Amusement devices: games inventions 05/07

20070123327 - Video game including child character generation using combination of parent character attributes: The disclosure provides novel video game methods and systems. The disclosure provides a video game in which a new character can be created using attributes from multiple parent characters. Each character may contribute genetic material in the form of character attributes, which are then passed on to a child character.... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070123328 - Special video-game system for learning, entertainment and advertising: The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for a video game system where a player tile is a part of a moving grid or grid-like display and also moves through it. Moves of the player tile may be allowed or disallowed according to the relationship between the design... Agent: Felix Andrew Burbidge

20070123336 - Computer graphics processing methods and systems for presentation of graphics objects or text in a wagering environment with wager approval: Computer graphics processing systems and methods are provided for the presentation of graphic objects or text in a wagering environment. In at least one embodiment, the systems and methods present graphic objects on a graphic user interface screen that includes at least one of a plurality of betting lines, including... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20070123335 - Game effecting system and gaming server: A gaming server constitutes a game effecting system together with a gaming machine and an indoor effecting device, such as a lighting device and a sound device. When a starting condition for a special effect is realized, the gaming server allows the slot machine to change a transition condition from... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070123330 - Gaming machine: Disclosed is a gaming machine 1. The gaming machine 1 comprises a liquid crystal display unit 2b for notifying the information about the timing at which a player should conduct the stop operation, and an image control MICOM 81 for determining whether the stop operation is carried out at the... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070123331 - Gaming machine: Disclosed is a gaming machine. In case that a combination of symbols corresponding to RT has been stopped on the activated line in the reel display window frame, the gaming machine of the invention plunges the player into a BB carryover state and pays out a medal in accordance with... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070123332 - Gaming machine: Disclosed is a gaming machine. The main control circuit of the gaming machine carries out a stop control for stopping “Red 7” constituting a symbol combination corresponding to the bonus at the symbol stop position, on condition that “Replay” constituting a symbol combination corresponding to Replay is not allowed to... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070123333 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes an internal sortition table which defines a plurality of numerical ranges in which predetermined types of internal winning combinations are decided, and performs a stop control for variation of symbols so that combinations of the symbols, which are different from one another, can be displayed by... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070123337 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes: a display device; an input device; and a processor that is operable to perform a game. The processor is operable with the display device to: (a) display a plurality of first selectable elements and a second selectable element; (b) allow a player to select at least... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070123338 - Gaming machine: A slot machine in which the slot game runs both a base game and a battle bonus game. When the battle bonus game is performed, a special video reel 221 is recomposed using symbols randomly selected from a plurality of different symbols (except the symbol scatter 101) comprising a base... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070123339 - Gaming machine: If the treasure box 301 selected by the player has the “OCTOPUS” 311 on the lower liquid crystal display 4, one treasure box 301 to be opened by the “OCTOPUS” 311 is determined among the unopened treasure boxes 301 by the lottery conducted based on the lottery table and the... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070123341 - Method and system for weighting odds to specific gaming entities in a shared bonus event: Methods of weighting odds in shared bonus events and gaming systems and devices configured for weighting odds in shared bonus events. A number of participations or entries by the same gaming machine or player entity may be obtained for a shared bonus event in association with play of a base... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070123329 - Method of providing simultaneous coordinated games of video bingo and draw poker: Coordinated simultaneous games of Draw Poker and Bingo are provided. The indicia in the bingo selection pool and on the bingo cards can be barcodes. The bingo card contains 52 spaces formed by 13 columns and 4 rows. Each space corresponds to a specific poker card, and contains one of... Agent: Ann M. Frank

20070123334 - Slot machine and slot machine gaming method therefor: A slot machine includes a display unit, an input unit allowing user input, and a game-processing unit connected to the display and input units, and configured to perform consecutive steps of a slot machine gaming method. The slot machine gaming method includes: displaying on the display unit a matrix of... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070123340 - Slot machine bonus initiated by plural qualifications: A multi-stage method qualifies a player for a bonus game. If two stages are used, the first has the player aligning a combination including at least one trigger symbol. The second stage uses the trigger symbols, reel symbols, other secondary mathematically related elements, or elements associated therewith, to qualify the... Agent: Dorr, Carson & Birney, P.C. One Cherry Center

20070123342 - Gaming machine: Disclosed is a gaming machine. The gaming machine comprises a RT game-number counter for storing the information of the number (200 times, 100 times, 50 times, etc.) of unit games provided to correspond to each of the plural symbol combinations, on condition that all of RT1, RT2 and RT3 corresponding... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070123343 - Reel type game machine: A game machine which can announce beforehand or notify of a prize mode with a mechanical means. In the reel type game machine provided with the control part which controls a drive source to be able to determine a prize mode in the pattern indication portion of the inside reel... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20070123344 - Slot machine: In a gaming device that employs a plurality of winning lines, means to select one or a plurality of wining lines at random.... Agent: Nabil N. Ghaly

20070123345 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine utilizing a payout table is provided. The gaming machine comprises: a first display for displaying a payout table of a game; and a processor in communication with the first display, wherein the processor is operable to: determine payout change information to change a payout of the payout... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070123347 - System and method for facilitating play of a video game via a web site: A method and system for operating a video game or video game tournament (e.g., via a Web site) is disclosed. In accordance with the method and system a bonus is provided to a player playing the video game or participating in the video game tournament. In some embodiments a bonus... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20070123346 - System and method for improved casino promotional messaging: Certain embodiments provide a system and method for improved promotional messaging for a gaming environment. Certain embodiments include a method for improved promotional broadcast messaging. The method includes composing a promotional message for a gaming environment; selecting one or more recipients for the promotional message; associating contact information with one... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070123348 - Gaming machine: It is provided a gaming machine having one active line so that a player can be sufficiently entertained from playing games, while complying with regulatory requirements rules on gaming. The gaming machine includes a sub-control circuit for adjusting a light transmittance rate of non-effect areas 214 to 216 placed for... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070123349 - Gaming machine: There is provided a gaming machine that can enhance the enjoyment of game playing from an expectation for a predetermined winning combination being won. The gaming machine includes a sub-control circuit that controls an effect on a liquid crystal panel. On the condition that a symbol composition corresponding to “BELL-REPLAY-REPLAY”... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070123350 - Method for playing games using brain waves: The method is for playing a game by providing each player with a sensor for measuring brain wave frequencies of the players. The player moves a unit on a playing area in an x-direction toward the player when the brain wave frequency of the player is at a first frequency... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20070123351 - Game control device: A game control device for use with a game machine main unit having an audio output is disclosed to include a transmission interface, an index input device, a vibrator, a power supply device, a display device, and a microcontroller, which receives a status signal from the transmission interface, the index... Agent: Zeroplus Technology Co., Ltd.

20070123353 - Invitation system for on-line video games: Example methods and systems for inviting users to play video games involve receiving at an invitation server an invitation from a first user logged into the invitation server using a first game system that invites a second user logged into the invitation server using a second game system to play... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070123352 - Preemptive loading of console games: Executable content for use is preemptively loaded in order to allow the content to be used when requested by a user without the significant download delay which would otherwise be required. The executable content is downloaded without the user's specific request. When the content is to be used, additional data,... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070123354 - Gaming machine with security function: An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine which prevents a card from being left behind and prevents the player's sense of enjoyment from diminishing by preventing theft due to the card being left behind. The game machine reads individual data of a player from a... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070117601 - Video game with venture capital funding management: The disclosure provides novel video game methods and systems for obtaining funding for developing game environments. Methods and systems include a variety of funding sources including taxes, fees, licenses, bond issuance, loans, investors, commercial paper, convertible debt, bills, notes, debt issuance, promissory notes, venture capital, the issuance of private shares,... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070117602 - Game mobile element, such as a game piece, and related game system: The invention concerns an element such as a game piece (10) or the like designed to be placed on a game board, the game being electronically controlled. The invention is characterized in that it comprises means (100, 102) for wirelessly receiving game control data, control means (100) responsive to the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070117608 - Advantage bingo bonus: One or more instances of a bonus game (e.g., Class II games such as Bingo games) may be provided to players of another wagering game (e.g., a Class III game such as a slot game, a poker game, etc.). Some implementations of the invention allow players to exchange indicia of... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070117604 - Card game system with auxiliary games: A system and method for creating a bonus system to reward casino card game players and to further generate and monitor wager and bonus based auxiliary card games, played simultaneously with a primary card game, whereas winning wager based auxiliary game players are paid in gaming chips, cash or prizes;... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.C.

20070117606 - Gaming device having award modification options for player selectable award digits: A gaming device that has an award modification function for player selectable awards that may be implemented with a primary or bonus game. More specifically, a processor controlled gaming device randomly generates a plurality of positions or digits of an award and enables the player to pick which position or... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070117603 - Gaming device with animated figure and moveable object display: An animated gaming system that includes a housing configured to hold gaming components, a game controller, a three-dimensional animated figure and at least two display containers located in the housing, is disclosed. The display containers are configured to hold and agitate moveable display objects, for example display balls. The containers... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20070117605 - Interactive slot machine: An interactive gaming device that employs a plurality of reels (mechanical or simulated) is disclosed, and includes means for the player to establish a movement direction for a reel after it comes to a complete stop. The player is also provided with a plurality of switches to establish a condition... Agent: Nabil N. Ghaly

20070117607 - Linked progressive jackpot system: A gaming machine 10 has a display 14 and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display 14. The game controller is arranged to play a game 16 in which at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display 14. If... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070117610 - Gaming device having a first game scheme involving a symbol generator, a second game and a 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... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070117609 - System and method of playing lottery games, buying and printing lottery tickets using software on mobile computing devices: A system for enabling state lottery game play from mobile computing devices includes a first software module that stores player account information and validates state lottery game play purchase information. A second software module runs on a wireless player computing device and facilitates a player authenticating himself with the first... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070117611 - Method for playing keno with increased player interest: A novel Keno game is disclosed in which additional bonus numbers are randomly chosen and displayed in addition to twenty numbers randomly picked for game play. When there are a first predetermined number of matches between the additional bonus numbers and the random twenty numbers the player is awarded a... Agent: Joseph E. Funk

20070117614 - Game feature associated with an enhancement of a progressive prize: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems and programs for conducting a feature in relation with a wagering game. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a first wager value and a second wager value; establishing evaluation conditions and increment a progressive prize based on this first wager value;... Agent: Labtronix Concept Inc. C/o Ogilvy Renault

20070117612 - Gaming device for a flat rate play session and a method of operating same: The present invention is directed generally to a method and apparatus for operating a gaming device having a flat rate play session costing a flat rate price. The flat rate play session spans multiple plays on the gaming device over a pre-established duration. The gaming device identifies price parameters and... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20070117613 - Multi-dimensional player loyalty rewards system and method: Certain embodiments provide a multi-dimensional player loyalty rewards system and method. Certain embodiments of the method include dynamically defining rewards based on at least one of player activity and historical data, and assigning values to the rewards based on at least one criterion, wherein the values change as the at... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070117615 - Securing contracts in a virtual world: The disclosure provides novel video game methods and systems for enforcing contracts within video game environments. Methods and systems of the invention include virtual and real world penalties and remedies for entities that breach contracts or other obligations undertaken in the virtual world.... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070117623 - Dynamic casino tracking and optimization: Gaming establishment patrons may be categorized and responsive services and features presented whether or not the patrons (or their companions) are known. Gaming and non-gaming activities of a patron may be identified and tracked. Information from various private and/or public databases accessible by a gaming establishment, may be used for... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070117616 - Method and apparatus for awarding individual or group point multiplication: In use, the player would insert his or her player card at the EGM (10). The system checks to see if any multiplier currently applies to the machine and player. The multiplier is available as a token and can communicate to the guest via display on the EGM (10). The... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070117617 - Spectator mode for a game: Methods and systems for broadcasting game sessions to be viewable by spectators are disclosed. In addition to sending telemetry data to other game clients participating in a game session, one or more game clients in the game session also sends the game telemetry data to a title server for the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 003797 & 013797

20070117618 - System and method for facilitating play of a video game via a web site: A method and system for operating a video game or video game tournament (e.g., via a Web site) is disclosed. In accordance with the method and system a bonus is provided to a player playing the video game or participating in the video game tournament. In some embodiments a bonus... Agent: Magdalena M. Fincham Walker Digital, LLC

20070117619 - System and method for facilitating play of a video game via a web site: A method and system for operating a video game or video game tournament (e.g., via a Web site) is disclosed. In accordance with the method and system a bonus is provided to a player playing the video game or participating in the video game tournament. In some embodiments a bonus... Agent: Magdalena M. Fincham Walker Digital, LLC

20070117620 - System and method for facilitating play of a video game via a web site: A method and system for operating a video game or video game tournament (e.g., via a Web site) is disclosed. In accordance with the method and system a bonus is provided to a player playing the video game or participating in the video game tournament. In some embodiments a bonus... Agent: Magdalena M. Fincham Walker Digital, LLC

20070117621 - System and method for facilitating play of a video game via a web site: A method and system for operating a video game or video game tournament (e.g., via a Web site) is disclosed. In accordance with the method and system a bonus is provided to a player playing the video game or participating in the video game tournament. In some embodiments a bonus... Agent: Magdalena M. Fincham Walker Digital, LLC

20070117622 - System and method for facilitating play of a video game via a web site: A method and system for operating a video game or video game tournament (e.g., via a Web site) is disclosed. In accordance with the method and system a bonus is provided to a player playing the video game or participating in the video game tournament. In some embodiments a bonus... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20070117624 - Computer graphics processing methods and systems for presentation of graphics objects or text in a wagering environment with market chaining: Computer graphics processing systems and methods are provided for the presentation of graphic objects or text in a wagering environment. In at least one embodiment, the systems and methods present graphic objects on a graphic user interface screen that includes at least one of a plurality of betting lines, including... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20070117625 - System and method for interfacing with a computer program: A method for triggering commands of a program executed on a computing system is provided. In this method, an interface object first is provided. One interface object is defined by an object coupled to a handle, whereby the handle includes an elongated member that is substantially perpendicular to a line... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20070117626 - Electronic game for computer or slot machine: An electronic game for play on a display screen wherein the game comprises; a display background, at least one three dimensional object presented on the display having at least one exposed surface defining a wall of the object; wherein, upon initiation of game play, the at least one three dimensional... Agent: Hollander Law Firm, P.L.C

20070117627 - Method and system for a similarity-based game: In one embodiment, the invention is a method and system for a biometric similarity based game. In one embodiment, photographs of the game players are compared to a celebrity's photograph and the player whose photograph is most similar to that of the celebrity is deemed to be the winner. In... Agent: Mr. Panini D.g. Raman Apt. 7

20070117628 - Method and apparatus for providing realistic gun motion input to a video game: A method and apparatus for providing realistic gun motion input to a video game. In one embodiment, a plastic enclosure houses a video camera, PCB, microcontroller processor, and many buttons for controlling various aspects of a video game. The processor examines images from the video camera using various feature tracking... Agent: Mark Stanley

20070117632 - Communication game apparatus, system, method and program: It is an object of the invention to provide a communication game apparatus, a communication game system, a communication game method, and a communication game program that can improve, in a competitive game, the feeling of realistic sense of the game by preventing actions of characters from becoming unnatural. Plural... Agent: Patenttm.us

20070117629 - Integrated gamer profile across multiple devices and networks: An integrated user profile is provided to PC/console gamers who also participate in other online gaming community activities such as web sites that provide online gamer forums. Provided to the users is the ability to view, access, and/or contribute to their console gamer profile using the other online gaming community... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070117631 - Intelligent distributed server system and method for operating the same: An intelligent distributed server system and a method of operating the same are provided. Since processing areas of a game server can be changed in real time during a game service, slow response time or service failure due to load unbalancing between game servers can be removed and thus stability... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070117634 - Store and forward patron account messaging method: A method for contacting a patron at a gaming device is disclosed using a patron messaging system via a patron loyalty system. This method includes: providing a patron message database that is operatively associated with a server and the patron loyalty system through a network; providing one or more gaming... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20070117633 - Store and forward patron account messaging system: A patron messaging system is disclosed for contacting a patron via a patron loyalty system. The patron messaging system includes: a patron message database, a message entry and management system, one or more gaming devices, and a display device operatively associated with each gaming device. The patron message database stores... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20070117630 - Viewing a gamer card across multiple devices and networks: A gamercard associated with an integrated gamer profile to identify a gamer is provided to the gamer and other PC/console users who also participate in other online gaming community activities such as game-related web sites. The gamercard is also provided to the user from the central database through a gamercard... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070117635 - Dynamic spectator mode: Methods and systems for broadcasting game sessions to be viewable by spectators are disclosed. After receiving game information from game participant clients, the title server determines whether the broadcast the game session to spectators, analyzes and repackages the received telemetry data, optionally embedding additional data, and rebroadcasts the repackaged telemetry... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 003797 & 013797

20070117636 - Game program and game apparatus: Each time a player character performs a boom triggering act, “1” is added to the corresponding act number counter provided for each non-player character. The value of each act number counter is periodically added to a boom value provided for each non-player character. When a boom value reaches an upper... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070117637 - Method and system of real video gaming: Methods and systems for gaming over a network or communications medium such as via the Internet. In specific embodiments, a real video gaming experience is generated by for a player at a client system from a sequence of real world derived chance events and associated video clips. The server system... Agent: Quine Intellectual Property Law Group, P.C.

20070111767 - Method and apparatus for activity analysis: A system and method for recording an individual performing an activity such as a golf swing includes a kiosk structure with an easy to use intelligent user interface to allow the individual to use the recording to analyze his or her own performance. The system accommodates input from multiple cameras... Agent: Johnson & Stainbrook, LLP

20070111768 - Speed-dependent suggested driving lines: In a video game or simulator, suggested speed indicators are computed along a suggested driving line on a path (e.g., a race track) and displayed in a simple, progressive, and user-friendly format. The displayed speed indicators are based on a racer's current speed and target speeds attributed to individual locations... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20070111769 - System and method for listening to teams in a race event: A computer-implemented method and system allows a remote computer user to listen to teams in a race event. The method includes receiving audio signals from a plurality of audio sources at the race event; transmitting at least some of the audio signals to a remote computer; and filtering the audio... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070111770 - Financing options in a virtual environment: The present disclosure provides novel video game methods and systems for allowing players to make purchases including goods, services and financial instruments in a virtual environment. Methods and systems include means for trade within and between game environments, virtual environments and games.... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070111771 - Message output device, message control method, program, and information recording medium: A battle situation detection unit (205) detects progress status of a battle controlled by a battle control unit (204) and winning and losing statuses of friend and enemy sides. An audio data acquisition unit (209) acquires audio data specified based on the progress status of the battle. The audio data... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070111773 - Automated tracking of playing cards: The present invention relates to a method of tracking playing cards on a game table. More specifically, it provides for detecting and recognizing partially visible playing cards within overhead images of a gaming table. Furthermore, it provides for processing a set of game data, a set of game rules, as... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070111772 - Gaming method: A gaming method operates to provide expert card-counting information to some or all participants, in exchange for a premium. The premium may be a cash payment, a reduction in the prize amounts or betting odds, some combination of the foregoing, or any other useful remuneration. The house retains its edge... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070111777 - Computer graphics processing methods and systems for presentation of graphics objects or text in a wagering environment: Computer graphics processing systems and methods are provided for the presentation of graphic objects or text in a wagering environment. In at least one embodiment, the systems and methods present graphic objects on a graphic user interface screen that includes at least one of a plurality of betting lines, including... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20070111779 - Game unit with motion and orientation sensing controller: An electronic game apparatus for providing a game activity on a monitor device. The electronic game apparatus may include a contacting member and a signal-emitting member that are each adapted to be manipulated by a user. The signal-emitting member may include a kinetic sensor adapted to produce a kinetic control... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070111774 - Gaming machine: An object of the invention is to provide a game machine in which sensations are stimulated individually for each player and the enjoyment of each player is enhanced. The game machine has a game controller for receiving input from a player; a monitor for receiving externally or generating internally and... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070111776 - Gaming machine with movable display: A technique is described for operating a gaming machine adapted to receive a wager on a game of chance. In at least one embodiment, the gaming machine may be adapted to dynamically change its volume. In one implementation, the gaming machine may include a first movable display which may be... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070111780 - Gaming machine with scanning capability: A gaming apparatus is disclosed where the gaming apparatus may have a display unit that is capable of generating video images, an input device and a controller operatively coupled to the display unit and the input device where the controller may have a processor and a memory operatively coupled to... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070111775 - Independent data input system for casino play: A casino table card system and method is played on a casino card table having a playing surface. Multiple player positions on the casino card table have at least a first player position and second player position. A processor receives electronic game information comprising wager information relating to casino card... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. Suite 205

20070111778 - Method and apparatus for setting game parameters: The present invention allows gaming devices to set or modify game parameters through the use of random events such as spinning slot machine reels or random number generators. In some embodiments, game parameters may be established with various initial values, and then, by spinning the gaming devices' reels, for example,... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20070111781 - Gaming apparatus: A gaming apparatus includes a player terminal operable by a player to simulate a slots game, and a random event generator for generating a random event upon which an outcome of the slots game is based. The slots game has a plurality of successful outcomes, each successful outcome causing the... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070111782 - Methods of conducting games of chance and gaming devices with multiple pay lines: Methods of playing games of chance and gaming devices comprising multiple wagering options. In one aspect, a single wagering unit activates a plurality of pay lines. In another aspect, at least one wager is randomly assigned to at least one pay line. Other aspects include novel arrangements of pay lines... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070111783 - Gaming device having an adjacent selection bonus scheme: A gaming device having a bonus game with an adjacent selection feature. In one embodiment of the present invention, the gaming device provides a plurality of adjacent player selectable selections. An award is associated with each player selectable selection. The award associated with each selectable selection is not initially displayed... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070111784 - Video game with reverse outcome game attributes: The disclosure provides novel video game methods and systems. The disclosure includes methods and systems that determine if a player character and/or game parameter is qualified to use a reverse outcome attribute and, if any qualifications are met, possibly reverses the outcome of one or more game parameters.... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070111785 - Slot machine game and system with improved jackpot feature: Certain embodiments provide a method and system for awarding a progressive prize. The system includes a bank of gaming machines accepting different bets per play as selected by a player. A random number is selected from a predetermined fixed range of numbers that does not change during play of a... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070111786 - Progressive side bet with variable wagers: A casino wagering game is played with a progressive jackpot and a second bonus event. At least one player places a wager to play a casino wagering game. The at least one player places a second wager that is optionally varying in amount wagered at the election of the player.... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. York Business Center

20070111788 - Gaming machine with transparent symbol carriers: A method of enhancing a screen display of a gaming machine includes creating a background scene for a game screen, creating a plurality of composite symbols to overlie the background scene, and rendering at least a portion of each composite symbol transparent to enable the background scene to be viewed... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070111787 - Gaming machines and systems having multiple window displays: An electronic game including at least one display exhibiting a plurality of windows or segments each displaying a different subject matter is disclosed. The different subject matter in each of the plurality of windows preferably includes a real time promotional points total, an awards display, a sponsor advertising material display,... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070111790 - Communication apparatus preventing communication interference: A game apparatus according to a preferred embodiment includes a first wireless communication module and a second wireless communication module. The first wireless communication module performs communication utilizing Bluetooth protocols, whereas the second wireless communication module performs communication utilizing IEEE protocols. The first radio communication module and the second radio... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070111792 - Game program and game device: A game device regularly transmits communication status information to communication partners thereof, the communication status information indicating whether or not communication between the game device and each of the communication partners is possible. If, when the game device receives from each of the communication partners the communication status information about... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070111789 - Interactive online internet game and method of determining winning players: An interactive musical chair game residing on an Internet website that is accessible by a number of players is disclosed wherein the game causes the display of a page where a player can log on to play the game by supplying an identification such as an email address and/or password,... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070111793 - System and method for providing a list of monetary instruments associated with a system: A system has one or more gaming devices including gaming machines and other devices. At least one transaction reading device is coupled to the gaming devices and reads information associated with the monetary instruments associated with the gaming devices. A host computer is operatively coupled to the transaction reading device.... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070111791 - System for configuration: A system for configuring an EGM from a remote terminal thereby providing improvements in operational efficiency when configuring EGMs. For example, operational efficiencies are possible by providing direct access to configure an EGM without the technician traveling to the physical machine, which may be miles away. For local EGM's, there... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070111796 - Association of peripherals communicatively attached to a console device: Systems and methods for associating a device to a peripheral that is communicating to a game console or computing device. The peripheral is initially bound to a port of the game console or computing device. The device binds to the game console or computing device via an automatic or user-initiated... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070111798 - Controlled access switch: A Controlled Access Switch (CAS) that can act as an 802.1x supplicant. The system implements server based software that uses SNMP and a database to insure that only secured non-802.1x capable devices are allowed access. The CAS allows an organization to use the CAS as a front end to non-802.1x... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070111799 - Controlled access switch: A Controlled Access Switch (CAS) that can act as an 802.1x supplicant. The system implements server based software that uses SNMP and a database to insure that only secured non-802.1x capable devices are allowed access. The CAS allows an organization to use the CAS as a front end to non-802.1x... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070111797 - Network game system and network game program: A host terminal, to which a client terminal is connected, transmits a connection request to another host terminal to which another client terminal is connected. When the connection request is accepted, the host terminal, which is a source of the connection request, disconnects a connection between the host terminal and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070111794 - System and method for controlling access to a massively multiplayer on-line role-playing game: A method for controlling access to a massively multi-player, online role-playing game begins by presenting a web page to a first user. The web page receives a parameter for controlling access of a second user to a massively multi-player, online role-playing game. The received parameter is transmitted to a database... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070111800 - System and method for controlling volume associated with gaming system: A gaming system for playing a game and processing currency includes a plurality of player interaction terminals adaptable for determining a winning outcome of the game and receiving and processing the currency and discharging the currency in response to the winning outcome of the game. Each player interaction terminal generates... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070111795 - Virtual entity on a network: An electronic communication device carries character-specific data, and an avatar common to multiple characters, for representing a character on the device, and a character sharing unit for using the interconnectivity of the device to allow sharing of the character over a network. The character is one that can be developed... Agent: Martin Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20070111801 - Method, apparatus and system for transmitting and receiving media data: There is provided, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, an apparatus, a method and a system for enabling at least a first device and a second device to establish communication and transmission of media and/or gaming data. The present invention is a method, apparatus and system for... Agent: Eitan Law Group C/o Landonip Inc.

20070111803 - Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus: Designated coordinates, on the display screen, designated by the pointing device are acquired, and target coordinates, in the virtual game space, corresponding to the designated coordinates are calculated. A distance from reference coordinates set on the display screen to the designated coordinates is calculated and speed information based on the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070111804 - Storage medium storing a game program, game apparatus and game controlling method: A game apparatus includes an LCD, and on the LCD, a touch panel is set. When a player object encounters an enemy object, a battle screen is displayed on the LCD. A player performs a sliding operation on the touch panel with a stick or the like in such a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070111802 - Video game system, video game program, and video game device: A video game device 10 is capable of receiving both a first storage medium and a second storage medium at the same time. The video game device 10 performs a first game process using first save data. The video game device 10 performs a second game process using second save... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070105607 - Dynamic debugging dump for game console: An error data dumping process on a game console is described, in which a request for an error data dump may be initiated using commands mapped to a handheld game controller. The request may include parameters for customizing the resulting dump, where the parameters may identify one or more physical... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 003797 & 013797

20070105608 - System and method for managing a game: Systems and methods for managing a game associated with a competitive elimination tournament are described. The method includes receiving information associated with an event, receiving a request for a ticket, generating a unique ticket number, and selecting a number associated with a position of at least one participant in a... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20070105614 - Gaming device for wagering on multiple game outcomes: Systems and methods for wagering on game outcomes allow a player to wager on game outcomes resulting from linked gaming devices linked to a primary gaming device being played by the player. A primary game display shows game plays and outcomes and allows wagering on a primary game and a... Agent: Daniel J. Burnham Jenkens & Gilchrist, A Professional Corporation

20070105609 - Gaming machine, game control method and game system: In a gaming machine of the present invention, a processing device executes: a processing reading from a storage device a program for shifting the game state from a without-insurance mode to a with-insurance mode on condition that a specific number of game media have been inserted, and then executing the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070105610 - Memento dispensing device with simulated gaming features: A memento dispensing device for dispensing mementos in the form of tokens, medallions, souvenirs, and other articles or objects having commemorative value through the simulated operation of a gaming device commonly referred to and known in the art as a slot machine. Instructive steps set forth in a computer program,... Agent: Michael A. Mochinski, Attorney Suite 514

20070105611 - Slot machine games: A slot machine includes an option in which the probability of an outcome is influenced by changing the probability of one or more symbols (204,206,208) on one or more reels (reel1,reel2 . . . )by randomly or pseudo-randomly selecting reels from a set of two or more reels. The probability... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A.

20070105613 - Specialized advertising displays for gaming machines and systems: An electronic game including at least one display exhibiting a plurality of windows or segments each displaying a different subject matter is disclosed. The different subject matter in each of the plurality of windows preferably includes a real time promotional points total, an awards display, a sponsor advertising material display,... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070105612 - System, method, and apparatus for the electronic operation, management, sponsorship, advertising, promotion, marketing, and regulation of games of chance on a network: The present invention is directed to a computer network system that allows a user to register for games of chances throughout the country and in accordance with national, state and local laws and ordinances. This system analyses the geographical location and residency information of a user in relation to the... Agent: Kevin D. Mccarthy Roach Brown Mccarthy & Gruber, P.C.

20070105615 - Networked gaming system with secondary bonus game: A method includes receiving a game play input preferably in a gaming network. This game play input specifies a wager in a primary game in which a player is participating through the network, and is typically entered through a player station connected in the network. A secondary game play is... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.C.

20070105616 - Chip with insert including an electronic microchip: The chip, in the general shape of a disk, of the type with a body obtained by multiple injection molding of plastics material, includes a core 14 obtained by a first plastics material injection molding operation having a central portion 24 defining the central portion of the body of said... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070105617 - Methods, systems and apparatus for facilitating cashout options at a gaming device: An embodiment of the invention includes receiving a request for a cashout of a balance from a player. In response to receiving the cashout request, at least one benefit to offer is determined based upon the balance. A value of the benefit is greater than the cashout amount. An offer... Agent: Walker Digital

20070105618 - Secure identification devices and methods for detecting and monitoring access thereof: A detectable identification device (DID) comprising a communication device, a power converter device, memory, and a processor and/or read-write logic and counter logic is disclosed. The counter logic of the DID may selectively increment a counter value stored in the memory ever time the DID has been accessed by a... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070105619 - Gaming system having multiple gaming machines which provide bonus awards: A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines and a plurality of bonus awards. The central server monitors wagers on the gaming machines. Based at least in part on the wagers the central server determines when bonus events will occur and which gaming machine(s)... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070105620 - Gaming system which provides multiple players multiple bonus awards: 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

20070105623 - Communication system, and communication program and access point apparatus usable for the same: A game apparatus 10 transmits a connection request including identification information to an access point apparatus 1 (S1). In response to the transmission of the connection request, the access point apparatus 1 allows a user to select whether or not to permit connection with the game apparatus 10. When the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070105621 - Gaming machine, game control method and game system: In a gaming machine of the present invention, a processing device executes: a processing executing a program for shifting the game mode from a without-insurance mode to a with-insurance mode on condition that a specific number of game media have been inserted; a processing reading from the storage device a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070105622 - Gaming machine, game control method and game system: In a gaming machine of the present invention, a processing device executes: a processing reading from a storage device a program for shifting the game mode from a without-insurance mode to a with-insurance mode on condition that a specific number of game media have been inserted, and then executing the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070105624 - Online gaming cheating prevention system and method: A method, system, and software for preventing cheating during online gaming, including a first online gaming server computer system configured to gather information regarding cheaters detected during online gaming; a second online gaming server computer system configured to receive the information; and a central database configured for aggregating the received... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070105625 - Gaming device methods and apparatus employing audio/video programming outcome presentation: In a first aspect, a method of operating a gaming device is provided. The method includes the steps of (1) determining an outcome value of a game result of the gaming device; (2) retrieving historical audio/video programming having content that provides an indication of the outcome value; and (3) providing... Agent: Walker Digital

20070105626 - Touch screen inputs for a video game system: Example systems and methods involve a video game system that has a touch sensitive display screen that can be used to supply inputs used in video game control. In one example system and method, a user or player draws movement patterns on the touch sensitive display screen. The drawn movement... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070105627 - Mobile game or program distribution: A person to person mobile phone game distribution service allows a person 1 who has a mobile phone game or other application 2 installed on their phone 3 to send the game to someone else 4 mobile phone 5 by building into the game the ability to send a link... Agent: Drummond & Duckworth

20070105628 - Download and configuration system for gaming machines: The system allows a casino operator to manage groups of electronic gaming machines (EGMs). Managing new or existing collections (i.e., groups) of gaming devices reduces the effort required to download or configure large numbers of EGMs. For example, new software may be downloaded to groups of EGMs from a central... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070105629 - Movement-information processing system, terminal unit for use in the system, and battery recharging unit for use with the terminal unit: Disclosed is a movement-information processing system, which comprises a control unit 30 including an image display control section 312 adapted to allow a guide image for instructing a plurality of players to perform a physical training consisting of plural types of body movements to be displayed on a projection screen... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070105630 - Satisfaction of financial obligations in a virtual environment via virtual and real world currency: 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

20070105631 - Video game system using pre-encoded digital audio mixing: A method and related system of encoding audio is disclosed. In the method, data representing a plurality of independent audio signals is accessed. The data representing each respective audio signal comprises a sequence of source frames. Each frame in the sequence of sources frames comprises a plurality of audio data... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20070099683 - Interactive pictures: A method for open market interactive picture portal services comprises configuring one or more engines to support one or more picture games or one or more picture services of an interactive picture game or service system, authoring one or more picture games or one or more picture services for support... Agent: Robert E. Krebs

20070099685 - Ownership of game environments in a virtual world: The disclosure provides novel video game methods and systems for allowing players to acquire ownership of game environments. Methods and systems additionally include means for buying and selling ownership or fractions of ownership in a particular game environment.... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070099684 - System and method for implementing an interactive storyline: An interactive event that allows viewers to interact with a story in a video or film environment and change the story that is told based on input provided or obtained from the audience or other sources. For instance, an interactive event is created out of a movie storyline and given... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20070099686 - Poker press: A Press option is provided in a Blackjack game without affecting the rules or play of Blackjack. Players make two initial Blackjack wagers, one for each of two Blackjack hands, a Press wager, and a proposition wager. After dealing hands to each player and a dealer, each player has the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070099688 - Parallel games on a gaming device: A gaming machine displays multiple game outcome presentations to one or more players playing the gaming machine. A player may initiate a new game on the gaming machine while the outcome of a previous game is being presented to the player. For a number of different games, two or more... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070099687 - Slot machine bonus game: A bonus round for a slot game. A player can select random elements in order to win prizes, different elements may have different award amounts. A player is offered an opportunity to receive a hint, and if the player accepts a hint then the player is provided a clue of... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20070099689 - Methods and apparatus for providing a lottery game: A gaming apparatus and method of play including a value input device and a controller operatively coupled to the value input device. The controller receives wager data in response to a wager made by a person on a game, with the wager data including a first plurality of indicia of... Agent: Carlton Fields, Pa

20070099690 - Gaming machine: Disclosed is a gaming machine. According to the gaming machine, when the detection of the stop operation is carried out, the number of sliding symbols is obtained on the basis of the symbol specified by the symbol specifying means and the stop table and the highest priority attraction-in ranking is... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070099691 - Gaming machine: Disclosed is a gaming machine. According to the gaming machine, a main control circuit of the gaming machine awards a payout to a player when a combination of symbols predetermined is displayed along a center line, which the payout being different from a payout to be awarded to the player... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070099692 - Gaming machine: Disclosed is a gaming machine. The gaming machine 1 comprises a main control circuit 71, which starts an operation of replay time, on condition that a combination of symbols consisting of at least two types of symbols is displayed by a combination of symbol display areas connected by an activated... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070099693 - Gaming machine: An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can provide more surprises and greater fun and increase interest in game playing while being distinct from other models by adding a wide variety of representation by moving devices to specific symbols presented on the reels. The... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070099694 - System and method to deliver video games: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method to deliver video games. The method includes receiving a request for a game from a set-top box device. The method also includes determining whether at least one user identity is associated with the set-top box device. The method also includes... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20070099695 - Gaming machine with fractionally enhanced payouts: A gaming machine generates a first payout when a first pattern of symbols is displayed and a second payout when a second pattern of symbols is displayed that differs from the first pattern of symbols by one symbol. The one symbol indicates a fractional amount and the second payout is... Agent: Smart And Biggar

20070099696 - Method for distributing large payouts with minimal interruption of a gaming session: Apparatus and methods for administering payouts in gaming machines are disclosed. More particularly, improved techniques for distributing large payouts with minimal interruption of a gaming session at a gaming apparatus are disclosed.... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070099697 - Configuration of gaming machines based on gaming machine location: A method and apparatus for tracking and determining a location of a gaming machine or other item within a casino or hotel is disclosed. In one embodiment the method and apparatus utilizes a transmitter or emitter to provide a tracking signal that may be tracked by one or more receivers... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070099698 - Method and system for localized authentication of gaming machine: A generic, self-contained gaming device is transportable to various jurisdictions for use. The gaming device when associated with a terminal or gaming machine is configured and authenticated for use in the installed location to present one or more wagering games. The gaming device verifies associated components of the terminal or... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070099699 - Novel enhanced image entertainment and laser engraving site and method of engraving an image: Disclosed is an image entertainment site that inputs an image and engraves the image with a laser engraver. A live display of the user's image being engraved is displayed to the user. It may also be displayed to passers-by. The image entertainment site may also include a game allowing for... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP

20070099700 - Portable projection gaming system: A handheld projection gaming system includes a projection gaming device having a control portion and a projector portion, and an external user input device. The control portion is configured to be held in a handheld position, and includes control devices configured for manipulation by a user. The projector portion is... Agent: Hewlett-packard Company Intellectual Property Administration

20070099701 - Method and system to facilitate interaction between and content delivery to users of a wireless communications network: A system and method of creating affinity groups of portable communication device users, and distributing targeted content to said users is disclosed. The user affinity groups may be formed by comparing user profiles with each other or with a predefined affinity group profile definition.... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070099703 - Massive role-playing games or other multiplayer games system and method using cellular phone or device: A massive multiplayer role-playing game platform utilizing mobile devices such as cellular phones is disclosed. The invention links massive amounts of players, each holding at least one mobile device, via a cellular or wireless network. The system provides the user with the game data in a client-server method or in... Agent: Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco

20070099702 - Network-based gaming system: Terminals (20, 22, 24, 30, 40) of players connect with a host (10) of a gaming application via a network (50). Terminals can be of different types and have different capabilities. The host (10) comprises processing means for supporting a gaming application and an interface (13, FIG. 4). The interface... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070099704 - System and metehod for interactive mobile network gaming: A method of playing a game among portable mobile communications devices over a network wherein the game is hosted on a mobile game server that is communicable with the portable mobile communications devices via a mobile phone network and a mobile broadcast network is presented. The portable mobile communications devices... Agent: Moore And Van Allen PLLC For Semc

20070099705 - Systems and methods for wireless technology based multi-player competition: Systems and methods are provided that facilitate multi-player competitions and contests through an integrated use of wireless communications systems, location identification technology and the Internet media delivery. An exemplary embodiment of the multi-player competition includes a multi-player game of tag. The object of the game is for players to accumulate... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20070099706 - Localization and customization of game related content: A retail game kiosk system is provided game applications via a game media (DVD) comprising several different game configurations. Each game configuration is compatible with an intended recipient of the kiosk system. A game configuration is selected via a selector switch in the kiosk. When a game configuration is selected,... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070099707 - Computer simulation control system: wherein the back support of the seat is movable between a first position, in which first position the back support extends at an operating angle (α) upwardly from said seat part (3) for supporting at least part of the back of a user, and a second position, in which second... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20070099709 - Game-machine terminal apparatus, game machine, and game method: A the terminal apparatuses includes: a display unit for screen-displaying various image data; a game process unit for executing a game process for displaying game data on the display unit and performing a game so as to acquire a game value; an image process unit for executing an image process... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070099708 - Gaming machine with retractable monitor: A game machine has a display part connected so as to freely enable storage within a seat on which a player sits. The game machine has a display part for showing game images generated according to a game program and player input, an input reception part for receiving input from... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC