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Video poker wagering game for playing multi-level handsRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Including Means For Processing Electronic Data (e.g., Computer/video Game, Etc.), In A Chance ApplicationVideo poker wagering game for playing multi-level hands description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060211468, Video poker wagering game for playing multi-level hands. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/662,445 filed Mar. 16, 2005, titled "Video Poker Wagering Game For Playing Multi-Level Hands," which is incorporated herein in its entirety. COPYRIGHT [0002] A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to gaming machines, and methods for playing wagering games, and more particularly, to a gaming machine for playing a plurality of successive gaming levels that are arranged according to a predetermined hierarchy. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] Gaming machines, such as slot machines, video poker machines and the like, have been a cornerstone of the gaming industry for several years. Generally, the popularity of such machines with players is dependent on the likelihood (or perceived likelihood) of winning money at the machine and the intrinsic entertainment value of the machine relative to other available gaming options. Where the available gaming options include a number of competing machines and the expectation of winning at each machine is roughly the same (or believed to be the same), players are likely to be attracted to the most entertaining and exciting machines. Shrewd operators consequently strive to employ the most entertaining and exciting machines, features, and enhancements available because such machines attract frequent play and hence increase profitability to the operator. Therefore, there is a continuing need for gaming machine manufacturers to continuously develop new games and improved gaming enhancements that will attract frequent play through enhanced entertainment value to the player. [0005] One concept that has been successfully employed to enhance the entertainment value of a game is the concept of a "secondary" or "bonus" game that may be played in conjunction with a "basic" game. The bonus game may comprise any type of game, either similar to or completely different from the basic game, which is entered upon the occurrence of a selected event or outcome in the basic game. Generally, bonus games provide a greater expectation of winning than the basic game and may also be accompanied with more attractive or unusual video displays and/or audio. Bonus games may additionally award players with "progressive jackpot" awards that are funded, at least in part, by a percentage of coin-in from the gaming machine or a plurality of participating gaming machines. [0006] Because the bonus game concept offers tremendous advantages in player appeal and excitement relative to other known games, and because such games are attractive to both players and operators, there is a continuing need to develop gaming machines with new types of bonus games or other feature to satisfy the demands of players and operators. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0007] According to one aspect of the present invention, a gaming system for playing a video poker game includes a wager-input device, a display, and a controller. The wager-input receives a wager input from a player to purchase a plurality of poker hands, wherein the poker hands include a first hand and a second hand. The display displays a plurality of first cards as a first played hand of the first hand. The controller is coupled to the display and is programmed to create the second hand initially consisting of the plurality of first cards, if the first played hand is a predetermined ranked winning card combination. The controller is further programmed to allow the player to create a second played hand of the second hand. The second played hand includes at least one player-selected card of the first cards and at least one randomly selected card from a deck of cards. [0008] According to another aspect of the invention, a method of conducting a video poker game on a gaming machine includes receiving a wager input from a player to purchase a plurality of poker hands for playing the video poker game from a deck of cards. The poker hands include a first hand and a second hand to be played by the player. The method further includes displaying a plurality of first cards as a first played hand of the first hand, wherein the first played hand indicates an outcome. In response to the first played hand being at least a predetermined one of a plurality of ranked winning card combinations, the second hand is created initially consisting of the plurality of first cards. The player is allowed to create a second played hand of the second hand, wherein the second played hand includes at least one player-selected card of the plurality of first cards and at least one randomly selected card from the deck of cards. [0009] According to yet another aspect of the invention, a method of conducting a video poker game on a gaming machine includes receiving a wager input from a player to purchase a plurality of poker hands for playing the video poker game from a deck of cards. The poker hands include a qualifying hand and a subsequent qualifying hand to be played by the player. The method further includes displaying a plurality of initial cards for playing the qualifying hand, wherein the initial cards are randomly selected from the deck of cards. The player is allowed to create a qualifying played hand of the qualifying hand, wherein the qualifying played hand indicates an outcome. In response to the qualifying played hand being at least a predetermined one of a plurality of ranked winning card combinations, a subsequent qualifying hand is created initially consisting of the initial cards. [0010] According to yet another aspect of the invention, a computer readable storage medium is encoded with instructions for directing a gaming device to perform the above methods. [0011] Additional aspects of the invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of the detailed description of various embodiments, which is made with reference to the drawings, a brief description of which is provided below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0012] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine embodying the present invention; [0013] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system suitable for operating the gaming machine; [0014] FIG. 3 is an illustration of the primary display of the gaming machine in FIGS. 1-2, showing a plurality of poker hands in a hierarchy arrangement, according to one embodiment of the present invention; [0015] FIG. 4 is an illustration of the primary display of FIG. 3 showing a different plurality of poker hands; [0016] FIG. 5 is an illustration of the primary display showing a plurality of poker hands in a hierarchy arrangement, according to another embodiment of the present invention; and [0017] FIG. 6 is an illustration of the primary display of FIG. 5 showing a different plurality of poker hands. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Continue reading about Video poker wagering game for playing multi-level hands... 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