Amusement devices: games inventions 11/07

20070275777 - Wagering game benefits redeemable at another gaming device: Methods and apparatus are described for offering a benefit to a player of a first electronic game device. In an embodiment, the method includes determining if a player of a first electronic game device qualifies to receive at least one benefit associated with an award value, and then outputting an... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20070275776 - Trip to different worlds: Technical disclosures pertaining to the invention: a. Influence at the gamer by 3 dimensional plus whirls overloads, i.e. feedback from the virtual world to the gamer in 3 dimensions plus whirls. b. Ability to fall and somersault in the sphere without injuries to the gamer. c. Data reading from gamers'... Agent: Andriy Martyniuk

20070275778 - Gaming machine with improved display: A method for use with a gaming machine. The gaming machine presents symbols on a display in an array of symbol positions and evaluates the selected symbols for winning combinations in pay lines in the array. The symbols are selected for the display positions independently and at least one line... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070275781 - Interactive wagering system with promotions: An interactive wagering system is provided that promotes wagering to users at user equipment. The user equipment may be based on a set-top box and television, a personal computer, a cellular telephone with a display, or other such devices. Wagering may be promoted by notifying the user of an opportunity... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/361

20070275780 - Multiplexed secure video game play distribution: Multiple video game players access an encrypted video game library stored on a shared mass storage device. A multiplexer multiplexes data read from the mass storage device to provide output streams to multiple video game playing units consuming video game instructions. A secure bus communicates video game instructions from the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070275779 - System and method for convenience gaming: An activating and deactivating of a gaming device may be based at least in part on a duration of time in which the gaming device is permitted to be activated, a period of time during which the gaming device is permitted to be activated, and/or a location of a user... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20070275782 - Card game device, card data reader, card game control method, recording medium, program, and card: A card game apparatus includes a game execution unit, a casing, a card arrangement panel, a luminous source that illuminates the panel with invisible light, an image sensor unit disposed such that it receives the invisible light from the panel and generates image data, and a data recognition unit configured... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070275783 - Video display unit for video game console: A portable video display unit is adapted for use with variously configured electronic video-processing devices, such as video game consoles. The video display unit includes a base member adapted for removably attaching the video display unit to the electronic video processing device. The base member includes a locking device to... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20070270203 - Gaming machine and gaming system: In a gaming machine of the present invention, a holder unit removably holds a portable storage device having a display unit and a storage unit in a position where the screen of the display unit is visible to a player. A reader unit reads storage contents from the storage unit.... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070270201 - Method and apparatus for conducting a ring-in game: A wireless communications device for use in a wireless network is capable of being invited to participate in a ring-in game, via the wireless network. The wireless communications device includes a memory capable of storing an electronic personal identification number associated with the ring-in game and a main processor associated... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

20070270202 - Sports pool web application: A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions, which, when executed by a computer, perform the steps of (a) generating one or more pools, (b) generating a set of random numbers for each of the one or more pools when the one or more pools are generated, (c) encrypting each... Agent: Christopher P. Maiorana, P.C.

20070270215 - Method and apparatus for enhanced virtual camera control within 3d video games or other computer graphics presentations providing intelligent automatic 3d-assist for third person viewpoints: A pivoting camera viewpoint is provided so that when an animated game character uses a bow and arrow or other weapon, the camera adopts a third person 3D view based on the relative position of the game character and the target that game character is aiming his bow at. The... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070270218 - Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus: Game data variable in accordance with the state of an input device and usable for game processing is sequentially obtained. Next, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition for the game processing has been fulfilled based on the game data. Information on an indicated position on a game... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070270220 - Storage medium storing game program and game apparatus: A game system includes a game apparatus and a controller. For example, whether an operation of waving the controller has been performed is determined based on at least one of a pointed position on a display screen by the controller and acceleration. A wind object is generated and moved in... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070270219 - Storage medium storing game program, game apparatus and game control method: A game apparatus includes a controller provided with an acceleration sensor for detecting accelerations on at least two axes orthogonal to each other. When playing a game, the controller is given a rotating operation so as to rotate around an axis orthogonal to the two axes. The accelerations on the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070270217 - System and method for detecting moment of impact and/or strength of a swing based on accelerometer data: An example system and method is provided for detecting a moment of impact and/or strength of a swing based on moving a hand-held device including an accelerometer arrangement. A moment and a magnitude of simulated striking of the object are determined based on one or more accelerometer arrangement outputs resulting... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070270204 - Gaming device having varying risk player selections: A processor controlled gaming device having a display device in communication with the processor. When the display device receives an input from the player, gaming device randomly generates an outcome, the display device displays an event having the outcome and the gaming device provides the player with a payout in... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070270205 - Lottery system and method with real-time progressive jackpot: Systems and methods for facilitating the purchase of lottery tickets and the dissemination of lottery information in real time. A central lottery system is provided that accepts lottery ticket purchasing orders from a remote terminal. The central lottery system may keep track of a progressive jackpot and disseminate the latest... Agent: Brian P Hopkins Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky And Popeo

20070270206 - System, method and handheld controller for multi-player gaming: Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for multi-player gaming. Some embodiments relate to systems having an improved communications infrastructure and improved handheld game controllers, while other embodiments relate to improvements in handling large numbers of players in the multi-player game when played in a game arena with... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070270207 - Evaluation-structure base game feature persisting over a number of outcomes: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems and programs for conducting game feature. A method comprises: a) upon generation of a game outcome, evaluating the game outcome according to a plurality of evaluation structures against a payout criteria set and a feature criteria set; b) for each evaluation of... Agent: Labtronix Concept Inc. C/o Ogilvy Renault

20070270208 - Wagering game with improved payline and payline-wager amount indicators: According to one aspect of the present invention, a gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a display for displaying a plurality of symbols on a plurality of reels defining an array. The array includes a plurality of player-selectable paylines indicating symbol combinations in the array. The gaming machine... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20070270210 - On-line game tournament system the prize money of which is determined by the winning number and the method for the same: The present invention relates to an on-line game tournament system 1000 and the method for the same which determines participant's competition by tournament and a prize money by winning number. According to the present invention, initial level and credit are bestowed to a participant who settled a participation fee and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070270209 - Player identification: Player identification system (100) includes a betting terminal (1) at which a player playes a wagering game. During the play of the game, the system takes a photograph of the players face with camera (13). The photograph is used for player identification purposes and is logged into database (10).... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070270212 - Executing multiple applications and their variations in computing environments: Techniques for execution of multiple application programs and their variations are disclosed. One or more individual application program components that are determined to be already stored and/or loaded into memory are not loaded into memory again, thereby allowing the associated application program to be executed without unnecessarily reloading the one... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070270211 - Menu system: A menu system includes a display means for displaying game data to a number of available casino games playable by a player at an online casino. The display means is switchable between an overview mode and a detailed mode. The game data relating to any game that is displayed in... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070270213 - Virtual player tracking and related services: Various gaming-related services are provided, including but not limited to security services, harm minimization services, player identification services, bonusing/progressive services, accounting services, financial/banking services, network tunneling services, cheating detection services, etc. Such services may be provided, at least in part, by software agents that can be configured for different platforms... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070270214 - Method and system for athletic motion analysis and instruction: A system and method for analyzing and improving the performance of a body motion of an animal or human subject requires instrumenting a subject with inertial sensors, monitoring a body motion of interest, converting sensor data into motion data and animation, comparing the motion data with existing data for motion... Agent: Vern Maine & Associates

20070270216 - Gaming device with attached audio-capable chair: A gaming system includes a chair communicably coupled to a gaming device. The chair includes an audio playback device operable to receive audio playback commands. The audio playback commands may be received from a gaming device physically attached to the chair, a remote gaming device, or from a network interface... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20070270221 - Oral care gaming system and methods: An oral care gaming system and methods are provided for promoting and rewarding proper oral care techniques and behaviors and for controlling an electronic and/or video game. The system and methods enable a user to play an electronic and/or video game while performing certain oral care activities. The efficacy of... Agent: Carol H. Peters Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C.

20070270222 - Program, information storage medium, and image generation system: A program for playing a game based on an input from an operation section including a first controller and a second controller, the program causing a computer to function as: a movement operation input detection section which determines whether or not an output value from a movement sensor provided in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070270223 - Program, information storage medium, and image generation system: An image generation system performs a game process of causing a game character to make a predetermined movement for a given object based on an operation input from an operation section including an acceleration sensor and causing the given object to move in an object space. The image generation system... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070270224 - Method and apparatus for operating a mobile gaming system: A method and apparatus for operating a mobile gaming system is disclosed. The mobile gaming system establishes areas where mobile gaming is prohibited based on authorized elevations. One embodiment of a mobile gaming device used inconjunction with the system comprises an elevation recognition element to identify the elevation at which... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070270225 - Multi-player game employing dynamic re-sequencing: A solution for network latency inherent in a multiplayer online game involving more than two players is disclosed. The solution is a dynamic re-sequencing and synchronization mechanism that enables seamless and simultaneous participation by remote users, such that an event can have an immediate and consequential effect on a related... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20070270226 - Squad command interface for console-based video game: A squad command interface for a squad-based shooter video game maps character selection and command selection to actuators on a game controller. Players can select squad characters and issue a single order to multiple characters with few controller actuations.... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20070265042 - Game program and game apparatus: Each time a player hits either one of right and left strike surfaces of a conga controller, it is determined whether: the right strike surface has been hit continuously; the left strike surface has been hit continuously; or the right strike surface and the left strike surface have been hit... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070265044 - Game program product, game apparatus and game method: A game apparatus includes an LCD. An on-earth object existing in a virtual game space is reproduced on the LCD from a viewpoint of capturing ahead of a flying object moving in the virtual game space. A velocity parameter and a direction parameter which defines the movement parameter of the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070265045 - Video game processing apparatus, a method and a computer program product for processing a video game: A predetermined special control point is added to an accumulated special control point in accordance with predetermined lapse of time up to a predetermined maximum accumulated value. An image display apparatus displays the accumulated special control point on the image display screen. The special control is executed in the case... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070265046 - Video game processing apparatus, a method and a computer program product for processing a video game: A predetermined time point is added to an accumulated value of the time point in accordance with lapse of time. A special effect and a special effect applied value set to the special effect are stored when specification of the special effect is received. When the special effect applied value... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070265047 - Video game processing apparatus, a method and a computer program product for processing a video game: An added value is set to a battle tool for customizing the battle tool stored as battle tool information in a battle tool information managing table in response to customization request by operations of a player. A plurality of battle tools are stored in the battle tool information managing table.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070265049 - Biometric online playing system: The online poker gaming system comprises a live or recorded casino-type game-of-chance, and at least one gaming terminal. The live or recorded poker, blackjack, craps, or roulette game involves a group of players sitting around a table. Each player is playing for prize money so there is a cash incentive... Agent: Gerald R. Black, Esq.

20070265050 - Currency enabled gaming system and method: A wager-based gaming system provides a wager based game to players in venues in which the game is playable by the players from gaming computing devices operated by venue operators, which also operate the venues, and which are connected to at least one server computing device. The game is played... Agent: Franz Bonsang C/o Protections Equinox Int'l Inc.

20070265057 - Multi-player gaming machine and gaming method thereof: As the result of a roulette game with a roulette device, a bonus game is executed when a roulette ball is received in a bonus pocket among pockets formed on a wheel. A bonus ball is launched into a path area formed through a plurality of stations by a launching... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070265056 - Roulette gaming machine including a plurality of lottery areas and playing method thereof: A roulette gaming machine is provided with a first lottery area having a plurality of pockets, a second lottery area provided independently from the first lottery area, a ball which rolls on the first lottery area, and which is accommodated in one of the plurality of pockets, a ball launching... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070265061 - Method of playing a slot machine game using payline sub-sets: The present invention includes a variety of methods for wagering upon one or more sub-sets of payline positions and issuing awards for winning symbols appearing in the wagered upon sub-sets. A preferred embodiment allows the player to wager upon sub-sets of three or more adjacent payline positions for each of... Agent: Ptt LLC (d/b/a High 5 Games)

20070265070 - Laser controller: A laser controller has a sensor input for each of a plurality of lasers which the controller may control using outputs. Each laser and sensor may form a laser beam. The controller may have timing start and stop inputs to control a timer, and the controller may calculate a score... Agent: Krajec Patent Offices, LLC

20070265071 - Laser maze: A laser maze attraction has a series of lasers and sensors that may be configured in a maze where a user may be timed for completing the maze, but with penalties for breaking a laser beam. A controller may illuminate a plurality of lasers and monitor sensors corresponding to each... Agent: Krajec Patent Offices, LLC

20070265072 - Game apparatus and storage medium having game program stored thereon: A game apparatus determines whether or not a predetermined first condition is fulfilled. When the first condition is fulfilled, the game apparatus causes the second speaker to generate a sound and moves an object in a virtual game space. When a predetermined second condition regarding a position of the object... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070265074 - Game program and game apparatus: Sound generated by handclaps of a player is converted into an electric signal by a microphone, and the electric signal is inputted to a game apparatus. When a jump instruction is inputted, a player character jumps. However, the character jumps in accordance with the handclaps of the player only when... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070265076 - Interactive wireless game apparatus and wireless peripheral module: An interactive wireless game apparatus includes a game host and a game peripheral apparatus. The game host includes a multimedia processing module and a wireless USB interface module, wherein the multimedia processing module can execute a game program and communicate with the wireless USB interface module by wireless signals that... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070265084 - Game apparatus and recording medium recording game program: Operation information which is output, depending on a motion of an input device is successively obtained, and based on the operation information, the motion of the input device is determined, i.e., a direction in which the input device is moved and a movement velocity of the input device are determined.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070265087 - Game program and game apparatus: A forward direction line is set on a course, in a virtual game world, on which a player object is allowed to move. An advancing direction at a current position of the player object is determined based on the forward direction line. The advancing direction is determined as a direction... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070265082 - Gesture-based control of multiple game characters and other animated objects: Methods and apparatus for controlling movement of multiple independent animated objects such as characters displayed on a display use zone detection and touch stroke direction. A player wishing to move the digital objects can use a stylus or other touch to draw strokes or gestures on the screen. Different strokes... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070265083 - Method and apparatus for simulating interactive spinning bar gymnastics on a 3d display: The video or other computer graphics display shows, on a touch screen, a spinnable bar having a control wheel affixed to an end thereof. Strokes of a stylus applied to the surface of the wheel controls the direction and/or rate of spin of the wheel and bar. An animated game... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070265085 - Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus: Acceleration data which is output from an acceleration sensor included in an input device is obtained, and a support position coordinate set, in a virtual game space, of a support provided on an object is calculated based on the obtained acceleration data. An inclination of the input device in the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070265086 - Storage medium storing game program, game apparatus and game control method: A video game apparatus includes a CPU, the CPU detects marker coordinates data included in input data transmitted from a controller, and calculates indicated coordinates of the controller. A star object indicated by the controller is set as a target object by a player pressing a B-trigger switch. Then, a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070265088 - Storage medium storing game program, game apparatus, and game system: Coordinates on a detection surface are obtained using data output from a pointing device. The obtained coordinates are used to perform a designated coordinate-related process which is a game process. On the other hand, a designated coordinate-unrelated process is performed which is a game process which does not use the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070265081 - Touch-controlled game character motion providing dynamically-positioned virtual control pad: Methods and apparatus for controlling movement of a digital object displayed on a screen provide a virtual dynamic direction control pad based on zone detection and touch stroke direction to control customized animated character motion. A player wishing to move the digital object can use a stylus or other touch... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070265096 - Game control program, game control method, and game apparatus: A game apparatus can achieve a game in which an object is transferred from one game apparatus to another by showing it flying on a screen. When a management data acquisition unit acquires management data indicating that the object is transferred to a game apparatus itself, an object control unit... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070265094 - System and method for streaming games and services to gaming devices: A gaming system providing a game and/or gaming services to a player or user at a gaming or gaming services device. The device receives streaming audio-video representing the game or gaming services and plays streaming audio-video at a device. The device also receives input related to the play of the... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070265043 - Team-based networked video gaming and automatic event management: An integrated on-line networked video game system is disclosed. Effects of variable latency are mitigated dynamically to assure that all players see game displays consistent with actual game actions. Games are organized into events that allow dynamic enhancement of character capabilities during play.... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20070265048 - Sports trading card game system and method: A game which utilizes a series of game components. The game components each have an element representing a player. The player plays in a gaming event such as a sport contest. The game component has a first group of performance fields and a second group of performance fields. Each group... Agent: Hughes Law Firm, PLLC A Professional Limited Liability Company

20070265054 - Apparatus systems and methods for facilitating a payout of a gaming device: In accordance with some embodiments, a method provides for determining that a qualifying outcome has been obtained as a result of a game play conducted on a gaming device and determining a buy-in amount for a current play session in which the game play is included. The method further provides... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20070265052 - Game system with a friendly displaying interface and method for displaying images in the friendly displaying interface: A game system has a random sampling game machine, a main controller, multiple user interfaces and a displaying interface. The main controller is electrically connected to the random sampling game machine to receive operational result singles sent from the random sampling game machine and to calculate results based on operation... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070265051 - Method of presenting and playing game where winning hand triggers enhanced award opportunity in subsequent game: In a method of presenting or playing a wagering game, if a winning outcome is received, a first award is awarded and one or more awards associated with one or more winnings outcomes for the game are then enhanced for potential award in a subsequent game or games. In one... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070265053 - Regulated gaming - staging multi-act games: Creative multi-act games for the younger generation of casino players accustomed to creative simulation games such as “The Sims®” and familiar TV characters such as the cast of “Friends.” Stories unfold through acts that have been staged by the player by selecting and placing acting objects. A palette of betting... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20070265055 - System, apparatus, and method for configuring gaming experiences: Apparatuses and methods for facilitating access to a plurality of gaming activities via a processing arrangement involve facilitating player identification of a set of gaming activities selected from the plurality of gaming activities. A collection of references are assigned to the set of the gaming activities. Each of the references... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20070265058 - Bingo game apparatus with entertainment feature: A bingo game apparatus (1) comprises a number of player stations (3), a random event generator capable of generating a number of random events upon which an outcome of the bingo game is based. Each player station (3) is operable by a player to place a wager on a turn... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070265062 - Bonus game for a gaming machine: A bonus game for a slot machine operable in a basic mode and a bonus mode. The bonus game is entered upon the occurrence of a special start-bonus game outcome in the basic mode. In the bonus game, a player selects, one at a time, from an array of windows... Agent: Daniel J. Burnham Nixon Peabody LLP.

20070265059 - Symobl matching gaming machine and program: An object is to provide a gaming machine in which, when a part of a symbol combination for a winning combination is aligned on a winning line, a player can have increased expectation on an alignment of the winning combination even if the player is well-experienced in games of such... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070265060 - Wagering game with win-deferral feature for payoffs: A gaming terminal having a wagering game. The wagering game includes a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game. In response to the randomly selected outcome being a win-deferral outcome, the wagering game provides a player with a selection of immediately obtaining a first... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20070265063 - Handicapping and differential reward system for skill-based games: Players in a multi-player electronic skill-based game receive differential rewards and penalties based on game play. When a player achieves a rewardable result (e.g., killing another player's game character), a reward quantum may be calculated based on a handicap associated with the player and a handicap associated with at least... Agent: Hope Baldauff Hartman, LLC

20070265065 - Method and apparatus for cashless gaming: A method for providing game players with an incentive to redeem winnings using a cashless device. The method includes providing a wagering game on a gaming device to a player and allowing the player to transfer value to the gaming device. The value transferred by the player to the gaming... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20070265064 - Products and processes for operations management of casino leisure and hospitality industry: In various embodiments of this invention, a suite of customized computer software applications, a linked or wireless computer network and accessory components cooperate to enhance and extend customer and employee resource management in the casino/gaming environment.... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070265066 - Network gaming system with bonus capability: A bonus controller and method for controlling the award of a bonus at a gaming terminal. In one embodiment game play data is monitored and compared to a trigger event. A token is then sent to the triggering gaming terminal dependent on any received response the bonus is immediately awarded,... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070265068 - Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance: A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070265067 - System of mobile online game and method for communicating between mobile game terminals: An embodiment of the present invention discloses a mobile online game system which includes a first mobile game terminal, a second mobile game terminal and a game platform, and the first mobile game terminal acquires a P2P communication address of the second mobile game terminal from the game platform, creates... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070265069 - Terminal device of gaming machine, gaming machine, and game method: A terminal device has a selection unit and a memory unit. The selection unit selects, in accordance with an input made by a player, any one of execution of a game processing and display of an image different from a game image. When the player acquires a different image display... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070265073 - Streaming media casts, such as in a video game or mobile device environment: Streamable content, including content such as music, video, and advertisements, is provided to a game program executing at a remote computing device or game console, wherein the streamable content is for presentation before, during, and/or after game play. The streamable content may be supplemental to core game content provided by... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP/msft

20070265075 - Attachable structure for use with hand-held controller having tracking ability: Some embodiments provide an apparatus for use with a system. The apparatus may include a controller having an ability to have its movements detected and tracked by the system, and a structure attached to the controller that is graspable by a user and which allows the user to move the... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070265077 - Haptic feedback for peripheral devices: A tactile feedback system including multiple motors is provided for a peripheral device. A steering wheel assembly is provided including a high torque motor in the steering column of the steering wheel assembly and at least one vibratory rumble motor in the steering wheel of the steering wheel of the... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070265078 - Steering wheel control assembly with speedy control key(s): A steering wheel control assembly with speedy control key(s) is disclosed. The steering wheel control assembly of the present invention includes a steering wheel, at least a speedy control key, a base unit and a connector. Either speedy control key is disposed on the right side or the left side... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070265079 - Tcs brake control system: A TCS brake control system is disclosed. The TCS brake control system of the present invention comprises a steering wheel, a base unit, a track calculation unit, a brake control unit and a connector. The steering wheel is disposed onto the base unit and a circuit is disposed in the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070265080 - Video game control device with speedy control key(s): A video game control device with speedy control keys is disclosed. The control device of the present invention comprises a control key set, at least one speedy control key and a connector. Either speedy control key is disposed on the right side or the left side of the front surface... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070265090 - Embedded advertising enhancements in interactive computer game environments: Advertisements may be selected for display to a user in a computer game environment based at least in part on one or more of a personality trait of the user as determined from monitoring a behavior of the user as the user is participating in the computer game environment, a... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P. (ibm)

20070265092 - Exchange-based and challenge-based networked video game wagering: In various embodiments, wagering systems, processes and computer-readable media are provided. The wager system may include a server configured for processing at least one wager on a video game match to be played on a multiplayer gaming network; at least one database operatively associated with the server, the database being... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20070265095 - Game system, game server device therefor, method of controlling game server device, and terminal device therefor and control program product for controlling terminal device: A game system has a plurality of game devices (1), a game server device (3) that communicates with the plurality of game devices (1) to obtain a game result for each of a plurality of players, and a plurality of portable terminals (terminal devices) (4) operated individually by at least... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070265091 - Method to generate virtual world event notifications from within a persistent world game: A mechanism is provided for generating event notifications for offline characters from within a persistent world online game. A player agent for an offline player includes an event monitor that monitors for events that occur in a persistent virtual world maintained by a game server. When a game event occurs... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20070265093 - Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing a consistent virtual entity: An apparatus for providing a consistent virtual entity includes a historical event element and a communication element. The historical event element is configured to store historical information based on previously played games related to a virtual entity. The communication element is in communication with the historical element and configured to... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070265089 - Simulated phenomena interaction game: Methods and systems for interacting with simulated phenomena are provided. Example embodiments provide a Simulated Phenomena Interaction System “SPIS,” which enables a user to incorporate simulated phenomena into a real world environment by interacting with the simulated phenomena. In one embodiment, the SPIS comprises a mobile environment (e.g., a mobile... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070265097 - Method and device for context driven content gaming: The present invention relates to games on electronic game devices. More specifically the present invention relates to a method and a device for generating game control data related data. The present invention is provided to execute a game in relation to present or selected external circumstances that can be perceived... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk

20070265098 - Recording medium reproducing apparatus, recording medium reproducing method, and portable recording medium: A portable recording medium (100) stores video contents and icon information relating to an icon picture associated with the video contents and indicative of an operation mode corresponding to user operation of the recording medium reproducing apparatus (1). The recording medium reproducing apparatus (1) includes an image display plane (8)... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070265099 - Gaming apparatus having wide screen display: A gaming apparatus for presenting a wager-type game comprises a housing, a wager accepting device, a controller and a display. The controller is configured to cause wagering game information to be displayed by the display in response to a wager. The display comprises a flat-panel display having a wide screen... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070259708 - Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance: The field of the invention relates generally to lotteries and gaming, and more particularly, to systems for conducting casino-based gaming. After a player subscribes to play multiple games on a video gaming machine, the player may choose to finish playing the games elsewhere. The video gaming machine may then determine... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070259707 - Method and system for replicating and educating a game player: Provided is a method and system for replicating a player playing a game similar to a game player and a method and system for instructing the game player in a game play method. According to the method of replicating the player and the method of instructing the player, the game... Agent: Blackwell Sanders LLP

20070259706 - Wagering game with board-game feature for payoffs: The present invention is directed to a gaming terminal and a method of playing a wagering game. The wagering game may include a basic game and a bonus game having a board-game theme. The basic game has a plurality of randomly selected outcomes, one of the outcomes includes assets of... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20070259710 - Methods and apparatus for providing entertainment content at a gaming device: Gaming systems and methods of operation thereof are disclosed. Such gaming systems and methods allow a player of a gaming device, such as a slot machine or an arcade video game, to access entertainment services, such as broadcast television programming, web sites, pay-per-view services and shared-revenue telephone services, such as... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20070259709 - System gaming: A system provides a player tracking system and system gaming apparatus for playing non-base games by funding the credit side of a gaming cycle. The system further includes at least one gaming device having a base game. The player tracking system and system gaming apparatus includes a player tracking user... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20070259711 - Wagering game with randomly funded progressive amounts: A gaming system that includes a gaming terminal with a wagering game. The wagering game includes a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome. The wagering game allows the player to be eligible for a plurality of progressive jackpots. A controller is operative to randomly increase the amount... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20070259712 - Gaming system and method of operation thereof: A gaming system includes a gaming server operate under program control to regulate the progress of a game of chance, a player station capable of displaying a simulation of the game of chance, a communication network that provides communication between the gaming server and the player station, and a means... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070259713 - Wagering game with character building: Method and system are disclosed for operating a wagering game terminal where unused game assets accrued by players in one game are restored to them in a subsequent game. The method and system of the invention involves awarding game assets to the players as they progress through a game. The... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20070259715 - Interactive wagering systems and methods for restricting wagering access: Systems and methods are provided for an interactive wagering application that restricts wagering access. The restrictions may be based on user-defined restrictions on the location of the user equipment or any other suitable criterion. The interactive wagering application may compare blackout information and user equipment location information. When blackout information... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/361

20070259714 - Player identification feature for restricted-access wagering games: A restricted-access progressive game is accessed only by a single player or a select group of players. The invention includes a method of operating a wagering game that comprises conducting the wagering game at a gaming terminal (10) that is capable of providing access to the restricted-access progressive game. The... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20070259716 - Control of wager-based game using gesture recognition: Various techniques are described for controlling a wager-based game played at a gaming system. In one embodiment the gaming system may include a gesture input interface device operable to detect movements gestures associated with one or more persons, and a gesture interpretation component operable to identify selected movements or gestures... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070259717 - Gesture controlled casino gaming system: Various techniques are disclosed for controlling a wager-based game played at a gaming system. In one embodiment the gaming system may include a handheld device operable to communicate with a gaming controller. In one embodiment, the handheld device may include a gesture input interface device operable to detect movements gestures... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070259718 - Method and system for providing group interactive control of a shared digital entertainment environment using telephones and telecommunications networks: A method and system is disclosed for interacting in a game or entertainment experience in which participants in the game are located in the same physical space and use telecommunications networks and telephones. The game consists of actions initiated by game participants through their pressing numerical or symbolic keys on... Agent: Julian Bleecker

20070259719 - Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance: A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070254738 - Game apparatus and storage medium storing game program: A game apparatus comprises an obtaining means, a gravity direction calculating means, a first movement direction calculating means, and a game processing means. The obtaining means successively obtains acceleration data. The gravity direction calculating means calculates a gravity direction based on values of a plurality of pieces of acceleration data... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070254732 - Methods and apparatus for facilitating a flat rate play session including surrender and / or session strategy features: 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 preestablished duration that may span, for example, a predetermined... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20070254735 - Method of playing a slot machine (\"re-spin & re-pay\"): A slot machine issues awards for winning combinations formed by an initial spin of all symbol positions in the symbol matrix and subsequent re-spins of all “unlocked” symbol positions until all symbol positions have been “locked.” In a preferred embodiment, an initial spin uses all slot reels and pays for... Agent: Ptt LLC (d/b/a High 5 Games)

20070254734 - Wagering game with changed game indicia over multiple gaming sessions: A method for conducting a wagering game includes receiving wager inputs from a player for a wagering game that is played during a gaming session occurring over a period of time. At least one randomly-selected outcome of a plurality of outcomes is selected in response to receiving the wager inputs.... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20070254733 - Wagering game with parlay feature for winning payouts: The present invention is directed to a gaming terminal and a method of playing a wagering game having a parlay feature. Using the parlay feature, a player can place a wager that is greater than a maximum wager allowed at the gaming terminal. In addition, the parlay feature allows a... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20070254736 - Method and system for remote entry in frequent player programs: The field of the invention relates generally to casino frequent player programs, and more specifically to providing special incentives for remote entry of casino affiliation or membership cards. The special incentives may include providing a prize or award to frequent player program members that remotely use his or her membership.... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070254737 - Contents data processing apparatus and method: Contents data processing apparatus comprising a reproducing block for reproducing contents data from a recording medium, a character information generation block for generating character information based on first information accompanied with said contents data, and a character memory for storing second information regarding growth or change.... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070254739 - Game device, control method of computer, and information storage medium: A game device capable of ensuring player's action to be displayed in a judgment area set in a player image is provided. A game device (10) including a player image acquisition unit (60) for sequentially acquiring a player image representing the player, a game processing unit (72) for controlling a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070254740 - Concerted coordination of multidimensional scorecards: Data retrieval from data sources associated with elements of a scorecard is optimized by combining the queries for the same data sources into a single query. The querying process is further optimized based on an attribute and/or condition of a data source. Query parameters and execution schedule may be adjusted... Agent: Merchant & Gould (microsoft)

20070254742 - Gaming on demand system and methodology: A system and method for gaming on demand in real time via a computer network indexes game segments and prioritizes segments of a game to be downloaded, such that segments of a game needed immediately to play at a current level are downloaded, and then portions which correspond to levels... Agent: Mark Young, P.A.

20070254741 - System for online role-playing game using developing buildings, and a method thereof: Disclosed is an on-line role-playing game system and method in which buildings arranged on a road map are developed according to a degree of experience of a user who performs a quest. The method includes the steps of a) by a gamer, accessing an on-line role-playing game server; b) by... Agent: Blackwell Sanders LLP