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Methods, systems and apparatus for facilitating cashout options at a gaming deviceRelated 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.)Methods, systems and apparatus for facilitating cashout options at a gaming device description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070105617, Methods, systems and apparatus for facilitating cashout options at a gaming device. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of (i) U.S. provisional Patent Application No. 60/560,314, entitled "Method, System and Apparatus for Providing Gaming Device Cashout Options," filed on Apr. 7, 2004, and (ii) U.S. provisional Patent Application No. 60/581,085, entitled "Apparatus, Systems and Methods for Facilitating Alternate Gaming Device Payments," filed on Jun. 18, 2004. [0002] The present application also claims priority to earlier-filed PCT Application No. WO US2005/002233, entitled "Products and Process for Cashless Gaming," filed on Jan. 20, 2005. [0003] The entirety of each of the above applications is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0004] FIG.1 is a diagram illustrating a system overview according to some embodiments of the present invention; [0005] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example gaming device according to some embodiments of the present invention; [0006] FIG. 3 is a table illustrating an example redemption kiosk according to some embodiments of the present invention; [0007] FIGS. 4A-B are tables illustrating exemplary data structures of an offer determination database according to various embodiments of the present invention; [0008] FIG. 5 is a table illustrating an exemplary data structure of a player database according to some embodiments of the present invention; [0009] FIG. 6 is a table illustrating an exemplary data structure of an offer criteria hierarchy database according to some embodiments of the present invention; [0010] FIGS. 7A-B are tables illustrating exemplary data structures of an offer type database according to various embodiments of the present invention; [0011] FIG. 8 is a table illustrating an exemplary data structure of an offer value database according to some embodiments of the present invention; [0012] FIG. 9 is a table illustrating an exemplary data structure of a number of cashout receipts database according to some embodiments of the present invention; [0013] FIG. 10 is a table illustrating an exemplary data structure of a cashout receipt database according to some embodiments of the present invention; [0014] FIG. 11 is a table illustrating an exemplary data structure of a sponsor offer database according to some embodiments of the present invention; [0015] FIGS. 12A-B are together an illustration of a cashout receipt according to some embodiments of the present invention; [0016] FIG. 13 is an illustration of a cashout receipt according to some embodiments of the present invention; [0017] FIG. 14 is an illustration of a cashout receipt according to some embodiments of the present invention; [0018] FIG. 15 is an illustration of a cashout receipt according to some embodiments of the present invention; [0019] FIG. 16 is an illustration of a meta-game panel of a cashout receipt according to some embodiments of the present invention; and [0020] FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating exemplary process steps according to some embodiments of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0021] In the following description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part of the present disclosure, and in which are shown, by way of illustration, specific embodiments of the invention. 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 utilized and that structural, logical, software, electrical and other changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. The present disclosure is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense. The present disclosure is 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. [0022] Numerous embodiments are described in this patent application, and 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. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention may be practiced with various modifications and alterations. Although particular features of the present invention may be described with reference to one or more particular embodiments or figures, 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. Continue reading about Methods, systems and apparatus for facilitating cashout options at a gaming device... 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