing the virtual game space is taken by the virtual camera and the image is used as a reference image. At the same time,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070077974 - Three dimensional sports game: The present invention discloses a highly specialized gaming console. The gaming console comprises housing for supporting a field covering, a scoreboard, display means, holographic projecting camera, and user interface means. The software components of the present invention includes a means for initializing the game from an external media, selecting teams... Agent: Delphine M. James

20070077975 - Software application for conducting online knowledge-based competitions: A software application, provided either through a computer network or via the Internet, where registered users can participate in a competition such as a Spelling Bee (Geography Bee, Science Bee etc.), either synchronously or over a certain time period, and from various locations. It allows for customization of the quiz... Agent: Espindle Learning

20070077976 - Replacement symbol selection in a method and apparatus for symbol play: In a symbol providing game or video poker game, the player makes a wager to play an underlying symbol providing game such as a slot-type game or a draw poker game. An additional or side bet may be required to utilize the discard gameplay option. A predetermined number of cards... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A.

20070077977 - Smart table card hand indentification method and apparatus: A method and apparatus determines an identity of at least each card in a card hand at a casino table card game. The method is performed automatically by a computer-based system that reads the rank and suit of each card that leaves a dealing shoe and then uses a smart... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A.

20070077979 - Collection and redemption games and methods: Collection and redemption games and methods of operating such games are disclosed. A collectable symbol accumulator accumulates a plurality of collectable symbols according to certain criteria. At a time based on other criteria, the collectable symbols are subsequently offered for redemption by a player for an award.... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20070077981 - Gaming system having sponsored awards: A gaming system includes: (i) a base wagering game requiring a wager to made by a player; (ii) at least one winning outcome for the base wagering game; (iii) a paytable for the at least one winning outcome; (iv) a sponsored award provided randomly to the player, the sponsored award... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070077980 - Method of playing a slot machine game with matching symbol combinations: The present invention includes a variety of methods for wagering upon one or more positions of a symbol matrix and issuing awards based upon the number of symbols in the symbol matrix matching each of the symbols displayed in the wagered upon symbol positions. In a preferred embodiment, players may... Agent: Ptt LLC (d/b/a High 5 Games)

20070077978 - 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... Agent: Walker Digital

20070077982 - Lottery game having enhanced winnings with predefined threshold: A multi-matrix lottery game allowing cross-matching between two sets of player indicia against two sets of game indicia drawn by a lottery authority is provided. A player selects one set of indicia from a first set of indicia matrix and another set of indicia from a second set of indicia... Agent: Carlton Fields, Pa

20070077983 - Method and system for shared ownership lottery plays: A method for providing one or more shared-ownership lottery plays using a computer system is provided. Information regarding lottery plays or pools of plays available for shared ownership for a selected game and drawing date is stored A request is received for a shared-ownership lottery play or pool for the... Agent: Tiffany & Bosco Camelback Esplanade Ii, Third Floor

20070077984 - Gaming machine and system comprising electronic paper: A first communications unit of a display control unit exchanges commands with a second communications unit of a display unit, and thereby establishes a connection between the two communications units. In the display control unit, a communication managing unit compares the commands exchanged between the two communications units against valid... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070077986 - Gaming machine with superimposed display image: A spinning reel slot machine comprises a plurality of mechanical rotatable reels and a video display. In response to a wager, the reels are rotated and stopped to randomly place symbols on the reels in visual association with a display area. The video display provides a video image superimposed upon... Agent: Daniel J. Burnham Jenkens & Gilchrist

20070077985 - Multiplayer gaming device and methods: A multiplayer gaming device allows two players to collaboratively play, for example, a Monopoly®-style game against the “house.” Each player may have his own game controls, coin dispenser/acceptor, and display screen. A larger display screen may display the game board and player game characters, shared by the two players and... Agent: Walker Digital

20070077987 - Gaming object recognition: The present invention relates to a system and method for identifying and tracking gaming objects. The system comprises an overhead camera for capturing an image the table, a detection module for detecting a feature of the object on the image, a search module for extracting a region of interest of... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070077990 - Gaming system and method for providing group play with divided bonus features: A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. Upon a suitable triggering event at a triggering gaming device in the gaming system a bonus event occurs. When the bonus event occurs, the players actively playing each auxiliary gaming device in the gaming system are... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070077989 - System and method for implementing a lottery game having enhanced winnings with predefined threshold: A gaming method in which a game is made of several sub-games of a main game, such as a lottery game, and the game payout depends on the payout of each sub-games is disclosed. A player submits a game slip containing game indicia for a plurality of sub-games. The game... Agent: Carlton Fields, Pa

20070077988 - System and method for tracking and rewarding gamblers based on relative wagering characteristics: A gambler reward system wherein gamblers in a casino can use their comp card to be ranked by play data relative to other gamblers in the casino (or connected properties). Gamblers who rank the highest can be identified and can be given rewards. A rank can be determined by many... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20070077991 - Game system, game apparatus, and storage medium storing game program: A game system includes plural game apparatuses, and the respective game apparatuses are communicably connected to one another. For example, when a communication game is interrupted, a player closes his/her own game apparatus. In such a case, prior to setting of a sleep mode, the game apparatus notifies all other... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070077997 - Closed-loop system for providing additional event participation to electronic video game customers: The present invention provides a closed-loop system that allows the operator of video gaming machines or other systems to offer an event for customer participation, receive funding for participation in the event, and providing feedback regarding the results. More specifically, a video game customer may receive notification of an invitation... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20070077995 - Controlled access layer system and method: A controlled access device produces a controlled access layer in a packet switching environment. The device includes a game monitoring system, a plurality of Ethernet ports, an internal switch, and an encoding mechanism. The game monitoring system monitors and manages game accounting data. The plurality of Ethernet ports facilitate data... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070078000 - Distributed wireless gaming: The present invention integrate functions of an SIP (or equivalent protocol) conference server with a game server for seamless presentation of new game play opportunities to wireless or mobile devices. The communications which are specific to a certain wireless device are routed according to well known identification means of said... Agent: David T. Bracken The Law Office Of David T. Bracken

20070077998 - Fiber-to-the-seat in-flight entertainment system: A modular, scalable, extensible, In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) data communication system is described. In one embodiment, a server/switch line replaceable unit including at least one server, at least one switching element and a plurality of fiber optic transceivers communicates with a plurality of passenger seat video display units over fiber optic... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070077999 - Game system: To provide a game system which improves a sense of being a member when a plurality of game machines are grouped. In a game system, in which each of a plurality of game machines G is sorted to any one group TTT and a game using a game element R... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070077993 - Method and apparatus for collecting user game play data and crediting users in a gaming environment: A computer implemented method, a data processing system, and a computer program product are provided for collecting user game play data and crediting users in a gaming environment. The aspects of the present invention install and activate a software agent on a client prior to launching a game. The software... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20070077992 - Method and apparatus for monitoring user game-playing behavior and reporting game play data in a gaming environment: A computer implemented method, a data processing system, and computer program product are provided for monitoring user game-playing behavior and reporting game play data in a gaming environment. A software agent is provided for monitoring gaming characteristics of the user responsive to a launch of a game by a user.... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20070077994 - Networked video game wagering: A wagering system is disclosed which includes a server configured for operative connection to at least one multiplayer gaming network. The server may be configured for processing at least one wager on a video game played on the multiplayer gaming network. The wagering system also includes at least one database... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20070078001 - System for managing divided points in on-line and method thereof: Disclosed is a system and method for managing divided points on-line. This system manages web points and game points used in a web service and a game service and converts a user's web points into game points for update of the user's game points when the user uses the game... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070077996 - User-alterable network game system and method: The present invention provide an open network game system and method, including: a server end having a database for storing the required data for editing game interfaces; and a user end having a data acquiring module, an interface editing module, and an event editing module, wherein the data acquiring module... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070078009 - Cellular phone games based upon television archives: Cellular phone games based on television archives allow users to play games on their cellular phones wherein the games are based on archived television programs. The game is able to be played simultaneously between competitors or on demand. Game data and video data are combined into one file and are... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20070078002 - Common controller: A common game controller is compatible with multiple platforms including game devices and general purpose processors. The common controller can be utilized by both developers and users. Game software can easily be implemented on multiple platforms. Common source code can be developed and compiled to run on multiple systems, for... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070078003 - Communication game program and communication game system: A game device receives from another game device through a network calculation data. The calculation data includes, at least, position data which represents a position of an object operated by using the other game device, and time data which represents time in which the object is at the position. The... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070078005 - Communication game program and communication game system: A game device measures a delay time between the game device and each of other game devices, all of which communicate with each other, and stores start time data in a memory. Furthermore, the game device calculates a time at which each of the other game devices starts executing a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070078006 - Game program: A CPU core of a game machine displays a game image on an LCD, executes a game process, and performs an updating process on the game image. Also, it is determined whether or not a result of the game process satisfies a predetermined condition, and if the result of the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070078007 - Game program: When a method of operating a player character 40 is displayed on a first LCD 11, a movement of an enemy character 41 displayed on a second LCD 12 temporarily stops and the player character 40 moves from a display screen of the second LCD 12 to a display screen... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070078008 - Game system: A game system includes a game machine in which first and second cartridges can be simultaneously inserted. In a ROM of the first cartridge, a first game program is stored. When data is stored in a reserved area in a flash memory of the first cartridge, the first game program... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070078004 - Video game system and storage medium storing video game program: In response to a predetermined input operation by a player, item object initial information is produced. The item object initial information is information used for introducing an item object into a virtual game world and controlling the item object in the virtual game world. Then, the item object is introduced... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070078010 - Gaming machine pedal: A gaming machine, such as a slot machine, includes a second set of controls for operation of the machine. Foot pedals allow the user to operate the game while eating and drinking, and minimizing the need to touch the gaming machine with the user's hands and minimize user fatigue. Buttons... Agent: Michael Berns Maloney, Parkinson And Berns