Method and apparatus for redeeming a prize
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorPaul Soo
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Abstract
During gaming machine play, a plurality of prize identifiers are displayed on a video display Each of the prize identifiers is associated with a prize. A plurality of prize level indicators are displayed with each prize level indicator associated with a respective one of the prize identifiers. During gaming machine play, reward points are accumulated. The plurality of reward points are utilized to determine a proportion of a redemption threshold of points needed for a player to select each prize. The proportion is displayed to the player on the video display.
Claims33
A method for providing a player a selection of one of a plurality of prizes based on reward points accumulated during play of a plurality of games on at least one gaming machine comprising a credit input operable to establish a credit balance, a credit meter operable to monitor the credit balance, a physical interface interactively operable to receive a player selection of one of the plurality of prizes, an electronic video display, and a game controller comprising a processor and memory, the memory storing instructions, the method comprising:
- establishing the credit balance by the credit input;
- initiating, by the game controller, at least one of the plurality of games;
- controlling, by the game controller, the electronic video display to display a plurality of prize identifiers, each of the plurality of prize identifiers being associated with at least one of the plurality of prizes;
- controlling, by the game controller, the electronic video display to display a plurality of prize level thresholds, each prize level threshold being associated with one of the plurality of prize identifiers;
- accumulating, by the game controller, a plurality of reward points based on at least one predefined criterion during play of at least one of the plurality of games;
- determining, by the game controller, a determined proportion of the accumulated plurality of reward points associated with each prize level threshold;
- controlling, by the game controller, the electronic video display to display, for each of the plurality of prize identifiers, the determined proportion indicative of a player's progress towards eligibility to redeem a respective one of the associated plurality of prize identifiers;
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- activating on the electronic video display, by the game controller, the at least one of the plurality of prizes associated with each one of the plurality of prize identifiers to become a player selectable prize interactively selectable by the player when the accumulated plurality of reward points reach the prize level threshold associated with the player selectable prize.
A system for providing a player with a selection of one of a plurality of prizes based on reward points accumulated during play of a plurality of games on at least one gaming machine, comprising:
- a credit input mechanism configured to receive a physical item representing a monetary value to establish a credit balance;
- a credit meter configured to monitor the credit balance;
- an electronic video display operable to display 1) a plurality of prize identifiers, each of the plurality of prize identifiers being associated with at least one prize, and 2) a plurality of prize level thresholds, each prize level threshold being associated with one of the plurality of prize identifiers;
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- a game controller comprising a processor and memory, the memory storing program code, the game controller executing instructions which cause the game controller to, at least:
- initiate at least one of the plurality of games;
- accumulate a plurality of reward points based on at least one predefined criterion during play of the plurality of games;
- determine a proportion of the accumulated plurality of reward points associated with each prize level threshold;
- control the electronic video display to display for each of the plurality of prize identifiers the determined proportion indicative of a player's progress towards eligibility to redeem a respective one of the associated plurality of prize identifiers;
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- activate at least one of the plurality of prize identifiers to notify the player by the electronic video display that the at least one of the plurality of prizes associated with each one of the plurality of prize identifiers has become a player selectable prize when the accumulated reward points reach the prize level threshold associated with the player selectable prize;
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- a physical interface interactively operable to receive a player selection of the player selectable prize.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.