Amusement devices: games inventions 06/09

20090163261 - Shooting game: A shooting game uses items fired from shooter 4 towards screen 2. Moving targets 32 are displayed on screen 2, and impact of items 28 on targets 32 is detected. The screen image may represent a storyline that is changed depending on the targets hit.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090163262 - Scheme for inserting a mimicked performance into a scene and providing an evaluation of same: A method for use in relation to a performance includes receiving a selection of a reference video segment, capturing a performance with a camera, generating a new video segment that is representative of the reference video segment having a portion thereof that is replaced with at least a portion of... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20090163264 - Lottery sales systems and methodology for supporting cross-platform reporting: A lottery sales method and related system utilizes a computing device interfaced to a printer. The device is configured to track inventory of activated instant tickets and access sales reporting data, the sales reporting data indicating total sales of at least one lottery product of interest. For each lottery product... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090163263 - Method and system for multiple in-lane lottery ticket sales at a retail establishment: A lottery sales method and related system utilize an in-lane lottery sales computing device that is configured to interface with a point-of-sale terminal and determine when the point-of-sale terminal has identified a code corresponding to a desired lottery product. A request identifying the desired lottery product is transmitted to a... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090163268 - Gaming system and a method of gaming: The present invention relates to a gaming system and to a method of gaming. A gaming system comprises a game controller arranged to randomly display several symbols from a predetermined set of symbols and to determine a game outcome such as a game win based on the displayed symbols. Such... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090163267 - Slot machine incorporating an image capturing device and method of use: A system and method of one or more electronic gaming devices having image capturing devices integrated therein is disclosed. The image capturing devices capture a player image and place the image into a primary or bonus game facilitated by the one or more electronic gaming devices. In one version, the... Agent: Greenberg Traurig

20090163265 - System and method for slot machine game associated with financial market indicators: System and methods related to wagering, such as slot machines and/or other electronic games. Some wagering may relate to market indicators, market lines, and/or stop commands.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20090163266 - System and method for slot machine game associated with market line wagers: System and methods related to wagering, such as slot machines and/or other electronic games. Some wagering may relate to market indicators, market lines, and/or stop commands.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20090163269 - Electronic betting system: In order to provide a realistic sensation and high satisfaction in the aspect of user convenience, an electronic betting system has a satellite system includes an audio-visual unit for broadcasting a betting event live, and betting terminals, for betting on betting events, arranged opposite to the audio-visual unit, each betting... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090163271 - Gaming system and method for providing entry to a contest: A gaming system and method of providing a contest entry to a player using a gaming device are disclosed. A player of a gaming device is awarded points based on his or her game play and/or other criteria. These points are compared to predetermined entry criteria of a plurality of... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090163270 - Printer interpreter for a gaming machine: Methods and systems for issuing cashless instruments and providing a printer interpreter for a gaming machine are disclosed. A printer and specialized printer interpreter (controller) are provided to facilitate the conversion of a specific credit amount to a currency amount in differing units (first form of currency), and the subsequent... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090163272 - Connected gaming: Systems and methods are provided that facilitate a connected gaming experience for multiple players utilizing multiple disparate devices. A game service affords playing a game over a communication framework which can include wired and wireless local area and wide area networks, as well as access to a global positioning system.... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20090163274 - Computer-readable storage medium having game program stored therein and game apparatus: A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a game program for generating a two-dimensional game image representing a state of a three-dimensional game space acquired by a virtual camera so as to display the two-dimensional game image by a display device, and the program is executed so as to calculate... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20090163273 - Handheld video player and optical storage disc for use therewith: An optical storage disc can be used in a handheld video player that includes a processing module, an interface module for receiving a video signal, and a display device. The optical storage disc includes a first portion that stores conditional access data and a second portion that stores a plurality... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20090163275 - Method of controlling movement of moving object, storage medium, and game device: A player brings a stylus pen into contact with a pitching position mark displayed on a second liquid crystal display that includes a touch panel, inputs a ball speed by adjusting a touch position holding time, and inputs a pitching start timing and a pitching direction by inputting a first... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090163276 - Game system, game apparatus and computer program for game: To provide a game system to perform various modifications to a tune being reproduced for game background displayed together with the tune, without the uncomfortable feeling, but with restriction of amount of memory consumption. The game system of the present invention is a game system (1) which informs a player... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090163277 - Wireless wagering system: A wireless wagering system includes a wireless game control and a video wagering terminal. The wireless game control can include a button configured to receive game-play input from a game player, a battery configured to supply power to the wireless game control, and a first transceiver configured to transmit a... Agent: Ip Patent Docketing K&l Gates LLP

20090163278 - Monitoring method and system using collective intelligence and rating propagation in virtual world community: The method may comprise the further step of on the basis of said judging, penalizing the first user in the virtual world environment. For instance, if the first user has friends in said virtual world environment, and the penalizing step includes the step of penalizing said friends.... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20090163279 - Discovery method and system for dynamically locating networked gaming components and resources: A slot management system including a download and configuration server-based sub-system and method is disclosed for use with game devices, systems, and methods is provided to enable users to monitor, control, and modify game devices and other related activities. A services discovery system and method is provided for providing dynamic... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090163280 - Network game anti-cheating device, method and system: An embodiment of this invention discloses a network game anti-cheating device, method and system. The device includes: an information processing unit, adapted to modify actual game state information to dummy game state information, and send the dummy game state information to a terminal of a player; and a seat assignation... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090163282 - Computer-readable storage medium storing game program, and game apparatus: A game apparatus detects an input position, on an input plane, at which an input operation has been performed. The game apparatus also detects an operation sound that occurs due to the input operation performed on the input plane. The game apparatus evaluates the detected operation sound, and obtains a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20090163281 - Handheld video player and optical storage disc with advertising data for use therewith: An optical storage disc can be used in a handheld video player that includes a processing module, a interface module for receiving a video signal, and a display device. The optical storage disc includes a first portion that stores a plurality of advertising data; and a second portion that stores... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20090163283 - Motion platform video game racing and flight simulator: A motion platform configured as automobile racing vehicle simulator is disclosed. The apparatus that embodies the geometry and various methods of articulation related to a motion platform having advantageous geometric relationships are also set forth. In one embodiment enhanced performance of a motion-generating device having a rider or driver is... Agent: Douglas W Rudy Law Offices Of Douglas W. Rudy, LLC

20090156279 - System and method for competition between teams: The invention is a method and system for providing a game in which different teams/companies compete to determine which team/company can generate the most income in a selected period of time, such as one year. Teams are formed of multiple players, with each player providing a player fee in the... Agent: Victor J. Maclaoghlin

20090156281 - Method and device for conducting a poker game: The player is randomly dealt an initial poker hand, optionally of five cards, from a composite deck formed by commingling two or more subdecks of cards. The player decides which of the initial cards to discard, if any, retaining the remaining cards from the dealt hand. The player receives replacement... Agent: Robert Ryan Morishita Morishita Law Firm, LLC

20090156280 - Selling hands during gaming: A method of selling a player's position or part of that position in a game, comprising of: evaluating a current value of a player's position in a game; obtaining a buyer for the position according to the current value; and continuing the game where the buyer owns or shares said... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090156282 - Game library manager for a gaming machine: Systems and methods for managing a gaming machine having one or more games and game configurations are disclosed. One aspect of the systems and methods includes providing a game framework including a game library manager that manages creation, update and deletion of multiple wagering games on a gaming machine.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20090156284 - Game of chance: wherein each player can place one or more bets (chips) on a number, letter, symbol, color, group or groups to determine his position, characterized in that the winner of the entire jackpot is the one or ones having placed the bet (chip) on the winning position, which position is the... Agent: Koppel, Patrick, Heybl & Dawson

20090156283 - Gaming system and method of gaming: A method of gaming comprising: (a) displaying a plurality of first symbols; (b) displaying a plurality of second symbols; (c) matching at least one of the first symbols to at least one of the second symbols; (d) removing each first symbol which is matched with the second symbols; and (e)... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090156285 - Method and system for lottery incentive rollovers without re-qualifying: A system and method for selling lottery tickets offers players an option to make a first purchase of one or more bonus lottery plays sets after meeting a qualifying purchase, and a second option to purchase one or more rollover play sets based on the winning outcome of the first... Agent: Tiffany & Bosco Camelback Esplanade Ii, Third Floor

20090156286 - Hot and ready game: The invention provides a method of determining symbols or numbers in a casino game that have not been randomly drawn over a determined period of time. The symbols or numbers that have not been randomly drawn, selected, or dealt (ready numbers) may be displayed on a display interface for a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff , Ltd Attorneys For Clients Number 007092

20090156287 - Activating blocks of symbol positions in a gaming machine to determine winning combinations of symbols: Instead of individual paylines being applied across an A×B matrix of symbols to determine winning combinations of symbols, a unique group (or block) of adjacent symbol positions is activated for each possible bet amount. The possible bet amounts are limited. After the player bets, only the associated group of adjacent... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20090156295 - Gaming apparatus with geometrically oriented game elements: A gaming apparatus with geometrically oriented elements is disclosed. Specifically, an array of game elements are displayed, each of which has a discrete geometric orientation, and whose relative geometric orientations, in addition to relative placement of each gaming element, determines winning patterns which result in payout to a player.... Agent: Incredible Technologies, Inc.

20090156288 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes plural stations and a processor. Each station can determine a game result and execute a game independently. The processor obtains an operation status of each station when a predetermined condition is satisfied. There is selected an event game among a plurality of event games, based on... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090156289 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes plural stations and a processor. Each station can determine a game result and execute a game independently. The processor accepts each station's entry to an event game when a predetermined condition is satisfied. There is collected an entry fee from a station whose entry to the... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090156290 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes plural stations and a processor. Each station can determine a game result and execute a game independently. The processor accepts each station's entry to an event game when a predetermined condition is satisfied. An event game consists of a plural number of unit event games. When... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090156291 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes plural stations and a processor. Each station can determine a game result and execute a game independently. The processor accepts each station's entry to an event game when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The gaming machine awards an event game payout and an opportunity to execute... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090156292 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes plural stations and a processor. Each station can determine a game result and execute a game independently. When executing a base game, the processor accepts a gaming value betting and updates used credit information. The processor executes an event game involving plural stations when a predetermined... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090156293 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes plural stations and a processor. Each station can determine a game result and execute a game independently. The processor executes an event game at each station when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The gaming machine awards an event game payout and an opportunity to execute a... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090156296 - Push-button providing multiple gaming machine inputs: A push-button type input device is configured to generate at least two inputs, such as two electric signals, in response an input by a user. Relative to a button, the single button input resulting in depression of the button from a raised to a depressed position and then biased return... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20090156294 - Slot machine gaming device and method of play: A method of playing a slot machine game in which a two level or stage play is conducted, the first level providing winnings in the normal stage of slots, but where the losers are automatically entered into a second stage of play as a bonus play in which there is... Agent: Charles A. Wilkinson, Esq.

20090156298 - Method of determining a bet amount and a gaming system: Systems and methods for determining a bet amount in a gaming system comprises determining a number of play combinations to be played by a player, receiving a total bet amount from the player, and determining a bet per play combination amount from the determined number of play combinations and the... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090156299 - Multi-game context for episodic gaming: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for managing multi-game contexts. An apparatus comprises a wagering game unit operable to present a wagering game upon which monetary value can be wagered; and a game context management unit operable to determine a list of installed wagering games on a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20090156297 - System and method for managing game specific meter information in a gaming system: A method for managing game specific meters in a gaming system comprises receiving game meter information of a specific game instance from a gaming application. The game meter information is subsequently provided to a gaming manager application capable of interfacing with the gaming system.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090156300 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes plural stations and a processor. Each station can determine a game result and execute a game independently. The processor accepts each station's entry to an event game when a predetermined condition is satisfied. There is collected an entry fee depending on a contribution degree of a... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090156301 - Jackpot server, a method of processing a jackpot win and a gaming system: A method of processing a jackpot win in a gaming network comprising: providing a jackpot server: receiving jackpot claim data at the jackpot server; locking a jackpot record corresponding to the jackpot claim data; aggregating any outstanding jackpot contributions for the jackpot record from contributing parts of the gaming network... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090156303 - Bonusing architectures in a gaming environment: A gaming system including a plurality of gaming machines is provided. The gaming machines may be configured to provide bonus games with persistent. The gaming machines may be configured to allow a player to enroll in bonus game with persistence and generate a record locator, such as printed ticket that... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090156302 - Game system: A game system for a game where plural players partake and are combined on the basis of subjective data on the players. A game machine comprises a game control device for controlling a game executed with a game machine operated by a player who is combined with a player operating... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090156304 - Gaming system having a manufacturer player tracking system and methods therefor: A gaming system includes a wager input device and a display for displaying a wagering game. The gaming system further includes a manufacturer player identification reader for receiving a manufacturer player identifier and a casino player identification reader for receiving a casino player identifier. The system further includes a controller... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090156305 - Insertion of graphics into video game: A video computer game is described that enables a user to generate and play a customized video game. The user retrieves a user generated pictorial background for placement in a graphics window in the game. User generated or previously provided objects are selected for placement on the background object. The... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090156306 - Guitar shaped game controller with removable neck: A guitar shaped game controller with a removable neck. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a game controller for a video game system in the shape of a guitar, including a body section generally in the shape of a body of a guitar, the body section including a cutout... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090156307 - Video game controller with a fan: One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a video game controller with a fan. In one example, the fan may be controlled to blow air on the game player based at least in part upon action taking place in the video game.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20090156308 - Foot-actuated mat with flashing indicators for video game console: Provided is a mat for a video game console. The mat includes a zone including weight sensitive pads having a mark on the top surface; an LCD; indicators around a track surrounding the zone and bordering the LCD; a light controller; a transceiver; and an MCU. In response to stepping... Agent: Sam Chen

20090156309 - Handwear devices and methods for providing an interactive play experience: Interactive handwear devices and methods are disclosed for providing play entertainment. In certain examples, the handwear device includes a waterproof glove that a play participant can manipulate to selectively activate one or more play effects, such as water play effects, visual or audio effects, or the like. For instance, a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090156310 - Online gaming and rewards system: A system and method for rewarding and providing real world rewards for online game participation is provided. The system allows a user to access an online website having a plurality of different games to play or other activities to participate in, whereby the online website is able to track and... Agent: Rutan & Tucker, LLP.

20090156311 - Real-time display of fantasy sports player transaction data: An apparatus and method for providing up-to-date statistical information about fantasy sports players is disclosed herein. The volume and type of transactions made by a plurality of users regarding the fantasy sports players are used to generate at least one statistical value for respective players. The statistical values for respective... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090156313 - Scheduling of reconfigurable gaming machines: A controller of gaming machines that permit wagering on wagering games includes a first memory location that stores a first time-based schedule of gaming actions to be taken by the gaming machines that are located remote from the controller. A second memory location stores identities of first gaming machines. One... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090156314 - System and method for re-generating packet load for load test: A system for re-generating a packet load for a load test includes a packet collector for collecting a packet transmitted between a game client application and a game server application, a packet data storage for storing the collected packet in a list form, a central manager for editing and re-defining... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090156312 - Visual display of fantasy sports team starting roster data trends: An interface for displaying statistical information about players in an online fantasy sports game is provided. The interface includes a statistics generator for providing for display at least one description component that comprises at least a name of at least one player for viewing by a user. The statistics generator... Agent: Yahoo C/o Mofo Palo Alto

20090156315 - System and method for managing meter information in a gaming system: A method for managing meters in a gaming system comprises receiving meter information at a client gaming machine in a format employed by a client/server gaming system. The information is processed to be compatible with a gaming management system. The processed meter information is then provided to the gaming management... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090156316 - Autoclock: a timer for fencing scoring apparatus: A device to activate a timer integrated into, or attached to, an electronic fencing apparatus whereby the fencers themselves may activate the timer with their fencing equipment, eliminating the need for an official, thereby facilitating training. Upon activation, the device will wait an unpredictable amount of time before starting the... Agent: Todd Brown

20090149232 - System and method for touch driven combat system: An interactive computerized game system including a visual display, one or more user input devices, and a processor executing software that interacts with the display and input device(s) is disclosed. The software displays images avatars. At least one of the user input devices is a touchscreen. During gameplay, the gameplayer... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090149233 - Virtual world of sports competition events with integrated betting system:

20090149236 - Creating a virtual item skin from content in a real time trivia match: The present disclosure provides a mechanism by which end users can create virtual item skins from content displayed in a database of digital content. In the case of digital video content, an end user is able to create a virtual item skin from objects or people shown in the digital... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20090149234 - Managing participation in a series of matches in a real time trivia match: The present disclosure provides a trivia game in which a contestant selected from a group of participants is able to create a trivia question and then posit a putative answer to the question. The participants can then vote as to whether or not the putative answer is correct or incorrect.... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20090149235 - Paying royalties based on content usage in a trivia game: The present disclosure provides a trivia game associated with a database of trivia content items. Contestants are able to create a trivia question related to the trivia content items. The trivia game further includes a mechanism for tracking use of the trivia content items and distributing revenue to revenue recipients,... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20090149237 - Method of gaming and gaming system: A method of gaming comprising: selecting a plurality of groups of at least two symbols for a play line played by a player; displaying the selected groups at respective ones of a plurality of display positions on the play line; linking groups of symbols based on at least one symbol... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090149238 - Gaming machine and controlling method thereof: A gaming machine carries out effects, before displaying a front face of a card selected by a player this time, in a case where a difference between a number described on a card selected by a player this time and a number described on a card selected by a player... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090149239 - System and method of managing both instant and online lottery ticket sales: A lottery accounting system includes a system management bureau that is electronically linked with a plurality of independent lottery vendors, each vendor being preferably supplied with a handheld compute device. In use, the compute device is programmed by the system management bureau to receive selected ticket information from every active... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20090149240 - Gaming machine and controlling method thereof: In a gaming machine and a method of controlling the gaming machine, one dealer card having a number on its face and a plurality of player cards each having any one of a positive number and a negative number on its face are displayed face down on a liquid crystal... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090149241 - Wagering game having progressive amounts represented in various ways: A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine includes receiving a credit value from a player via an input device. At least a portion of the credit value is a wager input for playing a wagering game. The method further includes programming a controller to select a... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090149242 - Gaming device with configurable reel lighting: Provided in embodiments of the present invention is a configurable reel lighting apparatus for gaming devices. In one embodiment, a gaming device having a plurality of spinnable reels includes a molded frame visually separating the reels and having a plurality of openings. The gaming device also includes a plurality of... Agent: Armstrong Teasdale LLP (igt - 26668) Robert B. Reeser, Iii

20090149243 - Multi-level wager games with autocomplete: Multi-level wager games are described in which play at higher levels in the game continues even if the player does not achieve a winning result for play at a given level. Such play at the higher levels may be completed automatically in an autocomplete mode, without any additional player interaction.... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20090149244 - 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

20090149245 - Scan based configuration control in a gaming environment: Techniques are disclosed for facilitating configuration of a gaming machine, and for facilitating authentication testing of selected components of a gaming machine. In at least one embodiment, configuration of the gaming machine may be effected via the use of a gaming machine configuration device. When the presence of a gaming... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090149248 - Asynchronous challenge gaming: Challenge gaming includes selection of individual gaming characters or teams of characters to be pitted against opposing characters in asynchronous individual competitions or sequential tournament competitions. Each of the characters has a predetermined set of characteristics such as abilities, powers, defenses or performance levels. These characteristics can be implemented in... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090149247 - Gambling team or group affiliation detection utilizing radio-frequency identification (rfid) chips or other rfid items: Methods and systems for intelligent tracking and/or play and/or management of card gaming use transponder readable chips or gaming pieces with detectors and appropriate software for determining when chips are being shared or exchanged by multiple players, thereby indicating a possible gaming team.... Agent: Quine Intellectual Property Law Group, P.C.

20090149246 - Method and apparatus for providing customized games: An approach is provided for developing customized games. Customization information is obtained from a user (or someone preparing the game for the user) in response to a menu of options relating to a game, or is automatically collected from customization information already collected. Gaming information, including rules and design layout,... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20090149249 - Gaming machine system utilizing video displays comprising organic light emitting diodes: A video game machine including one or more display devices utilizing organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) or functionally equivalent technology to display moving and/or static information on curved portions of a display device such that the activity of the video reels flat slot machine display resembles the activity of mechanical... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090149251 - Casino service and display unit: The present invention is a casino table service display system in which an elevated sign is placed in proximity to a casino table to provide information regarding the game being played at the casino table, service required at the table and other information, including advertising and entertainment that may be... Agent: Mark D Miller Kimble, Macmichael & Upton

20090149250 - Dynamic gaming environment: A method and device are provided for providing a dynamic gaming environment. Physical circumstance information relating to a gaming device, such as ambient conditions or geographic location information, may be identified. A gaming application executing on the gaming device may provide or modify a gaming environment based on the identified... Agent: Harrity & Harrity, LLP

20090149252 - Storage medium storing a video reproduction controlling program, video reproduction controlling apparatus and video reproduction controlling method: A game apparatus as a video reproduction controlling apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU executes a reproduction control of a DVD. In the middle of reproducing the DVD, a content such as an video, a voice, etc. are reproduced. In a case that a reproduction operation such as pause,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090149253 - Video switcher and touch router method for a gaming machine: A gaming method for presenting both gaming content based video signals and secondary video signals over a single display using a Display Manager is disclosed. The Display Manager is placed between the Master Gaming Controller and its Main Game Display and any Secondary Display and between the Player Tracking Unit... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20090149254 - Video switcher and touch router system for a gaming machine: A Display Manager is placed between the Master Gaming Controller and its Main Game Display and any Secondary Display and between the Player Tracking Unit connected to the casino system network (e.g., player tracking device) and its System display. The Display Manager receives one or more video signals from the... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20090149255 - Glow stick for video game machine: A glow stick for a video game machine is provided, in order to impart a glowing function to a remote controller of a Wii™ host and thereby to add further fun when playing the games. To this end, the following technical solutions are provided in this application: a glow stick... Agent: Byip, Ltd.

20090149257 - Human movement measurement system: A system for use in playing a video game, the system acting to measure the position of transponders for testing and to train the user to manipulate the position of the transponders while being guided by interactive and sensory feedback. A bidirectional communication link to a processing system supporting the... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20090149256 - Joystick for video game machine: A joystick for a video game machine is provided, which comprises a glow component, a remote controller of a host and a handle, wherein the handle is connected with the remote controller of a host, wherein the glow component and the handle are detachably assembled together, and the glow component... Agent: Byip, Ltd.

20090149258 - Method of playing a game by a plurality of remote game participants: A method of playing a game that has a number of rounds of game play where the method includes playing a first level of game play that includes a first plurality of rounds of the game where the first plurality of rounds includes a first stage, a second stage and... Agent: Mesmer & Deleault, PLLC

20090149260 - Game machine, game machine control method, information storage medium, and network game system: A game machine is communicatively connected to a game server and display-outputs a game screen showing a content corresponding to the player's operation by exchanging data with the game server. The response time to the operation is stabilized, and consequently the player does not feel stress due to a variation... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090149259 - Real time trivia match with questions with proof: The present disclosure provides a trivia game in which a first contestant is able to create a trivia question related to a database of video clips and a compilation proof comprised of clips from the database. The contestant may then posit a putative answer to the question, based on the... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20090149261 - Reduced power consumption wager gaming machine: A wager gaming machine having software and components allowing for automatic powering on and off (also referred to as remote out-of-band power control) bypassing the need for human operator intervention is described. The gaming machine has a master gaming controller and a network interface. The interface includes an input port... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090149262 - System and method for communicating and compiling game play information: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to entertainment systems, and more particularly to a system and method for, inputting and compiling information relating to game play at one or more game units. Game play information may be inputted into a communicator through the use of a user interface. According... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090143124 - Simulation of sporting events in a virtual environment: Aspects of the present invention provide a system, method and computer program product for simulating movement of a projectile in a virtual environment. Primary data comprising a plurality of sets of position values and a plurality of time values for a projectile is received, with each time value in the... Agent: James R. Nock IBM Corporation, Dept. 917

20090143126 - Computer-implemented deductive reasoning game: A computer implemented method includes presenting a text passage to at least one participant, the text passage including a set of text fragments, each of the set of text fragments which provide clues as to a correct answer to an overall question. The method further includes receiving the participant's answers... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090143125 - Population of landmarks for use with a map application: An interactive map-based game is provided for populating a landmark database with commonly known landmarks. A game session can provide a user with a number of maps that can be presented in succession. Each map presented can be a map segment that is a function of a latitude/longitude pair and... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090143127 - Method and apparatus for providing separate prizes in a multi-priced lottery game: A process provides a lottery game. The process indicates a first price category and a second price category from which a lottery player can purchase a lottery ticket. The second price is a maximum price. Further, the process indicates a first prize distribution that can be won with a lottery... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20090143128 - Providing centralized services to game operators: Some example embodiments of the present invention address growing demand by lottery customers for expanded gaming options and new gaming concepts. Example embodiments may include methods and systems for providing a shared centralized gaming host which implements software as a service concepts for lottery and other wagering games.... Agent: Ip Patent Docketing K&l Gates LLP

20090143130 - Method for providing a playing card game simulation based on bingo game results: A method includes displaying playing card face representations at an electronic player station. The displayed playing card face representations include card face representations that are included in a group of card face representations that has been assigned to the player in response to a bingo pattern achieved by the player... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.C.

20090143129 - Methods and devices for operating a modified bingo game: Aspects of the present inventions concern methods and devices for operating a Bingo game. Such aspects include: assigning to each of a first set of real or virtual balls a number selected from a group within a predetermined numerical sequence; assigning a non-numerical designation to only a second set of... Agent: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & Mccloy

20090143134 - Display device for a gaming machine: A display, as for an electronic gaming machine, includes one or more rotatable mechanical reels including at least one variable displaying position at which the display may be varied. Content is displayed at the variable displaying position when the variable displaying position registers with the display. One or more reels... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090143133 - Gaming device having odds of winning which increase as a player's wager increases: A gaming device having a game which requires the same average investment from a player to win an award, including a jackpot award, regardless of the amount that the player bets at any one time. The award can be unchanging, e.g., $10,000, each time a player plays the gaming device.... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090143131 - Gaming machine arranging scatter symbol and specific area in arrangement area and playing method thereof: In a bonus game, one or more scatter symbols 180 and zero or more specific areas 190 are displayed (arranged) in display windows 151 to 155 forming a matrix shape and a prize is awarded according to the one or more scatter symbols 180 displayed in the one or more... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090143132 - Gaming machine awarding prize based on number of special symbol and playing method thereof: Disclosed is a gaming machine 1 that is operable under control of a controller 100. The gaming machine includes display windows 151 to 155 of a matrix shape; and a display 101 that is controlled by the controller to arrange a plurality of symbols in the display windows 151 to... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090143135 - Slot machine having symbols classified in colors and control method thereof: A slot machine of the present invention comprises: a display capable of rearranging a plurality of colored symbols or a plurality of symbols each having a colored background; and a controller programmed to execute processing of: (A) rearranging the plurality of symbols to the display; (B) determining an amount of... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090143136 - Wagering game system having bonus game configurations: A method for selecting a bonus game from a plurality of bonus games. Each of the plurality of bonus games have associated bonus game instructions. The method includes determining a bonus game outcome having an expected value. A set of criteria necessary to present the bonus game outcome is determined.... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090143137 - Video game processing apparatus, video game processing method and video game processing program: An on-line video game video game control server serves to read out a mini-game score information generated every player, in which three scores used for determining parameter of a summoned beast used for a main story in sub-game scores having no relation to a main story of the video game... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090143138 - Hand-held game apparatus and game program: A hand-held game apparatus and a game program allow a user to play a game while going back and forth between a narrow-range map and a broad-range map. The player can manipulate a touch panel mounted on a display for displaying the broad-range map. If the player manipulates the touch... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20090143139 - Audio process and apparatus: An audio apparatus is suitable for generating crowd sounds from an audio signal is disclosed in which the apparatus comprises modulation means operable to modulate a noise signal in response to the audio signal to generate a modulated noise signal, and diffusion delay means. The diffusion delay means is operable... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20090143140 - Game system: Provided is a game system executing a game by performing communication between a plurality of hand-held game apparatuses, each having a display section for displaying an image and an operation section, and a stationary game apparatus. In each of the plurality of hand-held game apparatuses, a plurality of directional signs... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090143142 - Human interface system: A human interface configured to optimize a biomechanical effect of a human user's opposing thumb and fingers by including, on one surface, one or more software configurable input elements manipulatable by a user's thumb(s) or a stylus, and, on another surface, one or more software configurable selection elements manipulatable by... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20090143141 - Intelligent multiplayer gaming system with multi-touch display: Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating gesture-based interactions with intelligent multi-player electronic gaming systems which include a multi-user, multi-touch input display surface capable of concurrently supporting contact-based and/or non-contact-based gestures performed by one or more users at or near the input display surface. Gestures may include single touch, multi-touch, and/or... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090143143 - Gaming object and game console with millimeter wave interface and methods for use therewith: A gaming object includes an actuator for generating user data in response to the actions of a user. A millimeter wave transceiver receives an RF signal from a game console, converts the RF signal into a power signal for powering the gaming object, and backscatters the RF signal based on... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20090143144 - Add-in card based cheat detection platform for online applications: In general, in one aspect, an add-in card includes inaccessible memory to store an identity key, wherein the identity key is to enable a secure communication link. The add-in card also includes an isolated execution environment and a machine-accessible medium comprising content. The content when executed by the isolated execution... Agent: RyderIPLaw C/o Cpa Global

20090143145 - Read redirection of physical media: Redirection of physical media interaction is disclosed. For instance, a read action can be redirected from an optical disc to a secure virtualization module that virtualizes optical discs. The module can take digital packages in one format and present them to optical disc drivers configured to read the content of... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)