Amusement devices: games inventions 03/09

20090082076 - Emotion-based game character manipulation: Methods and systems for emotion-based game character manipulation are provided. Each character is associated with a table of quantified attributes including emotional attributes and non-emotional attributes. An adjustment to an emotional attribute of a game character is determined based on an interaction with another game character. The emotional attribute of... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20090082077 - Game machine having player change operation function: A game unit realizes alternation of players who control to move a position of an object of a common operation target in a virtual space. A position of the object in response to an operation signal from a validated operation device corresponding to one game player is detected whether the... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090082078 - Game controller simulating a musical instrument: A simulated musical instrument may be used to alter the audio of a video game, the video aspects of video game, or both. Use of a controller simulating a musical instrument allows a rhythm-action game can be enjoyed in a manner closer to a realistic state of playing an instrument.... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090082079 - Intelligent candle display for game machines: Intelligent candle displays for electronic game machines are described. In one implementation, an electric signaling candle for game machines used in gambling establishments is communicatively coupled via a controller with one or more display screens for showing image and video graphics. The candle and the display screen(s) may be physically... Agent: Digideal Corporation

20090082080 - Game having multiple hands: A gaming system and method of gaming. A plurality of playing elements are selected, presented in symbol positions to form one or more outcomes that are evaluated for a winning combination. In one embodiment every one of a plurality of outcomes has at least one symbol position in common. In... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090082081 - Systems and methods for conducting lottery games: Described are methods, systems and apparatus for enabling a lottery player to receive information corresponding to a lottery outcome in association with receipt of an incoming communication. In an implementation, the method includes receiving an indication of an incoming communication, determining a lottery entry outcome, and determining an audible output... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20090082082 - Gaming apparatus with customised features: A gaming machine, a gaming system and associated methods are described in which a player provides a player identifier (PID) and that identifier is used to configure the gaming machine. The identifier may include biometric data. The configuration information may include information on one or more limits on game play... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090082084 - Gaming machine displaying a predetermined images for displaying a bonus symbol at a predetermined position: A gaming machine 13 determines a position of a symbol statically displayed corresponding to a random number thus generated, statically displays the video reels 3A to 3E which were rotationally displayed in sequence, in a case where a bonus game is statically displayed, displays an image corresponding to the total... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090082088 - Gaming machine with collectible game cards: A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a plurality of game cards that may be read by one or more card readers of the gaming machine. The game cards may provide a variety of enhancements for the gaming machine, including enhanced game features, enhanced rules of game play,... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090082086 - Gaming system with multiple game apparatus and method of use: A gaming system having a centralized controller coupled to an array of game apparatus; a display device, including a plurality of prize object displays, for displaying a bonus event prize for at least one game apparatus in the array; and provision for holding prize objects in an individually controlled manner,... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20090082090 - Methods and apparatus for representing play in a reverse mode: In accordance with one or more embodiments, a method for facilitating play of a gaming device is presented, in which the method comprises enabling a reverse payout mode of play of the gaming device and displaying an indication that play of the gaming device is to be provided in accordance... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20090082083 - Reel blur for gaming machines having simulated rotating reels: Gaming machines, systems and methods for emulating rotating physical reels on a display screen are disclosed. Graphics for “static” reel symbols are intentionally blurred for those reel symbols “in motion.” Gaming machines include an exterior housing, master gaming controller, display device and virtual reels. Virtual reels include reel stops, static... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090082089 - Slot machine displaying rendered effects based on proportion of payout amount to bet amount: A slot machine includes a display device, reels, a bet unit, motors, a memory, and a controller. The controller is configured to: (a) execute a lottery in response to an accepted bet; (b) send a signal indicating an instruction for rotating each reel to each motor; (c) determine an amount... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090082085 - Slot machine performing payout of a predetermined amount of credits when the number of games reaches a predetermined number: The slot machine 10 according to the present invention executes a game which pays out the amount of credits corresponding to the state of the rearrangement of a plurality of the symbols; switches a mode from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode based on a predetermined condition; counts the... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090082087 - Wagering game with symbol-strings dictation winning outcomes: A gaming machine and method for conducting a wagering game includes at least one string of symbols for indicating an outcome of the wagering game wherein additional symbols are introduced into the string of symbols to produce winning combinations of symbols. Upon achieving a winning combination, the winning combination is... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090082095 - Method and apparatus for displaying gaming content: A method comprises receiving an indication of a triggering event at a gaming device, determining a gaming content associated with the gaming device, identifying a public display on which is displayed non-gaming media content, and outputting the gaming content on the public display wherein the gaming content supersedes at least... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20090082097 - Method and apparatus for varying win probability and payouts of a gaming machine: A method and apparatus for varying win probabilities and/or payouts of a gaming machine as a function of the amount wagered by a player in a round of play is disclosed. In one embodiment, the probability of receiving a winning combination and/or the payouts for one or more winning combinations... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20090082091 - Products and processes for a point exchange: Methods of tracking points among participants in various wagers. An indication of a wager may be received, including point distributions, participants, an event, etc. An indication of an outcome of the wager may be received. Points may be allocated among participants in accordance with a desired point distribution based on... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20090082092 - Products and processes for gaming with points: Methods of tracking points among participants in various wagers. An indication of a wager may be received, including point distributions, participants, an event, etc. An indication of an outcome of the wager may be received. Points may be allocated among participants in accordance with a desired point distribution based on... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20090082093 - Slot machine performing payout of a predetermined amount of credits when the number of games reaches a predetermined number: The gaming machine 10 executes a game which pays out the amount of credits corresponding to a rearrangement state of a plurality of the symbols, switches a mode from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode based on a predetermined condition, counts the number of games executed after switching to... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090082094 - System and method for managing meters in a gaming system: A method of managing meters in a gaming system comprises a first step of temporarily storing meter information in a cache of a gaming management module. Upon receipt of an instruction from the gaming system, the meter information temporarily stored in cache is written to a storage location.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090082096 - System and method for playing a game involving the conversion of a communicated message to a text message: This invention is directed to amusement devices wherein players attempt to rapidly convert target messages into a “text message” using a conventional keypad arrangement such as that provided on a push button phone. The target message is the message that is intended to be translated may be communicated to the... Agent: Venable LLP

20090082098 - Systems and methods for providing access to wireless gaming devices: Systems and methods for controlling access to wireless gaming devices and networks are provided. For example, access is controlled through one or more levels of security checks, such as a hard security check instead of or in addition to a soft security check. In a hard security check, the user... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20090082099 - User interface system and system-controlled bonus system: Systems and methods for managing a limited-time bonus period are disclosed herein. According to one method, one or more triggering events are established for the gaming machines, wherein the triggering events are winning game outcomes. A gaming period is initiated on the gaming machines, wherein each gaming machine generates a... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20090082100 - Methods and apparatuses for recording and utilizing an audio signature within an application: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect an application, detect a participant that is utilizing the application, detect a qualifying event, and transmit an audio signature associated with the participant to a recipient wherein the recipient utilizes the application.... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20090082101 - Comprehensive single page view of user's gaming achievements: A method is disclosed for providing comprehensive information of all game achievements on a single GUI of a gaming and media system. The achievements GUI lists all game achievements, whether locked or unlocked, and may visually differentiate between locked and unlocked achievements. Upon a user selecting a listed achievement, information... Agent: Vierra Magen/microsoft Corporation

20090082103 - Electronic consoles having flexible displays: A gaming console configured with an auxiliary flexible display unit, e.g., a flexible LCD unit, providing different viewing angles for viewing displayed messages of advertisements is provided. The flexible display unit may comprise a plurality of individual flexible display modules which may be oriented as to define separate viewing windows... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090082102 - Method and apparatus for emulation enhancement: An emulation enhancement method in a first video game platform for enhancing execution of video games written for a second video game platform includes receiving an input signal written for the second video game platform, analyzing the input signal written for the second video game platform, intercepting a control signal... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090082104 - Track-based interactive music tool using game state to adapt playback: An audio player for playing back a plurality of tracks, comprising a game state monitor for monitoring a state of an interactive video game being played by a user of a game device, a track controller for managing a plurality of audio tracks, and a track manager for playing out... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP/ea

20090082105 - Track-based interactive music tool using game state to adapt playback: An audio player for playing back a plurality of tracks, comprising a game state monitor for monitoring a state of an interactive video game being played by a user of a game device, a track controller for managing a plurality of audio tracks, and a track manager for playing out... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP/ea

20090082107 - Game apparatus and storage medium storing game program: A game apparatus includes two LCDs, a touch panel is provided in association with the one LCD. On the touch panel, an operation button corresponding to each player character is set. A setting of the operation button is changed according to an operation state (frequency of usage, operation coordinates position)... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20090082106 - System and method for rendering game pieces: A game-piece rendering system includes a plurality of game cards each storing predetermined machine-readable data, and a game host unit. The game host unit includes: a game card reader for reading the machine-readable data stored on the game cards; a processor coupled to the game card reader and executing a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090082108 - Electronic game controller: An electronic game controller includes a front body, a rear body, a plurality of function keys and a rotating mechanism. The front body includes a second end surface non-orthogonal to its longitudinal axis. The rear body includes a third end surface parallel to the second end surface and non-orthogonal to... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090082109 - Multipurpose egm/player tracking device and system: A system and method provides gaming related and player/gaming attendant related services to a plurality EGM. Each EGM has an associated multipurpose EGM/player tracking device. Each multipurpose EMG/player tracking device has first and second ports. The first port couples the respective multipurpose EGM/player tracking device to the respective EGM using... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090082110 - Highlight management for fantasy gaming: A media database stores a number of media content items associated with a real-life field of competitive activity. A user database stores information about a plurality of entities involved in the real-life field of competitive activity, including indications of a number of the plurality of entities that are entities of... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20090082112 - Multiple sequence video game: A video game system includes a game that requires the multiple input of a single input device to provide a series of timed input signals relative to a start signal. The relative time of the input signal determines the result of a heat and the combined results of a series... Agent: Dennison Associates

20090082113 - Online game system and method thereof: Disclosed is an online tournament game system including a game providing module configured to provide a game for a plurality of players that join a virtual game room during a predetermined game session, a first ranking determination module configured to compute a point value balance of each player based on... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20090082111 - System and method for connecting users based on common interests, such as shared interests of representations of professional athletes: A system and method for connecting users based on common participation, ownership, or interest in a commodity or market, such as common ownership of a player associated with fantasy sports, is described. In some cases, the system presents a page associated with the commonly-interesting player to a user. In some... Agent: Michael J. Smith

20090082114 - Interactive transforming animated handheld game: An interactive handheld electronic game product includes a mechanically transformable casing, which upon mechanical transformation, signals transformation of the functionality of certain inputs as well as aspects of the virtual on-screen environment, e.g. the displayed characters. The transformed functionality of the inputs and the transformed aspects of the virtual environment... Agent: Perry Hoffman & Associates P.C.

20090082115 - Attachment device to electronic apparatus and electronic apparatus system: A cartridge, which is an attachment device, is mountable into an insertion slot 8 in a game apparatus. At a side surface inside the insertion slot 8, provided is a slide member 41 movable from a near side to a far side of the insertion slot 8. The attachment device... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090075709 - System and method of customizing a weapon in the online first person shooter game: Provided is a system for customizing a weapon in the online first person shooter game provided by a provider in which a plurality of users participate through computer terminals of the users connected through Internet and the plurality of the users form teams to compete, the system including: a game... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090075710 - Gaming apparatus executing race by a plurality of race objects, and game control method thereof: A gaming apparatus of the present invention comprises: an image display; an input device with which a plurality of players can input a bet on race objects that participate in a racing game in which a plurality of race objects contend with one another for winning; and a controller, the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090075711 - Systems and methods for providing a vocal experience for a player of a rhythm action game: A method for combining vocal cues and percussion cues for a player of a rhythm action game during a song comprises: displaying, in a rhythm action game, a lane comprising cues corresponding to a vocal track of a song; displaying, on the lane during the song, at least one cue... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090075712 - Gaming systems having trigger time indicators: A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving at least one wager and one or more displays for displaying a randomly selected outcome of a wagering game. The one or more displays further display a trigger time indicator. The gaming system further comprises at least one controller operative... Agent: Patti, Hewitt & Arezina LLC

20090075713 - E-ink bingo display: A system, method and computer-readable medium for implementing gaming systems and devices using portable e-ink bingo display devices. In one embodiment, an electronic game device includes a display controller adapted for generating a game face and a display assembly that displays the generated game face. The display assembly includes an... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20090075715 - Multi-card bingo game features: After the main ball drop of a bingo game, a player may be given a free extra bingo number. A probability of awarding a free ball may be determined, at least in part, according to a desired paytable percentage for the bingo game (or vice versa). Some implementations of the... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090075714 - Multi-card bingo patterns and wild balls: Methods and devices are provided for enhanced bingo play, particularly multi-card play. Multi-card bingo patterns can provide low hit probabilities and correspondingly high payouts, even if the underlying bingo cards have relatively few spots. Some multi-card patterns can only be hit one way. “Wild” bingo balls, which may be placed... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090075719 - Apparatus and a method for playing a game: A game includes a plurality of cells and a plurality of symbols arranged in a grid which defines a payline. The game has a result equal to a random one of the symbols being associated with each of the cells. The game allows a player to associate a first token... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090075716 - Gaming device and method: A gaming device includes several changeable prize displays with each changeable prize display sequentially displaying several different prizes. A moveable indicator can move relative to the changeable prize displays and selectively indicate at least one of the prize displays by moving proximate the position of the indicated prize display. The... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20090075722 - Gaming system having collectible and redeemable special symbols: A gaming system comprises a wager input device and a display for displaying a first matrix of symbols representing a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game, the symbols selected from a plurality of symbols including at least one special symbol. The system further includes a controller operative to (i)... Agent: Patti, Hewitt & Arezina LLC

20090075720 - Skill game playable on a casino type display with game ending features including spinning reel up/down capability and a bonus game: A skill game is provided that can be played on a casino gaming display that employs methods to hold a player's interest after normal completion of the initial game. In a first embodiment, an up/down selection is provided to the player for one or more reels of the spinning reel... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20090075718 - Slot machine having a bonus game: Symbols which are handled as specified targets of a pay line L, from amongst symbols which are rearranged through window displays W1, W2 and W3 which are in a transparent state in a liquid crystal panel 5B, may include blanks. In this case, a [FRANKENSTEIN] symbol which is not drawn... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090075717 - Wagering game with modified award expected value: A gaming machine for playing a wagering game includes a wager input device for receiving a wager to play a wagering game. The gaming machine further includes a display arrangement that is in communication with a controller. The display arrangement displays a plurality of positions and a range of awards... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090075721 - Wagering game with simulated mechanical reels: A method and system of operating a wagering game having simulated mechanical reels includes receiving a wager to play the wagering game. A first set of video images are displayed on a curved surface approximately a radius of curvature of a mechanical reel. The first set of video images simulates... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090075726 - Amusement device having electronic game and jukebox functionalities: An amusement device has a display, an audio output, and an input component. The display includes a touchscreen. The input component receives at least one of currency, coins, and credit cards/debit cards. The amusement device also includes a common controller. The common controller is configured to select and play at... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090075725 - Gaming machine and gaming system using chips: Gaming chips 30 have an IC tag 34 which is embedded therein, and a special bar code 101 invisible to the naked eye, which is printed thereon. A server calculates the number of gaming chips 30 based on individual information of the IC tag 34 that was read out by... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090075728 - Proximity meter manipulation on a gaming event: Each play of a base game increases the likelihood of winning a bonus award. A cue is provided to give an indication of the change in likelihood of winning the bonus award. In one embodiment, the cue is a graphical indication that takes the form of a proximity indicator such... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20090075723 - System and method for permitting identification and counting of gaming chips: A system that allows precise identification and counting of appropriately equipped gaming chips inside specified zones on a gambling table is disclosed. The system relies on near field magnetic coupling technology whereby a primary looped conductor placed in a gaming zone couples a sufficient amount of energy into one or... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20090075727 - Systems and methods for facilitating play of a casino game via expiring prepaid plays of the casino game: In accordance with at least one embodiment, an expiring prepaid casino account is disclosed. The expiring prepaid casino account has associated therewith an amount of money, time, and/or game plays. The amount of money, time, and/or game plays expires in predetermined portions over a plurality of defined expiration periods, thus... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20090075729 - Systems and methods for providing access to wireless gaming devices: Systems and methods for controlling access to wireless gaming devices and networks are provided. For example, access is controlled through one or more levels of security checks, such as a hard security check instead of or in addition to a soft security check. In a hard security check, the user... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20090075724 - Wireless bet withdrawal gaming system: A system for wireless gaming comprises a central game processor having wireless transmission and reception ability. The game processor has a device server and a local game server. Multiple user input devices having a visual display and wireless transmission and reception ability are provided. The wireless devices are used to... Agent: Mark A&#x3e Litman And Associates, P.A. York Business Center

20090075731 - Game program, game apparatus, and game method: The fun of a game is increased, and the player can be induced to play the game repeatedly. Belonging group determining means determines that the prefecture to which a player character belongs is Osaka Prefecture, belonging group variable determining means determines that the enthusiasm rank parameter of Osaka Prefecture is... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090075730 - Network game system, method for processing the same, network game processing program product, and storage medium for storing program product: Network game system comprising: a center server is provided with means for storing object data received from each arcade system in a database, means for executing a competing game using data on the basis of each object data, and means for distributing the arcade ID, and player ID corresponding to... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090075732 - Scenario game: The present invention, a SCENARIO GAME comprising a deck of scenario cards, a deck of pass cards, a deck of agree cards, a deck of disagree cards and a random event generator (dice); seeks to provide the participants a means whereby the participants are encouraged to engage each other in... Agent: John S. Kendall

20090075733 - Interactive playmat: An interactive playmat that projects an image of a playmat onto a flat surface is provided. The interactive playmat interactively provides instructions to the game players during play. Some embodiments of the virtual playmat can sense when an action is performed with respect to one of the game pieces on... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090075734 - Gaming apparatus executing race by a plurality of race objects, and game control method thereof: A gaming apparatus and a game controlling method in which a plurality of game objects, including game objects belonging to a first group and game objects belonging to a second group, appear in a game, and during the game, based on game object data showing one selected game object belonging... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090075736 - method of controlling an update of game code in a gaming system: Methods of controlling migration to new version game code during an active game session are disclosed. In an embodiment, new version game code is received at a game server. In response to receipt of a game request from a gaining client at a gaming server, the current version code an... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090075739 - Computerized gaming devices and methods: Play stations or terminals for playing computerized games having at least one game lot, each game lot having a plurality of chances including a finite number of losing chances and a finite number of winning chances. The plurality of chances are provided for random purchase via one of the play... Agent: Moore & Hansen, Pllp

20090075735 - Method for updating a multiplayer game session on a mobile device: A method for updating a game session comprises detecting a game event during a game session, sending an update request to a game data object server responsive to the game event, receiving a game data object from the game data server responsive to the update request, and updating the game... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20090075738 - System and method for identifying compatible users: Systems and methods are provided for an automatic user or friend recommendation system that matches players that have compatible play styles, play schedules, or the like. Behavioral data is collected or entered from players, and a profile of each player is created and compared to calculate a compatibility score. If... Agent: Mayer & Williams PC

20090075737 - Tracking, correlating, and processing multi-user online sessions: Scheduling an online session including: determining desired time slots for an online session; determining potential users to participate in the online session; sending invitations to the potential users; receiving responses to the invitations thereby identifying participants for the online session; and entering the online session into the calendars of the... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20090069063 - Wagering game with multiple bonus triggering feature and bonus accrual feature: In one aspect, there is provided a method of conducting a wagering game which includes the steps of conducting a plurality of basic wagering games and enabling a bonus game in response to a bonus triggering outcome achieved in any of the basic wagering games. The method also includes deferring... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090069068 - Gaming device having main game activating a bonus event: A game and gaming apparatus include a main game and a bonus game. A player is entitled to participate in the bonus game without an additional wager beyond that required to play the main game. Winning outcomes of the main game determine the indicia used to play the bonus game.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090069069 - Gaming machine having a curved display: Gaming machines having video depictions of one or more mechanical reels projected onto a curved display are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the gaming machine includes a curved transparent material having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a radius of curvature similar to a mechanical reel. The curved transparent... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20090069070 - Gaming machine having a curved display and related methods: Gaming systems having touch panels as user control devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the gaming system includes a curved display system for displaying a game. The curved display system has a curved material having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a radius of curvature similar to a... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20090069071 - Gaming system with cascading symbol feature: A gaming system comprising an input device for receiving a wager to play a wagering game. The gaming system also includes a display for displaying an array of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game. In response to the randomly selected outcome including a winning symbol... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090069064 - Method and apparatus for a slot machine: A gaming device method and apparatus are disclosed, and are accomplished by a slot machine that provides the result of a spin, or a game, to the player in two steps. In the first step, the machine provides partial, or incomplete information related to the occurring symbols during a game.... Agent: Nabil N. Ghaly

20090069066 - Slot machine having a transparent liquid crystal display: One of the symbols on each video reel V1, V2 is rearranged in each display window W1, W2 on a first display screen G1, respectively. One of the symbols on each video reel V3, V4 is rearranged in each display window W3, W4 on a second display screen G2. One... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090069067 - Slot machine which awards a payment based on scatter symbols: If there is a special symbol ([ORANGE] symbol) among symbols each rearranged in a symbol display frame 111 of a liquid crystal panel 5B, the special symbol is replaced with one of scatter symbols. Then a player can designate a scatter symbol rearranged in the symbol display frame 111 within... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090069065 - Wagering game and method having a point-based award: Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a point-based award. In accordance with one aspect, a game provides a feature game played for points. Upon conclusion of the feature game, a player is paid a prize according to the number of points accumulated during feature game play.... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20090069072 - Shake responsive handheld device and method: The invention relates to a shake responsive handheld device. The handheld device comprises a motion sensor, a storage unit, and a processor. The motion sensor detects a shaking motion of the handheld device initiated by a user. The storage unit stores a plurality of first type media files and a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090069079 - Entertainment monitoring system and method: An entertainment monitoring system for the gaming industry is disclosed to provide real-time multi-site, slot accounting, player tracking, cage credit and vault, sports book data collection, and table game accounting. The system is operable on a computer network and is capable of displaying data in a plurality of different display... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090069073 - Gaming device and method providing a plurality of plays of a background game resulting in a single award for the player: A gaming device, system and method which enables a player to apply a large wager amount to a plurality of plays of a background game in increments or portions. The gaming device apportions or applies the large wager amount to a plurality of plays of a background game. The gaming... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090069077 - Gaming machine and controlling method thereof: A gaming machine measures a lap time every time a leading horse passes a check point and sets a lap time in each of gaming terminals. When the lap time set for each gaming terminal matches the measured lap time, an award is provided to the matching gaming terminal.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090069075 - Gaming machine with player-centric rewards: Gaming systems, machines and methods are disclosed that provide various player-centric rewards to the casino patrons. The rewards may be provided across multiple games including slots, tables, keno, and any other casino game. The sweepstakes rewards may be used to promote increased play for chosen time periods, locations, and/or individual... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20090069078 - Method and system for gaming and brand association: A gaming system includes: (i) a base wagering game requiring a wager to made by a player; (ii) at least one winning outcome for the base wagering game; (iii) a paytable for the at least one winning outcome; a secondary award provided randomly to the player, the secondary party award... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090069076 - Networked gaming system with player-centric rewards: Gaming systems, machines and methods are disclosed that provide various player-centric rewards to the casino patrons. The rewards may be provided across multiple games including slots, tables, keno, and any other casino game. The sweepstakes rewards may be used to promote increased play for chosen time periods, locations, and/or individual... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20090069074 - Player-centric gaming rewards methods: Gaming systems, machines and methods are disclosed that provide various player-centric rewards to the casino patrons. The rewards may be provided across multiple games including slots, tables, keno, and any other casino game. The sweepstakes rewards may be used to promote increased play for chosen time periods, locations, and/or individual... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20090069080 - Gaming machine, linked gaming system and method with variable eligibility for an award: A method of awarding an award on a gaming machine, the method comprising: a) in a random selection process selecting an eligibility criterion or eligibility criteria from a plurality of possible eligibility criteria, whereby the selected criterion or criteria is deemed an active award trigger event; b) monitoring game play... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090069081 - Universal tactile feedback system for computer video games and simulations: A universal tactile feedback system for computer and video game systems is disclosed which provides real time tactile feedback to enhance a user's experience while interacting with a computer/video game or simulation. The tactile feedback system operates both in host-independent and host-dependent modes, thereby allowing the system to function even... Agent: Diehl Servilla LLC

20090069082 - Gaming machine: Certain embodiments provide an electronic gaming component including an audio visual (A/V) device having an A/V output; an A/V input arranged to obtain a signal indicative of an A/V output of at least one peer electronic gaming component; and a controller in communication with the A/V input and arranged to... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090069083 - Portable video game system: A hand-held display system for playing video games includes a housing grippable by a user's hands, a liquid crystal display viewable by the user gripping the housing, input devices operable by the user when the user grips the housing and a connector for, in use, operatively connecting to portable storage... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20090069084 - System and methods for monitoring and controlling the actions of an avatar in a virtual environment: An Internet-based computer application displayed on a multimedia video display system that records and compiles statistics based upon the interactions of an avatar, representing a gamer, within a virtual environment. The avatar is able to act in the virtual environment by controlling, manipulating, operating, or otherwise interacting with objects and... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20090069085 - Combined musical instrument and gaming device: One or more gaming machines are associated with a musical instrument. The musical instrument has a housing and one or more elements for generating sound. The musical instrument may comprise a piano having keys located at one end and housing a plurality of strings. Each gaming machine is configured to... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20090069086 - Character control device, character control method, recording medium, and program: A formation information storage unit (240) stores formation information regulating a formation which characters should form. A character control unit (250) turns off assessment of contact between allies when the characters are to formate and, based on formation information, assembles the respective characters in respective positions. Then, after the characters... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090069087 - Player gaming console, gaming machine, networked gaming system and method: Games, networked gaming systems, gaming machines and methods are disclosed that provide various player-centric games and rewards to the casino patrons.... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20090069090 - Automated system for facilitating management of casino game table player rating information: Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating player tracking activities at a casino gaming table which includes a plurality of player stations. One aspect is directed to different techniques for automating the various manual processes involved in the rating of a player of a table game. Another aspect is directed to... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090069092 - Gaming system with tournament communication protocols: Networked gaming systems and the communication protocols for presenting a network-based games or network-based tournament games are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, the gaming system includes a plurality of gaming devices in communication with a tournament server. Each gaming device includes a base game and a secondary device having... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20090069093 - Gaming system with tournament communication protocols and methods: Various methods for managing a tournament game in a gaming system are disclosed herein. According to one method, a player is identified at a gaming device. After the player is identified, the player interface unit receives player-related and tournament-related data from the tournament server, in which the player interface unit... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20090069089 - Method and system for virtual competition: A method and system for virtual competition is presented. The method and system determine a plurality of competitors and generate at least one matchup between a selected two of the competitors. A plurality of judges is then determined and the judges are notified of the matchups. At least one vote... Agent: Matthew Talpis

20090069094 - Open architecture communications in a gaming network: Open architecture communication systems and methods are provided that allow flexible data transmission between gaming machines and other devices and nodes within a gaming machine network. The gaming machine and other devices employ a communication interface that sends and receives data via a common communication protocol and via common communication... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090069091 - Ranking determination system and program, and recording medium storing the program: A ranking determination system is provided which can make all the game participants ranking-conscious and eager to play again, even if it is a widely popular game played by a large number of people. In the system wherein results of a game played in multiple game machines are collected through... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090069088 - System and method for detection, classification, and management of collusion in online activity: The present invention relates to the detection, classification, and management of collusion in online gaming. Specifically, it relates to detecting collusion in online poker and other games of chance. The present invention may also be used to detect collusion in other types of strategy based online gaming such as first... Agent: Don J. Pelto Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20090069095 - Game program, game apparatus, and game control method: In this program, a regulation command for controlling the movement of a first character is recognized by a control unit. After the regulation command for the first character is recognized by the control unit, a movement command for operating a second character is recognized by the control unit. Then, the... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090069096 - Program, information storage medium, game system, and input instruction device: A game system performs a process that generates and displays an instruction image that instructs a given movement of a controller including an acceleration sensor, and a process that acquires a signal from the acceleration sensor included in the controller to detect the movement of the controller, and determines the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090061970 - Locating content in dual screen video game: A video game is played with a playing device that includes multiple screens. A background graphic design and partially hidden objects are embedded in the background graphic scene on both the screen displays. One screen displays a zoomed cropped view of the other screen. A textual list of items corresponding... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090061971 - Object tracking interface device for computers and gaming consoles: The present invention is directed to an object tracking interface device for use with computers and game consoles. The object tracking interface device tracks the movement of a moving object within the field of view of the object tracking interface device and provides input to the computer or game console... Agent: Dennison Associates

20090061972 - Speed-dependent suggested driving lines: In a video game or simulator, suggested speed indicators are computed along a suggested driving line on a path (e.g., a race track) and displayed in a simple, progressive, and user-friendly format. The displayed speed indicators are based on a racer's current speed and target speeds attributed to individual locations... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090061973 - Randomless game for multiplicity of players: The invention is a randomless game, as opposed to a game of chance, for a multiplicity of participants preferably using applications software and an internet web site which enables a contest to be played on-line. The winner of the contest is established by participants engaging in a series of conscious... Agent: Robert J. Van Der Wall Grand Bay Plaza

20090061974 - Game with chance element and strategy component that can be copied: In various embodiments, a first player may follow the same pattern of betting used by a second player.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20090061975 - Video poker bonus hands wagering system: A multitier video poker game that is played by a single player which displays a first tier compulsory base poker hand and optional tiered bonus poker hands. The base poker hand is a traditionally played five card draw video poker hand, where the player makes a wager prior to the... Agent: Knechtel, Demeur & Samlan

20090061976 - Video poker game and method: A gaming machine and a method for playing the gaming machine. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of providing a gaming machine having a plurality of games and a plurality of corresponding pay-tables wherein each pay-table corresponds to a particular game, making a wager so as to provide... Agent: Law Offices Of Raymond A. Nuzzo, LLC

20090061977 - Advisory system and methods for use in gaming: Generally, the systems and methods presented herein provide for enhanced gaming during a game of chance. For example, the utility may provide the player with the opportunity to make a more educated decision when wagering sums of money in the game of chance. In this regard, the utility may observe... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20090061979 - Gaming device and its control method: It is possible to select plural types of drawing games in accordance with a condition and to provide a game player with the selected drawing games. A game device (1) for performing a bingo game for drawing either a first prize or a second prize with a ball B1 and... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090061978 - Real-time, online betting system: A subscriber registers with a betting server. The betting server stores one or more betting preferences for the subscriber. During the sporting event, the betting server receives a real-time event notification responsive to a mini-event within a live sporting event. The betting server generates a betting proposal responsive to said... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20090061980 - Method and devices for increasing player interaction in a game: New methods of conducting games are provided that allow for a more interactive experience for the player so as to increase player participation. New methods of conducting a lottery as well as new games (for example, new playing cards) that may be used with such methods are disclosed. Both predetermined... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090061981 - Electronic bingo-based roulette game: A game visually recognizable as roulette, but wherein winning results correspond to the outcome of a simultaneous game of bingo, includes a bingo server from which bingo balls are drawn, a roulette server visually representing a roulette wheel, and two or more stations where participants place bets and perform other... Agent: Aquilla Patents & Marks, PLLC

20090061985 - Gaming machine: If a plurality of BONUS symbols are stopped on the display and a predetermined condition is satisfied, a main CPU awards a free game to a player. Prior to awarding the free game, the main CPU determines the number of free games to be awarded in accordance with the positioning... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090061984 - Reel symbol resizing for reel based gaming machines: Gaming machines, systems and methods for sizing or resizing visible reel symbols are disclosed. Gaming machines include an exterior housing, master gaming controller, display device and mechanical or virtual reels. Reels include a plurality of reel stops, each containing a visible reel symbols or a blank or ghost region. Visible... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090061986 - Slot machine displaying game images: A slot machine stores gaming images of a liquid crystal panel 5B. However, if total payout amount awarded in a unit game of a slot game and each unit game of a free game following the unit game does not exceed the recorded highest amount, gaming images showing the series... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090061982 - Slot machine game where player can optionally purchase a win multiplier: A slot machine method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a slot machine game which offers the player a variable multiplier. The value of the multiplier is not known until after the player pays to activate the variable multiplier, upon which the value of the variable multiplier is determined... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20090061987 - Thermal management in a wagering game machine: A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module operable to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a thermal management module operable to monitor the temperature of one or more integrated circuits comprising a part of the wagering game machine. In one embodiment, the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20090061983 - Three-dimensional games of chance having multiple reel stops: A gaming machine may have at least one display device capable of displaying 3-D images of a game of chance, and at least one processor to execute instructions to display the 3-D images on the display device, the at least one processor having display video data to display the 3-D... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090061988 - Wagering game machine with a toolless hard drive mount: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a printed circuit board that is part of a wagering game machine. The printed circuit board includes a processor operable to execute instructions associated with a wagering game. The printed circuit board also includes a hard drive mount that includes an alignment guide and... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20090061989 - Method for adjusting character ability value and server for controlling the same: A method and server for adjusting a character ability value is provided. Advantages/disadvantages occurring due to a character's ability value difference can be adjusted since ability values associated with the characters can be adjusted in real time when the characters are matched against each other in a program running on... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090061993 - Machine for providing and controlling game: A machine for providing and controlling game has a file for storing items which can be obtained by points, means for executing a procedure for obtaining according to an item purchase request, means for storing owned money of each player, means for producing selling exhibition information of the item, means... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - PhiladelphiaIPDepartment

20090061995 - Method and system for representing financial information in a gaming environment: Disclosed is an apparatus, method and system for procuring and analyzing information regarding the financial markets. According to further embodiments of the present invention, there may be provided a system to execute financial transactions using Internet-based frontend graphics that resembles wagering games. The system may provide a comprehensive combination of... Agent: Naomi Assia Law Offices C/o LandonIPInc.

20090061994 - Method of gaming and a gaming system: A method of gaming comprising: awarding a feature game in response to a trigger event occurring; and conducting a feature game comprising: displaying a plurality of objects for selection; receiving player selections of a plurality of objects, making one or more awards to the player based on the player selected... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090061991 - Return-driven casino game outcome generator: The Return Driven Casino Game Outcome Generator (RDOG) makes the first true class of casino video game possible by creating games that measure and reward skills like fast reflexes and manual dexterity while earning consistent and reliable profits for game operators. In RDOG, a method of determining a reward due... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20090061992 - System and method for a terminal-based lottery game with subsequent interactive component: A lottery game system and methodology incorporates a terminal-based game component and a subsequent interactive-based game component. A player is provided access and is entitled to participation in the interactive-based game component as a function of a winning outcome in the terminal-based game component. The interactive-based game component may incorporate... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090061990 - System and method for cashless gaming and promotions: A method and system for administering and managing promotional gaming vouchers and segregating promotional credits from normal play credit includes a plurality of gaming machines coupled to a back-end controller for monitoring play on the gaming machines and segregating cash and promotional credits of a plurality of promotional gaming vouchers.... Agent: Design Ip, P.C.

20090061996 - Systems and methods for presenting an outcome amount via a total number of events: Systems and methods are provided for operating a gaming system. In one embodiment, an outcome amount associated with a total number of events is determined. For example, a total payout amount associated with a number of randomly generated outcomes may be determined. Based on a parameter associated with a player,... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20090061997 - Return-driven casino game outcome generator: The Return Driven Casino Game Outcome Generator makes the first true class of casino video game possible by creating games that measure and reward skills like fast reflexes and manual dexterity while earning consistent and reliable profits for game operators. In RDOG, a method of determining a reward due to... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20090061998 - Return-driven casino game outcome generator: The Return Driven Casino Game Outcome Generator makes the first true class of casino video game possible by creating games that measure and reward skills like fast reflexes and manual dexterity while earning consistent and reliable profits for game operators. An RDOG gaming machine may include a game that includes... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20090061999 - Return-driven casino game outcome generator: The Return Driven Casino Game Outcome Generator makes the first true class of casino video game possible by creating games that measure and reward skills like fast reflexes and manual dexterity while earning consistent and reliable profits for game operators. An embodiment of a method incorporating RDOG may include steps... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20090062000 - Game machine, game machine control method, and information storage medium: To provide a game machine for displaying a picture in which light from a light source causes the shadow of an object, and the shadow varies according to a change in the position of the light source, the shape (posture) of the object, and so forth, while suppressing an increase... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090062001 - Virtual cameras and 3-d gaming environments in a gaming machine: A disclosed gaming machine provides method and apparatus for presenting a plurality of game outcome presentations derived from one or more virtual 3-D gaming environments stored on the gaming machine. While a game of chance is being played on the gaming machine, two-dimensional images derived from a three-dimensional object in... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090062002 - Apparatus and method of detecting and tracking objects in amusement games: An amusement game and method that tracks the movement of a game object utilizing an image sensing device that communicates with a control unit for the amusement game. The amusement game includes an image sensing device, such as a CCD or CMOS camera, that is positioned to view the playfield... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20090062003 - Device and method for determining and/or visualising of moves, steps and processes of card plays: The present invention provides for a system for detecting, storing, and visualizing game plays, events, and operations in card games. The system includes a game table which is transparent or partially transparent in at least one position, and which has positions for at least two players, and has an optical... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20090062006 - Game controller and game system: A first control unit includes a first operation data generation section for generating first operation data in accordance with a motion of a first control unit body included in the first control unit. A second control unit includes a second operation data generation section for generating second operation data in... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20090062004 - Input terminal emulator for gaming devices: A hand-held device (e.g., a mobile phone and/or a music/multi-media player) emulating a terminal of a gaming device. The hand-held device can be used to emulate different terminals such that the same hand-held device can be used to play with different gaming devices. In an embodiment, the user indicates the... Agent: Nvidia C/o Murabito, Hao & Barnes LLP

20090062005 - Method for adjusting sensing range and sensitivity and inertia interactive aparatus and system using thereof: The present invention provides an architecture of a method, apparatus and system for user adjusting the sensing range and sensitivity dynamically according to various user statuses so as to obtain an appropriate interactive effect regardless of different age group of users. In the present invention, a way of adjusting sensing... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090062017 - Browser manager, gaming machine, gaming network, and system: An integrated browser manager and networked gaming system that provides server based dynamic content onto a content display area of one or more gaming machines is disclosed. The system includes: a browser manager, one or more application servers connected to the browser manager by a server-to-server (S2S) server and S2S... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20090062015 - Game playing device with networked playback capability: A game playing device and a computer readable medium with a set of instructions for playing a game encoded thereon and a set of instructions encoded thereon such that the game playing device is recognized as a controllable playback device in a networked environment.... Agent: CenturyIPGroup, Inc. [main]

20090062009 - Game system: A game device (A1) registers at least one game character from among a plurality of prepared game characters with an entity managed in a virtual space by a player, and engages in a competition with another game device (B1), using a game character that is specified by a player from... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090062010 - Information processing device, information processing system, and storage medium storing information processing program: An information processing device performs data communication with a server through a predetermined network, and transmits a result of reviewing a review target to the server. The information processing device executes, in accordance with an operation of a user, execution processing of any review target which is selected from a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20090062007 - Injecting content into episodic video games: A hidden object video game having multiple episodes is played on a computing device. Periodically or upon reaching a milestone in the game, the computing device automatically connects with a server to update the game with data containing new episodes of the game and then disconnects from the server. The... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090062016 - Method and system for representing financial information in a gaming environment: Disclosed is an apparatus, method and system for procuring and analyzing information regarding the financial markets. According to further embodiments of the present invention, there may be provided a system to execute financial transactions using Internet-based frontend graphics that resembles wagering games. The system may provide a comprehensive combination of... Agent: Naomi Assia Law Offices C/o LandonIPInc.

20090062011 - Remote game system and remote game machine: A remote game system has a game machine, which has a manual operation unit receiving a manual operation instruction, and a remote controller. The remote controller communicates with the game machine through a communication network, and controls operation of the game machine through the communication network. The game machine has... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090062014 - System and method for communicating game parameters utilizing separate protocols: The invention provides a client computer system, including at least one storage medium, at least one processor connected to the storage medium, and a set of instructions stored on the storage medium for execution by the processor, the set of instructions including a game having game parameters including a shared... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090062013 - System and method for hybridizing browser and game views: The invention provides a client computer system, including at least one storage medium, at least one processor connected to the storage medium, and a set of instructions stored on the storage medium for execution by the processor, the set of instructions including a communications module to receive and transmit signals... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090062012 - System and method for linking a player computer system directly to a predetermined shared game environment: The invention provides a game server computer system, including at least one storage medium, at least one processor connected to the storage medium, and a set of instructions stored on the storage medium for execution by the processor, the set of instructions including a communications module to transmit signals to... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090062008 - System for distributing entertaining episodes and crediting payouts to authorized remote-player's wagers: A system for distributing entertaining multimedia episodes and crediting payouts to authorized remote-player's wagers, off-site or on-site regulated premises, comprising a system for randomly selecting episodes, with randomly generated episodes outcomes appended thereto. The selected episodes could be from a database or from ongoing live games. The database could be... Agent: Jayant S. Karmarkar