Amusement devices: games inventions 07/08

20080182636 - Card stack reader, card thereof, card case, method for manufacturing card, game machine using the same, computer-readable storage medium on which game program is recorded: The present invention relates to a card stack reader, a card thereof, a card case, a method for manufacturing the card, a game machine using the same, and a computer-readable storage medium on which a game program is recorded. The card stack reader comprises an imaging unit which reads an... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080182635 - Generating polyomino video game pieces and puzzle pieces from digital photos to create photominoes: Generation of video game photominoes is provided by constructing polyomino game pieces from the salient parts of digital photographic images. Further, generation of jigsaw puzzle photominoes is provided by constructing polyomino puzzle pieces from the salient parts of digital photographic images.... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080182637 - Game apparatus for accepting participation of plural players: A game apparatus includes a plurality of terminals, a control unit, a horse race gaming machine, and a roulette gaming machine. Each of the terminals receives a bet on a horse race game and a bet on a roulette game. The control unit allows a first betting period for receiving... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080182638 - Gaming device having a multiple coordinate award distributor including award percentages: A gaming device includes an award distributor having a plurality of sections having first and second coordinates, a symbol group and a plurality of modifier groups including the sections, a plurality of awards associated with the sections in the symbol group and a plurality of award percentages associated with the... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080182639 - Lottery terminal: One embodiment of the present invention provides a lottery terminal designed in such a way that the touch screen and the printer cover can provide a double inclination (e.g., the printer cover may be attached to a base and may pivot relative to the base and the touch screen may... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080182640 - Multiple participants type gaming device and playing method thereof: A gaming device determines whether medals are to be paid at each station or not according to two dice symbols for judgment displayed by a dice rotation device and one dice symbol for judgment rearranged individually at each station.... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080182641 - Bingo overlay games system and method: There is disclosed a system and method for playing Bingo on a data processing system. At least one Bingo overlay game is configured to be playable on top of an underlying Bingo game, and the outcome of the at least one Bingo overlay game is linked to numbers called in... Agent: Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP

20080182647 - 3d rendering of 2d legacy game assets: The 3D Rendering of 2D Legacy Game Assets upgrade method of the present invention represents a means of un-retiring once popular video reel slot machine themes by projecting their 2D game symbols onto virtual reels mapped into a full 3D environment. Because this upgrade strategy makes use of original 2D... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20080182644 - Game apparatus for displaying information about a game: Various embodiments may include an apparatus operable to determine a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080182643 - Gaming device with action unit and prize object displays and method of use: A gaming device having a container configured to hold a plurality of display objects, an agitator for moving the plurality of display objects, a prize object holder configured to hold a plurality of prize objects in an individually controlled manner, a prize object display located inside of the container and... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20080182642 - Gaming machine comprising universal presentation platform configured to accept different gaming devices: A gaming machine comprises a universal presentation platform configured to accept a variety of gaming devices. The presentation platform comprises a cabinet, a universal gamine device interface and standardized components. In one embodiment, the cabinet is modular and is assembled from base, side, top, back and door components or sections.... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20080182645 - Slot machine and control method thereof: A slot machine comprises a display including plural slot game areas on each of which a slot game can be executed. An extra slot game is executed when winning slot game areas have brought a specific positional arrangement on the display. According to the slot machine, a new entertaining feature... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080182646 - Slot machine including a plurality of slot game areas and controlling method thereof: A slot machine includes a plurality of slot game areas in each of which a slot game can be individually played and allows two or more slot games to be simultaneously played in one play session by betting medals on the two or more slot games in the slot game... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080182648 - Slot machine and control method thereof: A slot machine comprises a display including plural slot game areas on each of which a slot game can be executed. A replay is executed on a slot game area when a winning combination has been achieved on another slot game area. According to the slot machine, a new entertaining... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080182654 - Gaming apparatus: A gaming machine comprises a first presentation unit for presenting a first multiplayer game and a second presentation unit for presenting a second multiplayer game. The gaming machine accepts a first betting operation to place a bet on the first multiplayer game and a second betting operation to place a... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080182656 - Gaming board set and gaming kernel for game cabinets: The present invention is a method and apparatus enabling a low cost hardware upgrade path and low cost processor board retrofit for gaming machines. The enabling features include a two-board set made up of an industry standard form factor processor board (a single board system, able to support an operating... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080182650 - Gaming device and method for providing wagering for addtional symbol functionality and package betting: A gaming device which includes a plurality of different predefined wager packages. Each predefined wager package is associated with a wager amount or value and includes one or more of a plurality of different game play features. In operation, the gaming device enables players to wager an amount equal to... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080182655 - Gaming system and method for providing enhanced wagering opportunities: A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. In one embodiment, the gaming system provides players with one or more enhanced wagering opportunities. One enhanced wagering opportunity enables a player to continue playing one or more primary games at the maximum wager even if... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080182651 - Interactive wagering systems and methods for recording wagering events: An interactive wagering application is provided that automatically prompts a user to record wagering events based on entered wagers. The recorded wagering events may be stored in a personal archive. The races stored in the personal archive may be listed according to information associated with the stored race, such as... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080182653 - 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: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P. A. York Business Center

20080182649 - Methods and systems for interactive wagering using multiple types of user interface: The present invention is methods and systems for interactive wagering user interfaces. Preferred embodiments of these systems and methods incorporate a wagering data hub which controls the flow of data relating to wagers, wagering events, and wagering account and facilitates the use of a variety of user interfaces such as... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080182652 - Wagering game machine with transmissive lcd object blocking: A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising a processor and gaming code which is operable when executed on the processor to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered via at least one mechanical reel and a liquid crystal display (LCD). The liquid crystal... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080182658 - Gaming machine varying an award based on the number of games played: A gaming machine is provided, which includes a memory, a counter and a controller. The memory stores data of award tables each having a level of award correlated with a number of played games. The counter stores the number of played games. The controller is configured with logic to: (a)... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080182657 - Gaming machine, system and method with progressive game feature: A gaming machine including a display and a user interface in communication with a game controller, which cooperate to provide a game, the gaming machine offering at least one jackpot prize and awarding at least one feature game on the occurrence of a predetermined event during play of the game.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080182660 - Decreasing bad behavior with player-managed online gaming: A club may be established in an online gaming space independent of the game title. The online gaming club may include a playlist of game titles and a rule set. A user may join an online gaming session, associated with the online gaming club, of one of the game titles... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080182659 - In-play detection of altered game data: An online service provides detection of tampering of game data. During game play, the service provides challenges to inspect select data in memory of a game device. A challenge includes an executable program that is configured to locate select data and analyze the select data for tampering. Upon locating the... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080182661 - Method and system for using temporary information on personal devices: A method and system for using temporary information on personal devices such as a personal game playing device. The methods and system described herein may help further utilize large base of personal game playing devices by allowing them to receive temporary information associated with sub-events and/or temporal sub-events for a... Agent: Lesavich High-tech Law Group, P.C.

20080182662 - Simultaneous multiplayer gaming machine and method of controlling the same: A gaming machine is configured of: stations each for individually carrying out a slot game; a display visible to players each playing the game in one of the stations; and a control device configured to control progress of game situation in the entire system, and the like. The gaming machine... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080182663 - Performance enhancing proxy for interactive 3g network gaming: A data transmission system includes: a data generation device generating data in each time slot; a wireless access device; a proxy device interconnecting the data generation device and the wireless access device via wired network; and a mobile device connected to the wireless access device via wireless network and receiving... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080182664 - Games promoting cooperative and interactive play: Games in which players cooperate to help each other score points or win prizes are described. In a game, players are grouped into rooms where they can collect puzzle pieces using a random selection technique, such as a spinner. The spinner can provide puzzle pieces, points, additional spins, and/or loss... Agent: Bever Hoffman & Harms, LLP 2099 Gateway Place

20080182666 - Gaming system and a method of managing bandwidth usage in a gaming network: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a plurality of gaming machines, and a communications network arranged to facilitate communications between respective gaming machines, the communications network having an associated bandwidth for communications to and from the communications network. Each gaming machine is arranged to send status data indicative of... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080182665 - Video game to web site upload utility: A user of an interactive entertainment computing device can capture media representing aspects of the interactive entertainment. The media can be uploaded to a server that can extract appropriate information from the media, including identifiers of the user and the interactive entertainment. The media can then be presented to a... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080182668 - Information processor: A related ID information retaining unit relates and stores IDs of game titles related to each other. A game data storage unit stores saved data with a title ID. A title ID acquisition unit acquires a title ID of a game program to be executed, and a related title acquisition... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080182667 - Method of securing data on a portable gaming device from tampering: Methods and systems for securing select data on a gaming device are disclosed. The gaming device includes writeable memory such as RAM and/or hard drive that contains the select data. The select data may for example be gaming data associated with operating the gaming device. The gaming device also includes... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080182670 - Game and video cartridge for a host device: A memory cartridge having an entertainment application is inserted in an interface connected to a host device. The host device is automatically instructed or requested to play the entertainment application residing on the memory cartridge. The instruction may be generated in the host device itself or by the memory cartridge.... Agent: Alfred W. Froebrich, Esq. Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080182669 - Game and video cartridge for portable electronic device: A removable game or video cartridge programmed specifically to play on a device having a display such, for example, as a mobile phone, digital camera, PDA, or handheld game machine includes a small bootstrap or start-up program that launches, without any interaction on the part of the operator, a game... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080182671 - Personal computer and/or laptop (notebook type) computer accessory used for computer gaming: A computer accessory, primarily intended for the activity of playing computer games, being an apparatus which, when attached to a personal computer flat screen monitor or laptop (notebook type) computer monitor, effectively partitions the monitor's screen area into four segments, each one of which, as a consequence of the attachment... Agent: Anton Steven Hucks

20080176612 - Globall sports systems/globall tennis 2.o: A computer software based and driven sports training methodological process which is both more systematic and comprehensive than any previously utilized sports training paradigms, and thereby produces better players/trainees at a faster rate as determined by objective, quantifiable computer software based and driven data, and thus serves to not only... Agent: George F. Mccullough

20080176613 - Gaming system and gaming method: A gaming environment, in which a player may set the betted amount to the card game played by the other players so as to provide a brand new and interesting gaming system and a card gaming method, is described. Especially a gaming environment, in which a player may select the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080176614 - Gaming system, gaming machine and gaming method: A gaming environment, in which a game is executed by adding the condition in which additional payout is provided to the hand of the cards to provide a brand new and interesting gaming system, gaming machine and a card gaming method, is described. Especially a gaming environment, in which a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080176615 - Iterative card game: The present invention provides a method of playing a card game using a deck of cards divided into a plurality of player-specific suits, wherein each card in a suit has an associated point-value. A different suit is assigned to each player. A player-specific card earns points for any player, but... Agent: Gordon & Rees LLP

20080176616 - Numerical target card game: There is disclosed a method of playing a card game between a player/dealer, which may be a computing device, and one or more players. Each of the one or more players may place a wager. A hand of two cards may be dealt to each of the one or more... Agent: Socal Ip Law Group LLP

20080176617 - Front and back side playing card games: Variations of a playing card wagering game are provided in which the outcome of the game and/or the payoff scale for the game are determined based on the front sides of the playing cards and at least one distinguishable card back design. The game deck may comprise one or more... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080176620 - Gaming method and apparatus for dynamically identifying a segment of corresponding adjacent elements spanning at least two nodes: A method and apparatus for use in gaming activities such as slot machine. A play area comprising a plurality of elements and at least two nodes are presented. At least some of the elements are marked. At least one winning segment of adjacently located elements with corresponding marks is dynamically... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, Llc

20080176618 - Method and system for presenting electronic casino games to a player: A method and system for presenting electronic casino games to a player is provided. A player will establish a subscription between a workstation and a gaming server that pertains to a single game category to receive game data pertaining only to the selected game category. The gaming server will then... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080176619 - Wireless gaming network: Additionally, the invention provides method and article of manufacture for implementing a user profile-driven gaming and prize redeeming system. The user profile-driven gaming and prize redemption system allows for the tailoring of a user's experience of playing a computer implemented game on a network gaming system by first receiving an... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080176621 - Gaming apparatus and control method thereof: A gaming apparatus includes a roulette wheel having a plurality of numbered pockets, a memory that stores a plurality of control data in each of which at least one of a roulette wheel rotation condition and a ball launching condition and a controller. Based on the control data, probability of... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080176623 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: In a gaming machine of the present invention, a player places a bet by operating a gaming terminal for a roulette game displayed on a roulette device, for example. A betting operation of the player at the gaming terminal will not be accepted during a period in which it is... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080176622 - Gaming machine and playing method thereof: In a gaming machine of the present invention, a player places a bet by operating a gaming terminal for a roulette game displayed on a roulette device, for example. A period of accepting the bet of game media on the roulette game is set according to the status of the... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080176625 - Gaming system utilizing wheels & enhanced input/output systems: Additionally, the invention provides method and article of manufacture for implementing a user profile-driven gaming and prize redeeming system. The user profile-driven gaming and prize redemption system allows for the tailoring of a user's experience of playing a computer implemented game on a network gaming system by first receiving an... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080176624 - Systems and methods for competition roulette: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for competition roulette including a roulette game, a display, and a competition processing component. The competition processing component is adapted to monitor the roulette game. The competition processing component is adapted provide a competition roulette game to a plurality of players... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080176626 - Gaming machine for multiple participants and control method thereof: In a gaming machine and its control method, a player playing at each client terminal can participate in arbitrary game among a plurality of games, and a betting for at least one game among a plurality of games always becomes possible, so that it becomes possible for a player to... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080176636 - Embedded reel games with progressives: A method and gaming machine are disclosed for operating a game with a primary and embedded game. An embedded game is disclosed as a bonus game with one embodiment animating miniature reels inside the primary game symbol. Each embedded slot game may have its own progressive, or may be tied... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080176629 - Gaming machine accepting bets in middle of game: A gaming machine according to the present invention includes a display capable of displaying images; a plurality of client terminals, each of which being placed at a position which enables a player playing a game to view the display; and a controller programmed so as to execute the processing of... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080176630 - Gaming machine and method: A gaming machine includes first and second displays and a controller. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) distribute cards; (b) exchange one or more of the distributed cards with cards in accordance with selection by a player; (c) execute a win game where the player wins an award... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080176628 - Gaming machine and playing method of permitting bet while performing game: Disclosed is a gaming machine. The gaming machine comprises a display that arranges a plurality of symbols and a game controller. The game controller is programmed to operate, rearrange the symbols by executing a unit game, display a possibility that a first winning will be made during the execution of... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080176632 - Gaming machine and playing method thereof: A gaming machine comprising: a display that has an arrangement area that arranges a plurality of symbols and a display area that displays a ball and a plurality of pins; and a controller that operates (a) to rearrange the symbols in the arrangement area; (b) to determine a win based... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080176633 - Gaming machine providing an award by combination of symbols: A gaming machine includes a memory, a display device and a controller. The display device has N frames and an N+1th frame. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) accept a start of the game, and determine symbol data; (b) cause the display device to display symbols in the... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080176631 - Gaming machine providing an award corresponding to the number of played games within a predetermined time limit: A gaming machine is provided, which includes a memory, an input device and a controller. The memory stores a number of played games and a predetermined time limit applied to the games. The input device accepts an operation to start a game. The controller is configured with logic to: (a)... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080176634 - Gaming method and apparatus for portioning a play area: A method and apparatus for use in gaming activities such as slot machine. A play area comprising a plurality of elements is presented. A number of the elements are framing elements. The framing elements define a subportion. Payouts are issued for elements and element combinations within the subportion. The payouts... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, Llc

20080176635 - Gaming system and method having wager allocation: A gaming system which displays a plurality of reels. Each reel is associated with a display area which displays a symbol. A wager is allocated to each one of the display areas. An award is determined based, at least in part, on such allocation.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080176637 - Method and system for remote gaming: The invention consists of a method, apparatus, and data structure that allows a player remotely located from wagering devices, such as slot machines, video lottery terminals (VLTs), etc., to make wagers on the wagering devices using funds on deposit in an account. The remote player may establish a communication link... Agent: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & Mccloy

20080176627 - Methods and apparatus for remote gaming: A gaming apparatus may include a display unit capable of generating video images, a first value input device, and a controller operatively coupled to the display unit and the value input device. The first value input device may be located at a first geographic location. The controller may comprise a... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080176641 - Game system and playing method accepting bets in middle of game: A game system of the present invention includes a plurality of client terminals, each of which having a BET switch for inputting a BET, and a controller programmed so as to execute the following processing of: (a) accepting an input of a normal BET from each of the BET switches... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080176640 - Game system capable of accepting player to participate any time in one of plurality of games: A game system according to the present invention includes a plurality of client terminals, each of which having a BET switch which enables a player playing a game to place a BET; and a controller programmed to execute the following processing of; (a) controlling a plurality of games, in each... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080176639 - Gaming machine accepting bets in middle of game: A gaming machine according to the present invention includes a plurality of client terminals, each of which having a BET switch capable of outputting a BET signal according to operation made by a player playing a game, and a controller programmed so as to execute the following processing of: (a)... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080176644 - Gaming machine and playing method thereof: A gaming machine carries out varying display of symbols at plural reel display regions in a communal display. When a predetermined length of time has passed, symbols determined at a game result determination processing are stopped and display per reel display region. The gaming machine comprises a plurality of consoles... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080176647 - Method and apparatus for selectively indicating win proximity: Each play of a base game increases the likelihood of winning a bonus award. A display provides a graphical indication of the change in likelihood of winning the bonus award. In one aspect, the bonus award comprises the opportunity to play a secondary game.... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.c.

20080176638 - Object oriented and real time electronic gaming device platform: c

20080176645 - Player tracking instruments having multiple communication modes: Systems and methods for conducting cashless gaming or player tracking within a gaming environment are disclosed. Players with associated player accounts are provided player tracking instruments having rewriteable displays. Also provided are gaming devices or machines having display panels adapted to display content and scan input through set display and... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080176646 - System for implementing loss limits: A loss limit system and method automatically tracks a player's entry and cash play, and does not allow to play more than an allotted dollar amount during a given time frame or lose more than the establishment limit, Typically, excursions of play sessions are set up by day. Play is... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080176643 - Systems and methods for flexible wagering: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for flexible wagering including a game at which a wager may be placed on an event in the game and an odds monitoring processor adapted to determine a payout of a flexible wager by a player. The flexible wager is based... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080176642 - Systems and methods for morphing casino chips: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a casino chip including a morphable surface including an alterable characteristic and a processor. The morphable surface is adapted to change the alterable characteristic. The processor is adapted to control the morphable surface to change the alterable characteristic in response to an input.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080176648 - User-specific dispensing system: The invention provides a system to physically dispense an item on-site from a dispenser whereby the item to be dispensed is selected by the system based on user-specific or item-specific information. In an embodiment, the system selects the dispensed item based on both user-specific and item-specific information. In another embodiment... Agent: Cohen & Grigsby, P.c.

20080176649 - Gaming machine allowing a player to defer receiving a predetermined award and providing an award corresponding to the number of times deferred: A gaming machine includes a memory, an input device, a counter and a controller. The memory stores levels of awards. The input device accepts selection between reception and reservation of an award and transmits a signal indicating the selection. The counter stores a number of times that the input device... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080176650 - Method and apparatus for rewarding multiple game players for a single win: A gaming apparatus and method is provided that is capable of rewarding a distributed jackpot to players using gaming units that are electronically linked to one another. The distributed jackpot may be shared among non-winning players when a winning result is achieved by a winning player.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080176651 - Gaming machine: Each of a first game, a second game and a third game independently consists of a unit game consisting of a participation acceptable period and a game execution period, wherein a length of the participation acceptable period and a length of the game execution period are same in length among... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080176653 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine according to one embodiment of the invention has a rotating reel display device that variably displays a plurality of kinds of identification information required for a game, and a transmissive liquid crystal display device 30 that enables symbol information of the rotating reel display device to be... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080176652 - Gaming machine and control method thereof: A gaming machine of the present invention provides a first game and a second game different from the first game. The gaming machine comprises: a first display that displays a plurality of areas in which symbols are displayed; a second display that displays a plurality of receivers corresponding to the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080176654 - Gaming machine environment having controlled audio media presentation: A method directed to operating a plurality of gaming machines in a gaming establishment includes determining that a certain triggering event has occurred in one of the plurality of gaming machines. The triggering event includes a desired game outcome. The method further includes selectively controlling audio output from a plurality... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20080176657 - Gaming machine in which a plurality of players can participate and the control method thereof: A gaming machine has a plurality of displays for respectively displaying a plurality of games in which a plurality of players can participate, and a plurality of client terminals for accepting betting operations for betting gaming media with respect to each of the plurality of games. The plurality of client... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080176659 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining an integrity measure of a game user using dynamically generated data events: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for determining an integrity measure of a game user using dynamic performance events. According to one aspect, the method includes providing a plurality of predetermined data events in a gaming interface for sending to a client device and... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080176660 - Optical readable media & tcp/ip in gaming system: Additionally, the invention provides method and article of manufacture for implementing a user profile-driven gaming and prize redeeming system. The user profile-driven gaming and prize redemption system allows for the tailoring of a user's experience of playing a computer implemented game on a network gaming system by first receiving an... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080176655 - System and method for implementing an interactive online community utilizing an activity monitor: An interactive online community utilizes an activity monitor that is operable to measure data, transmit data, and receive data. One or more servers coupled to a communication network provide access to the World Wide Web (“web”). A web portal located on one or more servers is operable to transmit data... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p.

20080176658 - Video game with simulated evolution: A video game that provides a player game play experience that simulates an evolution process is disclosed. In each stage of the evolution process, the player can create game content that is uploaded to a server. Other players' game content can also be downloaded into the player's game. In an... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP/ea

20080176656 - Web-based method and game for tracking publicity: An internet service and game that automatically tracks celebrity publicity over time. The service searches the internet for news articles containing names of celebrities. When an article is found, a point value is assigned to the relevant celebrity. To win the game, players attempt to predict future celebrity publicity by... Agent: Adam Allen

20080171583 - Method of gaming and a gaming system: A gaming system comprising a plurality of player terminals, each comprising a player display and a player instruction input mechanism, and a game controller coupled to the player terminals and arranged to cause each player display to display at least a starting portion of a task for completion by a... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080171584 - Cognitive fitness: A game is presented for playing, the game being correlated to one or more cognitive attributes. A score is obtained for the game, and based on the score, a cognitive profile is updated. The cognitive profile includes an assessment associated with cognitive attributes, including the cognitive attributes to which the... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080171586 - Casino player loyalty system offering random player bonus opportunity: A casino player loyalty system is configured to offer patrons with bonus opportunities. Patrons identified in a player database are selected, at random or in accordance with particular criteria. Each patron is contacted via a communication link, such as by a phone call. The patron is offered the opportunity to... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20080171585 - Wagering games utilizing a play or pass methodology related application data: A monitor screen is provided on which symbols may be provided for use in video wagering games, including poker games, card games, slot games, bingo and keno. The player makes a wager to purchase a block of sequentially-playable games. The wager is the aggregate total of the wagers placed on... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. York Business Center

20080171588 - Download and configuration server-based system and method with structured data: A slot management system including a download and configuration server-based sub-system and method for use with game devices, systems, and methods. The slot machine management system is provided to enable users to monitor, control, and modify game devices and other related activities.... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080171589 - Embedded reel games with progressives: A method and gaming machine are disclosed for operating a game with a primary and embedded game. An embedded game is disclosed as a bonus game with one embodiment animating miniature reels inside the primary game symbol. Each embedded slot game may have its own progressive, or may be tied... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080171590 - Embedded reel games with progressives: A method and gaming machine are disclosed for operating a game with a primary and embedded game. An embedded game is disclosed as a bonus game with one embodiment animating miniature reels inside the primary game symbol. Each embedded slot game may have its own progressive, or may be tied... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080171587 - Method for employing automatic optimum expected value play function in wagered games: A monitor screen is provided on which symbols may be provided for use in a slot-type wagering game or a video poker game. A predetermined set of available symbols or cards is provided for use in the symbol game. At any point in the game after a wager is placed... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A.

20080171591 - Card game with common card removal: A method of managing a card game, a computer implementation thereof, and a card game kit, according to which a hand of cards is dealt to each of a plurality of players. Each hand includes one or more cards, and each card bears a designated value and suit. A plurality... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080171593 - Game apparatus having fault restoration function: A game apparatus is provided with: determination unit for determining, in a stage of a game, whether or not a kind and order of deal to players of game media are fixed; storage unit for storing restoration data required to restore a game status at time points in a storage... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080171592 - Gaming machine peripheral control method: A request for authorization for use of one or more peripheral devices of a wager gaming machine may be transmitted to another device (e.g., a central server) via a network. The request may, for example, include a machine-specific identifier and a peripheral identifier. The request may be sent from the... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080171594 - Coin operated game terminal: Portable coin-operated video game systems and methods are provided. Portable interactive entertainment devices are removably secured to stands. The portable interactive entertainment devices may be unsecured in response to a user providing currency or a credit card or in response to a remote control signal. The portable interactive entertainment devices... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080171595 - Game program, game device, and game method: In a present invention, a display position of a second circular mark is set by a CPU based on the character property data K of a game character, and the second circular mark is displayed on the display position of the second circular mark on the touch panel monitor. Then,... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080171596 - Wireless controller for a video game console capable of measuring vital signs of a user playing a game on the console: A wireless controller for a video game console is disclosed and includes a main body including a measurement unit including a control circuit including a first amplification circuit, a control IC, a second amplification circuit, an ADC, a display circuit, and pins for setting, a top recess, a display, two... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080171598 - Secure communications in gaming system: Secure communications are provided in a gaming system environment using a hash manager to hash information, store the hashed information to a database, and to retrieve and unhash the information when needed. Information may include a user identifier, pass phrase and/or package of executable gaming machine instructions. This approach may... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080171597 - Transporting and processing foreign data: A set of importers accept a variety of formats of 2D and 3D content (source asset) for computer games in the format created by the artists' authoring tool. The source asset is standardized and normalized and is stored as a strongly typed object in a content object model. An object... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080171599 - Gaming device, a system for gaming and a method of controlling a game: A gaming device for playing a game comprising: including detection means for detecting the occurrence of a specified event within a game while it is being played; and control means for changing the state of the gaming device from a first non-penalty state to a second, penalty state in response... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080171600 - Automatic delivery of game content to a game console: Automatic downloading of game content to a game console is provided. A user enables automatic downloading, and thereafter, game content available from a game server is periodically checked to determine if any content matches criteria specified for downloading. If a match is found, and the user has not previously downloaded... Agent: Westman Champlin (microsoft Corporation)

20080171601 - Game server for use in connection with a messenger server: A game and messenger client-server system is provided that includes a plurality of game clients, a game server, a plurality of messenger clients, and a messenger server. The game server includes logic to operate a multiplayer game using inputs from and outputs to an active game set of game clients,... Agent: Yahoo! Inc. C/o Darby & Darby P.C.

20080171602 - Gaming browser manager client system and method: A browser manager server is able to initialize and configure one or more browser windows on a gaming device display screen. The browser manager has the ability to configure specific URLs for each browser window, configure and Z-order depth for each window, set window size and position, and call functions... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080167103 - Gaming apparatus and method for providing game: A gaming apparatus includes: a first memory that stores dealer images of a plurality of dealer characters; a display device that displays the dealer image of one of the dealer characters; a betting unit that receives a bet operation input by a player; a second memory that stores a total... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080167102 - Video game for tagging photos: A multi-player solitaire or multi-player video game that generates tags for digital images. A tabletop or computer screen video game provides an enjoyable way for collocated players to view, share, talk about and, in the process tag photos. The video games can generate valuable text labels for photos with multiple... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080167104 - Gaming system and method of operation thereof: The successful wager pays an amount of at least 2 times the side wager if the first card dealt is a seven, 10 times the wager if the first two cards dealt are sevens but of different suites, 20 times the side wager if the first 2 cards dealt are... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080167105 - Gaming device and method for activating multiple poker hands upon the wager of a single credit: The present invention includes an apparatus and method for operating a gaming device that enables or activates one or more poker hands upon the receipt or wager of a single credit from the player. 3 The gaming device of the present invention maintains and displays a plurality of poker hands... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080167107 - Apparatus and method for generating a graphical transformation of a lottery input number: One embodiment of the invention provides apparatus comprising an input for receiving a lottery number, K, and an output for presenting a graphical selector comprising N options. The graphical selector steps in sequence through said N options in accordance with the received lottery number K to select an option. The... Agent: Bainwood Huang & Associates LLC

20080167109 - Gaming device and method of use: A gaming device including a game apparatus configured to allow a player to play a game including moveable prize objects is disclosed. The gaming device may also include a prize object holder configured to hold the prize objects where the prize objects are allowed to move within the prize object... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20080167108 - Gaming device having high-low game: A gaming device that randomly generates and displays a set of different amounts on a display device. In one embodiment, the game generates three amounts. The game asks the player to pick one of the amounts for which the player thinks that the game will generate a comparison amount having... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080167106 - System for managing promotions: In various embodiments, promotions are featured on mobile gaming devices.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080167111 - Gaming machine allowing a player to select a winning combination of a basic game: A gaming machine includes a display device, a memory and a controller. The display device displays an image related to a game. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) cause the display device to display winning combinations so as to provide a player with a chance to select in... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080167110 - Multi-media system for lottery draws: A system for conducting a lottery draw, the system including: (a) a database of pre-recorded video files of one or more humans, (b) a lottery number drawing means for randomly selecting one or more lottery numbers to determine one or more winning numbers for a game draw, and (c) display... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080167114 - Gaming system and a method of gaming: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for display in a display area, an outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome based on the displayed symbols and to provide a player reward when the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080167113 - Method of gaming, a gaming system and a game controller: A method of gaming comprising: conducting an initial play round comprising: selecting and displaying a first set of normal symbols at a plurality of display positions; displaying at least one special symbol at a display position; determining a game outcome based on each at least one special symbol and the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080167115 - Method of replicating a symbol in a game matrix: The present invention replicates a symbol into one or more other symbol positions of the symbol matrix in accordance with the replication properties of the location in which said symbol appears in the symbol matrix. A preferred embodiment of the present invention (“Replicating Wilds”) uses a symbol matrix formed by... Agent: Ptt LLC (d/b/a High 5 Games)

20080167112 - Slot machine and playing method thereof: A plurality of slot game areas is provided on a liquid crystal display and an area to be activated among the slot game areas is determined according to the number of bet credits or the number of inserted medals. Then, a slot game is executed in the activated slot game... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080167116 - Slot machine bonus round with color picking game: A slot machine method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a color (or other attribute) guessing game, wherein a player can guess colors associated with each a plurality of elements (e.g., doors, boxes, etc.) After each guess, the player is then presented with the individual colors that the player... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20080167118 - Apparatus for providing amusement: Certain non-limiting exemplary embodiments are taught which include a game comprising, a digital processor, digital storage coupled to the digital processor for storing instructions, a display coupled to the digital processor displaying a first plurality of indicia arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns such that... Agent: Tips/bally

20080167119 - Gaming system and a method of gaming: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a game controller arranged to selectively implement one of a plurality of games in response to player input, and a denomination selector arranged to facilitate selection by a player of a bet denomination, each game being associated with at least one bet denomination,... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080167120 - Interactive entertainment: An on line entertainment system is provided which involves one or more servers and client stations for the provision of games whereby the interaction between the player and the game server results in the production of various screen shots on the players display which provide the ability for the player... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080167117 - Method and system for providing electronic multiplayer tournaments with real-money prizes during tournament play: An electronic multiplayer tournament is provided in which participating players can win real-money prizes during tournament play, that is, prizes that can be redeemed for value outside of the context of the tournament prize, in addition to overall tournament prizes at the close of tournament play. The real-money prizes may... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080167121 - Game device, game process control method, and information storage medium: When a player Pa plays a ghost match against a player Pb, a player's car PC is controlled based on the operation of the player Pa, and a ghost car GC is computer-controlled based on ghost data Gb which is the previous play data of the player Pb. When the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080167122 - Game device, server device, game process control method, and information storage medium: In a car racing game, one player is given a crown in racecourse units which indicates that the player is the fastest player (champion) of the racecourse. A player can play a crown competition with the player possessing the crown aiming to acquire the crown. For example, when a player... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080167123 - Gaming machine with virtual user interface: Gaming machines having a virtual user interface are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, the gaming machine includes a game display for presenting a game. The gaming machine also includes a virtual interface controller for generating and presenting a virtual user interface on a surface of the gaming machine where... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080167125 - Method of gaming, a gaming system and a game controller: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a display, a symbol selector arranged to select at least a first set of normal symbols to be displayed by the display at a plurality of display positions and to cause a special symbol to be displayed at a display position, a special... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080167124 - System and method for adding in-game functionality: A system and method for adding, accessing and/or using software modules within the context of an active computer game are provided. The system and method include overlaying graphics/video on top of the game.... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080167126 - Portable screen used in game machine: A portable screen is used in a game machine and integrated therewith. The users can enjoy the audio-visual amusement supplying by the game machine at any time and any position. The portable screen is also easy to be received and schlepped. Furthermore, the present invention preferably includes a game machine... Agent: Hdsl

20080167127 - Integration of media on gaming consoles: Various mechanisms are disclosed herein for integrating media on a gaming console. For instance, a dashboard having a plurality of media selections can be displayed, where such a dashboard is native to a gaming console and where at least one of the media selections is a television selection. Moreover, users... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080167128 - Television viewing on gaming consoles: An integrated gaming and media experience is disclosed, including television viewing on a gaming console. A client component is installed via a bootstrap process that uses authentication information to accomplish this task. Once installed, it integrates itself into a typical gaming display. Various console hardware details are used to enable... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080167132 - Dynamic configuration of a gaming system: A method to enable dynamic configuration of gaming terminals installed in one or a plurality of gaming premises whereby certified games, certified data files and certified support software components are activated in accordance with a predetermined schedule or automatically in response to the observed gaming activity. The method may include... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20080167129 - Geocaching games having virtual prizes awarded in an associated video game and related methods and computer program products: Methods of implementing geocaching games are provided in which information is provided regarding a location of a waypoint. Thereafter, it is confirmed that a player of the game physically arrived at the waypoint. After such confirmation has been obtained, the player may be awarded a virtual prize. Related geocaching games... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20080167131 - Interactive entertainment electronic system: The present invention relates to a remote play device for an interactive entertainment system and may include a class D amplifier and at least one motion detection device. The remote play device may also include a processor to adapt sound effects played through the class D amplifier based upon the... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20080167130 - Systems for providing amusement: Certain non-limiting exemplary embodiments disclosed herein teach a game system comprising a wide area network, a game unit coupled to the wide area network and capable of uploading game data concerning game play, and a server coupled to the wide area network and capable of receiving the game data and... Agent: Tips/bally

20080167133 - Recording media on gaming consoles: An integrated gaming and media experience is disclosed, including recording of content on a gaming console. A digital video recorder (DVR) application running alongside a television client component allows users to record media content on the gaming console. The DVR application also integrates itself with the console menu. Once integrated,... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080161078 - Game result evaluating method and device: Further interest after completion of a game and motivation to participate in the next game are given to players of any skill. Using the results (for example, skill points, maximum combo number) of players evaluated for each predetermined parameter in for example a music game, and players again compete against... Agent: Global Ip Counselors, LLP

20080161079 - Method and apparatus for playing block-stacking game: A method for playing a block-stacking game is executed in an apparatus showing an array and blocks of different types and allowing at least one player to stack the blocks in the array. The blocks are displayed in the array in sequence, and only one block is moved from a... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.a.

20080161082 - Products and processes for controlling access to vending machine products: m

20080161081 - Sudoku-type gaming activity: Providing a Sudoku-type gaming experience to a player involves presenting a playing field having a plurality of geometrically linked cells. The playing field has one or more pay regions each including a predefined number of cells of the plurality of cells. Within each of the cells a symbol selected from... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, Llc

20080161080 - Systems, methods, devices, and computer program products providing a brain-exercising game: Systems, methods, devices, and computer program products are provided for exercising the user's brain, and in particular the user's short-term memory. More particularly, a gaming application is provided that may be executed by the processor of an electronic device, such as a mobile terminal. The gaming application provides a game... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080161083 - Utilizing a gaming environment for evaluating security policies: An approach for utilizing a gaming environment for evaluating security policies is presented. An administrator uses a mapping system to map policy tags corresponding to a policy manager with game tags corresponding to a game manager. In addition, the mapping system configures a participant's game based upon gaming attributes and... Agent: Ibm Corporation- Austin (jvl) C/o Van Leeuwen & Van Leeuwen

20080161084 - Gaming machine, control method thereof and playing method of card game: A gaming machine comprises a controller, a first display and a second display. The controller is operable to (a) execute a poker game as a base game, (b) execute the base game to be played subsequently as a high-probability game with a raised winning probability if the predetermined combination is... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080161085 - Ace up poker game: A poker game with physical cards or on an electronic gaming device may be played in which the aces are promoted up a payout schedule so as to provide greater payout than aces normally are accorded based upon pure statistical likelihood of the ace hand occurring. Multiple rounds of poker... Agent: Barber Legal

20080161086 - Pawn with triggerable sub parts: A pawn (10) for use on a board (21) is provided. The pawn (10) is arranged to provide a trigger signal upon a touch of a triggerable part of the pawn (10) by a user, and comprises communication means for communicating the trigger signal to a board (21). The pawn... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080161087 - Slot machine and playing method of slot machine: A slot machine comprises a display, an input device and a CPU. The display is provided with slot game areas each in which a slot game is executed to rearrange symbols arranged thereon. The input device reads the number of credits bet by a player. The CPU activates one or... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080161088 - Gaming method, gaming apparatus for performing the gaming method, and computer program product storing a gaming program of the gaming method: A gaming method is implemented using an electronic gaming apparatus, and includes: upon initiating a game, displaying a betting cell group including a plurality of betting cells, each displaying a randomly selected indicium; after bets are placed on selected ones of the betting cells, displaying a game-result cell group including... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.c.

20080161098 - Embedded reel games with progressives: A method and gaming machine are disclosed for operating a game with a primary and embedded game. An embedded game is disclosed as a bonus game with one embodiment animating miniature reels inside the primary game symbol. Each embedded slot game may have its own progressive, or may be tied... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080161097 - Gaming device and method having independent reels and multiple ways of winning: A gaming device including a plurality of unisymbol reels which are each selectively activated to generate a symbol at an active symbol position. After a plurality of symbols are generated by the unisymbol reels (wherein the number of generated symbols is based on a wagered on number of ways to... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080161094 - Gaming device, system, and method having concurrent gaming features: A gaming device having a primary game and at least one concurrent game that is played on the primary game playfield using the outcome of the primary game. The concurrent game or games are separate from the primary game and may pay awards regardless of the outcome of the primary... Agent: Audrey A. Millemann Weintraub Genshlea Chediak

20080161096 - Horseshoe payline system and games using that system: A pay line system has a novel type of pay line that can be provided in a variety of different display systems, including at least 3×3 reel-type displays, 3×4, 4×3, 3×5, 5×3, 4×5 and 5×4 displays. The pay lines are preferably displayed on 3×5 or 5×3 window formats and comprise... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080161100 - Method and apparatus for player stimulation: A gaming apparatus includes a value input device, a display unit that is capable of generating video images, a light array, an audio output device, and a controller operatively coupled to said value input device, said display unit, said light array and said audio output device, said controller including a... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080161095 - Method of rearranging objects in a game matrix: The present invention includes a variety of methods for rearranging symbols in a symbol matrix by displaying the rotation of symbols around a common point. In a preferred embodiment, each symbol rotates along its own path around a common point located in the center of the matrix. In another preferred... Agent: Ptt Llc (d/b/a High 5 Games)

20080161090 - Slot machine and control method of game: A slot machine of the present invention comprises: a symbol display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols; and a controller, the controller programmed to execute the processing of: (A) executing a game in which the plurality of symbols are variably displayed and then stop-displayed to the symbol... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080161093 - Slot machine and playing method of slot machine: A slot machine comprises a display, an input device and a CPU. The display is provided with slot game areas each in which a slot game is executed to rearrange symbols arranged thereon. The input device reads the number of credits bet by a player. The CPU activates one or... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080161091 - Slot machine and playing method thereof: A slot machine comprises a display, a selecting device and a controller. The display has slot game areas and displays slot games on the slot game areas. One or more slot game areas to be activated are selected by the selecting device. The controller is operable to (a) activate the... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080161092 - Slot machine including multiple slot game areas and playing method thereof: Multiple slot game areas are provided on a liquid crystal display. Among the respective slot game areas, the slot games areas to be activated are determined in accordance with a number of bet credits or with a number of inserted medals. Then, slot games are executed in the respective slot... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080161089 - Surface conduction electron emitter display in a wagering game system: A computerized wagering game system has a surface conduction electron emitter display. In various further embodiments, the display is a main system display, a top box display, or a side panel display.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080161099 - System for playing a slot machine game: Systems and methods for playing live casino games. The systems have changeable displays which portray virtual playing cards or symbols to live participants. Shuffling, cutting, dealing and return of playing cards are accomplished using data processing functions within an electronic game processor or processors which enable these functions to be... Agent: Gregory Ipl, P.c.

20080161104 - Game management system: A game management system includes: a resonant tag which records card identification information and is provided with each of a plurality of cards; a wireless ID tag which records chip identification information and is provided with each of a plurality of chips; a first identification information detector which is provided... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080161103 - Multiplayer interactive video gaming device: An improved multiplayer interactive video gaming device includes a plurality of independent player stations, each including at least one data input device configured to output a player input signal responsive to player activation. A computer game assembly executes a video card gaming program responsively to player game instructions. An interface... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.c.

20080161102 - Non-risk gaming: A method for providing a wagering system regarding at least a partial result in at least one broadcast event. The method includes determining a prize payout amount for a winning wager based, at least partially, upon an audience rating of the broadcast event; and crediting the prize payout amount to... Agent: Harrington & Smith, Pc

20080161101 - Top performers: In various embodiments, a player may participate in a game of a top performing player.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080161105 - Progressive jackpot gaming systems and methods: Various embodiments of progressive gaming systems and methods are disclosed. One method embodiment, among others, comprises providing a progressive jackpot, and biasing a chance of winning the progressive jackpot based on a wager amount.... Agent: Cadillac Jack, Inc

20080161107 - Enhanced video gaming machine: The present invention provides a closed-loop system that allows the operator of video gaming machines or other systems to define promotional events for the particular machines or systems, monitor the activity of the particular machines or systems, and grant awards. More specifically, the promotional events may include scheduling information, winning... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, Llc

20080161106 - Method of and apparatus for solving sudoku puzzles: A display, either on a sheet or an electronic device, for use in solving a Sudoku puzzle includes a 9×9 matrix of cells arranged in nine columns and nine rows. Each cell includes nine different characters representing trial solution numerals from one to nine inclusive. A user selectively causes deletion... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080161108 - Wagering game machine digital audio amplifier: 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 an audio module comprising a digital audio amplifier, the audio module operable to receive... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080161109 - Entertainment system using bio-response: An entertainment system using bio-response includes a narrative, which includes a plurality of narrative segments assembled into at least one of a plurality of sequences, depending on at least one of a user profile and user bio-response, to create a plurality of cogent narratives.... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080161110 - In-room gaming: An interactive system allows gambling in hotel rooms (or other remote locations that are part of a cable TV system) using a Video On Demand (VOD) system interfaced with circuit boards used to operated a corresponding plurality video gaming machines, including video slots and video card games. Player checking in... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080161111 - Method and system for interactive game playing with cellular phones: Interactive games such as role playing games are played on a cellular phone. The games are played by transmitting portions of the game to the player and obtaining a response from the player. The game portions are typically transmitted from an internet server and the player's cellular phone, such as... Agent: Randall B. Bateman Bateman Ip Law Group

20080161114 - Method, system and apparatus for game data transmission: The present invention provides a method for game data transmission, including: acquiring, by a client upon logging into a server, a session key assigned by the server; encrypting game data with the session key, and submitting the encrypted game data to the server; decrypting and verifying the received game data... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080161112 - Multiplayer interactive video gaming device: A multiplayer interactive video gaming device is provided. The device includes a computer workstation assembly, at least one player station, and an interface assembly in operative communication with at least one data port of the computer workstation assembly and configured to receive player input messages from a plurality of the... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.c.

20080161113 - Video games including real-life attributes and/or fantasy team settings: A video gaming system and related network interfaces with an online fantasy sports game. The video game play is enhanced using various features of a fantasy sports game. Similarly, the fantasy sports game can be enhanced using various features of the video game play. In one aspect of the invention... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080161115 - Motion detector for electronic devices: A motion detector (10) includes a chamber (102), a resilient suspension arm (104), an air bearing slider (110), at least one piezoresistive sensor (106), and an infrared sensor module (112). The chamber has a front plate (1024) and a back plate (1026) located on the opposite side of the chamber,... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang