Amusement devices: games inventions 10/08

20080261673 - Dvd game architecture: Methods and systems for creating, managing, and operating electronic games are provided. Example embodiments provide a DVD game environment (“DGE”) that includes game flow logic, interactive DVD game content, enhanced methods of scoring and play, automatic skill level adjustment, and an electronic game board. In one embodiment, the DGE comprises... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080261678 - Gaming display with moveable indicator and methods of use: A gaming apparatus for playing a game. The gaming apparatus includes a display device that has a moveable display surface with a plurality of indicia. A roller may support the display surface such that the display moves over the roller. The roller and the display surface may simulate a reel.... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20080261675 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes reels, motors, an input device, and a controller. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) start a game in response to an input to an input device; (b) determine symbols to be statically displayed on the reels by performing a lottery; (c) transmit a signal... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080261676 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes reels, motors, an input device, a memory, and a controller. The controller is configured to: (a) execute a lottery and start a game in response to an input to the input device; (b) transmit a signal to the motors so as to cause the reels to... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080261677 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes reels, motors, an input device, and a controller. The controller is configured to: (a) execute a lottery and start a game; (b) transmit a signal to the motors to cause the reels to rotate; (c) transmit a signal to the motors to cause the symbols to... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080261679 - Universal gaming engine: An apparatus for implementing a game having a deterministic component and a non-deterministic component wherein a player uses the game through at least one player interface unit. Each player interface unit generates a player record indicating player-initiated events. A random number generator provides a series of pseudo-random numbers and a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080261680 - Method and system for dynamically leveling game play in electronic gaming environments: Methods and systems for automatically determining game content based upon dynamically adjusted individual skill levels are provided. Example embodiments provide an Electronic Gaming Engine (“EGE”), which includes a Dynamic Challenge Level Adjuster for supporting multi-player, individualized skill-based games. In one embodiment, the EGE comprises game flow logic; game content models,... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080261681 - Connection game system and method of using the same: A connection game system has a game server, an operating machine and multiple player interfaces. The operating machine is electrically connected to the game server. The player interfaces are electrically connected to the game server to allow multiple players to input signals and to display game information to the players.... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080261682 - Systems and methods for additional table game wagering: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for additional table game wagering. Certain embodiments provide a method for table game wagering including allowing a player place a wager on an outcome of a table game, monitoring the performance of the play of said table game and awarding a prize based on... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080261683 - Method and system for operating a linked casino activity: Methods and systems for operating one or more linked casino activities, and for distributing awards to two or more eligible participants of the one or more linked casino activities are disclosed. A method can include: establishing a jackpot for one or more linked casino activities; establishing a criterion for selecting... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080261685 - Gaming apparatus and method involving secondary display: A gaming machine arranged to play at least one game in which symbols are selected, presented on a game display, and evaluated for a winning outcome. The gaming machine includes a player tracking module having a controller, and a player tracking module display separate from the game display. The controller... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080261684 - Networked gaming system and method with a multiple-progressive wheel game: Disclosed are a networked gaming system and associated method including a multiple-progressive wheel game. A player may win more than one wheel-based progressive award during play of a single game on the system.... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080261689 - Application-centric user interface techniques: Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080261688 - Automated method and system for a gaming opportunity: A method and system of applying for a gaming opportunity, including accessing a server for the gaming opportunity through a player device providing identification data to the server, and receiving an indication of eligibility for the gaming opportunity from the server based on at least one composite score indicative of... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080261687 - Game card, game card system, game card reader and method of authentication and fraud prevention: There is provided a game card, game card system, game card reader and method of authentication and fraud prevention. Machine-readable codes are provided on game cards. The code on a game card is read by a game card reader employing two code readers. One code reader uses visible light to... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080261686 - Systems, methods and computer products for iptv network game control: Systems and methods for IPTV network game control. Exemplary embodiments include a game system, including a communications device, a game controller functionally coupled to the communications device and a process for establishing communication between the communications device and the game controller for manipulating game content, the process including instructions to... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - At&t

20080261690 - System, method and display for a table game: Systems, methods, and displays are disclosed for logging a player at a gaming table having a plurality of player positions for the purpose of tracking the play of the player. System can include a processor; a data structure storing account data for each player, the data including at least player... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080261693 - Determination of controller three-dimensional location using image analysis and ultrasonic communication: Game interface tracks the position of one or more game controllers in 3-dimensional space using hybrid video capture and ultrasonic tracking system. The captured video information is used to identify a horizontal and vertical position for each controller within a capture area. The ultrasonic tracking system analyzes sound communications to... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080261691 - Game system, program, information storage medium, and method of controlling game system: A game system accepts a position designation operation performed for an operation area OA as a first input operation, and performs game calculations. In this game system, a disturbance area DA is set in the operation area OA when a given disturbance condition has been satisfied. A position designation operation... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080261692 - Video game program, video game device, and video game control method: According to the present game program, the velocity magnitude data of a controller and velocity magnitude data of an object are calculated based on the acceleration data and the time duration data, both of which are recognized by a control unit. Then, the calculation of modifying the range data of... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080261695 - Game controller: A game controller includes a control circuit and first and second buttons positioned proximate to upper and lower portions, respectively, of the controller. The first and second buttons are in communication with an input of the control circuit. The first button is activated by the user's thumb and the second... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20080261694 - Hand-held interactive game: A game apparatus has a plurality of actuation devices in which at least two of the actuation devices require different mechanical actions for actuation. The apparatus further includes a speaker, a display screen, and a processor coupled to each of the actuation devices and to the display screen and the... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20080261696 - Game controller, storage medium storing game program, and game apparatus: A game controller includes at least four load sensors for detecting a load applied on a support board on which player's legs are ridden, and the game controller transmits a load value detected as manipulation data by the four load sensors to a game machine. The game machine determines a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20080261697 - Networked electronic entertainment system: A system and method for distributing data between telephone devices and electronic entertainment systems. The data may be voice data or image data. The system includes a plurality of telephone devices, a plurality of entertainment systems, a conversion server, a user management server, a user database, and a game server.... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20080261698 - Automated method and system for a gaming opportunity: A system and method for a gaming opportunity including a server to provide a gaming opportunity, a communications network, and a player device in communication with the server through the communications network to request access to the gaming opportunity for a player, the player device including a user interface through... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080261700 - Gaming device including configurable communication unit: Gaming devices including a configurable communication units are described herein. In one embodiment, the gaming device includes a program to conduct gaming operations and to pass a protocol request for transmission over a gaming network. The device can also include a protocol interface to receive the protocol request and to... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080261699 - Systems and methods for casino floor optimization in a downloadable or server based gaming environment: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for adaptable control and configuration in a downloadable and/or server-based gaming environment. Systems and methods allow hypothetical or trial reconfiguration of a gaming floor and analysis of game performance. Systems and methods also monitor game play and provide one or more recommendations to a... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080261701 - Automated method and system for a gaming opportunity: A method and system of screening a player for a gaming opportunity, including obtaining disparate data of a player from a plurality of data sources, weighting the player data based on at least one business rule, and applying the weighted player data to at least one decision model to generate... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080261702 - Saving data: Systems and methods for saving data are disclosed. A system automatically or manually saves data. The system saves two copies of the data. When a user reaches a point of achievement, the system saves a new copy of data over one of the previous copies. If the new copy of... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20080261703 - Networked gaming system with ergonomic gaming machine having electromechanical reels: A new ergonomic game cabinet with a unique layout is disclosed. The gaming machine cabinet includes a display mounted nearly vertically, combined with a player deck extending towards a player having more space at a more useful angle than previously available. The player deck will have open space usable by... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080261674 - Gaming machine and display device therefor: A gaming machine capable of maintaining the interest of a player even when the gaming machine does not work normally. For, example, a slot machine (10) comprises a display device (30) for displaying an image, and an image state control unit for controlling the display device (30) to display an... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080261673 - Dvd game architecture: Methods and systems for creating, managing, and operating electronic games are provided. Example embodiments provide a DVD game environment (“DGE”) that includes game flow logic, interactive DVD game content, enhanced methods of scoring and play, automatic skill level adjustment, and an electronic game board. In one embodiment, the DGE comprises... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080261678 - Gaming display with moveable indicator and methods of use: A gaming apparatus for playing a game. The gaming apparatus includes a display device that has a moveable display surface with a plurality of indicia. A roller may support the display surface such that the display moves over the roller. The roller and the display surface may simulate a reel.... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20080261675 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes reels, motors, an input device, and a controller. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) start a game in response to an input to an input device; (b) determine symbols to be statically displayed on the reels by performing a lottery; (c) transmit a signal... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080261676 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes reels, motors, an input device, a memory, and a controller. The controller is configured to: (a) execute a lottery and start a game in response to an input to the input device; (b) transmit a signal to the motors so as to cause the reels to... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080261677 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes reels, motors, an input device, and a controller. The controller is configured to: (a) execute a lottery and start a game; (b) transmit a signal to the motors to cause the reels to rotate; (c) transmit a signal to the motors to cause the symbols to... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080261679 - Universal gaming engine: An apparatus for implementing a game having a deterministic component and a non-deterministic component wherein a player uses the game through at least one player interface unit. Each player interface unit generates a player record indicating player-initiated events. A random number generator provides a series of pseudo-random numbers and a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080261680 - Method and system for dynamically leveling game play in electronic gaming environments: Methods and systems for automatically determining game content based upon dynamically adjusted individual skill levels are provided. Example embodiments provide an Electronic Gaming Engine (“EGE”), which includes a Dynamic Challenge Level Adjuster for supporting multi-player, individualized skill-based games. In one embodiment, the EGE comprises game flow logic; game content models,... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080261681 - Connection game system and method of using the same: A connection game system has a game server, an operating machine and multiple player interfaces. The operating machine is electrically connected to the game server. The player interfaces are electrically connected to the game server to allow multiple players to input signals and to display game information to the players.... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080261682 - Systems and methods for additional table game wagering: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for additional table game wagering. Certain embodiments provide a method for table game wagering including allowing a player place a wager on an outcome of a table game, monitoring the performance of the play of said table game and awarding a prize based on... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080261683 - Method and system for operating a linked casino activity: Methods and systems for operating one or more linked casino activities, and for distributing awards to two or more eligible participants of the one or more linked casino activities are disclosed. A method can include: establishing a jackpot for one or more linked casino activities; establishing a criterion for selecting... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080261685 - Gaming apparatus and method involving secondary display: A gaming machine arranged to play at least one game in which symbols are selected, presented on a game display, and evaluated for a winning outcome. The gaming machine includes a player tracking module having a controller, and a player tracking module display separate from the game display. The controller... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080261684 - Networked gaming system and method with a multiple-progressive wheel game: Disclosed are a networked gaming system and associated method including a multiple-progressive wheel game. A player may win more than one wheel-based progressive award during play of a single game on the system.... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080261689 - Application-centric user interface techniques: Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080261688 - Automated method and system for a gaming opportunity: A method and system of applying for a gaming opportunity, including accessing a server for the gaming opportunity through a player device providing identification data to the server, and receiving an indication of eligibility for the gaming opportunity from the server based on at least one composite score indicative of... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080261687 - Game card, game card system, game card reader and method of authentication and fraud prevention: There is provided a game card, game card system, game card reader and method of authentication and fraud prevention. Machine-readable codes are provided on game cards. The code on a game card is read by a game card reader employing two code readers. One code reader uses visible light to... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080261686 - Systems, methods and computer products for iptv network game control: Systems and methods for IPTV network game control. Exemplary embodiments include a game system, including a communications device, a game controller functionally coupled to the communications device and a process for establishing communication between the communications device and the game controller for manipulating game content, the process including instructions to... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - At&t

20080261690 - System, method and display for a table game: Systems, methods, and displays are disclosed for logging a player at a gaming table having a plurality of player positions for the purpose of tracking the play of the player. System can include a processor; a data structure storing account data for each player, the data including at least player... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080261693 - Determination of controller three-dimensional location using image analysis and ultrasonic communication: Game interface tracks the position of one or more game controllers in 3-dimensional space using hybrid video capture and ultrasonic tracking system. The captured video information is used to identify a horizontal and vertical position for each controller within a capture area. The ultrasonic tracking system analyzes sound communications to... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080261691 - Game system, program, information storage medium, and method of controlling game system: A game system accepts a position designation operation performed for an operation area OA as a first input operation, and performs game calculations. In this game system, a disturbance area DA is set in the operation area OA when a given disturbance condition has been satisfied. A position designation operation... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080261692 - Video game program, video game device, and video game control method: According to the present game program, the velocity magnitude data of a controller and velocity magnitude data of an object are calculated based on the acceleration data and the time duration data, both of which are recognized by a control unit. Then, the calculation of modifying the range data of... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080261695 - Game controller: A game controller includes a control circuit and first and second buttons positioned proximate to upper and lower portions, respectively, of the controller. The first and second buttons are in communication with an input of the control circuit. The first button is activated by the user's thumb and the second... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20080261694 - Hand-held interactive game: A game apparatus has a plurality of actuation devices in which at least two of the actuation devices require different mechanical actions for actuation. The apparatus further includes a speaker, a display screen, and a processor coupled to each of the actuation devices and to the display screen and the... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20080261696 - Game controller, storage medium storing game program, and game apparatus: A game controller includes at least four load sensors for detecting a load applied on a support board on which player's legs are ridden, and the game controller transmits a load value detected as manipulation data by the four load sensors to a game machine. The game machine determines a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20080261697 - Networked electronic entertainment system: A system and method for distributing data between telephone devices and electronic entertainment systems. The data may be voice data or image data. The system includes a plurality of telephone devices, a plurality of entertainment systems, a conversion server, a user management server, a user database, and a game server.... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20080261698 - Automated method and system for a gaming opportunity: A system and method for a gaming opportunity including a server to provide a gaming opportunity, a communications network, and a player device in communication with the server through the communications network to request access to the gaming opportunity for a player, the player device including a user interface through... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080261700 - Gaming device including configurable communication unit: Gaming devices including a configurable communication units are described herein. In one embodiment, the gaming device includes a program to conduct gaming operations and to pass a protocol request for transmission over a gaming network. The device can also include a protocol interface to receive the protocol request and to... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080261699 - Systems and methods for casino floor optimization in a downloadable or server based gaming environment: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for adaptable control and configuration in a downloadable and/or server-based gaming environment. Systems and methods allow hypothetical or trial reconfiguration of a gaming floor and analysis of game performance. Systems and methods also monitor game play and provide one or more recommendations to a... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080261701 - Automated method and system for a gaming opportunity: A method and system of screening a player for a gaming opportunity, including obtaining disparate data of a player from a plurality of data sources, weighting the player data based on at least one business rule, and applying the weighted player data to at least one decision model to generate... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080261702 - Saving data: Systems and methods for saving data are disclosed. A system automatically or manually saves data. The system saves two copies of the data. When a user reaches a point of achievement, the system saves a new copy of data over one of the previous copies. If the new copy of... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20080261703 - Networked gaming system with ergonomic gaming machine having electromechanical reels: A new ergonomic game cabinet with a unique layout is disclosed. The gaming machine cabinet includes a display mounted nearly vertically, combined with a player deck extending towards a player having more space at a more useful angle than previously available. The player deck will have open space usable by... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080261674 - Gaming machine and display device therefor: A gaming machine capable of maintaining the interest of a player even when the gaming machine does not work normally. For, example, a slot machine (10) comprises a display device (30) for displaying an image, and an image state control unit for controlling the display device (30) to display an... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080254846 - Game piece advancing skill game and methods: A game piece advancing skill game having a base with a mole figure that extends upwardly through an opening in the base, and a tower having a bell at its upper end. Another mole character is mounted on the tower and the toy is adapted such that striking the mole... Agent: Perry Hoffman & Associates P.C.

20080254847 - Method for displaying an interactive game having a predetermined outcome: An interactive game having a pre-determined outcome (e.g., a game of finite poker) that displays an initial hand of cards, receives a player-specified designation as to which cards are to held and which are to be discarded, and then displays an intermediate hand generated in accordance with the player-specified designation.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080254848 - Gaming device having increasing odds of winning: A gaming device having increased odds of winning includes a currency receiving device, a processor and associated memory in communication with the currency receiving device, and at least one information display device for displaying additional wagering information to a player. The currency receiving device is configured to receive and determine... Agent: Thomas J. Schab Law Offices Of Thomas J. Schab

20080254850 - Trusted computing in a wagering game machine: A computerized wagering game system has a gaming module and trusted platform module. The gaming module comprises 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 the trusted platform module is operable to... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080254849 - Video game device, video game implementation method and program: To reflect a player's degree of skill in a battle between a player character and an enemy character, and increase a strategic element. In the event that a player selects magic as an action of a player character in a battle between a player character and an enemy character, a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080254852 - Instant online lottery ticket for a linear prize and a position specific prize: A process provides a first price category and a second price category in which an instant online lottery ticket can be purchased for an instant online lottery game. The first price category is distinct from the second price category. Further, the first price category corresponds to a first known portion... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20080254851 - Method and apparatus for an instant online lottery ticket: A process provides a first price category and a second price category in which an instant online lottery ticket can be purchased for an instant online lottery game. The first price category is distinct from the second price category. In addition, the process randomly generates an assortment of the set... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20080254853 - Method and apparatus for providing a lottery: A process provides a first price category and a second price category in which a lottery ticket can be purchased for a lottery game. The first price category is distinct from the second price category. The first price category corresponds to a first known portion of a linear prize and... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20080254854 - Bingo game, method, and elimination tournament: A Bingo game, method, and elimination tournament is provided. In one embodiment, the present invention may take the form of a Bingo elimination tournament played by players wagering on respective networked gaming machines in a casino environment. The Bingo elimination tournament may include a plurality of successive Bingo games (rounds)... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080254857 - Gaming machine and control method of game: A gaming machine of the present invention comprising: a controller programmed to conduct processing of; (A) determining, when game media in number corresponding to a natural-number multiple of a predetermined minimum BET unit are BET on a plurality of BET objects of which game results are determined independently of each... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254855 - Gaming machine and gaming method thereof: A gaming environment is described. Plural video reels are spin and stopped on plural window displays. If the number of scatter symbols repositioned on the plural window displays is a predetermined number, new video reel will be spin and stopped on new display window. After that, an award corresponding to... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080254859 - Gaming machine enabling bet for getting insurance-pay and method of playing games using the same: A gaming machine includes a display configured to display an image concerning a unit game for determining whether or not a play result deserves a payout, a counter configured to be reset under a predetermined condition and to increment a count value every time the unit game is executed, and... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254860 - Gaming machine enabling bet for getting insurance-pay and method of playing games using the same: A gaming machine is configured to scroll symbols in three display regions and to execute free game rounds when “7” symbols are stopped in each display region. In addition, the gaming machine executes the free game rounds after passage of 1000 games without any one game having the “7” symbols... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254858 - Gaming machine for providing an award for insurance and playing method thereof: In a gaming machine, when a slot game displayed on a screen of a lower liquid crystal display is executed with a maximum wager betted thereon by a player, the controller has the slot game counted by a counter for counting rescue-setting games. When the count value, by the counter,... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254861 - Method for consolidating game performance meters of multiple players into regulatorymeters: A method for a multi-reel game to be played on a single regulated gaming machine by two players may include steps of assigning a predetermined number of reels of the multi-reel gaming machine to a first player and a predetermined number of reels of the multi-reel gaming machine to a... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20080254856 - Slot machine with circular sections and method: A slot machine includes a display device and a controller. The display device dynamically and statically displays circular sections aligned in coaxial circles with different radii. Each section displays game symbols. The controller is configured with the logic to: (a) determine a circular sector coaxial with the coaxial circles as... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080254866 - Automatic scoring and performance measurement method and apparatus: Method and corresponding apparatus for automated scoring, performance measurement/reporting and interactive entertainment and more particularly automated scoring for games, such as multiple basketball games and baseball, soccer, football, as well as other games with projectiles or other objects-of-interest. Generally players are automatically scored, their performance is measured and presented to... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles W. Bethards, LLP

20080254864 - Gaming machine and control method of game: The gaming machine according to the present invention includes a controller programmed to conduct the processing of; (A) determining, when game media in number corresponding to a natural-number multiple of a predetermined minimum BET unit are BET on a plurality of BET objects of which game results are determined independently... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254865 - Gaming machine and control method of game: A gaming machine according to the present invention includes a controller programmed to conduct the following processing of; (A) executing a game, in which game media are paid out, when a predetermined condition is satisfied after game media are BET, (B) shifting a mode to an insurance mode from a... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254862 - Gaming system having retractable gaming unit: Various aspects are directed to a gaming system configured or designed for use with a bar top or table top. In at least one embodiment, the gaming system may include a movable gaming unit, the movable gaming unit which is operable to be lowered below an upper surface of the... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20080254863 - Pari-mutuel wagering system: For a race or contest in which a predetermined number of entries compete for winning position wherein for each of the entries respective predetermined odds of winning are given, a method is provided for determining a plurality of wagers wherein each of the wagers is to be placed on a... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080254867 - Gaming machine and control method of game: A slot machine of the present invention comprises: a controller, the controller programmed to execute the processing of: (A) determining, when game media of a value corresponding to a natural-number multiple of a previously determined minimum BET-unit is BET on a plurality of BET-targets for which game results are individually... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254868 - Gaming machine and control method of game: A gaming machine of the present invention comprising: a controller programmed to conduct processing of; (A) determining, when game media in number corresponding to a natural-number multiple of a predetermined minimum BET unit are BET on a plurality of BET objects of which game results are determined independently of each... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254870 - Gaming machine and control method thereof: A slot machine executes rescue pay when a value Ta of a unit game counter reaches Ta max.... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254871 - Gaming machine and control method thereof: A slot machine executes rescue pay when a value Ta of a unit game counter reaches Ta max.... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254869 - Gaming machine and playing method thereof: A gaming machine executes a unit game in which it is determined whether or not an outcome of the unit game is worth awarding a payout. The gaming machine includes a lower LCD for displaying images relating to the unit games, a counter for accumulating a count-value with successive unit... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254873 - Gaming machine and playing method thereof: A gaming machine executes a unit game in which it is determined whether or not an outcome of the unit game is worth awarding a payout. The gaming machine includes a lower LCD for displaying images relating to the unit games, a counter for accumulating a count-value with successive unit... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254874 - Gaming machine enabling bet for getting insurance-pay and method of playing games using the same: A gaming machine includes a display configured to display an image concerning a unit game for determining whether or not a play result deserves a payout, a counter configured to be reset under a predetermined condition and to increment a count value every time the unit game is executed, and... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254875 - Gaming machine for providing an award for insurance and playing method thereof: In a gaming machine, when a slot game displayed on a screen of a lower liquid crystal display is executed with a maximum wager betted thereon by a player, the controller has the slot game counted by a counter for counting rescue-setting games. When the count value, by the counter,... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254872 - Gaming machine with insurance pay and playing method thereof: A gaming machine includes a display for displaying an image relating to a unit game, in which it is determined whether or not an awarding outcome is provided to a player, a counter for accumulating a count-value with successive execution of the unit games and resetting the count-value when a... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080254876 - System and method for odds-based sports wagering: The present invention can provide a system and method for sports wagering and entertainment. In one exemplary embodiment, the present invention can include a method for odds-based sports wagering, the method comprising: receiving, from a bettor, a selection of at least one players; providing, to the bettor, odds associated with... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080254877 - Player verification system: A method and system for verifying the continued presence of the same player at a gaming machine is provided. The system comprises a device for continuously obtaining verification data samples, wherein each verification data sample relates to one or more physical features of a first player. A subsequently obtained verification... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080254878 - System and method for connecting gaming devices to a network for remote play: A system and method for connecting remote player devices to regulated host gaming devices in a network to provide remote game play. A host gaming device is configured to provide game information to a plurality of remote player devices to allow remote play of the host game device. Whether each... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080254881 - Game of chance display: In various embodiments player may participate in gaming related activities using a terminal with multiple display screens.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080254880 - Gaming machine and a method of supplying a flexible architecture gaming machine: A gaming machine (10) is provided having a plurality of modules. The gaming machine (10) may be used to provide a flexible architecture gaming machine. The plurality of modules include a play module (12) containing a display device (14) and a computational device (100) for controlling the operation of the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080254882 - Network game system, a network game terminal, a method of displaying a game screen, a computer program product and a storage medium: A terminal apparatus is connected to a server apparatus via a network. Active character information capable of specifying an active character is transmitted to the server apparatus. A movement instruction used to move the active character in a virtual space is inputted. Movement information is transmitted to the server apparatus... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080254883 - Tournament bonus awards: Various embodiments are directed to a gaming system for presenting a tournament game having one or more bonus awards in addition to standard tournament awards. According to one embodiment, the gaming system includes a plurality of gaming machines having a primary game and a video display. The video display presents... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080254879 - Video game apparatus, video game control method, and video game control program: A video game controlling technique is disclosed that involves controlling the game progress based on player operations, determining win/loss based on input speed and/or input number of player operation inputs, detecting the start of a consecutive hitting event, detecting a parameter indicating the game status at the time the start... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080254884 - Game program, game device, and game method: In a supporter's music image selecting processing, rhythm, tempo, and chord that correspond to an image for a supporter's music is determined. In a player-information quantifying processing, a player-numeric value that corresponds to information of a player character is determined. In a player-numeric value quantifying processing, player-numeric values are compared,... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080254894 - Central determination gaming system with a keno game: A central determination gaming system with a keno game. Upon a player initiating a game play at a gaming terminal, the gaming terminal enables the player to select a plurality of symbols. The gaming terminal accesses a standard set of predefined symbols for the specific game played. The gaming terminal... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080254888 - Game program, game device, and game method: When a first event has occurred, a first character display process is performed based on first operation data, first non-operation data, and second non-operation data. This first character display process, which corresponds to a first game control section, is a display process for displaying the action of a first character... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080254887 - Gaming system and method: A gaming system (10) comprising communications means (12) operated by a player (22), a games facilitator (20), and an invoicing means (18), independent of the games facilitator (20), for invoicing the player (22) for participating in the game. When the games facilitator (20) receives a first communication message (44) sent... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080254890 - Inventory placement: A system and method for integrating inventory into a gaming environment is provided, wherein the method includes generating cell inventory for integration into the gaming environment, generating content cells within the gaming environment, wherein the content cells are configured to contain the cell inventory, integrating the cell inventory into the... Agent: The Law Offices Of Steven Mchugh, LLC

20080254889 - Method for correcting impression flow: A system and method for correcting impression flow to a gaming environment is provided and includes determining a number of available impressions for delivery to at least one content cell in the gaming environment for a desired time period, determining a number of available users for the gaming environment for... Agent: The Law Offices Of Steven Mchugh, LLC

20080254895 - Methods and systems for consolidating game meters of n gaming machines: A method of multi-player regulated gaming on a network of gaming machines may includes steps of enabling game play of a same game at each of a selected first to Nth gaming machine in the network; maintaining game performance meters at each of the selected first to Nth gaming machines;... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20080254885 - Network 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

20080254886 - Network 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

20080254892 - System and method for connecting gamin devices to a network for remote play: A system and method for connecting remote player devices to regulated host gaming devices in a network to provide remote game play. A host gaming device is configured to provide game information to a plurality of remote player devices to allow remote play of the host game device. Whether each... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080254891 - System and method for connecting gaming devices to a network for remote play: A system and method for connecting remote player devices to regulated host gaming devices in a network to provide remote game play. A host gaming device is configured to provide game information to a plurality of remote player devices to allow remote play of the host game device. Whether each... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080254893 - Tournament bonus awards and related methods: Various methods for administering a tournament game on a plurality of gaming machines are disclosed herein. According to one method, at least one networked gaming machine is reconfigured into a tournament mode. A gaming system then establishes one or more tournament bonus prizes. The tournament game play is initiated on... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080254896 - Impression tracking: A system and method for tracking impressions in a gaming environment is provided and includes identifying content data within a content data cell in the gaming environment to be tracked, generating at least one impression responsive to the identified content data, monitoring at least one of the content data and... Agent: The Law Offices Of Steven Mchugh, LLC

20080254897 - System and method for connecting gaming devices to a network for remote play: A system and method for connecting remote player devices to regulated host gaming devices in a network to provide remote game play. A host gaming device is configured to provide game information to a plurality of remote player devices to allow remote play of the host game device. Whether each... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080254898 - Video game program, video game device, and video game control method: In the present invention, the moving state data for setting a moving state of a moving object is recognized by a control unit. Acceleration data and time duration data, which are consecutively inputted into an input unit from a controller, are recognized by the control unit. Then, the position data... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080254899 - Portable video game and video player device holder: A portable video game and video playback holder for holding a portable video game and video playback device. The holder includes a tiltable tray, a frame portion to which the tray is pivotally mounted, the tray being adapted to retain a portable video game and video playback device and including... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080248845 - Contextual gamer options menu: A dynamically configurable contextual gamer options menu provides options to online game players. The game options are determined as a function of the game being played and relationships between game players. Game options are updated, added, and/or deleted dynamically as relationships and context change.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080248844 - Formation and use of formal partnerships for play games: Techniques for forming and using formal partnerships are disclosed. Two or more entities (e.g., individual players, groups, organizations) can form a partnership for the purpose of participating in one or more games. In effect, a game can be played for a partnership without the active participation of all the entities... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20080248846 - Method and system for conducting multi-race lottery or pari-mutuel wagers: A system and a method for conducting a wager, such as a lottery game or a pari-mutuel wager, is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a series of at least four race events is identified. Each bettor is enabled to make a specified prediction pertaining to the outcome of each of... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080248847 - Game result evaluation method and device: The player is given the further enjoyment after the completion of a game and encouraged to participate in the next game. The relationship between characteristic parameters used for displaying a character and ability parameters of the player that are computed based on the execution of a game is defined for... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080248848 - Control scheme for real time strategy game: A control scheme for a real time strategy game using a game controller includes maintaining a cursor in a known, fixed position of the monitor in a manner so that it appears the game space if moving behind a cursor even during changing viewing positions such as tilting movements. The... Agent: Westman Champlin (microsoft Corporation)

20080248851 - Method and apparatus for generation of luck and skill scores: The present invention generally relates to games that involve luck and skill, such as poker. Specifically, the subject invention provide means, method and apparatus for the generation of statistics relating to a player's luck and skill as exhibited in prior games (“luck and skill statistics” or “luck and skill scores”).... Agent: John Santalone, Esq. Levin Santalone LLP

20080248849 - Sorting games of chance: In various embodiments a display may allow a secondary player to select a game of an appropriate primary player.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080248852 - Wagering game system with waveguide projection display: A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising gaming code which is operable when executed on to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a wedge waveguide display assembly. In one embodiment, the wedge waveguide display assembly comprises a projector operable to project... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080248850 - Wagering method, device, and computer readable storage medium, for wagering on pieces in a progression: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage, for wagering on a game of chance which includes (a) offering, before a game of chance progression commences, an initial wager on any of a plurality of pieces to first complete the progression, an initial payout for the initial wager based on the... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20080248853 - Gaming machine awarding special payout starting from star mark and playing method thereof: A gaming machine includes a gaming machine main body 99 that executes a game, a plurality of terminal devices 101 each of which receives a bet on the game and awards a payout, and a controller 102 programmed to set, as a start mark 88, a specific mark among the... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080248856 - Gaming apparatus and playing method of card game: The gaming apparatus of the present invention provides a gaming apparatus comprising: a display capable of displaying a plurality of cards; an input switch with which a player can input a hold and/or a change; and a controller programmed so as to execute the processing of: (a) displaying a plurality... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080248860 - Gaming device display and methods of use: In at least one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a gaming apparatus. The gaming apparatus may include a housing defining a display area on which at least one indicium representing at least one prize is displayed. The gaming device also may include a plurality of display characters. At... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20080248855 - Gaming machine and method for gaming machine: The present invention provides a gaming machine that includes a slot machine, a bonus device and a device controller. The device controller remotely operates the bonus device and the bonus device provides a bonus award independently from the slot machine. The bonus device describes a bonus display information upon receiving... Agent: Masuvalley & Partners

20080248854 - Gaming machine having electrophoretic displays and method thereof: A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a value input device for receiving a wager and at least one rotatable reel. The reel comprises a reel strip arranged about the periphery of a cage. The reel strip comprises an alterable film for displaying a plurality of symbols. The... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080248861 - Gaming machine with multi scatter game: A gaming machine 10 has a display 14 and a game controller arranged to control images displayed on the display 14. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display means and, if a predefined winning... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080248858 - Gaming machine, method, and tangible computer readable medium: A gaming environment is described. Some symbols, which are among symbols to be displayed on a display, are shielded. A gaming session is interrupted while the symbols are shielded. If a player makes a shielding cancel operation, the shielded symbols are displayed and the gaming session is restarted.... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080248859 - Multiple game play in a stacked configuration: Particular embodiments provide multiple games of chance that can be played in a stacked manner substantially simultaneously. For example, a first game may be played along with a second game where game symbols for the second game are displayed on top of game symbols for the first game. The game... Agent: Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, PC

20080248857 - Slot machine: The invention provides a slot machine and a gaming method of the slot machine which diversify the display form of a display by changing a symbol matrix and performing moving display and stopping display of characters in the symbol matrix. In a slot machine 1, by determining the number of... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080248862 - Wagering game for tracking various types of wager inputs: A gaming system includes a plurality of linked gaming machines and a controller coupled to the gaming machines. The gaming machines are used for playing one or more wagering games having a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome. Each gaming machine includes at least one wager-input device... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20080248863 - Method and device for providing a game of chance: The game may be played with game pieces, such as cards, e.g., in poker, balls or numbers, e.g., in Bingo or Keno, The game randomly draws a first set of game pieces for a programmed number of game pieces. In one aspect of the game, the player may be given... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080248864 - Dice game machine and dice game method: A dice game machine of the present invention has: a table on which a plurality of ice roll, the table having pockets in which at least one of the plurality of dice drops; a vibration section for vibrating the table to roll the dice on the table; a player terminal,... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080248865 - Method and apparatus for facilitating usage of a supplemental ticket at a gaming device: In accordance with one or more embodiments, a method may provide for receiving a first indicia associated with play of a gaming device, receiving a second indicia associated with play of the gaming device, and modifying, based upon the receipt of both the first and second indicia, a parameter of... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20080248866 - Projection apparatus for use with a gaming system: A projection apparatus (7) is for use with a gaming system to provide a game with an outcome. The apparatus (7) projects an image of the game onto a projection surface which may be a table or specific sheet or panel. The image may include player-input means which enable a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080248867 - Wagering game insurance: A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a value input device adapted to receive an input value corresponding to a wager to enable the play of a wagering game. A display is configured to display a randomly determined outcome and a controller is operative to accept a redemption... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20080248869 - Battle system: Methods and apparatus for presenting information in a video game. In one implementation, an entertainment system includes: a game console; a display device connected to said game console; and a video game application program; wherein when said game console executes said video game application program, said game console causes said... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080248870 - Game device, information storage medium, and game device control method: A game device allowing a player to enjoy the process of acquiring information on an input procedure of operation data corresponding to a predetermined event is provided. A game device including a controller allowing input of operation data comprises judgment means for judging whether or not an operation data sequence... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080248871 - Interface device: The present invention relates generally relates to an interface device for operative connection between a computer and a one-dimensional, two-dimensional or three-dimensional motion input system and/or tactile force sensing input system. The interface device includes a first interface for operative connection to the input system and a second interface for... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20080248872 - Video game program, video game device, and video game control method: An object is to realize that an object is caused to move based on the acceleration data detected by an acceleration sensor when a controller is moved and the controller is caused to vibrate by a vibration mechanism when the moved object makes contact with another object. In the present... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080248873 - Systems, methods and computer products for running a multi-stage online elimination competition based on member generated content: Methods, systems and computer program products provide a multi-stage online elimination competition based on member generated content that involves members submitting content for consideration, then preliminary multi-level screening of the submission with passing content published for consideration. Published content is evaluated and considered by members, who can rate each content... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella (amex)

20080248874 - Apparatus for decreasing the circulation of money of small denominations, arrangement and method for drawing lots: Apparatus for decreasing the circulation of money of small denominations and coins, includes a first input unit for inputting the amount to be paid, connected to a central unit, a second input unit for inputting a rounded amount to be paid connected to the central unit and controlling a rounding... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080248875 - Data warehouse for distributed gaming systems: A data warehouse is provided for gaming systems located in multiple jurisdictions. Each jurisdiction collects gaming data from one or more gaming devices. Data from each jurisdiction is extracted, transformed and loaded into a data warehouse. A network, such as the Internet, may be used to transfer the data to... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080248879 - Gaming device firewall: Methods and apparatus for gaming device software firewall are described herein. In one embodiment, a gaming device can include a network interface card operable to receive a plurality of gaming network communication packets from a gaming network. The gaming device can also include a gaming device firewall operable to apply... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080248878 - Gaming facility management system: A gaming facility management section 1 is provided with a game medium lending device 20, a management server 5, a first line 120a and a second line 120b and a communication management controller. The game medium lending device 20 includes a data processor unit that manages game medium lend-out data... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080248877 - Gaming machine and gaming system: A gaming environment, in which a new gaming machine and gaming system in which entertainment aspect of the game may be enhanced, is described. Especially a gaming environment, in which a slot game (the first game) corresponding to a first game program 33a in the RAM 33 is progressed by... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080248880 - Method and apparatus for managing gaming machine code downloads: A gaming machine is arranged with a gaming machine controller and a secondary “queuing” device, preferably a player tracking controller having a memory. A communication link is provided between the player tracking controller and gaming machine controller, and the player tracking controller and a player tracking network including a player... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080248876 - Transmission protocol for a gaming system: Systems and methods use a reliable connection oriented protocol to send and receive messages (i.e. datagrams) between gaming applications and gaming services. In one aspect, the protocol is the SCTP protocol.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080248881 - Video game program, video game device, and video game control method: A video game program is provided that is capable of realizing a video game in which an object displayed on an image display unit is caused to move in conjunction with movement of a controller in which an acceleration sensor is embedded. According to the present game program, in time... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080248882 - Video game console adapter: An adapter in one embodiment includes a conversion circuit, a first connector adapted to connect to a port of a PS3, a second connector adapted to connect to a PS2 controller, and a port adapted to connect to a removable memory card for PS2. The conversion circuit is adapted to... Agent: Sam Chen

20080248868 - Trading system and method using a virtual pari-mutuel pool: A system and method for trading using a virtual pari-mutuel pool (VPP) to determine returns of investment for an investments in the outcome (or combination of outcomes) for a particular event. In an illustrative implementation, a electronic virtual pari-mutuel pool (VPP) is created using information from a “dirt-world” pari-mutuel pool... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080242385 - Game device and storage medium storing game program: Obtaining means obtains acceleration data from an input device. Swing detection means detects a swing of the input device in a real space when an acceleration represented by the acceleration data satisfies a predetermined condition. Type determination means determines a type of swing of the input device in the real... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080242386 - Gaming machine that changes the number of free games depending on golf game result thereof: When a coin is bet, symbols are rearranged in several areas. A winning is determined on the basis of the rearranged symbols. A golf game is randomly started. A point is awarded to a player depending on a golf game result. A free game is continued depending on the awarded... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080242387 - System and method for managing calculated odds bets in a blackjack game: A method of managing a blackjack game is provided. A blackjack game bet comprising a bet against a house entity on a blackjack hand is received from a player. A pair of cards is determined for a hand for the house entity, and another pair of cards is determined for... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p Suite 600

20080242388 - System and method for managing calculated odds bets in a blackjack game: A method of managing a blackjack game is provided. A blackjack game bet comprising a bet against a house entity on a blackjack hand is received from a player. A pair of cards is determined for a hand for the house entity, and another pair of cards is determined for... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080242389 - Video poker game with discard play method: A monitor screen is provided on which playing card symbols may be provided for use in video wagering games. The player makes a wager to play a draw poker game and an initial dealt hand is displayed. The player may choose to hold none, one or up to all of... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. York Business Center, Suite 205

20080242390 - Gaming machine selecting and displaying terminal device capable of obtaining special payout and playing method thereof: A gaming machine awards a base payout based on an execution result of a game and a game value bet, for stations 4 each of which receives a special payout target and awards a payout. Based on the bets in the respective stations 4, a possible target for a special... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080242391 - Gaming system, a gaming server and a gaming method: A gaming system for multiple region game play includes a gaming server and gaming clients including a first client located in a first region having a first currency and a second client located in a second region having a second currency. The server is arranged to execute a game instance... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080242392 - Gaming system: A gaming system comprising: a gaming machine and a server capable of communicating with the gaming machine is provided. The gaming machine comprises a receiving unit for receiving a game medium. The server comprises a plurality of first storage devices for storing a plurality of accumulated amounts to which predetermined... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080242393 - Roulette gaming machine changing payout ratio set for specific bet type and playing method of roulette game: In a unit game that is repeatedly executed, an “ODDS UP determining process” is executed in which a bet type to be subjected to ODDS UP is randomly determined, among all bet types. When the “ODDS UP determining process” is executed, one or more bet types are determined as a... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080242395 - Gaming machine capable of performing mini game: A slot machine according to the present invention comprising: a display capable of arranging symbols thereto; and a controller, the controller programmed to conduct the processing of: (a) executing a normal game in which a game medium may be offered and the symbols are rearranged to the display; (b) executing... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080242396 - Gaming machine capable of performing mini game and playing method thereof: A gaming machine according to the present invention comprising: a display capable of rearranging a plurality of symbols thereto; an input device with which a player is capable of performing an operation relating to a game; and a controller, the controller programmed to conduct the processing of; (a) executing a... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080242394 - Gaming machine determining a symbol to be rearranged in every game: A gaming machine includes a display device, a memory, an input device and a controller. The display device displays symbols and columns where the symbols are independently scrolled. The memory stores symbol data. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) start a game, and cause the game to be... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080242403 - Cashless gaming system: apparatus and method: An apparatus and method for cashless gaming wherein a player can access credits via a pin activated keypad located on the gaming machine. Real-time accounting allows the player to redeem credits and secure perquisites as a function of patronage.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080242397 - Device embedded in gaming machine handle: Provided in embodiments of the present invention is a gaming device with a player interaction mechanism included in a gaming machine handle. In one embodiment, a gaming device operable by a player includes a gaming cabinet housing a processor to operate gaming sessions on the gaming device and having a... Agent: Robert B. Reeser, Iii (igt - 26668) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080242399 - Gambling with loyalty points: Disclosed in this specification is a strategy for a company offers royalty programs to convert the royalty points into lottery entries. Customers can purchase entries into a lottery, instead of exchange for goods or services, using their royalty points. This strategy may be carried out in partnership with a casino... Agent: Michael Molins Molins & Co.

20080242400 - Gaming machine that changes the number of free games depending on football game result thereof: It is determined whether to execute a mini game at least during execution of a basic game. When it is determined to execute the mini game, it is displayed the predetermined number of penalty-kick shoot-out images in a display. When the penalty-kick shoot-out ends in victory, a point-number corresponding to... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080242402 - Method of transferring gaming data on a global computer network: A remote gaming method comprising a player accessing, via a remote terminal, a gaming site on a global computer network connected to the remote terminal. The player is able to provide via the remote terminal, personal identification information to the gaming site and select, via the remote terminal, a game... Agent: Daniel J. Burnham Nixon Peabody LLP.

20080242398 - Payout systems and methods: Various embodiments of payout systems and methods are disclosed. One embodiment, among others, comprises providing a defined payout amount and a player adjustable payout volatility for a video gaming device, and responsive to player input, modifying the payout volatility while maintaining the defined payout amount.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080242401 - Wagering game system with bistable lcd display: A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising gaming code which is operable when executed on to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a display. In one embodiment, the display comprises a printed bistable liquid crystal display assembly, including a plurality of... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080242404 - Gaming machine with symbol enhancements based on winning outcomes: A wagering game in a gaming machine includes symbols that are associated with multiple payoff levels. The symbols may have their payoff levels incremented and decremented based on certain predefined criteria. The criteria may be based on a winning outcome, random selection, the position of the symbols, the configuration of... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20080242406 - Digital game distribution for gaming devices: Systems and methods of providing digital game content to a portable game system may include a digital content source and an authentication system in communication with the portable game system. The portable game system may receive a digital game content from the digital content source. The digital game content may... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080242405 - On-line gaming authentication: A game device, such as a game console or a PC, is authenticated before joining an online gaming session. When the device registers with the gaming service, the device is queried for its system type (e.g., XBOX®, XBOX® 360, and PC) and a device identifier (e.g., serial number). The first... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080242407 - Combination game terminal jukebox: A combined game terminal and pay to play audio entertainment system including a promotional draw associated with at least one game provided at said game terminal and purchases completed at the game terminal for audio selections played by the audio entertainment system. The game terminal cooperates with a remote promotional... Agent: Dennison Associates

20080242410 - Computer gaming system: Provided is a computer gaming system having a housing, a disk drive module inside the housing for receiving a gaming disk, and an integrated printer module inside the housing for printing business-card sized media. The printer includes a print cartridge for supplying print media and ink. The gaming console also... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080242408 - Modular visual output component: In a first aspect there is provided a modular visual output component for a gaming machine, including a housing, at least one visual output device, an input connector electrically coupled to the visual output device, and an output connector electrically coupled to the input connector. The input and output connectors... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080242409 - Video feed synchronization in an interactive environment: Interactive environments can include operating an interactive game in which a video feed is distributed to a plurality of locations, determining a time offset for at least one of the locations based on a delay of the video feed to the at least one location, and accepting game responses from... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20080242411 - Gaming machine with sound effects: A gaming machine comprising a display operable to display a sequence of gaming events in a wagering game, each gaming event in the sequence being displayed at a respective location on the display; and a plurality of speakers operable to play gaming sounds to accompany the sequence of gaming events,... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080242412 - Operating apparatus for game machine: An operating apparatus for game machine includes a depressing member, and a main body of the depressing member is provided with three engaging protrusions and two depressing protrusions that downwardly protrude. For example, the two depressing protrusions are provided between the three engaging protrusions. In response to a beating operation... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20080242413 - Prize-winning game machine and apparatus for grasping an object: The prize arrangement is limited in many conventional prize-winning game machines, in which the usable area is only the floor. In a crane game machine of the present invention for grasping a prize, an object grasping system (grasping arms) grasping a prize is suspended by a first and a second... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080242414 - Game devices with integrated gyrators and methods for use therewith: A game device such as a sporting good or video game device uses an integrated circuit (IC) that includes a gyrating circuit to measure at least one motion parameter of the device. An RF transmitter wirelessly transmits the at least one motion parameter to a remote device.... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080242415 - Motion-based input for platforms and applications: The flexible motion system simplifies the process of adding motion-based input to an application. The flexible motion system uses a motion detection device to detect motion based on the movement of an object. Next, the flexible motion system converts the motion detected by the motion detection device into input recognized... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080242416 - Broadcast system: A broadcast system includes an online multiplayer gaming system that enables a number of different players to play one or more instances of multiplayer poker, and game play recording means that generates game play records corresponding to game play events occurring in each turn of each instance of the multiplayer... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080242417 - Mobile device used as controller in interactive gaming environment: Using mobile devices in interactive gaming environments can include receiving inputs for a game event sent from wireless mobile devices over a plurality of disparate wireless networks. Each received input can include a game response and a timestamp indicative of when the game response was made. The timestamp and the... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20080242420 - Adaptive matchmaking for games: Matchmaking processes at online game services often result in players having to wait unacceptably long times to receive a match or immediately receiving a poorly matched session. By using a matchmaking process which dynamically adapts a good balance is achieved between the quality of proposed matches (for example, in terms... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20080242422 - Method, apparatus, system, medium, and signals for supporting game piece movement in a multiple-party communication: Systems, apparatus and methods related to multiple-party communications conducted between client computers in a computer network. For example, a method and apparatus for moving game piece images displayed on a first client computer in communication with a server in a computer network are disclosed. The method involves causing at least... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20080242424 - Method, game server and mobile terminal for providing game server with game room information: A method, a game server and a mobile terminal for providing a game user with game room information is disclosed in the present invention, the method including: the game server detecting a game user's state change in the game room; if a game user joins the game, storing the game... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080242421 - Multi-tier online game play: Online multiplayer games are provided in multiple tiers. A first tier offers limited features and a second tier offers first tier features plus additional features. The additional features are exclusive to the second tier. During game play in the first tier, enticements are provided to participate in the second tier.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080242418 - Position-based context awareness for mobile terminal device: The present invention relates to location/position-based context awareness for devices and mobile terminal devices, respectively. In particularly, the present invention relates to an infrastructure entity performing the location/position-based context awareness for a portable terminal device. According to the present invention an infrastructure entity and a method operable therewith for serving... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk

20080242423 - Real-money online multi-player trivia system, methods of operation, and storage medium: An apparatus, method, and storage medium for a real-money online multi-player trivia system which allows users to compete, via a computer network, in one or more simultaneous trivia style games with a plurality of questions while wagering real and/or play money. The trivia style games can be either a single... Agent: HulseyIPIntellectual Property Lawyers, P.C.

20080242419 - Server method for supporting a game:

20080242425 - Video game program, video game device, and video game control method: The video game character role giving section gives predetermined roles to avoid overlapping the roles. The team member determining section determines a team, as “Team A” to which a “manager character”, a “catcher character” and a “pitcher character” that are operated by first, second and third players respectively. The video... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080242427 - Game program, game apparatus, and game control method: The technical level of a player can be reflected in the results of a game by evaluating the content of the game. In the present game program, when an event execution command for executing an event is issued from the control unit, an event process corresponding to the event execution... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080242428 - Gaming machine capable of performing mini game: A gaming machine according to the present invention comprising: a writing device capable of writing information into a portable storage medium carried by a player; a reading device capable of reading information from the portable storage medium; and a controller, the controller programmed to conduct the processing of: (a) executing... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080242426 - Gaming machine critical data memory system and method: A gaming machine with a critical data memory system is provided for high speed and permanent storage and retention of critical data. The gaming machine includes high speed NV-RAM queue memory for secure, temporary storage of critical data and mass storage permanent memory for long term, secure storage of critical... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080242429 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing program, and storage medium storing information processing program: An information processing apparatus for performing a competition game based on a game result determined from fighting information for each of a plurality of users in accordance with a predetermined rule. The fighting information is generated based on images input by the plural users. The information processing apparatus includes: an... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C