# US 10,121,311 B2 · Interactive media based gambling hybrid games > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,121,311 B2 - Document ID: US10121311B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/703,721 - Filed: 2015-05-04 - Published: 2015-08-20 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-05 - Assignees: Gamblit Gaming, LLC - Applicants: Gamblit Gaming, LLC - Inventors: Miles Arnone; Frank Cire; Eric Meyerhofer; Scott Shimmin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10121311B2 ## CPC - G07F 17/3225: {Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users} - G07F 17/3218: {wherein at least part of the system is portable} - G07F 17/3244: {Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes} - G07F 17/329: {Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards} - G07F 17/3293: {Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack} - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract Systems and methods for providing an interactive media based gambling hybrid game. Interactive media is provided to a player with the interactive media having a storyline and a plurality of storyline branches for the storyline. Player interactions with the interactive media are received and a determination is made when a real credit gambling event occurs based on the received player interactions. An outcome of the gambling event is determined and a storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches is determined on the basis of the outcome of the gambling event and presented to the player. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An interactive media based gambling hybrid game comprising: one or more processors; and memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory including processor executable instructions causing the one or more processors to: provide a skill-based interactive game to a player, the skill-based interactive game having a storyline and a plurality of storyline branches for the storyline; receive player interactions with the skill-based interactive game via an input device; provide a payout of game world credits based on the received player interactions with the skill-based interactive game; determine a chosen storyline branch based on the received player interactions with the skill-based interactive game; distribute to a wager processor a trigger for a real credit gambling event based on the chosen storyline branch; determine by the wager processor an outcome of the gambling event using a random number generator; provide a payout of real world credits based on the outcome of the gambling event; modify a condition of play in the skill-based interactive game on the basis of the outcome of the gambling event; determine a storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches on the basis of the outcome of the gambling event; and generate a visual display of the determined-storyline branch as part of the storyline of the skill-based interactive game using a display output device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 1 wherein the processor executable instructions further cause the wager processor to repeatedly determine the outcome of the gambling event until a win for the player is achieved before determining the storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches on the basis of the outcome of the gambling event. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 1 wherein the processor executable instructions further cause the one or more processors to repeatedly determine the real credit gambling event occurrence based on additional received player interactions with the skill-based interactive game. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 1 wherein the processor executable instructions further cause the one or more processors to determine a first storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches when the outcome of the gambling event is a push, determine a second storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches when the outcome of the gambling event is a loss, and determine a third storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches when the outcome of the gambling event is a win. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 1 wherein the skill-based interactive game is based on a comic book. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 1 wherein the skill-based interactive game is a role playing game. ### Claim 7 A method for an interactive media based gambling hybrid game comprising: performing by one or more processors a process of: providing a skill-based interactive game to a player, the skill-based interactive game having a storyline and a plurality of storyline branches for the storyline; receiving player interactions with the skill-based interactive game via an input device; providing a payout of game world credits based on the received player interactions with the skill-based interactive game; determining a chosen storyline branch based on the received player interactions with the skill-based interactive game; distribute to a wager processor a trigger of a real credit gambling event based on chosen storyline branch; determining by the wager processor an outcome of the gambling event using a random number generator; providing a payout of real world credits based on the outcome of the gambling event; modifying a condition of play in the skill-based interactive game on the basis of the outcome of the gambling event; determining a storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches on the basis of the outcome of the gambling event; and generating a visual display of the determined storyline branch as part of the storyline of the skill-based interactive game using a display output device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method for an interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 7, further comprising performing by the wager processor a process of repeatedly determining the outcome of the gambling event until a win for the player is achieved before determining the storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches on the basis of the outcome of the gambling event. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method for an interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 7, further comprising performing by the wager processor a process of repeatedly determining the real credit gambling event occurrence based on additional received player interactions with the skill-based interactive game. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method for an interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 7, further comprising performing by the one or more processors a process of determining a first storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches when the outcome of the gambling event is a push, determining a second storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches when the outcome of the gambling event is a loss, and determining a third storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches when the outcome of the gambling event is a win. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The method for an interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 7, wherein the skill-based interactive game is based on a comic book. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The method for an interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 7, wherein the skill-based interactive game is a role playing game. ### Claim 13 A non-transitory machine readable storage media storing processor-executable instructions for a method for an interactive media based gambling hybrid game comprising: providing a skill-based interactive game to a player, the skill-based interactive game having a storyline and a plurality of storyline branches for the storyline; receiving player interactions with the skill-based interactive game via an input device; providing a payout of game world credits based on the received player interactions with the skill-based interactive game; determining a chosen storyline branch based on the received player interactions with the skill-based interactive game; distributing to a wager processor a trigger for a real credit gambling event based on the chosen storyline branch; determining by the wager processor an outcome of the gambling event using a random number generator; providing a payout of real world credits based on the outcome of the gambling event; modifying a condition of play in the skill-based interactive game on the basis of the outcome of the gambling event; determining a storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches on the basis of the outcome of the gambling event; and generate a visual display of the determined storyline branch as part of the storyline of the skill-based interactive game using a display output device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory machine readable storage media storing processor-executable instructions for a method for an interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 13, the processor-executable instructions for the wager processor further comprising repeatedly determining the outcome of the gambling event until a win for the player is achieved before determining the storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches on the basis of the outcome of the gambling event. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The non-transitory machine readable storage media storing processor-executable instructions for a method for an interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 13, the processor-executable instructions for the wager processor further comprising repeatedly determining the real credit gambling event occurrence based on additional received player interactions with the skill-based interactive game. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The non-transitory machine readable storage media storing processor-executable instructions for a method for an interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 13, the processor-executable instructions further comprising determining a first storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches when the outcome of the gambling event is a push, determining a second storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches when the outcome of the gambling event is a loss, and determining a third storyline branch from among the plurality of storyline branches when the outcome of the gambling event is a win. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The non-transitory machine readable storage media storing processor-executable instructions for a method for an interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 13, wherein the skill-based interactive game is based on a comic book. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The non-transitory machine readable storage media storing processor-executable instructions for a method for an interactive media based gambling hybrid game of claim 13, the processor-executable instructions further comprising, wherein the skill-based interactive game is a role playing game.