| Apparatus, systems and methods for facilitating a payout of a gaming device -> Monitor Keywords |
|
|
  Apparatus, systems and methods for facilitating a payout of a gaming deviceRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Including Means For Processing Electronic Data (e.g., Computer/video Game, Etc.), In A Chance ApplicationThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080045295. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application is a divisional application that claims priority and benefit under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.121 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/113,703 entitled "APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING A PAYOUT OF A GAMING DEVICE", filed Apr. 25, 2005; which claims the benefit of the following two provisional applications: [0002] (i) U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/565,301, filed Apr. 26, 2004 in the name of Walker et al. and entitled APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING GAMING DEVICE PAYOUTS; and [0003] (ii) U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/576,255, filed Jun. 2, 2004 in the name of Walker et al. and entitled GAMING DEVICE WITH BALANCE RESET FEATURE; [0004] and which application is also a Continuation-In-Part of the following two co-pending Applications: [0005] (i) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/961,775 entitled "ELECTRONIC AMUSEMENT DEVICE OFFERING SECONDARY GAME OF CHANCE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME", filed Oct. 8, 2004 in the name of Walker et al., [0006] which is a Continuation Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/752,068, filed Jan. 6, 2004 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,843,724 B2 on Jan. 18, 2005 which, in turn, is a Continuation Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/029,143, filed Dec. 27, 2001 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,692,353 B2 on Feb. 17, 2004, which, in turn, is a Continuation Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/108,646, filed Jul. 1, 1998 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,364,765 B1 on Apr. 2, 2002; and [0007] (ii) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/842,405 entitled "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEAM PLAY OF SLOT MACHINES", filed May 10, 2004 in the name of Walker et al., [0008] which is a Continuation-In-Part Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/006,402, filed Oct. 23, 2001 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,733,390 B2 on May 11, 2004, which in turn is a Continuation Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/108,827, filed Jul. 1, 1998 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,312,332 B1 on Nov. 6, 2001, which in turn is a Continuation-In-Part Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/052,835, entitled "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEAM PLAY OF SLOT MACHINES", filed Mar. 31, 1998 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,142,872 on Nov. 7, 2000. [0009] The entirety of each of the above applications is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES [0010] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate some embodiments of the invention, and together with the description serve to explain the principles of some embodiments of the invention: [0011] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an example system that may be utilized to implement one or more embodiments described herein; [0012] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an example controller that may be utilized to implement one or more embodiments described herein; [0013] FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an example gaming device that may be utilized to implement one or more embodiments described herein; [0014] FIG. 4 is an example of a plane view of a slot machine displaying information regarding calculation of a payout, in accordance with one or more embodiments described herein; [0015] FIG. 5 is an example of a plane view of a slot machine displaying information regarding calculation of a payout, in accordance with one or more embodiments described herein; [0016] FIG. 6 is an example tabular representation of an example probability database, in accordance with an embodiment described herein; [0017] FIG. 7A is an example tabular representation of an example payout database, in accordance with an embodiment described herein; [0018] FIG. 7B is an example tabular representation of an example payout database, in accordance with an embodiment described herein; [0019] FIG. 7C is an example tabular representation of an example payout database, in accordance with an embodiment described herein; [0020] FIG. 8A is an example tabular representation of an example session database, in accordance with an embodiment described herein; [0021] FIG. 8B is an example tabular representation of an example session database, in accordance with an embodiment described herein; [0022] FIG. 9 is an example tabular representation of a player database, in accordance with an embodiment described herein; [0023] FIG. 10 is flowchart illustrating an example process consistent with one or more embodiments described herein; and [0024] FIGS. 11A and 11B are a flowchart illustrating an example process consistent with one or more embodiments described herein. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0025] Applicants have recognized that a player of a gaming device would be encouraged to continue playing the gaming device and/or return to playing a gaming device if events during play of the gaming device affected payouts achievable by the player. This would result in a player feeling a sense of equity in the gaming device and thus a desire to continue playing the gaming device to reap the benefits of the equity. [0026] Applicants have further recognized that a player of a gaming device would be encouraged to continue playing a gaming device even after sustaining losses at the gaming device if there was an opportunity for the player to recoup all or a part of his losses and/or if there was an opportunity for the player to effectively "go back in time" and have his credit meter balance reset to reflect the total buy-in amount the player has invested in the play session. [0027] Applicants have still further recognized that in some games it may be advantageous to determine maximum payouts to be provided for respective segments of the game. In such games, Applicants have recognized that in some circumstances it may not be desirable to wait until an end of a game segment to provide the maximum payout but rather to output portions of the maximum payout for events that occur during the segment. Thus, in such embodiments Applicants have recognized that it may be desirable to track any payouts that are provided throughout a given segment, to ensure that at the end of the segment the sum of all payouts provided does not exceed the maximum payout and/or to ensure that the final payout for the segment is the result of the maximum payout less the sum of all payouts provided throughout the segment. This may be done to control the risk to a casino or other entity administering the game and providing the payouts for the game. Further, this may be an efficient method to determine desirable maximum payouts only for each segment of a game rather than for the multitude of payout triggering events that may comprise each segment. Continue reading... Full patent description for Apparatus, systems and methods for facilitating a payout of a gaming device Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Apparatus, systems and methods for facilitating a payout of a gaming device 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, systems and methods for facilitating a payout of a gaming device or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Quick change glass mounting arrangement for gaming cabinet Next Patent Application: Gaming display with moveable indicator and methods of use Industry Class: Amusement devices: games ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Apparatus, systems and methods for facilitating a payout of a gaming device patent info. IP-related news and info Results in 0.66708 seconds Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories: Tyco , Unilever , Warner-lambert , 3m |
||
