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Wagering game with temporally independent outcomesRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Including Means For Processing Electronic Data (e.g., Computer/video Game, Etc.), In A Chance ApplicationWagering game with temporally independent outcomes description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060211466, Wagering game with temporally independent outcomes. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to gaming terminals for playing a wagering game and, more particularly, to a gaming terminal having a plurality of temporally independent outcomes. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 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 each machine is roughly the same (or believed to be the same), players are most likely to be attracted to the most entertaining and exciting of the machines. [0003] Consequently, shrewd operators strive to employ the most entertaining and exciting machines available because such machines attract frequent play and, hence, increase profitability to the operator. In the competitive gaming machine industry, there is a continuing need for gaming machine manufacturers to produce new types of games, or enhancements to existing games, which will attract frequent play by enhancing the entertainment value and excitement associated with the game. [0004] One concept that has been successfully employed to enhance the entertainment value of a game is that of a "secondary" or "bonus" game which may be played in conjunction with a "basic" game. The bonus game, which is entered upon the occurrence of a selected event such as a start-bonus outcome of the basic game, may comprise any type of game, either similar to or completely different from the basic game. Such a bonus game produces a significantly higher level of player excitement than the basic game because it provides a greater expectation of winning than the basic game. [0005] Some current wagering games provide the player with the choice of selecting multiple wagers, each wager having a corresponding randomly selected outcome. For example, a wagering game receives a plurality of wager inputs from the player and, then, the corresponding plurality of outcomes is indicated. One problem associated with this type of wagering games is that the outcomes are indicated in the received order of their corresponding wager inputs. For example, a first outcome, which corresponds to a first wager input, is indicated before a second outcome, which corresponds to a second wager input, if the first wager input is received before the second wager input. Thus, the outcomes are temporally dependent on their respective wager input. Using a first-received first-indicated pattern tends to decrease the entertainment and value of the wagering game because the player may get bored of such a repetitive and predictable pattern. [0006] Thus, there is a need to provide a wagering game that indicates game outcomes temporally independent of each other, irrespective of the time that their corresponding wager inputs were received. The present invention fulfills this and other needs. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0007] A method for playing a wagering game includes receiving a first wager input and a second wager input from a player for playing a single game cycle of a wagering game. A first randomly selected outcome is selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to the first wager input, and a second randomly selected outcome of the plurality of outcomes is selected in response to the second wager input. The first randomly selected outcome is indicated temporally independent of indicating the second randomly selected outcome. [0008] In another aspect of the present invention, a method for conducting a wagering game includes receiving a plurality of wager inputs from a player for playing a single game cycle of a wagering game. A plurality of outcomes corresponding to the plurality of wager inputs is selected in response to the receiving step, each one of the corresponding outcomes being randomly selected from a plurality of outcomes. The corresponding outcomes are each indicated temporally independent of each other. [0009] In an alternative aspect of the present invention, a gaming system for playing a wagering game on a gaming terminal includes a display on the gaming terminal for displaying at least two outcomes of a plurality of outcomes. The at least two outcomes are randomly selected in response to each outcome receiving a corresponding wager input from a player playing a single game cycle of the wagering game. The gaming system further includes a controller coupled to the display. The controller is programmed to indicate on the display the at least two outcomes temporally independent of each other. [0010] The above summary of the present invention is not intended to represent each embodiment, or every aspect, of the present invention. Additional features and benefits of the present invention are apparent from the detailed description, figures, and claims set forth below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES [0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a video gaming terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0012] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the gaming terminal of FIG. 1. [0013] FIG. 3 is an illustration representing the timeline of multiple wagers and their respective outcomes, according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0014] FIG. 4 is an illustration of a game screen having a low-paying paytable, according to the present invention. [0015] FIG. 5 is an illustration of the game screen of FIG. 4 having a high-paying paytable. [0016] FIG. 6 is an illustration of the game screen of FIG. 4 having a higher bet. [0017] FIG. 7 is an illustration of the game screen of FIG. 4 having a fish pellet shown in an initial location. [0018] FIG. 8 is an illustration of the game screen of FIG. 7 having the fish pellet shown in an intermediate location. [0019] FIG. 9 is an illustration of the game screen of FIG. 7 having the fish pellet shown as being swallowed by a fish. [0020] FIG. 10 is an illustration of the game screen of FIG. 7 having the fish pellet shown in a final location. Continue reading about Wagering game with temporally independent outcomes... 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