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Amusement devices: games March listing by industry category 03/10

20100075728 - Online gaming system for simulating a soccer game: An online gaming system for simulating a soccer game comprising a server with a processor, a network in communication with the server, at least one client device in communication with the network, wherein the at least one client device has an input device, a display device, and a monetary acceptance... Agent: Buskop Law Group, P.C.

20100075729 - Fantasy sports neural engine and method of using same: An apparatus, system and method for a neural engine for recommending picks in an on-line fantasy sport draft and in on-line fantasy trades. The apparatus, system and method may include at least one computing memory having associated therewith a plurality of rules, wherein at least ones of the plurality of... Agent: Justin Allen

20100075730 - Nifty numbers: An electronic video gaming machine device utilizing a bill acceptor or coin acceptor designed so that a player may make a wager to gain higher awards or prescribed pay-outs if numbers come out in the prescribed pattern displayed on the pay table according to the pay-out schedule. The device has... Agent: Mark C. Ungaro

20100075733 - Gaming machine apparatus having a visual indicator that indicates the degree in which a gaming machine is currently playing hot: A gaming machine provides for random winning payouts for game plays. The gaming machine includes a game score module and a visual indicator. The game score module tracks previous game play results including all winning and losing game play results, and determines from the previous game play results the degree... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20100075735 - Method for manufacturing on-demand lottery tickets: A distributed manufacturing and distribution process for lottery tickets is disclosed. The manufacturing/vending system comprises a ticket manufacturing server and one or more vending devices located at remote sites. Each vending device is operatively coupled for communication with the server, normally via a network connection. Each vending devices is further... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20100075734 - Social game: A method and apparatus for enabling multiple players to participate in an online game in a landbased gaming terminal. Each player is associated with a color or a pattern, by selecting the color or pattern using for example buttons on the screen. The player deposits money, places a wager, and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100075731 - Volume pricing and retailer incentives in a lottery game: A process establishes a gross wholesale value for a predetermined quantity of instant lottery game tickets. Further, the process establishes a net wholesale value for the predetermined quantity of instant lottery game tickets that is less than or equal to the wholesale value for the predetermined quantity of instant lottery... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20100075732 - Winner awareness data distribution systems and methods: Systems and methods of facilitating the operation of a lottery system are disclosed. An example method may comprise determining winner display data for each of a plurality of lottery client. For each of a plurality of lottery clients, it may be determined whether historical winner data from the lottery client... Agent: Sullivan & Worcester LLP

20100075742 - Game-specific component enablement in a wagering game system: A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising a processor and gaming code which is operable when executed on the processor to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a physical configuration monitor module operable to enable execution of one or more wagering... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20100075743 - Gaming machine and gaming system: In a gaming system of the present disclosure, a game server manages with respect to each player through a password an insurance amount which increments when an insurance bet is set at a gaming machine. Accordingly, when a player leaves a gaming machine, the player can retain his/her insurance amount... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20100075740 - Gaming machine displaying selected symbols in cells: The present invention is a gaming machine, including a display which displays a plurality of cells for presenting a plurality of symbols in a game, a processor which executes the game, chooses at least two cells from the plurality of cells and a symbol from the plurality of symbols and... Agent: Masuvalley & Partners

20100075736 - Gaming system and a method of gaming: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols for display in a plurality of first symbol groups, a display arranged to display the first symbol groups, and a symbol group modifier arranged to remove at least one first symbol group from... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20100075738 - Gaming system and a method of gaming: A method of gaming comprising: conducting a base game; modifying a current value of a feature counter by a random value in response to a designated counter event occurring in the base game; determining whether the current value of the feature counter corresponds to one of a plurality of feature... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20100075739 - Gaming system and a method of gaming: A method of gaming comprising: providing a plurality of display positions; selecting a plurality of symbols for display at the display positions; evaluating the symbols to determine whether to make a first award based on a designated number of a designated symbol in a winning combination such that the first... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20100075737 - Special symbol remains in position until used in a winning combination: A game involves emulating spinning and randomly stopping virtual reels. If a special symbol is displayed in the matrix, and the special symbol is not used in a winning combination of symbols, then, for the next game, the special symbol is held in its position in the array, and all... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20100075741 - Wagering game with symbol array providing awards based on array paths: A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a wager input device for receiving a wager, The gaming system further includes at least one display for displaying an array of symbols indicating a randomly selected outcome. The array of symbols include a plurality of rows and a plurality of... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20100075744 - System, method and computer program product for a robotic game: Disclosed are methods, systems and computer program products for playing a game, such as craps, with the assistance of a robotic mechanism. One example method includes receiving a bet from a player. The robotic mechanism may then perform a gaming event and a result of the gaming event may be... Agent: Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20100075745 - Gaming machine with repeated award feature: A gaming system for conducting a wagering game comprises a value input device for receiving a wager to play the wagering game, a display for displaying a plurality of selectable elements, and a controller coupled to the display. The controller is operative to designate at least one of the selectable... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20100075746 - Gaming machine with separately selectable wagering games: A gaming system for conducting a wagering game allows players, casino operators, and/or gaming machine manufacturers to selectively combine base games and bonus games. This modular approach allows players, casino operators, and/or gaming machine manufacturers to mix and match base games and bonus games as needed. In some embodiments, players,... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20100075748 - Method of player tracking: A method of player tracking including: generating a first transfer request in a first requesting tracking system based on a player record identifier identifying a player record and a home tracking system; transferring control of at least part of a player record from a home tracking system to the first... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20100075747 - Player club ladder method for casino gaming: The present invention is generally directed to a method for enabling a player club ladder. The method includes arranging a main group of players registered in the player club into sub-groups, and during a challenge period, only players in the same sub-group compete against one another. Information about the player... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20100075749 - Video gaming device with image identification: A video gaming device includes a processing module, a graphics processing module, and a video gaming object interface module. The processing module interprets a digital image(s) of a player to determine an identity of the player. When the identity of the player is determined, the processing module retrieves a user... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20100075751 - Network diagnostics in a wagering game system: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for network diagnostics in a wagering game system. A method comprises presenting a wagering game upon which monetary value can be wagered; and determining the state of a network connection between the wagering game system and a networked device, wherein determining... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20100075750 - Wagering games using multi-level gaming structure: According to one aspect of the present invention, a gaming system is disclosed including at least one community display and a plurality of personal media terminals. The at least one community display is adapted to display a community event thereon. The plurality of personal media terminals has a player positioning... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20100075752 - Computer game: A computer game which has a computer with a computer program and a controller, and monitor for exhibiting an image of an agent moving toward the place where a secret document is hidden, wherein the computer program and the controller are designed so that a player by using said controller... Agent: Ilya Zborovsky

20100075753 - Marketing system and methods for use with electronic gaming machines: Systems and methods connected to, or in communication with, various components operatively associated with an electronic gaming machine for displaying programming or marketing content on a electronic gaming machine display without affecting the manner or mode of game play provided by the electronic gaming machine, which in some embodiments are... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20100075754 - Folding supporting structure for video game pedals and steering wheel: The invention relates to a folding supporting structure intended preferably to be used as a supporting means for elements such as a steering wheel and pedals of the type used to play certain video games. The invention includes an H-shaped supporting base to which a slightly backward inclined post is... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20100075755 - Ergonomic gaming machine: A gaming machine comprising a seat, a main body portion that includes the seat, an arm pivotally connected to the main body portion, and a user interface attached to the arm and pivotal with respect to the seat, wherein the user interface is operable for gaming. In a preferred embodiment... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP

20100075756 - Secondary controller for emulating a console controller: An apparatus for emulating a console controller. The apparatus includes a console connector of a secondary controller, an input interface, and an output interface. The console connector of the secondary controller connects the secondary controller to a console controller. The secondary controller connects to a gaming console through the console... Agent: HolmanIPLaw/ibm Rsw

20100075757 - Player club ladder system for casino gaming: The present invention is generally directed to a casino gaming system including participation in a player club. The system includes a plurality of gaming machines each enabling play of a base game-of-chance. There is also a plurality of player tracking user interfaces embedded in each gaming machine, and a player... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20100075759 - Data providing system, game machine data providing method, information recording medium and program: A data storage unit (130) of a parent machine (100) stores downloaded additional data (131). When the parent machine (100) and a child machine (200) wirelessly connect to each other and the child machine (200) sends child machine information to the parent machine (100), a process control unit (120) of... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20100075758 - Network for electronic notification of wind for instant prize games, using rfid identifiers for the participants: d

20100075760 - Partition management in a wagering game system: A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module operable to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a nonvolatile storage module comprising two or more partitions on at least one nonvolatile storage device and a controller operable to manage the two or more partitions.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20100075761 - System and method for self-evident multiuser content: Systems and methods are provided to implement a technique for generating interactive events in a simulation, such as creating encounters in an online computer game. In one implementation, encounters are created based on the players and the environment and allow for interaction that is different for different players. Players can... Agent: Mayer & Williams PC

20100075762 - Segmented memory control system for gaming devices: A segmented memory control system is disclosed. Specifically, multiple memory locations, including removable memory locations, are part of a gaming device. The memory locations are prioritized and data, including new data on removable memory units, with a higher priority is used by the gaming device at run time.... Agent: Incredible Technologies, Inc.

20100069131 - Device, method and program for organizing a celebrity sporting event: Event organization devices, methods, and programs for organizing a competitive event including at least one sponsor, a plurality of participants and at least one celebrity are provided. The devices, methods, and programs plan the sale of a right to play in a competitive event to the participants and match the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100069133 - Puzzle game apparatus, program and method: When small blocks are cleared by an object clearance controller (113) in any one of game fields, a field movement controller (114) causes the game fields to move in accordance with the number of the cleared small blocks. The game field in which the small blocks are cleared is caused... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20100069132 - Storage medium storing puzzle game program, puzzle game apparatus, and puzzle game control method: A game apparatus includes a first LCD and a second LCD, and a game screen of a puzzle game, and the like are displayed on the first and second LCDs. Moreover, a touch panel is provided on a top surface of the second LCD. A player taps a stick on... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20100069134 - Variance reduction in a slot machine: A method of operating an electronic gaming system includes receiving value from a human user of an electronic gaming machine, initiating a machine-implemented game on the electronic gaming machine, displaying indicia representative of a game state on a display, receiving input from the human user via a user interface associated... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20100069135 - Continuous secondary game with player selection of hidden objects: A secondary game played on a gaming machine displays a plurality of objects, each object representing a hidden award. Upon a triggering event occurring, the player then touches one of the objects via a touch screen, and the award is granted to the player. The selected object is then disabled... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20100069137 - Lottery game and method: A lottery game form that includes one or more numbered grids of cells and an x- and y-axis header that contain information pertaining to contestants of an event wherein winning the lottery game is determined by the outcome of the event. A method for conducting a lottery game using the... Agent: Gibson & Dernier LLP

20100069136 - Mobile play instant ticket lottery game: A method and system for implementing an instant win lottery game includes receiving a player's wager and selection of a game at a point-of-sale (POS) lottery location. The player receives a lottery ticket corresponding to the selected game, with the lottery ticket including a unique identification code that dictates the... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20100069141 - Gaming machine executing effects using symbols and control method thereof: A gaming machine of the present invention performs an effect of rotating an image displayed in each display block having a second specific symbol rearranged therein in a direction so as to turn a display screen of a display over to the other side after scroll-displaying a specific character image... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20100069138 - Player selected identities and lucky symbols: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to player representations used to configure indicia on a gaming device. The player representations are used to represent the identity of the player and to personalize the player's gaming experience. The player representations can be provided by the casino or by the player.... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20100069139 - Slot machine capable of displaying special picture consisting of a plurality of picture pieces and control method thereof: According to a slot machine of the present invention, display objects may be stop-displayed to a symbol display. Each of the display objects shows a picture piece for forming a predetermined picture. In a case where the picture pieces shown in the display objects stop-displayed to the symbol display form... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20100069140 - Slot machine having special symbol and control method thereof: According to a slot machine of the present invention, synthetic symbol images each including a first symbol image and a second symbol image are rearranged to a display. The first symbol image is associated with a predetermined prize. In a case where the first symbol images included in the rearranged... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20100069142 - Dice gaming machine: The dice gaming machine accepts a bet on a bet area and a bet on an intermediate area between/among a plurality of bet areas. After ending the bet acceptance, it starts rolling dice. After the rolling of the dice has been stopped, the dice gaming machine identifies a winning bet... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20100069147 - Award system based on a user touch input on a gaming device: Particular embodiments generally relate to providing an award based on a touch input. For example, various superstitious acts performed by a user may be rewarded with a superstition bonus. In one embodiment, it is determined when to trigger a superstition bonus. The superstition bonus may be awarded when a designated... Agent: Fountainhead Law Group, PC Chad R. Walsh

20100069143 - Gaming controller, device and method of gaming: A method of gaming comprises determining a number of gaming devices that meet a participation criterion. Award outcomes of at least one gaming device which meets the participation criterion are adjusted dependent, at least in part, on the determined number.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20100069146 - Gaming system having a plurality of gaming machines linked by network and control method thereof: According to a gaming system of the present invention, a part of the betted game media are cumulatively counted as the common-game cumulative value for the common game. When the common-game cumulative value has reached the specific value, the common game in which the game media in number corresponding to... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20100069144 - Local environment based wagering: A system and method are disclosed for providing location-based wagering. In one embodiment, wagerable data associated with a location of a first user is identified. The wagerable data may be any type of data on which a wager may be based. Then, a wager recommendation is generated based on the... Agent: Withrow & Terranova Ct

20100069148 - Online games integrated with offline fitness, environmental, and other activities: An online gaming method for integrating offline and online activities. The method may include using a game server to receive a player identification code from one of the client devices that is operated by a game player, and the code may be provided to the player when they purchase a... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20100069145 - Wagering game machine information exchange: Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive information associated with a wagering game machine capable of engaging in the process of presenting a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered, print a first portion of the information in human perceivable form on a tangible object, such as... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20100069149 - Coordinating group play event for multiple game devices: A networked system that provides group play features for respective end users of a plurality of game machines is provided. The gaming machines may be connected together through a peer-to-peer environment or through a network controller or other device. An eligibility score may be maintained by each gaming machine, and... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20100069150 - Gaming system and a method of gaming: A gaming system including a plurality of gaming machines, a display, and a zoom sequence implementer. Each of the plurality of gaming machines implements a probabilistic game and determines when a winning outcome occurs. The gaming system generates a win communication indicative of a winning gaming machine of the plurality... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20100069151 - Gaming device with integrated advertising: A method of operating an arcade game device having a video display is described in which revenue is obtained from an advertiser. An arcade game device is provided with advertising programming adapted and constructed to appear on the video display. The arcade game device is placed in a publicly accessible... Agent: Anne Mcgovern Burkhart C/o Carmer Patti Law Group

20100069152 - Method of generating image using virtual camera, storage medium, and computer device: An object group is selected from enemy groups a and b that are positioned within the current battle area. A reference point that corresponds to the representative point of the positions of all enemy NPCs that belong to the selected group is calculated A target angle of view at which... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100069153 - Game device, input method and input program for game device: The icon 348 of a graphic user interface indicates the magnitude of an inputted impact by an impact pointer 348d which moves as the time elapses and receives input of the impact. Magnitude of the impact received by a GUI 34 is retained in the impact data as a product... Agent: Maier & Maier, PLLC

20100069154 - Retroactive compatibility interactive system and method thereof: A controller in communicative connection with a receiver configured to receive data only as a function of at least one legacy input device, and method thereof are provided. The controller includes at least one non-legacy input device, and a retroactive compatibility device configured to translate data received as a function... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20100069157 - Apparatus of playing casino game: An apparatus of playing casino game has presentation means for presenting an affiliate advertisement, control means for transmitting personal information of users to a sever of the affiliate advertisement and obtaining a point which is compensation, execution means for getting a user to execute a casino game with the point... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - PhiladelphiaIPDepartment

20100069158 - Game system and method in combination with mobile phones and a game console: A game system and method for enabling a mobile phone to interact with a user game console is disclosed. The game system enables a mobile phone and a user game console to interact with a game server, enables the user game console to interact with a video display, displays video... Agent: Jae Y. Park

20100069155 - Interactive gaming system via a global network and methods thereof: Embodiments of the present invention relate to an online interactive competitive gaming system having audio and visual components to simulate realistic live play. In one embodiment of the present invention, an interactive gaming system via a global computer network comprises a first client computer connected to the global computer network,... Agent: Maldjian & Fallon LLC

20100069156 - Metrics-based gaming operations: Methods and systems for metrics-based gaming operations are provided. Information concerning game play for each play may be received and stored. Such information may be used to generate certain metrics. The generated metrics, in turn, may be used to determine how to customize a game operation. Such game operations may... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20100069159 - Game apparatus and computer readable storage medium storing game program: Instead of using an operation inputted by a player, a series of operation data for continuously moving a player character for a predetermined time period of a game is previously stored as automatic operation data. Automatic control means moves the player character based on the automatic operation data. Furthermore, the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20100069160 - Handheld wagering game machine and docking unit: Embodiments of a handheld wagering game machine and docking station are described herein. In one embodiment, the wagering game docking station is configured to dock with a handheld wagering game machine. The docking station can include a docking port configured to receive and adjustably hold the handheld wagering game machine... Agent: Wms Gaming (delizio Gilliam) C/o Delizio Gilliam, PLLC

20100062817 - method of defining a common frame of reference for a video game system: The invention relates to a method of defining a common frame of reference for a video game system. The system comprises at least two remotely-controlled vehicles (1), a first vehicle and a second vehicle, each comprising a video sensor (19), and a reference element (69) with recognizable zones (71). The... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20100062818 - Real-time interaction with a virtual competitor while performing an exercise routine: A portable electronic device for providing real-time interaction between a user performing an exercise routine and a virtual competitor. Some embodiments of the portable electronic device may include a sensor for receiving a plurality of user performance metrics associated with the user, a processor for generating a comparison between the... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

20100062819 - Methods and related toy and game applications using encoded information: The presently claimed invention relates generally to toys and games that are enhanced with encoded information. One claim recites a method of playing a computerized game including: receiving image or video representing a physical object, the physical object comprising information steganographically encoded therein, the information is carried by the physical... Agent: Digimarc Corporation

20100062820 - Gaming machine accepting side bet and gaming method: A gaming machine of the present invention offers a special payout or executes a bonus game, in a case where a side BET has been placed in a card game using a player's card and a dealer's card, when a specific card pair is established by the player's card and... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20100062823 - Method and apparatus that control risk and uncertainty in a frequency priced raffle: A process is provided. The process generates a predetermined number of unique sub-combinations of a set of game numbers, each of the sub-combinations having the same quantity of numbers. Further, the process prints a set of probabilities-based raffle tickets for a probabilities-based raffle game such that each of the probabilities-based... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20100062825 - Method and apparatus that control risk and uncertainty in a promotional lottery game with a hybrid prize structure: A process is provided. The process generates a predetermined number of unique combinations of a set of game digits. Each of the combinations has the same quantity of digits. Further, the process prints a set of promotional lottery tickets for a promotional lottery game such that each of the promotional... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20100062821 - Method and apparatus that control risk and uncertainty in a raffle: A process is provided. The process generates a predetermined number of unique sub-combinations of a set of game numbers, each of the sub-combinations having the same quantity of numbers. Further, the process prints a set of probabilities-based raffle tickets for a probabilities-based raffle game such that each of the probabilities-based... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20100062824 - Method and apparatus that control risk and uncertainty in a variable priced promotional lottery game: The process generates a predetermined number of unique sub-combinations of a set of game numbers. Each of the sub-combinations has the same quantity of numbers. Further, the process prints a set of promotional lottery tickets for a promotional lottery game such that each of the promotional lottery tickets in the... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20100062826 - Methods and apparatus for conducting lottery games: Systems, computer readable media and methods are presented that pertain to lottery games, which permit lottery players to reinvest their lottery entry winnings in one or more subsequent lottery drawings. In one embodiment, a method includes selling to a player at least one second lottery entry of a second lottery... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20100062822 - Pre-printed instant win lottery tickets with unlimited number of maximum prizes: A process is provided. The process generates an initial lot of instant lottery tickets. The initial lot has an initial lottery prize structure. The initial lottery prize structure has an initial lot size. Further, the process randomly selects an extracted lot of instant lottery tickets from an aggregate lot. The... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20100062828 - Gaming machine with bonus game: The present invention is a gaming machine including a wager device for receiving a wager, an initiator for performing a primary game in response to the wager, a processor for implementing a secondary game independently of the primary game, a reel display for indicating outcome of the primary game and... Agent: Masuvalley & Partners

20100062829 - Gaming machine with symbol-specific multipliers: A method for use with a gaming machine that is arranged to select symbols, present the symbols on a display and award an award if a winning outcome occurs. The method includes initialising a plurality of award adjustors, each award adjustor being associated with a corresponding symbol in a specified... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20100062827 - Gaming system and method providing indication of notable symbols: The gaming device and method disclosed herein produces an indication of an appearance of a notable or designated symbol in a symbol display region while at least one reel is spinning. The indication continues while the notable symbol appears in the symbol display region and while the at least one... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100062830 - Wagering game having bonus-award feature with changing state: A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a display arrangement for displaying a video image overlaying a game display. The video image includes special symbols for indicating a bonus-award feature having a changing state. The changing state is continually updated or modified based on outcomes of the wagering... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20100062831 - Game of chance and fortune: A game of chance comprising a playing field having a plurality of interconnected wagering sites, wherein each wagering site comprises a unique potential outcome display inside the wagering site; and a plurality of random event generators, each random event generator comprising a plurality of events, each event having a unique... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20100062832 - Gaming machine that prevents game from continuing without dice position and dots changing: A gaming machine receives capturing data from an infrared camera, determines a position, classification, and number of dots of dice based on the capturing data thus received, stores the position, classification, and number of dots thus determined in RAM for each game, and compares the position, classification, and number of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100062833 - Portable gaming machine emergency shut down circuitry: A portable casino gaming device includes a data preservation system and is operable to monitor movement activity relating to the portable gaming device, and generate movement information relating to movements of the portable gaming device. In at least one embodiment, the movement information includes at least one of: data relating... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20100062842 - Amusement system having central credit card transaction terminal: An amusement system includes at least one amusement device having a video touchscreen, a controller, and a memory. The memory stores a plurality of electronic games playable on the amusement device using the video touchscreen. The amusement device is operable upon payment by a user. A credit card transaction terminal... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20100062841 - Automatic wagering game generator: Apparatus, systems, architectures, and methods provide a wagering game machine with instrumentality to enable a wagering game that may be automatically generated from identification of an activation event.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20100062835 - Configuring networked entertainment devices: Pay to play entertainment machines or devices for gaming, gambling and other entertainment functions used in public spaces such as bars, clubs etc are networked and centrally controlled. A set of schedules is established, each schedule defining a set of attributes for operation of an entertainment device and stored in... Agent: William J. Mcnichol, Jr. Reed Smith

20100062838 - Flexible determination of gaming and services: According to some implementations, when a patron requests unavailable goods and/or services, at least one alternative option may be offered to that patron. The alternative option(s) may be determined in a variety of ways. For example, the patron's preferences may be compared to a database of available options. However, casino... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20100062839 - Gaming machine that can move chip bet to another region: A gaming machine detects a player touching a bet region on which an existing bet is placed and, upon detecting that another bet region has been touched thereafter, dynamically displays a chip displayed on the bet region on which an existing bet is placed so as to move to the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100062836 - Partial credits cashout method: A system or method providing a player an ability to cashout a portion of credits accumulated during gaming. Anonymous cashing out of credit is available to a player through routes both external and internal to a gaming machine.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20100062837 - Partial credits cashout system: A system or method providing a player to cashout half of credits accumulated during gaming. Anonymous cashing out of credit is available to a player through routes both external and internal to a gaming machine.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20100062834 - Player controls: The patent involves the use of a personal Storage Device with memory which can store the unique biometrics of its registered owner for the purposes of identification; can record the unique biometrics of any person attempting to use the device; can confirm whether the user is the registered owner of... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20100062840 - System and method for social networking in a gaming environment: Social networking functions may be provided in systems implemented in a gaming setting which uses information relating to players. In one implementation, a social network is provided that revolves around real-world gaming that takes place within a lawful gaming establishment. Gaming establishments accept wagers from players to play different types... Agent: Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20100062843 - Apparatus and methods for an account based gaming system: Apparatus, systems, architectures, and methods provide instrumentality to assign a game instance as an account owner in a gaming system and to convey owner functions in the gaming system to the game instance.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20100062844 - Authentication and validation systems for gaming devices: Systems and methods for authenticating and validating a device are disclosed herein. In one method, a manifest file is created for a gaming component, wherein the manifest file includes contents of each file from the gaming component. A digital signature is generated for each file from the gaming component, wherein... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20100062845 - Automated table chip-change screen feature: A system for playing a live game of chance using electronic wagering and enabling player-initiated change of denomination of virtual chips is disclosed. The system uses a gaming table equipped with a card reading apparatus and multiple dual mode player/dealer displays, each with a player interface. Physical playing cards are... Agent: Mark A&#x3e Litman And Associates, P.A. York Business Center

20100062847 - Electronic gaming system and method: A games system and method, the system comprising: a storage reader for reading a game application from a storage medium; a memory storing a communications client application; a network interface for receiving data from a remote user via a packet-based communication network; and processing apparatus arranged to execute the game... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20100062846 - Method and system for multiplayer multifunctional electronic surface gaming apparatus: A method for electronic board game play by producing on a display surface a first image which is a field of play image that senses at least one object on the display surface. The object is proximate or in contact with the display surface thus forming on a table-top horizontal... Agent: Saul Ewing LLP (baltimore) Attn: Patent Docket Clerk

20100062852 - Game machine with guide path not blocked by game media: A gaming machine includes at least a cabinet, a hopper unit, an insertion slot to which a game medium is inserted, and a coin sensor that detects the game medium that has been inserted. The coin sensor is disposed directly below the insertion slot. Since the guidepath is not needed... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100062851 - Gaming machine that displays instruction image of game input operation on display: A gaming machine displays a bet start instructional image on a dealer used display, displays a bet end instructional image in response to a predetermined lapse of time after receiving a bet start instruction signal from a touch panel, and controls an oscillation motor to cause a playing board to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100062849 - Method for creating and releasing video games with movie machinima and creating interactive educational machinima of the great books and classics: Opportunity abounds for machinima, games, and worlds based upon the Great Books and Classics, epic films, and historical events. Machinima, video games, and virtual worlds lack character, soul, and story, as has been well-documented throughout the literature and in prior art. A novel form of machinima and virtual worlds loyally... Agent: Dr. Elliot Mcgucken

20100062853 - Subsurface scattering in a wagering game machine: Systems and methods provide subsurface scattering on graphical images displayed for wagering games.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20100062848 - Vehicle entertainment system operable by a remote device and method for remotely operating a vehicle entertainment system: A vehicle entertainment system is operable by a device remote from the entertainment system. The entertainment system includes an entertainment console including a plurality of entertainment applications. Each of the plurality of entertainment applications is adapted to receive and process an entertainment medium. The entertainment console includes an application program... Agent: Panasonic Automotive System Company Of America

20100062850 - Video game processing apparatus, method and computer program product for controlling progress of a video game: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. The video game is used to simulate resale business of goods on a display screen of an image display apparatus. The image display apparatus is caused to distinguishably display dealer characters and buyer characters on the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20100062854 - Entertainment system: Provided is a game system utilizing the LEDs of a controller (20). In a game system (1), an image pickup device (2) takes the image of the controller (20). The controller (20) includes a plurality of input units for performing an operation input to proceed a game, and a plurality... Agent: Gibson & Dernier LLP

20100062855 - Game pad cover with fasten lock: The embodiment of the present utility model relates to the field of game pad fittings and provides a game pad cover with fasten lock. The pad cover is in a long, trough shape and matches the game pad. A projection is set in the position where the pad cover corresponds... Agent: Kwong, Ben

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20100062858 - Electronic gaming system and method: A games system, method and program. The system comprises: a user control device arranged to be operable by a user; a network interface for receiving data via a packet-based communication network; and a processing apparatus arranged to execute a game application and a communication client; wherein the communication client is... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20100062859 - Method and system for tracking parlor game statistics: A method of tracking parlor game statistics and results includes filling in a scorecard at a location of a parlor game, feeding the scorecard into a bill acceptor assembly, scanning the filled-in scorecard with a scanner housed within the bill acceptor assembly, analyzing scanned information within the scorecard through the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20100062860 - Operation of a set of devices: A method of operating a set of devices comprises receiving a signal, for example at least part of a game world model from a computer program. The signal is analyzed to produce a real-world description in the form of an instruction set of a markup language and the set of... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20100062861 - Gaming machine capable of protecting control unit against cheating and tampering: A gaming machine 1 includes: a cabinet 2; a top door 3 that is openable and closable, and disposed on an upper portion T of the cabinet 2; and a main display 31 that is disposed on the top door 3 and performs display related to a game. In addition,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100062862 - Gaming machine that senses player playing game thereon: A gaming machine includes at least a human body detection sensor. The human body detection sensor is disposed on a lower face of a housing portion, so as to face downward and face a cabinet main body. In addition, the gaming machine is provided with a sound sensor on an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100062863 - Apparatus and method for gaming system and game controller maintenance: A gaming system service apparatus comprising: a memory for storing update data for at least one gaming system, wherein the update data includes one or more game programs or sets of game rules; a data communication interface; a programmer adapted to update a game controller connected to the apparatus via... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20100056236 - Method for dynamic content generation in a role-playing game: The invention provides a role-playing game environment wherein the nature of various NPCs within the game may be varied over time within the game. The goals of various NPCs within the game may be dynamically and automatically changed within the game. At certain in-game time periods, the game server may... Agent: Vernon T. Rhyne

20100056237 - Betting system and method: A method (100) and betting system (120) for a betting agency (102) to accept a bet (103) from a participant (101). The betting system (120) includes: the betting agency (102) receiving the bet (103) from the participant (101) wagering an amount in relation to one or more selected potential outcomes... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100056238 - Racing management and information system: A system that automates the resetting of race field running order following a caution period by collecting data from existing race timing and scoring systems and communicating field reordering instructions directly to racing participants.... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20100056239 - Game apparatus, computer program, and storage medium: A game apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores question-and-answer data that includes first data and second data. The processor selectively executes a process of assigning the first data to setting a question and the second data to checking an answer to the question and a process... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20100056241 - Poker gaming device having variable speed of play: This concept is directed to poker gaming devices configured to vary the speed of game play, as well as method of operating poker gaming devices to vary the speed of play. In some examples of the this concept, a poker gaming device may be configured to include a game initiating... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20100056240 - Wagering game on advancing tokens with individual advancement: A wagering game that allows a player to wager on a chosen token selected from at least two tokens. A particular token is advanced on a playing field according to a random number generator and additional bets can be placed. Advancing individual tokens according to a random number generator continues... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20100056243 - Action game of chance: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for operating an action game of chance. The methods including methods of wagering on an action game by comparing a current player score to a plurality of other player scores, awarding a player based on a score and a random event, wherein the odds of receiving... Agent: The Law Office Of Richard W. James

20100056244 - Betting trip game: A method to play a game of chance using a map of sites as playing surface with moving pieces called movers. The game rules a plurality of movements. A random draw of one ruled movement moves a mover from one site to another. Players bet on selected movers moving by... Agent: Yi Chen

20100056242 - Interactive game machine and its method: The invention relates to an interactive game machine and its method. The interactive game machine is stored with the interactive game method provided with a main play and a subsidiary play. The main play includes plural patterns composed of plural bet patterns, particular patterns and initiating patterns that are arrayed... Agent: Ying-nan Liu

20100056245 - Gaming system, gaming machine, and play method thereof: Selections of an arbitrary number of numbers are accepted from numbers 1 to 80 and then twenty elements are drawn from eighty elements each numbered with a number 1 through 80. Then, an award is provided according to the number of matching numbers between the numbers on the drawn elements... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100056256 - Apparatus and method having a slider display: An apparatus includes a slider controller that displays, prior to initiation of a base game, a slider display having a plurality of payline quantity indicia and a plurality of wager category indicia. In addition, the apparatus has a payline quantity adjuster that adjusts a potential payline quantity selection of at... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20100056246 - Game system capable of increasing super symbol: The present invention is related to a game system and method including a game machine, a game judge unit and a symbol record and control unit, wherein the game machine has plural reels arranged in an array for constituting a symbol set, and each reel in the symbol set shows... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20100056248 - Gaming device having variable speed of play: This concept is directed to gaming devices configured to vary the speed of game play, as well as method of operating gaming devices to vary the speed of play. In some examples of the this concept, a gaming device may be configured to include a game initiating button that when... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20100056253 - Gaming machine: Gaming machine. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are gaming machines including a processor, a display device, and a memory device. The memory device configured to store a program code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to, before a player activates the game, generate an outcome... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20100056255 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine of the present invention allows an insurance function to be set in a game, based upon an operation of a player. Among games in which plural types of symbols are rearranged on a display device every game execution in which the insurance function is effective, an accumulative... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20100056249 - Gaming machine for varying number of trigger symbols and control method thereof: In a slot machine, a unit game in which symbols having been arranged are rearranged is displayed on a display. Then, a special game is displayed on the display in case where a predetermined condition has been met. In addition, in the slot machine, rearranged specific symbols are counted before... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100056250 - Gaming machine with variety according to player's skill and control method thereof: In a gaming machine, a unit game in which symbols having been arranged are rearranged is displayed on a display. Then, a special game is displayed on the display in case where a predetermined condition has been met. In addition, in the slot machine, since a payout and effects at... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100056252 - Gaming system having incrementally activated bonus awards: A gaming system comprises a wager input device and a display for displaying a plurality of primary symbols, a first bonus reel, and a second bonus reel. The first and second bonus reels have a plurality of bonus symbols thereon. The system further comprises a controller operative to detect a... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20100056247 - Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing a strategy game having a plurality of awards: The disclosed gaming system, gaming device and method provide a game including a plurality of awards, each of the awards associated with a plurality of award characteristics, including an award value and a level of difficulty. Based at least in part on the award characteristics associated with the awards, a... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100056254 - Symbol alignment scheme for multiline gaming machines: A method and apparatus for a gaming machine is disclosed. A slot machine processor and a video monitor screen are provided on which symbols may be provided in a grid for use in a video slot game. The player makes a wager to play the underlying game, with a predetermined... Agent: Kathleen Nylund Jackson Precedent Gaming, Inc.

20100056251 - Wagering system with improved expected value during a special event: A method and system for conducting a wagering game with a changed expected value for a special event based on the achievement of a wagering-game enhancement parameter award. The wagering game includes a base game and a special event. The wagering game has a first expected value attributable to the... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20100056257 - Dice gaming machine: A dice gaming machine executes a dice game using a plurality of dice. Gaming values are bet with respect to bet areas making up a betting board. Each bet area is associated with a winning condition based on the spots on the dice and a payout magnification ratio. The prize... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20100056258 - Amusement device: An amusement device includes a coin manipulate member for generating and sending an activation signal to activate performance of a predetermined game upon insertion of a duplicate coin and an operating member disposed around and integrally formed with the periphery confining the coin manipulate member and adapted to be rotated... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20100056260 - Currency value changing apparatus enabling player to play game using various currencies, gaming system where player can play game using various currencies, individual tracking apparatus, and individual tracking system: The currency-value converter according to the present invention transmits amount-of-converted-currency data indicating the amount of basic currency identified based on the type of this currency, the amount of the currency and the exchange rate, to a controller installed in a gaming machine, when the type of currency accepted through a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100056259 - Game system and control method of game system, and link system: A game system of the present invention serves to: (a) compare a first predetermined count predetermined for first identification information with a reception count of input data, based upon the first identification information included in the input data of a first gaming machine among the plurality of gaming machines, and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100056265 - Gaming machine including a feature gamble: A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display and, if a predefined winning event occurs,... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20100056263 - Gaming system and a method of gaming: A method of gaming is provided where a game can be played with an outcome. An area is provided to permit a player to interact with game play. If there is a detection of player interaction, a randomly applied bonus is applied for a game outcome.... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20100056262 - Gaming system with event substitution feature: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system and method for conducting a wagering game on a plurality of gaming machines is disclosed. A first community event is triggered and two or more gaming machines from the plurality of gaming machines are selected to participate in the first... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20100056264 - System for electronic game promotion: A printer on a networked gaming device can be controlled by the network to generate awards. The printer can operate as both a typical printer in a gaming device and as a printer for the gaming network, or separate printers can be installed in the gaming device. If the particular... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20100056261 - Wagering gaming with inter-player competition feature: A variety of inter-player competition features for incorporation into a gaming system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a gaming system is provided with a trail-based game and comprises a plurality of gaming machines, signage, and at least one controller. The community event is triggered by an underlying wagering game. The... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20100056266 - Method of gaming and a gaming system: A method of gaming including: initiating a jackpot feature game including a plurality of winnable jackpots having different values corresponding to respective probabilities of each jackpot being awarded; receiving an instruction from a player selecting at least one of the plurality of jackpots to play for in the jackpot feature... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20100056267 - Game system and method providing card symbols collection: A game system and method capable of collecting card symbols includes a game machine, a card symbol judging unit and a card symbol collecting unit. The game machine has a plurality of wheels which are arranged in juxtaposed and array fashion to generate a card set. Each wheel has card... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20100056268 - Automated direct bids to purchase entertainment content upon a predetermined event: An automated direct transaction and delivery system for digital content (“ATDDC”) provides for automated detection of missing digital content or resources required for a player or participant to participate in a multimedia application in either a single player or multiplayer environment is described. The ATDDC automatically detects that a player... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20100056269 - Feature eroding video game demonstration software: A demonstration video game permits garners a more complete game experience while promoting a desire to acquire permission to continue playing. In some embodiments, a video game is implemented with trigger metrics. While a user may initially experience most or all of the full version of the game in a... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20100056270 - Method for adding hardware: A method for adding hardware is provided, which is adapted for connecting a plug-and-play device to a computer through a USB port. In the method, an enumeration process is activated. According to the enumeration process, a filter driver identifies a device type of the plug-and-play device. When the device type... Agent: J C Patents

20100056271 - Method and system for providing dynamic casino game signage with selectable messaging timed to play of a table game: A casino business methodology and apparatus for providing casino game signage for a casino game which incorporates display information that is dynamically interchangeable between game specific and game non-specific information responsive to automatic detection of game play status at the game table. At least one electronic display is provided at... Agent: Greenberg Traurig (lv)

20100056272 - Music player for video game consoles and electronic devices operable in sleep or power-saving modes: A game cartridge with a game program configured to cause a computer to implement a jukebox or music playing method. The method includes displaying a listing of game modules of the game program on a display screen including a jukebox module. A selection to activate or run the music player... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20100056273 - Extensible system for customized avatars and accessories: An item can be added to an avatar associated with a user of a video game console. The item is represented by a data entry that is written to a manifest, which contains data fields storing a type and a name of the item. Items can be applied to or... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20100056274 - Visual cognition aware display and visual data transmission architecture: Methods, apparatus and computer program products reduce bandwidth requirements in mobile video and gaming applications by tracking a gaze fixation point of a user on a video image at a remote location; generating information identifying the gaze fixation point at the remote location; transmitting the gaze fixation point information to... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20100056275 - Massively multiplayer online game technologies: A method for providing connectivity information and customized media content to clients of an interactive 3-D simulation executing on at least one game server is provided. The method includes receiving a message from an authentication source indicating authentication of a client and receiving a request from the client demanding a... Agent: Department Of The Army Legal Office

20100056276 - Assessment of computer games: A method of improving a computer game, the method including the steps of: (a) causing a player to play the computer game in which various game situations are presented to the player during the course of the game; (b) recording game situation parameters corresponding to the various game situations of... Agent: MastermindIPLaw PC

20100056277 - Methods for directing pointing detection conveyed by user when interfacing with a computer program: A method for detecting direction conveyed by a user when interfacing with a computer program executed on a computing device. The computing device being interfaced with an image capture device. The method includes detecting a human head of a person in the image taken with the image capture device and... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20100056281 - Game system and game execution managing method: The game system includes a plurality of game machines and at least one server device connected thereto over a network to enable players of the plurality of game machines to play a two-person game, in which the server device includes: an acquiring means for, among a predetermined number of character... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20100056280 - Method and system for an integrated platform wide party system within a multiplayer gaming environment: A method and system for a platform wide party system that may be deployed in a multiplayer gaming environment. Players may associate themselves with one or more parties, wherein players within a party may choose to automatically exchange messages associated with changes in state of the players in a gaming... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20100056279 - Method and system for sharing chance games related informaiton: The present invention provides a system and a method enabling a multiplicity of users to share chance games' information such as winning tickets, prizes and the like. A software application operatively associated with a server, may allow the users to input information regarding tickets that have been purchased by users.... Agent: The Law Office Of Michael E. Kondoudis

20100056278 - Power management in a multi-station gaming machine: Gaming machines and related methods for controlling and managing electrical current to peripheral devices in a gaming machine are described. A gaming machine having multiple high-current peripheral devices drawing power from a single power supply within the gaming machine is able to regulate the timing at which the peripherals may... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20100056282 - Video game processing device, video game processing method and video game processing program: Data communication is carried out with any of other video game processing devices. Commands are distributed to each of other player characters operated by each of other players of the other video game processing devices. Each of the commands causes a predetermined special effect to the player character. A command... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C