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Method and apparatus for determining a game series comprising a plurality of individually selectable wagering gamesRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Including Means For Processing Electronic Data (e.g., Computer/video Game, Etc.), In A Chance ApplicationMethod and apparatus for determining a game series comprising a plurality of individually selectable wagering games description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070173310, Method and apparatus for determining a game series comprising a plurality of individually selectable wagering games. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This Application is related to U.S. application Ser. No. ______, filed on Dec. 9, 2005 in the name of Walker et al. and entitled, "Method and Apparatus for Using Conditional Parameters To Alternate Between Wagering Games" (Attorney Docket No. 05-055), the conditional parameter and wagering game alternation concepts and descriptions of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein. FIELD [0002] The method and apparatus relate to gaming apparatus, and in particular to wagering methods that provide players a game series comprising a plurality of individual selectable wagering games. BACKGROUND [0003] Gaming has become an increasingly important industry in the United States and around the world. In games of chance, a player typically places a wager on one or more games, and either receives a payout or loses the wager based on the game outcome. Examples of gaming devices include, without limitation, video poker gaming devices, mechanical reel slot machines, and video slot machines. [0004] Traditionally, players have been relegated to playing a single game on a gaming device. More recently, some gaming devices allow players to select a game from multiple games available on a single gaming device. For example, some gaming devices allow players to navigate a "menu" system for selecting different types of games. The player selects a game from the menu and plays until another game is desired. The player then exits the game and returns to the menu screen to select another game (e.g., a player plays a Keno game, backs out to a menu screen, selects a video poker game, and continues play on the video poker game). [0005] Manual switching between games is time-consuming and cumbersome for many players. In addition, this manual game switching falls short of adding substantial new interest to game play. New methods are needed for alternating between individual wagering games to provide greater entertainment value. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0006] Various embodiments are described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals indicate identical or fimctionally similar elements. The leftmost digit(s) of a reference numeral typically identifies the figure in which the reference numeral first appears. As will be understood by those skilled in the art, the drawings and accompanying descriptions presented herein indicate some exemplary arrangements. Similarly, the illustrated entries represent exemplary information, but those skilled in the art will understand that the number and content of the entries can be different from those illustrated herein. A brief description of the drawings follows. [0007] FIG. 1 is an overall schematic view of one embodiment of a gaming network; [0008] FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the gaming device of FIG. 1; [0009] FIG. 3 is an orthographic view of the gaming device of FIG. 1; [0010] FIG. 4 is an example of a player database with exemplary entries that may be associated with a player tracking program; [0011] FIG. 5 is a flow chart of one embodiment of the process for triggering reconfiguration of a gaming device to change the individual wagering games comprising a game series; [0012] FIG. 6 is an example of a parameters database with exemplary entries; [0013] FIG. 7 is an example of a reconfiguration database with exemplary entries; [0014] FIG. 8 is an exemplary embodiment of a video display of a gaming device illustrating an example of the initial selection of the individual wagering games comprising a game series; [0015] FIG. 9 is an exemplary embodiment of a video display illustrating an example of a selection menu for determining a subsequent game series; [0016] FIG. 10 is an exemplary embodiment of a video display illustrating an example of one of the games in a game series being readied for display; and [0017] FIG. 10 is an exemplary embodiment of a video display illustrating an example of the completion of the game series. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS [0018] Numerous embodiments are described in this patent application that are presented for illustrative purposes only. The described embodiments are not intended to be limiting in any sense. The invention is widely applicable to numerous embodiments, as is readily apparent from the disclosure herein. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be used and that structural, logical, software, electrical and other changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention may be practiced with various modifications and alterations. [0019] Although particular features may be described with reference to one or more particular embodiments or figures that form a part of the present disclosure and in which are shown, by way of illustration, specific embodiments of the invention, it should be understood that such features are not limited to usage in the one or more particular embodiments or figures with reference to which they are described. The present disclosure is thus neither a literal description of all embodiments of the invention nor a listing of features of the invention that must be present in all embodiments. Continue reading about Method and apparatus for determining a game series comprising a plurality of individually selectable wagering games... 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