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  Apparatus and method for facilitating team play of slot machinesRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Including Means For Processing Electronic Data (e.g., Computer/video Game, Etc.), Credit/debit Monitoring Or Manipulation (e.g., Game Entry, Betting, Prize Level, Etc.)Apparatus and method for facilitating team play of slot machines description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070010322, Apparatus and method for facilitating team play of slot machines. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/067576, incorporated herein by reference, filed on Feb. 6, 2002; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/590,021, incorporated herein by reference, filed on Jun. 8, 2000 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,361,441 on Mar. 26, 2002; which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/052,835, incorporated herein by reference, filed on Mar. 31, 1998 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,142,872 on Nov. 7, 2000. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to electronic gaming devices, such as slot machines, and more particularly, to a system for facilitating team play of such electronic gaming devices. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Gambling is a popular form of entertainment, offering gamblers many game alternatives, including numerous table games, such as poker, blackjack and roulette, and various electronic gaming devices, including slot machines, video poker devices, video keno devices and video blackjack devices (hereinafter, collectively referred to as "slot machines"). [0004] Golf is often played in a tournament environment where players compete against one another, with many golf tournaments incorporating a team component. The popular "better ball" golf tournament format, for example permits the team score for each golf hole to be the lowest number of strokes obtained by any team player for a given hole. Another variation is the "best ball" format, where the best field position of any team player on each stroke is utilized by all team players for the subsequent stroke. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0005] FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a suitable communications network environment for interconnecting one or more electronic gaming devices, such as slot machines, with a slot server; [0006] FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the slot server of FIG. 1; [0007] FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a slot machine of FIG. 1, in accordance with the present invention; [0008] FIGS. 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D are plan views of various embodiments of the slot machine of FIG. 3; [0009] FIG. 6 illustrates a sample table from the player database of FIG. 2; [0010] FIG. 7 illustrates a sample table from the registered team database of FIG. 2; [0011] FIG. 8 illustrates a sample table from the machine database of FIG. 2; [0012] FIG. 9 illustrates a sample table from the per-spin transaction database of FIG. 2; [0013] FIG. 10 illustrates a sample table from the per-session transaction database of FIG. 2; [0014] FIG. 11 illustrates a sample table from the per-spin payout database of FIG. 3; [0015] FIG. 12 illustrates a sample table from the per-session payout database of FIG. 3; [0016] FIG. 13 illustrates a sample table from the per-spin probability database of FIG. 3; [0017] FIG. 14 illustrates a sample table from the per-session probability database of FIG. 3; [0018] FIGS. 15A through 15C, collectively, are a flowchart describing an exemplary per-spin process implemented by the slot machine of FIG. 3; [0019] FIGS. 16A and 16B, collectively, are a flowchart describing an exemplary per-spin process implemented by the slot server of FIG. 2; [0020] FIGS. 17A through 17C, collectively, are a flow chart describing an exemplary per-session process implemented by the slot machine of FIG. 3; and Continue reading about Apparatus and method for facilitating team play of slot machines... Full patent description for Apparatus and method for facilitating team play of slot machines Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Apparatus and method for facilitating team play of slot machines patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Apparatus and method for facilitating team play of slot machines or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Apparatus and method for facilitating team play of slot machines Next Patent Application: Gaming machine Industry Class: Amusement devices: games ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Apparatus and method for facilitating team play of slot machines patent info. IP-related news and info Results in 0.26232 seconds Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories: Accenture , Agouron Pharmaceuticals , Amgen , AT&T , Bausch & Lomb , Callaway Golf |
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