# US 10,121,320 B2 · Systems and methods for promoting game play frequency > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,121,320 B2 - Document ID: US10121320B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/723,236 - Filed: 2017-10-03 - Published: 2018-02-01 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2013-03-15 - Assignees: Gamesys Ltd. - Applicants: Gamesys Ltd. - Inventors: Hans Elias; Alexander Sandford Todd Young; Thomas David James Aicken; Robeson Mandela Reeves - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10121320B2 ## CPC - G07F 17/3255: {Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements} - A63F 13/00: Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions - G07F 17/3211: {Display means} - G07F 17/3225: {Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users} - G07F 17/3244: {Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes} - A63F 13/44: involving timing of operations, e.g. performing an action within a time slot - 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}) - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract The present invention provides methods, systems and apparatus for promoting game play frequency of online games. Embodiments include displaying a plurality of positioned game elements, wherein each positioned game element is associated with a game time period; displaying a game indicia associated with a positioned game element if a player has acquired a game piece during the game time period associated with the positioned game element; selecting one or more positioned game elements after a game duration; and awarding one or more prizes if the selected positioned game elements are associated with a game indicia. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An online gaming system comprising: a processor; and a memory storing instructions, the instructions adapted to execute on the processor to: receive, from a game application server of a game server cluster, a plurality of positioned game elements for an online gaming interface; display, at a player device using the online gaming interface, the plurality of positioned game elements for an online secondary game, wherein each positioned game element is associated with a game time period; determine that a game piece is acquired during the game time period associated with a positioned game element of the plurality of positioned game elements; in response to determining that the game piece is acquired during the game time period associated with the positioned game element of the plurality of positioned game elements, display, at the player device using the online gaming interface, a game indicia associated with the positioned game element for the online secondary game; receive, from a game broadcast server, a broadcast feed of selected positioned game elements for the online secondary game; select, using the online gaming interface, one or more positioned game elements, after a game duration, based on the broadcast feed; and award, using the online gaming interface, one or more prizes for the online secondary game for the selected positioned game elements that are associated with a game indicia. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The online gaming system of claim 1 wherein the instructions are further adapted to receive a call from a player device for the online gaming interface for the online game. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The online gaming system of claim 1 wherein the instructions are further adapted to transmit a call to the game application server of the game server cluster to access programming routines of a game play engine. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The online gaming system of claim 1 wherein the positioned game elements are grid positions. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The online gaming system of claim 1 wherein the grid positions correspond to a calendar. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The online gaming system of claim 1 wherein the game time period is at least one of an hour, a day, a week, and a month. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The online gaming system of claim 1 wherein a game piece can be acquired by accessing or playing an online primary game. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The online gaming system of claim 1 wherein the instructions are further adapted to display the selected positioned game elements that include associated game indicia and to display the selected positioned game elements that do not include associated game indicia. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The online gaming system of claim 1 wherein the instructions are further adapted to allow a player, using the online gaming interface, to reveal the prizes for the selected positioned game elements that are associated with game indicia. ### Claim 10 An online gaming system comprising: a game server cluster comprising a plurality of game application servers configured to provide programming routines of a game play engine; a web server configured to provide graphical elements of an online gaming interface; and an application delivery controller in communication with a plurality of player devices, the game server cluster, and the web server, the application delivery controller comprising: a processor; and a memory storing instructions, the instructions adapted to execute on the processor to: receive, from the web server, a plurality of positioned game elements for the online gaming interface; display, at a player device using the online gaming interface, a plurality of positioned game elements for an online secondary game, wherein each positioned game element is associated with a game time period; determine that a game piece is acquired during the game time period associated with a positioned game element of the plurality of positioned game elements; in response to determining that the game piece is acquired during the game time period associated with the positioned game element of the plurality of positioned game elements, display, at the player device using the online gaming interface and based on the game play engine, a game indicia associated with a positioned game element for the online secondary game; select, using the online gaming interface, one or more positioned game elements, after a game duration; and award, using the online gaming interface, one or more prizes for the online secondary game for the selected positioned game elements that are associated with a game indicia. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The online gaming system of claim 10 wherein the positioned game elements are grid positions. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The online gaming system of claim 10 wherein the grid positions correspond to a calendar. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The online gaming system of claim 10 wherein the game time period is at least one of an hour, a day, a week, and a month. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The online gaming system of claim 10 wherein a game piece can be acquired by accessing or playing an online primary game. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The online gaming system of claim 10 wherein the instructions are further adapted to display the selected positioned game elements that include associated game indicia and to display the selected positioned game elements that do not include associated game indicia. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The online gaming system of claim 10 wherein the instructions are further adapted to allow a player, using the online gaming interface, to reveal the prizes for the selected positioned game elements that are associated with game indicia. ### Claim 17 A method comprising: transmitting, by an application delivery controller, a call to a game application server of the game server cluster to access programming routines of the game play engine, wherein the application delivery controller is in communication with a plurality of player devices and with a game server cluster, wherein the game server cluster comprises a plurality of game application servers configured to provide programming routines of a game play engine; receiving, by the application delivery controller, a plurality of positioned game elements for an online gaming interface; displaying, using the online gaming interface, the plurality of positioned game elements for an online secondary game, wherein each positioned game element is associated with a game time period; determining that a game piece is acquired during the game time period associated with a positioned game element of the plurality of positioned game elements; in response to determining that the game piece is acquired during the game time period associated with the positioned game element of the plurality of positioned game elements, displaying, using the online gaming interface and based on the game play engine, a game indicia associated with the positioned game element for the online secondary game; receiving, from a game broadcast server, selected positioned game elements for the online secondary game; selecting, using the online gaming interface, one or more positioned game elements; and awarding, using the online gaming interface, one or more prizes for the online secondary game for the selected positioned game elements that are associated with a game indicia. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein a game piece can be acquired by accessing or playing an online primary game. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: displaying the selected positioned game elements that include associated game indicia; and displaying the selected positioned game elements that do not include associated game indicia. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: allowing a player, using the online gaming interface, to reveal the prizes for the selected positioned game elements that are associated with game indicia.