Amusement devices: games inventions 12/07

20070298855 - Video poker game having second draw option: A method of conducting a video poker game is disclosed. The method comprises offering players an option to draw cards a second time in response to an initial hand meeting certain pre-established requirements. For example, if an initial hand having five cards includes four cards to a royal flush or... Agent: Greenberg Traurig

20070298864 - Gaming machine and gaming method thereof: A gaming environment without reels is described. When a game is started in response to a bet being operated, symbols to be displayed on symbol display areas of symbol display portion are determined based on random number values and symbol lottery table. The determined symbols may be displayed on the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070298861 - Gaming machine having award modifier dependent on game outcome and method therefor: A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a wager input device and a display for displaying a randomly selected outcome. The randomly selected outcome is selected from a plurality of outcomes including at least one winning outcome. The gaming system further includes a controller operative to (i) display... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20070298862 - Method and apparatus for configuring a gaming device: A method and apparatus for configuring a gaming device that provides a contiguous scene for a game outcome. The contiguous scene is divided into a plurality of image elements and these image elements are assigned to various locations on either a stepper motor reel assembly or a virtual reel. A... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070298863 - Slot machine and playing method thereof: When a bonus game is won in a unit game while a base game is being executed, a stop control game in which reels are stopped by push of stop switches is executed. The bonus game is executed when a player pushes the stop switches to stop the reels in... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070298860 - System and method of operating a gaming apparatus: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of operating a gaming apparatus. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a plurality of wagers made. The method also includes determining whether a prize event has occurred based on an outcome of a game play associated with the... Agent: Toler Schaffer, LLP

20070298865 - Systems, methods and articles to facilitate delivery of sets or packets of playing cards: A system and method may provide sets or packets of playing cards for forming part or all of a hand of playing cards. Each set or packet may be formed before starting to form another set or packet. Sets or packets may be formed in respective playing card receiving compartments.... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070298867 - Games rewarding systems: A system including provision of predetermined reward points based upon a portion of a player's “entry fee”, wager, play, ticket purchase price, or other such fixed amount for provision to the player separately from credits awarded for game play including a monitor and a button panel, with a card reader,... Agent: Perry Hoffman & Associates P.C.

20070298868 - Systems, methods and articles to facilitate lockout of selectable odds/advantage in playing card games: The setting of desired house odds and/or house advantage may be locked out based on manual indications, for example from a dealer, and/or based on automatically determined indications, for example the removal of one or more playing cards from a shoe or other receptacle or distribution of playing cards to... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070298873 - Progressive table game bonusing systems and methods: Systems and methods using multiple gaming tables, tracking devices and a bonus server adapted to provide progressive bonuses are provided. The bonus server provides eligibility to a singular progressive table game bonus simultaneously to multiple table game players at multiple gaming tables of multiple gaming table types. Funding and player... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070298878 - Creation of game-based scenes: A method is given for providing a visualization of a scene corresponding to game play. The method includes steps of receiving at a visualization server information about a scene corresponding to game play at a client computer, receiving additional information about the scene at the visualization server; and constructing a... Agent: Mayer & Williams PC

20070298881 - Game apparatus and program: The game apparatus includes an image generating means that uses a visual point position of a player character as a visual point position of a virtual camera and generates an image within a visual range captured by the virtual camera, an enemy character control means that allows the enemy character... Agent: Robert Popa, Esq C/o Ladas & Parry

20070298884 - Game device: A game device includes an enclosure, a first key, and a second key. The enclosure defines a first through-hole, and a second through-hole adjacent the first through hole in a surface thereof. The first key is received in the first through-hole. A top of the first key is higher than... Agent: Eric Chan

20070298885 - Mesh network game controller with voice transmission, search capability, motion detection, and/or position detection: Systems and methods are disclosed having a mesh network such as a ZigBee mesh network, a game controller coupled to the mesh network; and a display device coupled to the mesh network.... Agent: Tran & Associates

20070298886 - Method to configure offline player behavior within a persistent world game: A mechanism is provided for configuring offline player behavior within a persistent world 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 that triggers an offline... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20070298853 - Race set: In one embodiment, a race set is described. The race set may comprise a portable race management device, comprising: a detachable lane defining element configured to be actuated; a starting indicator; a finishing indicator; and circuitry configured to receive start and/or finish signals via actuation of the detachable lane defining... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20070298854 - Six-card poker game: A live casino operated tables, games, video games, automated games with live players, or by having a dealer or banker provided with a casino table poker game utilizes at least one deck of playing cards, the game comprising: each player placing at least one wager to participate in the casino... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A.

20070298858 - Multi-player competition: A multi-player gambling process, which also allows for single-player games, creates multi-player groups, where participants are pre-screened or invited at the discretion of the group initiators. All registered players also participate in reward schemes organized into an electronic voucher system. The electronic voucher systems allow for promotional offers and adjustments... Agent: Michael Molins Molins & Co.

20070298857 - Server based gaming system and method for selectively providing one or more different tournaments: A gaming system includes a central server or controller operable to communicate a plurality of different commands to a plurality of gaming machines to provide non-tournament game play and to provide tournament game play on the same gaming machines.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070298856 - Wagering game with episodic-game feature for payoffs: A method for conducting a wagering game includes receiving a wager input from a player for playing a wagering game during a gaming session. The wagering game has a game-play progression that includes a plurality of game episodes. At least one randomly-selected outcome is selected from a plurality of outcomes... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20070298859 - Apparatus and method for facilitating game play in an electronic lottery game network: At least one pool of game play records is stored at a central processing system. Each game play record includes a record index selected from a set of unique index values, each associated with a different result type. A record index associated with a particular game play record is communicated... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.C.

20070298866 - Methods and systems for interactive customization of avatars and other animate or inanimate items in video games: Methods and systems enable users of video games to interactively adjust the characteristics of a customizable game items, such as avatars or any animate or inanimate items. Users are presented with a plurality of items through a user interface employing an interactive configuration process. Each item may correspond to one... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20070298870 - Game method and system: A system for providing a game or competition, comprising a computer system in electronic communication with a telecommunications network, a plurality of tokens each with an identifier, and a communication device for making an announcement that identifies a winning participant in the game or competition, the winning participant being selected... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070298872 - Gaming device with offer/acceptance game having offer chosen from multiple formed offers: A primary or secondary game for a gaming device. In one embodiment, the player is provided up to three picks, i.e., picks three contestants. The first two contestants both form potential award offers. The game then provides the greater of the two potential award offers to the player as an... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070298869 - Gaming machine, a controller for a gaming machine, a gaming system, and a gaming method: A controller for a gaming machine, the controller adapted to receive data from a bill acceptor that may represent bill data or ticket data, the controller arranged to process the data and to output bill data to a game controller, and output ticket data to a ticket processing mechanism.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070298871 - Real-time interactive wagering on event outcomes: Systems and methods for real-time interactive wagering on event outcomes are presented. Clients are first qualified and given wagering limits before being allowed to interactively wager on event outcomes. Event outcomes may be based on, for example, financial markets and indices, sporting and entertainment events, casino games, casino performances, and... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20070298874 - Gaming system and method for enabling a player to select progressive awards to try for and chances of winning progressive awards: The present disclosure provides a gaming device, a gaming system and a method for operating a gaming device or gaming system with a plurality of progressive awards. The gaming device enables a player to select one of the progressive awards. The player's selection of which progressive award to play for... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070298875 - Gaming system and method for enabling a player to select progressive awards to try for and chances of winning progressive awards: The present disclosure provides a gaming device, a gaming system and a method for operating a gaming device or gaming system with a plurality of progressive awards. The gaming device enables a player to select one of the progressive awards. The player's selection of which progressive award to play for... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070298876 - Game program, game device, and game method: A game device configured to allow a player to easily play a communication game with any other player is provided. The game device includes a table setting section configured to map a correspondence relationship between first identification data and game name. A first identification data recognition section is configured to... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070298877 - Haptic feedback device: A force feedback interface and method including an actuator in a non-primary axis or degree of freedom. The force feedback interface device is connected to a host computer that implements a host application program or graphical environment. The interface device includes a user manipulatable object, a sensor for detecting movement... Agent: Immersion -thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070298879 - Game device: A game system is has at least three game devices (2A to 2D). Each game device (2A to 2D) executes a program to enable a player to play a game, and the processor (21) thereof identifies at least two game devices (2A to 2D) that will participate in a game... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070298880 - Gaming machine with universal reel display system: A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a modular reel display system, comprising a display unit for revealing a plurality of reels, an information module for communicating information to the player, and a removable pay line module in proximity to the display unit and indicating a number of... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20070298883 - Method and apparatus for operatively controlling a virtual reality scenario in accordance with physical activity of a user: An interface, in the form of an isometric exercise system, according to the present invention includes an effector with at least one sensor, a platform and control circuitry including a processor. The platform accommodates a user in a standing position and includes the effector attached thereto. The sensor measures at... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070298882 - Methods and systems for enabling direction detection when interfacing with a computer program: A method for detecting direction when interfacing with a computer program is provided. The method includes capturing an image presented in front of an image capture device. The image capture device has a capture location in a coordinate space. When a person is captured in the image, the method includes... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20070298887 - Remote authentication for gaming appalications: Techniques for authenticating gaming applications are presented. Authentication requests are periodically and regularly sent by a requestor to a gaming device for purposes of authenticating configurable portions of a gaming application. The gaming device generates results which are transmitted back to the requestor. The requestor compares the results against known... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20070293289 - Methods and systems for realistically simulating human sports activities: There are provided methods (200) and systems (100) for simulating sports activities. Historical data is aggregated to develop realistic, simulated, fictional players and teams (206, 208). The aggregation of data is sufficient to avoid any discrete identification of a simulated player, team, league or other participant with a real-life equivalent.... Agent: Jlb Consulting, Inc. C/o Intellevate

20070293290 - Tournament system for multi-player games with dynamic server balancing: The number of participants competing in each of a plurality of separate game environments, each simulated by a separate game server, in a multi-participant electronic skill-based game tournament are periodically balanced to ensure fair and equitable gaming experiences for all participants. Game environments may periodically be deactivated to ensure optimal... Agent: Hope Baldauff Hartman, LLC

20070293292 - Display of game win information on a secondary display: Methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for presenting win information associated with games played on gaming machines. The win information may be presented on a secondary display of a gaming machine having multiple displays.... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070293291 - Using the binary system in an interactive dvd title: A method for simplifying complex operations in an interactive DVD utilizing the Binary System. A developer can combine numerous command sequences into fewer sequences utilizing binary arithmetic and variables in the DVD's command sequences.... Agent: Joseph Grant Harris

20070293294 - Arrangements for awarding future prizes in an electronic game system: A method includes receiving a number of game play requests in a current game from one or more player stations. For some of the game play requests in the current game, a result in the current game is displayed at the respective player station from which the respective game play... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.C.

20070293295 - Digital roulette game provision system: A digital roulette game provision system that has different betting methods is provided, with the system comprising a plurality of terminals, with each terminal being designed to provide a digitally processed digital roulette game that has different betting methods, to receive the bills and coins entered by a user who... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070293296 - Method of facilitating lottery players in tying lottery tickets together: A method of facilitating lottery players in tying lottery tickets together to improve the players' chances of winning by determining upon purchase of the lottery tickets whether the players desire to tie their lottery tickets with those of other players and apportioning the winnings of tied lottery tickets among the... Agent: Park Law Firm

20070293299 - Slot machine: In a slot machine, the display unit includes a region on which a plurality of symbol columns and rows are displayed. Normal directions of surfaces of the region, on which the symbol columns placed at both ends of the symbol rows are displayed, intersect in front of the display unit.... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070293298 - Slot machine and playing method thereof: In a unit game during the execution of the base game, if a combination of symbols at a time when the reels are stopped is “BELL-BELL-BELL”, the stop control game is executed. In the stop control game, the player stops the rotating reel by pressing a stop switch, and if... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070293297 - Slot machine to tabulate and display winning combinations: A slot machine game which can receive payment for a block of spins and then spin the block of spins automatically. The results of the spins can be tabulated and winning spins can be displayed to the user, thereby eliminating the necessity to display non-winning spins. The results of the... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20070293306 - Apparatus, systems and methods for gaming device featuring negative credit balance: A gaming device may be configured to: (i) determine a current credit balance, (ii) determine a wager amount, (iii) determine whether the wager amount would result in a negative balance of credits, (iv) determine if it is permissible to allow a negative balance of credits, and if so (v) adjust... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20070293303 - Gaming chip communication system and method: Briefly described, one embodiment of a system and method for a gaming chip communication comprises a memory operable to store chip information, a first antenna communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to receive a first radio frequency (RF) signal that comprises at least previous stack information, a second antenna... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070293307 - Methods and apparatus for operating games and contests utilizing a novel and unique point system to realistically emulate real money gaming and contests: Methods and apparatus for operating games and contests, utilizing a unique point system, whereby the excitement of participating in traditional games of chance, gambling style games and sport event outcome contests can be realistically emulated, without requiring participants to stake or risk anything of value, other than the personal efforts... Agent: James G. Coplit, Esq. Grimes & Battersby, LLP

20070293305 - Systems and methods for providing gaming activities: Described herein are various systems and methods for providing gaming activities, these particularly relating to gaming activities where a plurality of players provide respective entry fees. Traditional gaming activities necessarily involve the player putting his or her entry fee at risk. The present invention, at least in some of its... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070293302 - User alterable prize distribution and system for identifying results in games: A result level structure includes a number of first result levels and a second result level. Each first result level correlates a respective result level identifier and a respective result value. Each first result level is also associated with a respective expected number of results per given number of plays... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.C.

20070293311 - Problem gambling detection in tabletop games: A gaming establishment may determine the existence of problem gamblers within its halls by monitoring player behavior with one or more sensors from an array of sensors. The player's behavior is then compared to normal behavior and/or problem gambling behavior to determine if the player is potentially a problem gambler.... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20070293315 - Storage medium storing game program and game device: A game device issues a notification that the player is prompted to input a voice. After the notification is issued, voice data representing a voice signal, having a predetermined time length, which is inputted to voice input means, is repeatedly acquired. Furthermore, each time the voice data is acquired, it... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070293316 - Handheld electronic devices: A handheld electronic device, the device comprising a housing and a retractable handle, the device being arranged to allow the handle to be retracted into the housing along a sliding axis to provide a retracted handle position and extended out of the housing along the sliding axis to provide an... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070293317 - Recording medium recording game program and game apparatus: Of possible values of input data varying, depending on a motion of an input device itself, a predetermined value is set as a first reference value. Also, of possible values of a game parameter converted from the input data, a predetermined value is set as a second reference value. Further,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070293320 - Broadcast gaming: The present invention provides a novel broadcast gaming methods and devices. Some implementations involve broadcasting real-time video streams of game content to a player's receiver, such as a television, a mobile phone, a computer, etc. Various games may be simultaneously broadcast on separate channels. Players can purchase time slots during... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070293321 - System and method for creating an affinity between persons and an online entity: A method and system associated with creating an affinity between persons and an online entity through a multi-team game. In one embodiment, the steps of the multi-team game involve at least in part some interaction between the players playing the game and the online entity, so as to engender an... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070293322 - System and method for use in a multi-team game: A method and system associated with playing a multi-team based game. In one embodiment, the multi-team game comprises multiple teams of players competing for the high score among a series of episodes each having a content release and associated responses. In one embodiment, team scoring is based on correct and... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070293319 - Transfer of features between gaming devices: A method of connecting gaming devices together is described which enables multi-party gaming between devices with different feature sets. A device receives data from several gaming devices and determines which features each gaming device requires These required features are those which are not held at the particular device but are... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20070293324 - Slot track management system: A slot track management system for use with at least one racecar includes a track having a plurality of slots and a plurality of metal strips along the slots for conveying current to a respective racecar. A starting line is perpendicular to the slots. The system includes a processor, start... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20070293293 - Server based gaming system and method for selectively providing one or more different tournaments: A gaming system includes a central server or controller operable to communicate a plurality of different commands to a plurality of gaming machines to provide non-tournament game play and to provide tournament game play on the same gaming machines.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070293301 - Gaming display with moveable indicator and methods of use: The present invention comprises a gaming apparatus that includes a display device having a display surface. The display surface is moveable and may have several prize wheels or symbol sets that each have several indicia mounted thereon. An actuator is coupled with the display surface and can move the display... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20070293300 - Gaming machine capable with free game play: A gaming machine comprises: a display device for displaying symbols variably and statically on a display screen; a contact input device to be operated; a storage device for storing winning combinations of symbols; and a processor being operable to: conduct another internal lottery to determine a combination of symbols to... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20070293308 - Casino gaming device with reverse pay table logic: A computerized wagering game apparatus for wagering by a player has at least a game controller having a processor, memory, a random number generator and game logic generating winning and losing outcomes with assigned probabilities. For any single wager event, the probability for a winning wager outcome is greater than... Agent: Precision Technologies, LLC Suite #360

20070293309 - Gaming token having a variable value: A system installed in a casino allows gambling chips in the casino to have variable values. Each chip has an electronic circuit installed in it to store a chip identifier and data indicative of a value currently associated with the chip. Slot machines and other devices are arranged to interact... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20070293304 - Wagering game machine audio module interface: A computerized wagering game system has a gaming module comprising a processor and gaming code which is operable when executed on the processor to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a peripheral device interface. The gaming module is operable to send via the peripheral... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20070293310 - Fixed-odds/pari-mutuel racing product: A computer system for providing fixed-odds pari-mutuel wagering for wagering on entries in a race including: at least one processor; and a computer-readable memory operatively connected to the at least one processor, with instructions capable of performing steps comprising: (a) opening the wagering system with an initial pari-mutuel pool at... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20070293312 - Gaming display with moveable indicator and methods of use: A gaming apparatus includes a display device that has a display surface. The display surface can be moved and has indicia mounted on the display surface. A guide track holds the display surface. The guide track guides the shape of the display surface. A display device actuator is in communication... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20070293313 - Electronic game machine, data processing method in electronic game machine, program and storage medium for the same: An aspect of the present invention includes 1) a process of detecting an event input that is inputted by an operation signal and determining sound characteristic information and sound effects corresponding to the event input, 2) a process of obtaining a first sound source position coordinates information in which a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070293314 - Game device and image processing device: To provide an image processing device, image processing method, and data processing method for a game device providing novel game features. In a multiple-player game device 1 comprising mutually coupled input mechanisms 31, it is possible for a game to be played by fewer people than the aforementioned number of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070293318 - Video game controller: A video game controller includes separate left hand and right hand controller shells. The left hand controller has a conventional joystick movement controller, while the right hand controller has a trackball movement controller. One or both of the left hand and right hand controllers include a sensitivity module which augments... Agent: Edward Yoo C/o Bennett Jones

20070293323 - Modular entertainment and gaming systems configured to consume and provide network services: A secure and modular architecture for monitoring and controlling clusters of pay entertainment and gaming devices. The architecture allows flexible and secure use of state-of-the-art multimedia and Internet technologies to attract the younger player generation used to flashy and networked games. Cash or cash-less entertainment and gaming devices are supported.... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20070287517 - Image generation system, program, and information storage medium: An image generation system performs a specific pattern determination process of determining the combination pattern of a puzzle block and other puzzle blocks each time the placement of the puzzle block in a display area is determined, and setting an erasing target block when a specific pattern has been formed,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070287519 - Wireless syncronizing poker tournament timer: A wireless synchronizing poker tournament timer the size of a deck of playing cards consisting of front and back cover enclosures 101 & 102, a graphical liquid crystal display 103, circuit board 109 with a microprocessor, speaker, and a wireless transmitting and receiving device. It provides a flexible way of... Agent: David Mclain

20070287524 - Gaming apparatus: A gaming apparatus of the invention including a plurality of variable display portions which each display one symbol, a variation of symbols in the variable display portions is started on a condition that a medal has been inserted in a medal insertion slot, the symbols stop after a prescribed time,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070287525 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes: a display unit that variably displays a plurality of symbols in each of a plurality of variable display portions; an operation unit that allows a player to input commands; a storage unit that stores a plurality of symbol arrangement patterns, each of which defines an order... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070287526 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes: a display unit that variably displays a plurality of symbols in each of a plurality of variable display portions; an operation unit that allows a player to input commands; a storage unit that stores a plurality of symbol arrangement patterns, each of which defines an order... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070287523 - Slot machine game with additional features: A method and apparatus to implement special features on slot machine games. For example, a wild (or other symbols) symbol can be purchased by the player before the reels are spun, so that the player is guaranteed to receive a wild symbol. The wild symbol can be positioned by the... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20070287531 - Performance apparatus for gaming machine: A performance apparatus includes an accepting unit, a memory, an output unit and a performance unit. The accepting unit accepts first performance information from an outside of the performance apparatus, and the memory stores second performance information. The output unit outputs one of a performance signal based on the first... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070287536 - Extension component for authenticating game data: Disclosed are methods, apparatus and systems, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for authenticating data for playing a game of chance on a gaming machine. A motherboard is provided in the gaming machine. A peripheral component is in communication with the motherboard over a bus. The peripheral component... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070287534 - Systems, methods and articles to facilitate playing card games: Playing cards from the input playing card receiver are allocated or directed between at least the first intermediary and the second intermediary playing card receivers based on an order in which the playing cards will be arranged at the playing card output receiver. The second intermediary playing card receiver may... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070287535 - Systems, methods and articles to facilitate playing card games with selectable odds: A system and method may provide playing cards which are selected based on a desired set of payout or house odds and/or house advantage. The system and method may display payout odds for respective player positions. The system and method may operate a playing card handling device to provide the... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070287518 - Methods & apparatus for chess instruction: Methods and apparatus, including software, for creating a database of information based on one or more chess game scores, preferably by a chess engine analyzer, from which database instructive puzzles can be constructed for presentation and solution by a player.... Agent: H. Michael Brucker

20070287521 - Gaming device having a re-triggering symbol bonus scheme with a bonus symbol accumulator: A gaming device having a bonus scheme wherein an accumulator accumulates bonus re-triggering symbols until a pre-determined number of bonus re-triggering symbols are obtained by the player in the bonus game. The accumulated bonus re-triggering symbols are preferably the same symbol. In one embodiment, the bonus re-triggering symbols in the... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070287520 - Method for conducting a lottery: A method for conducting a lottery game includes setting a current lottery period for which there will be held lottery drawings; setting the number (X) of drawings for the current lottery period where X is at least two; setting a main prize pool PM for the current lottery period; setting... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070287530 - Gaming display with moveable indicator and methods of use: The present invention comprises a gaming apparatus that includes a display device having a display surface. The display surface is moveable and may have several prize wheels or symbol sets that each have several indicia mounted thereon. An actuator is coupled with the display surface and can move the display... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20070287522 - Gaming machine: There is disclosed a gaming machine having a plurality of jackpot prizes associated with it, a player's eligibility to win one of the plurality of jackpot prizes being dependent upon an amount wagered. In a one aspect there is provided a gaming machine having a game control means arranged to... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070287527 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes: a cabinet; a display portion that is provided on the cabinet and displays information related to a game; an operation unit that is provided on the cabinet and allows a player to input operations for playing the game; and a plurality of light emitting units that... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070287528 - Gaming machine and external display device: A gaming machine includes: a cabinet; a reflecting portion that is provided on the cabinet to reflect light; and a plurality of light emitting units that are disposed in the cabinet, each of the light emitting units being arranged to emit light toward the reflecting portion.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070287529 - Slot machine: A slot machine may comprise: a plurality of display windows in which a plurality of symbols are displayed variably and statically; at least one pay line across the display windows to connect a predetermined number of display windows, a winning combination of symbols being determined by symbol arrangement along the... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20070287532 - Single outcome game of chance with differing wagers varying among multiple paytables: Described is a method of playing a wagering game that comprises the player making multiple wagers to play a single-outcome game, the multiple wagers being made on multiple predetermined paytables for said game. One single-outcome game and at least two differing paytables for said game are offered to the player.... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. Suite 205

20070287533 - Systems and methods for fixed-odds based gaming activities: Described herein are various systems and methods for providing gaming activities. These particularly relate to “fixed-odds” type gaming activities whereby a player places a bet in relation to an event outcome on the basis of a payout ratio and, in the case that the event outcome is identified as a... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070287537 - Video game unit capable of simulating a real state of car racing: A video game unit capable of simulating a real state of car racing includes a control console, on which there are provided a steering wheel, a plurality of control keys located on the steering wheel for controlling the acceleration or brake of a racing car built in a game played... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070287538 - Gaming machine: In the gaming machine, an effect producing unit is disposed behind the opened door which protrudes laterally outside the side face plane of the cabinet. The effect producing unit is disposed in the space between the cabinets of adjacent gaming machines so that the space can be efficiently utilized. In... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070287539 - Game machine with a getting-close person detector: A game machine with a getting-close person detector, the game machine has on its front side an infrared emitter and infrared receivers to detect whether a customer passes by or stays near in front of the game machine. When the detector detects that a customer at a suitable distance away... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070287540 - Soft key hot spot activation system and method: A gaming system includes one or more gaming machines, a display system, and a player input system. The display system includes a display screen that displays player interactive information, and the player input system includes a secondary input means. The secondary input means include soft keys that are mapped to... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20070287541 - Tracking display with proximity button activation: A device for providing an interface to a gaming machine is provided. The device includes a processor, an ID card reader coupled to the processor, a display coupled to the processor for displaying a bezel and information within the bezel. The device also including a keypad coupled to the processor... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070287542 - Game apparatus, communication apparatus, wireless game controller, and game system: A technology of realizing wireless communication between a parent station and child stations with efficiency. In a game system according to the present invention, a game apparatus sets the maximum number of times of transmission for wireless game controllers, in accordance with the number of wireless game controllers that are... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070287543 - Gaming machine: In the gaming machine, an effect producing unit is disposed behind the opened door which protrudes laterally outside the side face plane of the cabinet. The effect producing unit is disposed in the space between the cabinets of adjacent gaming machines so that the space can be efficiently utilized. In... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070287544 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes: a cabinet; a display portion that is provided on the cabinet and displays information related to a game; an operation unit that is provided on the cabinet and allows a player to input operations for playing the game; and a plurality of light emitting units that... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070281772 - Complex problem-solving entertaining game, method, system in a distributed computing environment: A system for solving a client's real-life problem in a distributed computing environment comprising a client-delimited entertaining interactive game comprising at least one metaphor object having entertainment value and representing at least one key element of the problem where game players are not informed that game play is seeking information... Agent: Vesna N. Rafaty C/o Rafaty Law Group, PLLC

20070281770 - Methods and contests for estimating events or conditions: The methods and contests feature contest grids for each sub-contest, with the grids having a second row of spaces for entry of multiple estimations on an event or a condition, a third row of spaces for entry of points per estimation, and a first row of spaces that indicates if... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070281767 - Numeral filling puzzle video game having function of resolving riddle: Disclosed is a numeral and letter filling puzzle game machine comprising a machine entity with a screen capable of displaying a major square matrix of 9×9 square spaces containing nine sub-matrices of 3×3 square spaces, a keyboard provided beside the screen for inputting numbers and letters for game, a micro-processing... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070281769 - Systems and user interactive screens for estimating events or conditions: The systems generate and provide user interactive screens which include contest grids for each sub-contest, with the grids having a second row of spaces for entry of multiple estimations of an event or a condition, a third row of spaces for entry of points per estimation, and a first row... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070281773 - System and method for playing an electronic game: A game system is for playing an electronic game. The game system comprises a player game device for allowing a player to place a wager and a game controller coupled to the player game device. The game controller is for playing the electronic game and establishing an outcome of the... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070281774 - Method of playing a keno game of chance with a multiplier bonus payout play option: This invention relates to the field of playing a Keno style game of chance which allows a player to potentially multiply its winnings by a factor of up to five (5) times the normal winning ticket payout amount by placing an additional wager on the game. The multiplying factor is... Agent: Kevin J. Snyder

20070281776 - Display type slot machine: In a display type slot machine, a background image operated means is generated so that a three-dimensional image which contains a 1st mechanical element in a background image may be displayed, on the other hand, a reel image generating means contains a 2nd mechanical element at the end part of... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20070281777 - Method of playing a slot machine with location dependent symbol award values: The present invention includes a variety of methods to calculate symbol award values based upon the location of one or more predetermined symbols in the symbol matrix. In a preferred embodiment, the award value for a symbol varies according to the row in which said symbol appears. In another embodiment,... Agent: Ptt LLC (d/b/a High 5 Games)

20070281780 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine is disclosed which includes a rotor (a reel or a roulette wheel) including a visible surface on which symbols are displayed. The visible surface includes a laminated structure with micro lens and dotted pattern layers, which cooperate to create an illusion of depth in a backdrop for... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070281781 - Method of playing a wagering game and machine for playing the game: A method of playing a wagering game in which the magnitude of the awards is increased and decreased in direct relation to the number of players who play the game, and alternately, in direct relation to the amount wagered by the players in the game. A machine for playing such... Agent: Greenberg Traurig

20070281784 - Progressive gaming device and method of use: A gaming device provides several progressive jackpots that can be randomly funded. The gaming device includes a gaming apparatus that allows a player to play a game and a controller. The controller can determine if a jackpot qualifig event has occurred. A display device displays several progressive jackpots. A random... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20070281787 - Operating device and game controller: A novel game controller is provided. The game controller includes: a lower operation button supported by a rotation shaft so as to be capable of a rotating operation; a resistor arranged on an internal substrate; and a conductive member to be pressed against the resistor by a rotating operation on... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070281788 - Method and apparatus for conducting a ring-in game: A wireless communications device for use in a sweepstakes network is capable of being invited to participate in a ring-in game, via a communication system. The wireless communications device includes a memory capable of storing an electronic personal identification number associated with the ring-in game, an electronic personal identification module... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

20070281790 - Player reward system for activity on a computer system: A system and method for rewarding a player for activity through a computer system relating to a racetrack track event. The computer system is operatively connected with a remote device to display a player interface to transmit and receive information and requests from the player. The request may be for... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070281765 - Systems and methods for location based games and employment of the same on locaton enabled devices: A location-based game system is provided. Such a system may take the form of any device (e.g., a wireless telephone) that includes a locating device (e.g., a GPS system). One such location-based game may operate such that the actual, physical location of a user on a physical playfield corresponds to... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20070281766 - Systems and methods for location based games and employment of the same on location enabled devices: A location-based game system is provided. Such a system may take the form of any device (e.g., a wireless telephone) that includes a locating device (e.g., a GPS system). One such location-based game may operate such that the actual, physical location of a user on a physical playfield corresponds to... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20070281768 - Electronic mail-based adventure game and method of operation: An electronic adventure gaming system and methods of operation communicate with a player using a plurality of media forms. A character invites the player to participate in an adventure and appears to communicate personally with the player. A puzzle is presented by the character for the character and the player... Agent: HulseyIPIntellectual Property Lawyers, P.C.

20070281771 - Systems and methods for coding competitions: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a coding competition. In one embodiment, a method for providing a coding competition includes transmitting a coding problem to contestants, receiving computer code created by a contestant, determining a response of the computer code to test data, and evaluating the... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070281778 - Gaming device having free game bonus with a changing multiplier: The present invention includes an apparatus and method for a bonus game, and particularly a free spin bonus with an incrementing multiplier. The bonus game includes a plurality of reels having a plurality of symbols and multipliers. The gaming device provides a number of free spins to the player at... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070281775 - Gaming machine system, game machine, and management server: A gaming system 100 comprises multiple gaming machines and a management server. Each of the multiple gaming machines includes special game information transmitting device for transmitting bonus game start information to the management server, and special game participation information transmitting device for transmitting bonus game participation information to the management... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20070281779 - Pattern display device and game machine: A game machines has a back side display unit composed of reels for displaying back patterns, and a front side display unit composed of transparent EL panels for displaying overlapping patterns overlapping with the back patterns. The back side display unit and the front side display unit are disposed not... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070281782 - System and method for convenience gaming: An enabling of a second activity such that a user may participate in the second activity via a gaming device and/or a determining of a duration of time in which the user may participate in the second activity via the gaming device may be based at least in part on... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20070281783 - Linear scatter jackpot method and system: A method for awarding a jackpot, and a corresponding gaming machine and system are disclosed. The jackpot is awarded based upon the presence of scatter symbols appearing in the game outcome in a predefined manner. The jackpot is preferred linked across multiple machines. In a preferred form, scatter symbols on... Agent: Jennifer K Farrar Shuffle Master Inc.

20070281785 - System and method for convenience gaming: A user engaged in at least one activity via a gaming device is not permitted to engage in the at least one activity if the user leaves a particular area for at least a predetermined amount of time and/or enters a particular area for at least a predetermined amount of... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20070281786 - Casino table systems with audio output: Systems and methods for playing live casino games involving multiple participants. The systems have casino tables with changeable displays which portray virtual playing cards or symbols to the live participants. The systems may include audio output to make the gaming experience more realistic. Shuffling, cutting, dealing, betting, audio output and... Agent: Randy A. Gregory Gregory Ipl

20070281791 - Communication game system, game device, game implementation method, program and recording medium: To continue, in a communication game system configured of three or more terminal devices, a game with remaining terminal devices when a communication of a portion of the terminal devices has been cut off, without preparing a surplus terminal device. Four game machines implement a game by alternating one turn... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070281789 - Slim terminal gaming system: A computer gaming system and method of operation thereof are provided that both drastically reduce the cost of gaming stations and allow contemporaneous access to multiple game programs from a single gaming station. The computer gaming system of the present invention allows for transparent modifications and upgrades to the gaming... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20070281792 - System and method for convenience gaming: A user is permitted to engage in at least one activity via a gaming device during at least a first period of time in a given area but is not permitted to engage in the at least one activity via the gaming device during at least a second period of... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20070281793 - Gaming machine with journaling: Systems and methods for operating a gaming machine having a data journal memory are disclosed. One aspect of the systems and methods includes a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM). A data store is maintained on the NVRAM. In addition, a journal is maintained on the NVRAM. A data store manager... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.