Amusement devices: games inventions 04/09

20090111550 - Text message entry of a remote contest using participation code awarded at a local arcade game: An arcade game is disclosed that includes receiving one or more game credits, beginning the arcade game in response to receiving the game credits, and awarding a participation code to a player for a remote contest in response to the player beginning the game, or unsuccessfully or successfully completing one... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20090111551 - Card game: A method of playing a card game against the house. Optionally, before the cards are dealt, each player may place a bet. Then, a predetermined number of cards are dealt to each player. After the cards are dealt, each player decides whether to “Play” or “Surrender.” A surrendering player forfeits... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP/seattle

20090111552 - Gaming machine, playing method thereof and gaming system: In a gaming machine 10, after the coins to be credited reaches 100 pieces, a bookmaker button is pushed through a touch panel 69, from a bookmaker selection screen displayed in a lower image display panel 16, so that a desired bookmaker is selected among a plurality of bookmakers. Thereby,... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090111553 - Techniques for incentivized networking: Techniques for playing a game of chance providing networking opportunities for large groups of players are described herein. During the game, to qualify for a prize, a player should have one or more partners chosen from the players playing the game. A winner of the prize shares a prize with... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Adams & Wilks

20090111554 - Techniques for incentivized networking: Techniques for playing a game of chance providing networking opportunities for large groups of players are described herein. During the game, to qualify for a prize, a player should have one or more partners chosen from the players playing the game. A winner of the prize shares a prize with... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Adams & Wilks

20090111555 - Techniques for incentivized networking: Techniques for playing a game of chance providing networking opportunities for large groups of players are described herein. During the game, to qualify for a prize, a player should have one or more partners chosen from the players playing the game. A winner of the prize shares a prize with... Agent: Burce L. Adams, Esq. Adams & Wilks

20090111564 - Bonus actuator attachment for gaming machines: The present invention relates to a bonus actuator attachment for a slot or gaming machine. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method of selectively triggering a first bonus triggering event, by way of a bonus actuator attachment, so as to make the player eligible to participate... Agent: Charles N. Quinn Fox Rothschild LLP

20090111556 - Casino game with pay line multipliers: A pay line multiplier is randomly selected for each active pay line. The pay line multiplier varies for each round of play. An extra wager may be required from the player to activate this feature during the play of a casino game. A player makes a wager to activate at... Agent: John Edward Roethel

20090111562 - Circulating data card apparatus and management system: A gaming device having a card management system which is operable to manage a plurality of circulating data cards is described.... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090111566 - Display of bonus game progression in reel-type games: Reel-type games are described in which a player's progress towards an award of a bonus game is displayed to the player. The required triggering event for an award of a bonus game may be accumulated over multiple turns of the game. A bonus indicator (e.g., icon) is provided on the... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20090111557 - Game of chance: A video slot game is described that increases a multiplier associated with each active pay line of the game independently of the multipliers associated with other pay lines of the game. Each line multiplier acts to multiply the winnings based on that particular line only. A multiplier for a particular... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090111569 - Gaming machine: A slot machine variably displays symbols and stops symbols in a variable display portion using composite reel bands. Each of the composite reel bands is generated by combining a symbol reel band with a background reel band. The background reel band is configured to include partial background images that are... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090111570 - Gaming machine: When a slot machine accepts a bet of a gaming value, the slot machine renews each bonus payout data based on the bet gaming values. The slot machine drawn a bonus payout indicated in the renewed bonus payout data on each bonus symbol corresponding to bonus payout. The slot machine... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090111558 - Gaming machine arranging two symbol columns in the same order: A display unit displays symbols in a plurality of columns, and in particular arranges the symbols in the same order in two or more of the columns. A game controller unit determines an arrangement of symbols at random on a condition that symbols are arranged in the same order and... Agent: Masuvalley & Partners

20090111571 - Gaming machine arranging two symbol columns in the same order: The present invention may be gaming machine, including a mechanical reel which is configured with a plurality of rotatable reels, each reel indicating indicia on a circumferential surface of the reel, a display which shows a part of the circumferential surface and a controller which stops two reels to indicate... Agent: Masuvalley & Partners

20090111565 - Gaming machine with various game styles: The present invention relates to a gaming machine which has a display screen or physical reel mechanism and one or a plurality of types of features provided on said display screen, wherein said one or more features are activated when an extra bet wager is made separately of the initial... Agent: Masuvalley & Partners

20090111563 - Gaming system and a method of gaming: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, an outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome based on the displayed symbols and to provide a player reward... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090111559 - Gaming system and method for providing designated symbol display areas that modify awards: Gaming devices and methods of operating gaming devices are provided that include indicator or designator symbols. When an indicator or designator symbol is generated and displayed, the indicator or designator symbol indicates at least one symbol display area as a modification symbol display area. Upon at least one subsequent generation... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090111561 - Gaming system and method for providing multi-level personal progressive awards: A gaming system and method including at least one gaming system progressive award adapted to be provided to any player at one of a plurality of the gaming machines. The gaming system progressive award is associated with a designated quantity of points wherein the first player at one of the... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090111560 - Gaming system and method providing a multiplayer bonus game having a plurality of award opportunities: A gaming system where, as players play the primary games of the gaming devices, the gaming devices or the players playing at those gaming devices are occasionally provided with game elements associated with a multiplayer bonus game. In one embodiment, when a designated number of the game elements associated with... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090111567 - Reel game apparatus for playing sub game and the method thereof: Provided is a reel game apparatus and method for playing a sub-game, which operate various sub-games depending on the appearance of specific symbols on a game screen regardless of the winning conditions in a reel game, and includes a main game part for spinning a plurality of reels, each having... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090111568 - Slot machine with insurance function and control method thereof: A slot machine of the present invention comprises: a symbol display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols; and a controller, the controller programmed to execute the processing of: (A) executing a normal game in which the plurality of symbols are variably displayed and then stop-displayed by the... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090111572 - Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing an outcome enhancing feature: An embodiment of a gaming device includes a game having at least three choices, wherein each of the choices either trumps or is trumped by one of the other choices, and a processor programmed to determine if an outcome enhancing condition is satisfied, enable a player to elect to enhance... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090111574 - Gaming system and method for providing play of local first game and remote second game: A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming devices. Upon the central server determining that a game transfer event has occurred, the central server selects a game played by a first player at a first gaming device to be displayed to a second player at... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090111573 - Server based gaming system providing multiple side bet awards: A gaming system including at least one gaming machine enabling a player to select at least one of a plurality of different selectable side bets. A side bet controller maintaining at least one side bet. A side bet revenue manager configured to communicate with the gaming machine and side bet... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090111575 - System and method for providing betting game via communication network: Provided is a system for providing a betting game via a communication network. A game operation unit sequentially provides at least one user terminal accessing a communication network with a game selection screen, a game waiting screen, a gaming screen, and a game result screen. A dividend calculation unit calculates... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090111576 - Method of providing player status and ability to join games: A method is disclosed in a gaming and media system for quickly and efficiently showing all friends gaming at a given time, what they are playing, and for providing the ability to download and/or join their friend's game. Information relating to which friends are gaming online, what games they are... Agent: Vierra Magen/microsoft Corporation

20090111577 - Gaming system having display device with changeable wheel: A gaming device having a display device including one or more display screens and a blank physical mechanical rotatable wheel mounted behind the display screen(s). Each display screen is capable of showing one or more images in a coordinated manner with the blank mechanical wheel. The display device is particularly... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090111578 - Single source visual image display distribution on a gaming machine: Systems and methods for displaying multiple visual images from a single source at a gaming machine are disclosed. A reversible display device at the gaming machine presents multiple visual images from a display cell or other core display component. Virtual curtains alternate between blocking and permitting the display of visual... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090111579 - Game machine, game machine control method, and information storage medium: A game machine is provided in which processing load for displaying a scene of falling snow or falling rain, for example, on a game screen in a three-dimensional game can be reduced. An environmental effect object placement unit (snow object placement unit (64)) places a plurality of environmental effect objects... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090111580 - Operation tool, operation input evaluation method, storage medium, and game device: A game controller is placed in an operation tool 2, and the player hits the operation tool 2 as if to play a virtual drum. A body portion 4 of the operation tool 2 is formed of styrene foam. The game controller is fitted into a fitting section 18. An... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090111582 - Method and apparatus for tracking sports play: A method and apparatus for automated play tracking sports play. A coordinating device receives first messages from player wireless sensors node carried by the players and a second message from a ball wireless sensor node carried by the ball. From these messages, the locations of the players and the ball... Agent: Leveque Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20090111584 - Method and system for encoded information processing: Methods and system for encoded information processing are described. In one embodiment, an encoded pattern may be optically detected from source media. Gaming data and associated synchronization data may be decoded from the encoded pattern. The gaming data may be synchronized for use during gaming based on the synchronization data.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090111583 - Systems and method for improving application integrity: Methods, apparatuses, and techniques for improving an integrity of an online game include engaging in an online game session by a tester. The tester observing unexpected operation of the online game and pressing a triggering mechanism in response to the unexpected operation. Then capturing a time-based history of the online... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20090111581 - User to user game referrals: A method is disclosed in a gaming and media system for quickly and easily creating and sending mail communications including pre-populated, or preformed, messages. Upon receipt of a communication, a recipient may also quickly and easily download a game discussed in the message.... Agent: Vierra Magen/microsoft Corporation

20090111586 - Media data protection: A data protection portion includes the file system alteration checking portion. One aspect of the file system alteration checking portion relates to a media including game content and a data protection portion. In one version, the data protection portion protects the game content from modification by determining whether the game... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090111585 - System and method of localizing assets using text substitutions: A system and method for translating a phrase for video game development for games to be made available in a plurality of natural languages is disclosed. The method includes determining that code for a video game being developed has been created or modified. The method further includes inspecting the code... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20090111587 - Video game console adapatation structure: An adaptation structure for a video game console includes an adaptation mechanism provided with a conversion control unit, a first connection interface, a second connection interface, and a power supply unit; an output equipment provided with a first link unit to engage in corresponding communication with the first connection interface;... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090111588 - Loopie ball: What is new in the art to which our invention pertains is that this is a game which utilizes a combination of materials and game pieces that are unique in design with the use of balls attached together and a vertical “Loopie Ladder”. This game requires no batteries, electricity or... Agent: Glenn Sudeck

20090104954 - Methods and systems for tracking an event of an externally controlled interface: A method for tracking an event of an externally controlled interface (ECI) is described. The method includes generating the externally controlled interface independent of an outcome of a wager-based game regulated by a regulatory authority, and logging the event of the externally controlled interface.... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090104955 - Game device: A game device including: a first running surface; a second running surface positioned below the first running surface; a plurality of running objects which run on a track of the second running surface, each of the plurality of running objects including capturing unit for capturing an image; and a plurality... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090104956 - Systems and methods for simulating a rock band experience: Systems and methods for indicating the performance of a plurality of players playing a video game simulating a rock band experience may include: calculating a player score for each player playing a rhythm action game within a band, each player score representing the performance level of a particular player; calculating... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20090104957 - System and method for programming tournaments: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a coding competition. In one embodiment, a method for providing a coding competition includes transmitting a coding problem to contestants, receiving computer code created by a contestant, determining a response of the computer code to test data, and evaluating the... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20090104958 - Video poker game providing a bonus advantage for every win: A video monitor screen is provided on which symbol-bearing playing cards may be provided for use in a video poker game. The player makes a wager to play a first underlying game. A predetermined number of playing cards are initially displayed, and the player is prompted to hold none, one,... Agent: Precedent Gaming, Inc.

20090104961 - Game program, game apparatus, and method of controlling game apparatus: A game program configured to cause a game apparatus to operate to implement as: a means that generates an image simulating a dealer and a play field; a means for determining a bet number of a particular gaming value; a means that executes a gambling type game in which a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090104959 - Gaming device and method for providing player selection of modifiers to game components: In one embodiment, the gaming device and method disclosed herein provides a player one or more modifiers to apply to different components or characteristics of a game. In one such embodiment, the gaming device enables a player to selectively apply or associate a plurality of modifiers to a single game... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090104960 - Tournament gaming systems and methods: Various embodiments are directed to gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods for presenting tournament games. According to one method, a player tracking card is received at a gaming device. Tournament entry points are incremented as the base game is played. In one embodiment, tournament entry points are based on a... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20090104962 - Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing multiple hand card game: A gaming device includes a single player poker game that includes one or more opportunities for selecting or forming player hands. In one embodiment, wagers are placed on several player hands, and the gaming device matches these wagers for each of several dealer hands. A play of the game includes... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090104963 - Laser lot generator: In various embodiments multiple numbers may be selected from a spinning roulette wheel.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20090104966 - slot machine type device and method of playing therefor: A method of playing an entertainment slot machine comprising: loading the machine with a predetermined number of credits; activating a plurality of reels on the machine to begin to rotate, wherein each wheel will have a plurality of indicia located thereon, activating the plurality of reels reduces the number of... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20090104975 - Elimination games for gaming machines: A disclosed gaming machine presents an elimination game to a player playing the gaming machine. The elimination game may be played on a stand-alone gaming machine or may be played on a group of gaming machines linked together. The elimination game is played by plurality of entities where each entity... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090104970 - Gaming machine: Before the start of a free game, a slot machine displays a selection screen on a variable display portion and accepts a selection made by the player with respect to the first choice image and the second choice image. The first special reel band or the second special reel band... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090104972 - Gaming machine: A slot machine executes a special effect process when a predetermined condition is satisfied. In the special effect process, a main CPU changes a display style of a stopped multi symbol from a first display style to a second display style, while displaying an effect character image on a variable... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090104973 - Gaming machine: When three or more feature symbols are stopped on the variable display portion, the slot machine provides a free game. In the bonus game process, the main CPU determines the number of game condition choice images to be displayed on the selection screen according to the number of feature symbols... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090104969 - Gaming machine reel having a rotatable dynamic display: A gaming machine reel having a motor capable of rotating the reel operatively coupled to a controller to control a reel rotation speed, a support mechanism coupled to the motor having an outer circumferential region, a rotatable display mounted on the outer circumferential region operable to rotate about an axis... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090104967 - Gaming machine with rotating wild feature: A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a value input device for receiving a wager, an array of positions for displaying respective randomly selected symbols, and a controller. The displayed symbols include a special symbol and a chain of adjacent symbols at least partially encompassing the special symbol.... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090104974 - Gaming system in which a plurality of slot machines scramble for awards: Players of slot machines connected to a game server, by touching a fight button displayed on a liquid crystal panel via a touch panel, can participate in a scrambling game operated by the game server on condition that point amount owned by each player be bet. The game server, on... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090104964 - Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing player physical activation of the symbol generator: A gaming device and method which includes a symbol generator which includes a plurality of symbols. The gaming device enables the player to actuate or to physically move the symbol generator. After the symbol generator is moving, the gaming device randomly determines a symbol to indicate on the symbol generator.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090104971 - Slot machine: During a base game, a processor displays symbols in a scrolled manner in accordance with a symbol arrangement order defined as first array in which symbols of various kinds are positioned randomly without regularity. During a free game, the processor changes symbol arrangement order of symbols on each reel from... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090104965 - Tournament manager for use in casino gaming system: Various techniques are disclosed for operating a gaming device of a casino gaming network. In at least one embodiment, the gaming device includes a tournament manager and a first meter. In at least one embodiment, the first meter is operable to perform one or more of the following (or combinations... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090104968 - Wagering game system with pausing feature: A gaming system for playing a wagering game includes a gaming machine and a controller operatively associated with the gaming machine. The controller is configured to temporarily pause a game-in progress on the gaming machine following the occurrence of a pause event. The controller is also configured to reinstate a... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090104976 - Autonomous wireless die: A wireless die (2) comprises an orientation detector (4) for determining an orientation of the die (2) and a transmitter (5) connected to the orientation detector (4) for transmitting die (2) orientation data to the receiver (3). The orientation detector (4) comprises at least two electromechanical detectors (6), the electromechanical... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090104980 - Cashless reservation system: A gaming machine and a gaming system is described. Gaming machines may be reserved by operating a button panel. In certain embodiments the reserved gaming machine or a head system causes the printing of a ticket and when that ticket is read by a bill acceptor, the gaming machine unlocks.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090104981 - Game chip, game chip writer/reader, and game chip monitoring system: A game chip writer for writing at least identification information in a game chip used for a game includes an encryption unit for encrypting at least part of recording-information with use of a private key and a writing unit for writing the encrypted information. A game chip reader includes a... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090104977 - Gaming device and method providing side bet for winning free activations: A gaming device and method is disclosed which enables a player to win one or more free spins in a primary game after placing an optional side wager. The primary game has a plurality of symbols including at least one free spin symbol on a plurality of reels. If the... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090104979 - Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a player an opportunity to win an additional award amount: The gaming system, gaming device, and method provide a player a chance to win a tax award amount upon the occurrence of a game event that is associated with an award amount meeting or exceeding a tax threshold amount. The tax threshold amount can be an amount which, if won,... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090104978 - Wagering method and system: A wagering game for at least one player comprising the steps of: choosing at least one wagering criteria generator having publicly-viewed current and historic wagering criteria data, and choosing a wagering period; using current data and identifying an initial time and a respective data value for the wagering period; using... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20090104982 - Game system: A game system includes plural gaming machine and a common display. Also, the game system has a processor, the processor making image effects of a display of a predetermined gaming machine and image effects of a common display cooperate.... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090104983 - Game system: A game system includes plural gaming machine and a common display. Also, the gaming machine has a controller. The controller communicates with other gaming machines so as to make image effects of each of the displays of the plural gaming machines cooperate if any of the gaming machines meets a... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090104984 - Gaming system in which a plurality of slot machines scramble for awards: When a player presses an entry button, each slot machine can take part in a boxing game that is managed by a game server. Once the boxing game starts, each slot machine calculates the point amount on the basis of the number of each of symbols [ATTACK] and [DAMAGE] that... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090104985 - Gaming system in which a plurality of slot machines scramble for awards: Players of slot machines connected to a game server, by touching a fight button displayed on a liquid crystal panel via a touch panel, can participate in a scrambling game operated by the game server on condition that point amount owned by each player be bet. The game server, on... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090104986 - Wagering game with multi-level progressive game: A method for playing a wagering game allows an opportunity to achieve a progressive award. A wager input is received from a player for playing the wagering game. A triggered progressive game includes player-selectable elements, each of the player-selectable elements being capable of association with a progressive-winning outcome. An outcome... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090104987 - Tournament gaming systems, gaming devices and methods: Various embodiments are directed to gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods for presenting tournament games. According to one embodiment, a gaming device provides a base game in a normal, non-tournament mode, and the player's eligibility to play a tournament game is also determined. An eligible player is prompted to select... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20090104989 - Separable backlighting system: A gaming machine may have an optical module having a first display screen configured to output a visual image in response to a control signal, and a lighting module having light film on a first surface, a plate on a second surface, and a plurality of light sources positioned in... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090104988 - Three-dimensional game piece: Moveable display units providing a gaming experience, each display unit includes one or more displays that when actuated change a visual image associated with the display. There is an operator interface including a computer and a first transceiver for sending and receiving signals from the moveable display units. Each moveable... Agent: Frank Pincelli Patent Legal Staff

20090104990 - Game device: The game device of the present invention comprises a first image processing means for generating an image captured from the view of a virtual camera which moves together with a virtual player on landforms in a game world and displaying it as a main screen, a second image processing means... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090104991 - Gaming device display and method: A gaming apparatus is disclosed that comprises a plurality of gaming devices and a display. The display provides at least one video display mounted on a rotatable structure. An actuator rotates the rotatable structure so that the video display can be viewed by players of the gaming devices. A display... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20090104992 - Game control program, game machine, and game control method: In a game device, a slope controller controls the inclination of the ground on which a character is placed, based on an operation instruction input by a player via a controller. An independent mode controller controls the character so that the character performs an action determined by an artificial intelligence... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20090104993 - Electronic game controller with motion-sensing capability: An electronic game controller with motion-sensing capability includes an inertia sensing and wireless transmission unit, an image sensing unit and a control unit. The image sensing unit extracts and recognizes the images of the profile of the user's body to generate signals indicative of the displacement or specific postures of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090104994 - Dynamic game management of video lottery terminals and a method and system for providing thereof: A system and method for remotely controlling a wagering game terminal are provided. The system may include an input device configured to receive a user input indicative of a user selection of a game terminal setting and a trigger condition. The system may also include a processor in communication with... Agent: Ip Patent Docketing K&l Gates LLP

20090104996 - Gaming system in which a plurality of slot machines scramble for awards: Players of slot machines participate in a multi-player game managed by a game server by touching an adventure button randomly displayed on a liquid crystal panel. Further, the multi-player game is executed through operation of a character displayed on a game image of the liquid crystal panel by operating an... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090104995 - Network game system, game machine, game machine control method, and information storage medium: To provide a network game system for enabling the player of a game to immediately find out, when a moving object, such as a bullet object or the like, contacts another object in a virtual space, from where the moving object came, by looking at the game screen image. Each... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090104997 - Data computation unit for music game, data computation program for music game, and data computation method for music game: A difficulty of each of change patterns of neck buttons R, G, and B is indicated by a change point, which is stored in association with the change pattern. Using this data, the change level of an operation pattern of the neck buttons in operation sequence data is digitized. The... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090098918 - Systems and methods for online band matching in a rhythm action game: A method for matching suitable remote players to one or more local players of a rhythm-action game includes identifying one or more local players to participate in a networked session of a rhythm action game corresponding to a predetermined band template, each local player associated with a type of simulated... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090098919 - Video game apparatus and video game program: A video game apparatus has a memory for storing two or more tasks which a player character can get instructed character(s) to execute according to a scenario development of a game, means for displaying tasks at a time when a scenario development of a game reaches a predetermined position so... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - PhiladelphiaIPDepartment

20090098920 - Method and system for auditing and verifying user spoken instructions for an electronic casino game: A method and system for auditing and verifying user spoken instructions for an electronic casino game is provided. A player of the electronic casino game may send a query to a manager of the game instructing the manager to retrieve stored records and extract data to verify whether a gaming... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20090098921 - Lot-to-lot roulette combination: In various embodiments a single reel on a gaming device contains multiple symbols.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20090098922 - Lottery game: A lottery game using tickets in which the tickets bear concealed numbers that may be exposed by the player after purchase to determine the winning number of that lottery ticket and after the player selects the numbers upon which the player is betting to win. In one embodiment the concealed... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090098923 - Systems and methods for redeeming tickets for on-line lotteries and on-line games: An on-line lottery player can create a player account with a lottery operator and associate on-line lottery tickets with the player account. The player may access the player account and obtain results for the tickets. The player may select one or more winning tickets and create a prize redemption voucher... Agent: Lottocheck Corporation

20090098927 - Gaming machine: In a bonus game, a slot machine associates a bonus reel band made up of condor symbols and feather symbols to reel display portions. Thereafter, the slot machine accepts a selection operation made by the player to select one pay line. The slot machine displays the symbols in a variable... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090098929 - Gaming machine: A gaming environment is described. If a predetermined number or more marks are displayed in a base game, a progressive chance games will be executed. Also, the progressive chance game is a selection type game. The selectable number of selection items in the progressive chance game is determined based on... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090098930 - Gaming machine: A gaming environment is described. If a predetermined number or more marks are displayed, one of progressive chance games will be executed. Also, the progressive chance game to be executed is determined based on the displayed mark. If a progressive bonus is realized in the progressive chance game, jackpot amount... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090098924 - Gaming machine and playing method thereof: The rearrangement symbol data is received from a host computer 200 that determines symbols in a rearrangement in a base probability state in which a probability that the symbols 180 rearranged will constitute a specific relation is a predetermined probability and determines symbols in a rearrangement in a high probability... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090098928 - Gaming machine with interactive bonusing: A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein one or more random events are caused to be displayed on the display and, if a predefined winning event of combination of events... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090098925 - Handheld gaming machines and system therefor: A gaming system for executing a wagering game includes a central server for storing game information. The system further includes a plurality of boundary controllers defining a permissible gaming area. The system includes at least one handheld gaming machine in communication with the central server, the handheld machine comprising a... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090098931 - Method and apparatus for slot-machine gaming: A gaming apparatus, such as a slot machine, that randomly determines a combination of symbols and pays prizes according to a determined payout table, is used to perform a gaming method similar to conventional slot machine play, but that permits greater interaction with the player. The gaming method provides the... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090098926 - Slot machine with symbol detection feature: With a slot machine, a reel band is wound around a reel and the reel band has plural tabs along a side edge thereof. Each of the tabs has a barcode. A symbol position on a display window is detected by reading the barcode with a barcode reader when spinning... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090098932 - Apparatus and methodology for electronic table game system: One possible embodiment of the invention could be an electronic table game system, and a process for operating the system, generally comprising of an electronic gaming table whose playing surface supports one or more gaming elements of a table game generally played in a gaming establishment; with one or more... Agent: Long & Chybik

20090098933 - Applications for gaming devices in a networked environment: A method comprises receiving a request from a gaming device to initiate a session of game play comprising a plurality of game plays to be played, and transmitting to the gaming device an amount of credit required to initiate a first game play of the session on the gaming device.... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20090098934 - Systems and methods for providing gaming activities: Described herein are various systems and methods for providing gaming activities, these particularly relating to gaming activities where a plurality of players provide respective entry fees. Traditional gaming activities necessarily involve the player putting his or her entry fee at risk. The present invention, at least in some of its... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (c/o Patent Administrator)

20090098935 - Reservation controller, gaming system and a reservation method: A reservation request is received from a player of a gaming system as to a reservation time, a desired gaming terminal and a desired game. The request is processed, and if acceptable, the reservation is made.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090098936 - System and method for distributing software licenses: A method for distributing software licenses for authorizing the installation of gaming software, by a user, onto a gaming machine is provided. The software installation process is initiated and an electronic key containing an encrypted license count interfaces with the gaming machine. The encrypted license count represents the number of... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20090098937 - Adaptive tree visualization for tournament-style brackets: An adaptive tree visualization system and method for adaptively deforming a traditional bracket tree to visualize information about competitors in a linear manner. A one-dimensional result line emanates from the name of each competitor such that the progress of each competitor can be immediately determined by examining the length of... Agent: Microsoft Corporation C/o Lyon & Harr, LLP

20090098938 - Game device with feature for extending life of variable displays in configurable game buttons: A user-input button for a gaming device includes a movable member, a variable display, and a controller. The movable member activates a function associated with the user-input button. The variable display is proximate the movable member and displays an image associated with the function of the user-input button. The variable... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090098942 - Game system, server and terminal machine: A game system according to the present invention includes a server and a plurality of terminal machines; the server holds setting state information to be set in the terminal machines; the setting state information is provided to the terminal machine; and, when obtaining the setting state information, the terminal machines... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090098943 - Gaming machine with externally controlled content display: A gaming system including a number of host devices each coupled to one or more gaming machines, wherein content provided by the host device is output on the gaming machine. To output the content provided by the remote host, a host-controlled process that is authenticated by the gaming machine and... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090098940 - System and method for dynamically distributing game data: A gaming device having a controller allows a user of the device to play a multiplayer on-line game as a member of a team. The controller identifies the team members, and generates strategic data for distribution to the team members. The strategic data may be tactical data used by the... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20090098941 - System and method for managing personnel and resources in gaming establishment: The invention includes a system and method for managing personnel and resources in a gaming establishment. An information processor that is operable to communicate over a communication network is provided to access a database. A user interface is provided via the information processor that includes an employee module, a shift-scheduling... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090098939 - Systems and methods for compensating participants of virtual environments: Methods, systems, and computer program products for compensating participants of events or activities of virtual environments, such as on-line games, digital or virtual worlds, and virtual universes are disclosed. One or more embodiments may comprise conducting an event, measuring event participation by the participant, and compensating the participant based upon... Agent: Ibm Corporation (jss) C/o Schubert Osterrieder & Nickelson PLLC

20090093287 - Determining relative player skills and draw margins: A process for determining relative player skills and draw margins is described. Information about an outcome of a game between at least a first player opposing a second player is received. Also, for each player, skill statistics are received associated with a distribution representing belief about skill of that player.... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090093288 - Casino poker game with community pool: A wagering card game where multiple players can play at a same table. An original community cards are dealt, and each player, in succession, can replace selected cards from the original community cards to try to form a highest possible ranking poker hand. A pool is maintained and players that... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20090093289 - Gaming machine, gaming machine control method, and playing method: A gaming machine is provided, which includes a display and a controller. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) distribute an initial set of cards; (b) exchange one or more cards with different cards; (c) execute a win game in which a player wins an award when a final... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090093290 - Game with chance element or event simulation: In various embodiments, a player may view a list of popular games.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20090093291 - Gaming machine with multiple selection groups: A gaming system for conducting a wagering game comprising a value input device for receiving a wager, a display for displaying a plurality of selection groups, and a processor coupled to the display. Each selection group includes a plurality of selectable elements. The processor is operative to alternately select the... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090093293 - Game device and game system: A plurality of readers (antennas ANT1 through ANT3) that are each disposed at each of a plurality of laying positions (betting positions) provided on a game table 2 and are used to read the identification information (RFID) from game media (game chips Pa through Pi) placed at any of the... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090093292 - Systems, apparatus and methods for providing advertisements and other information to on-line lottery and on-line game players: Systems and methods for player accounts for on-line lotteries and on-line games are described. A player establishes a player account and may optionally provide some demographic information about the player. The player also purchases tickets that are associated with the player's account, allowing the lottery operator to build a lottery... Agent: Lottocheck Corporation

20090093298 - Community wagering game with alternating player selections: A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a plurality of linked gaming machines for receiving multiple player selections in a community bonus game. The community bonus game may be displayed to all players at the linked gaming machines on a community display. Upon receiving multiple player selections in... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090093297 - Gaming device and method including secondary wager: A method of playing a gaming device comprises receiving a primary wager and a secondary wager. A single gaming event is used to determine the outcome of the primary wager. The outcome of the secondary wager is determined from a plurality of single gaming events.... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20090093294 - Gaming system and a method of gaming: A gaming system comprises a primary game monitor arranged to monitor outcomes of a sequence of primary games. An outcome generator provided by the gaming system determines an outcome of a secondary game in dependence on the outcomes of the sequence of primary games.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090093295 - Method of providing a player interface in a gaming system: A method of providing a player interface for a gaming system comprising: displaying an object to a player comprising at least two faces, each face of the object associated with a game playable with the gaming system and having an image thereon corresponding to the game, the object being displayed... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090093299 - Recent result display indicia for gaming device: A gaming device comprising a base game, a base game pay table, and at least one bonus award mechanism configured to award a bonus award in addition to any award resulting from the base game pay table. The gaming device further includes a first win proximity indicator configured to provide... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20090093296 - Slot machine game that allows player to purchase reel re-spins: A slot machine game with a bonus round wherein a player tries to guess an element set. When the player does not guess the element set correctly, the player is then provided with a hint as to the correct element set, and the slot game can continue. When the player... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20090093300 - Game of chance processing apparatus: In various embodiments players may compete with one another in a gaming context.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20090093301 - Gaming machine system utilizing video displays comprising organic light emitting diodes: Described is a display device utilizing organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) to display moving and static game symbols on curved portions of a display device such that the activity of the video reels, unlike the currently available flat slot machine display devices, resembles the activity of mechanical reels. To facilitate... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090093303 - Gaming system incorporating a multi-directional display: A gaming system includes a multi-directional display and a one-way mirror. The multi-directional display is configured to display a first visual image that is directly viewable along a central viewing axis, and to further display a second visual image that is directly viewable along a first angular viewing axis. The... Agent: Cadillac Jack, Inc

20090093302 - Video game providing simulated disc jockey experience: Embodiments of the present invention include methods for providing a simulated disc jockey experience in a video game. Embodiments are provided for playing video games on portable electronic devices such as mobile phones and/or portable music players and on conventional video game clients, such as video game consoles, personal computers,... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP/ea

20090093304 - Computer readable storage medium having a game program stored thereon and a game apparatus: An input device incorporating a motion sensor which detects a motion of the input device is worn on the body of a player, and in accordance with motion data detected by the input device, the player object is caused to move along a predetermined route on a course set in... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20090093305 - Storage medium storing a load detecting program and load detecting apparatus: A load detecting apparatus includes a load controller. In order to identifying predetermined number of motions performed on the load controller by the player, for example, a condition of a ratio of load values to a body weight value and a condition relating to a position of a center of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20090093307 - Enhanced game controller: Enhancing a game controller including: a plurality of sensor modules; a support structure attached to the plurality of sensor modules, structural constraints of the support structure are combined with data from the plurality of sensor modules to map a user's gestures.... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20090093306 - Method of controlling a touch screen display and a gaming system for a multi-player game: A gaming system having multiple player participation via a touch screen display interface. In response to the addition of a new player, an existing player interface is added by adjusting the touch screen display.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090093308 - gaming system: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises at least one gaming communications module, at least one gaming server, a communications link between the at least one gaming communications module and the gaming server for facilitating communications between the gaming server and the at least one gaming communications module. The communications... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090093309 - Gaming browser manager client system and method: A browser manager server is able to initialize and configure one or more browser windows on a gaming device display screen. The browser manager has the ability to configure specific URLs for each browser window, configure and Z-order depth for each window, set window size and position, and call functions... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20090093311 - 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

20090093312 - 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

20090093310 - Wireless communication game system: A wireless communication game system includes a plurality of mobile game apparatuses, which function as a parent device or a child device and are capable of making a communication with each other, and broadcasts from the parent device a parent device packet including a parent device PID, a user name... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090093313 - Data management apparatus and data distribution system: Ghost data used for reproducing a game process having been executed in accordance with operations performed by users are transmitted, as necessary, from a plurality of game apparatuses to a data management apparatus. The data management apparatus stores the ghost data received from the plurality of game apparatuses, in accordance... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20090093314 - Game program and game apparatus: A game apparatus can executes a plurality of game processing in parallel. The CPU of the game apparatus executes first game processing out of the plurality of game processing on the basis of first operation data to display a result at a first area, executes second game processing as another... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20090093315 - Storage medium storing load detection program, load detection apparatus, and load detection method: A game system includes a game apparatus. To the game apparatus are connected a monitor, a controller, and a load controller. When the game apparatus starts a game, prior to starting the main content, a weight value of a player is detected and the weight value is set as a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090088232 - System and method for providing bets regarding intermediate points in a race event: A method of providing and managing bets is provided. One or more particular race participants in a race event are determined. For each intermediate point within a race event, one or more particular possible positions of race participants at that intermediate point are determined. A bet comprising a plurality of... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20090088234 - Accuracy and experience of game by activating appropriate light-emitting fibers intertwined in grass related to a player's or game object's position: A method, system and computer program product for improving accuracy and experience of a game. Signals are sent from a computer system to appropriate sensors based on a player's or game object's position to activate connected light-emitting fibers that are blended with grass on a playing field. The light-emitting fibers... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wsm) C/o Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.

20090088233 - Dynamic problem solving for games: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing a game, game play or playability of a game. An experience component can collect a portion of data related to a game in which the portion of data indicates at least one of a tip or a... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090088235 - Concentric puzzle video game: A device, system, and method are directed towards playing a concentric puzzle video game. A definition is employed to arrange at least one operation and a display of the game. The definition includes content for configuring the display. The display of the game is arranged to include a plurality of... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090088236 - Game of misdirection and detection: This invention consists of the methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for a game and a gaming system. The game is designed to test a player's skill at discerning the accuracy or inaccuracy of statements made by another player and conversely, to test a player's skill at misleading another player.... Agent: Michael Laude

20090088237 - Poker game apparatus with real time poker card printing devices: A poker game apparatus with real time poker card printing devices has a gaming server apparatus, multiple user interfaces and multiple poker generating devices. The gaming server apparatus runs a poker game program, deals cards and identifies images of the cards after the cards are dealt. Each user interface is... Agent: Burr & Brown

20090088238 - Tournament video poker: Each player who is participating in the video poker tournament plays a designated group of video poker hands. The designated group of video poker hands comprises preselected starting hands so that each tournament participant plays the same starting hands. After the group of video poker hands has been completed, the... Agent: John Edward Roethel

20090088239 - Gaming system and method providing variable payback percentages: A gaming system and method is disclosed which provides variable payback or hold amounts for a primary or base game, a secondary or bonus game, or both. The gaming system includes a central controller that changes at least one aspect of the game to provide a variable payback or hold... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090088240 - 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

20090088243 - Augmented reality wagering game system: Augmented reality wagering game systems and methods are described herein. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes presenting a first set of markings on a wagering game table, where the first set of markings is associated with a basic wagering game. The method can also include detecting an event associated... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20090088241 - Extended play gaming systems and methods: Various embodiments of extended play gaming systems and methods are disclosed. One method embodiment, among others, comprises providing a user interface that enables extended play in an electronic game, and providing an opportunity for increased compensation that varies based on when extended play is terminated.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090088242 - Game of chance: A game system and method includes a symbol area having a plurality of symbols in a first orientation. The symbols in one or more pay lines may be compared to predefined payout patterns to determine a first payout. The symbols area and corresponding plurality of symbols may then be rotated... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090088244 - Gaming system and method having progressive awards with meter increase events: A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The gaming system includes at least one and preferably a plurality of progressive awards which are each associated with a supplemental fund or pool. If the gaming system determines that the progressive award is not growing... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090088245 - Marketing system and method for customer specific promotions: A marketing system and method for customer specific promotions providing a yield management tool for casino resort properties to more effectively manage entertainment related assets and inventories to build new and existing customer business. The system provides a convenient method for consumers to realize promotional incentives proportional to their player... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090088247 - Handheld device wireless music streaming for gameplay: Systems and methods are disclosed for streaming of audio data of separate streams in at least two different formats. In some embodiments handheld game devices are in wireless communication and a first of the handheld game devices streams audio data during game play to a second of the handheld game... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090088246 - Interactive sound synthesis: The subject matter relates to a method for synthesizing game related sound using the laws of physics. In one implementation, one or more interactions between game elements within a game environment are identified. Properties associated with each of the gaming element are determined and parameters of the interactions are calculated.... Agent: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. C/o Vedder Price P.C.

20090088248 - Game controlling apparatus for pedaling motion: A game controlling apparatus designed for using a pedaling (or winding) motion to control a video game. The game controlling apparatus preferably includes a platform element adapted to secure a game controller and at least a first handle and a second handle, each handle being capable of rotation about an... Agent: Schox PLC

20090088251 - System for performing games: A system for performing games based on a game participant's positioning of an optically imaging pen on a writing surface. The system comprises a pre-printed gaming form with game-related graphics and a position-coding pattern printed thereon. The position-coding pattern codes coordinate information and is spatially interrelated with the game-related graphics.... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090088249 - Systems and methods for altering a video game experience based on a controller type: A rhythm-action game for a home gaming platform provides a plurality of different gaming experiences depending on what type of controller is plugged into the game. The different experience may comprise a different set or ordering of songs, a different gameplay mechanism, and/or a different sets level data. For example,... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20090088255 - Podblasting-connecting a usb portable media device to a console: Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for aiding users of game consoles in creating custom gameplay data for a music video game based on audio data (e.g., songs) stored on a portable media device. Specific embodiments provide a game console application that can receive a song at a game... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090088257 - 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

20090088258 - 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

20090088259 - Mesh synchronization: Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for establishing and reestablishing associations between users of game devices. In one embodiment, information about an association between a user of a first game device and a user of a second game device is stored in the nonvolatile memories of first and second... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP